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Big Ben vs. Deuce (1 Viewer)
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ChampBailey24
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Big Ben.
Deuce, because NO will have to let him try to be a feature back elsewhere. They can't afford both Bush and McAllister for the long haul. He's only 27, should have 3 good years left in the tank. Unless Pittsburgh greatly changes their philosophy, Big Ben is only going to be a good backup/marginal starting fantasy QB. Not exactly a scarce resource in dynasty leagues.
Both have risk.
Downside for Deuce:
+ The drafting of Bush probably means he is no longer the future at RB for the Saints. Does that mean he goes somewhere else? That probably depends on his contract status. Its possible if his contract is cap friendly that he just stays in New Orleans as a part-time RB for a couple seasons (until his contract gets to be too cap unfriendly for management's taste). And even if he goes elsewhere, that's no guarantee he will be a productive starting RB, or even a starting RB.
Downside for Big Ben:
+ Ben is injury-prone. He has never played a full 16 game schedule. He has already been in surgery twice this year and week 1 isn't here yet. He will miss at least week 1. He does not seem durable. Dynasty owners should be concerned about all of these injuries and surgeries piling up early in his career. They could really take their toll later in his career, as he is probably a great candidate to develop some chronic condition either directly or as a side-effect from all of these health problems.
Downside for Deuce:
+ The drafting of Bush probably means he is no longer the future at RB for the Saints. Does that mean he goes somewhere else? That probably depends on his contract status. Its possible if his contract is cap friendly that he just stays in New Orleans as a part-time RB for a couple seasons (until his contract gets to be too cap unfriendly for management's taste). And even if he goes elsewhere, that's no guarantee he will be a productive starting RB, or even a starting RB.
Downside for Big Ben:
+ Ben is injury-prone. He has never played a full 16 game schedule. He has already been in surgery twice this year and week 1 isn't here yet. He will miss at least week 1. He does not seem durable. Dynasty owners should be concerned about all of these injuries and surgeries piling up early in his career. They could really take their toll later in his career, as he is probably a great candidate to develop some chronic condition either directly or as a side-effect from all of these health problems.
EBF
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It's kind of a matter of philosophy. Deuce has a chance to bounce back and eventually re-emerge ala Corey Dillon. That said, the injury might set him back a long time and there's no guarantee that he'll ever return to his 2003 form. He has a shot to give you 2-3 good years at some point in the future, but he probably won't exceed that.
Roethlisberger is a tougher guy to gauge. I think he clearly has the talent to join the elite QB ranks, but it remains to be seen if he'll be given the opportunity. There's a chance that he'll always be limited by his offensive scheme. That said, he's a better NFL player than Deuce and he'll be around a lot longer. If things work out, he could be a top 10 FF QB for the next decade.
Roethlisberger is a tougher guy to gauge. I think he clearly has the talent to join the elite QB ranks, but it remains to be seen if he'll be given the opportunity. There's a chance that he'll always be limited by his offensive scheme. That said, he's a better NFL player than Deuce and he'll be around a lot longer. If things work out, he could be a top 10 FF QB for the next decade.
Godsbrother
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I dispute that Ben is injury-prone. In his rookie season Ben didn't miss any games due to injury. Last season he missed a total of 4 games due to injury. So in his first two seasons Ben has played 33 games which is more than 2 season's worth.A traffic accident is just that, an accident. And an appendectomy can happen to anyone, at any time. It happened to Hines Ward a few years ago and he was back in 2 weeks. Then again Hines' hammy did keep him out of preseason games this season so maybe the appendectomy surgery a few years ago did have a cumulative affect...
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ptsteelers
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A similar thing happened to me once.I broke a finger and about a week later I had a charlie horse so bad I couldn't stand it.Damn broken finger. 
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