Manning's neck injury leads to loss of arm strength? (1 Viewer)

[Thomsen]

I was made of aware of this through @fantasydouche. Apparently ESPN's injury expert Stephanie Bell was on Fantasy Focus on thursday and she stated that his neck injury could very well have affected his arm strength late in the season. Manning's accuracy on deep balls were clealy affected and it could still be a problem this season. Until we hear he's back to 100 procent, I think we should downgrade Manning, as well as the offense as a whole.

Thoughts?

 

[Carter_Can_Fly]

If this is true, upgrade Collie, Clark and the RB's for receptions.

 

[CentralPA]

Even without full arm strength Manning is still a No. 1 QB IMHO. But he may be more human than machine this year as opposed to years past.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

through @fantasydouche

 

[Shane Falco]

through @fantasydouche

my thoughts as wellreliable source?

 

[Sweet Love]

I think this is a contributor to possibly reducing his stats and those of his X receiver, but it also makes me wonder whether he is going to use his slot receiver and TE more often. If he is not healthy, it would not surprise me at all to see Collie, Clark and even Tamme out perform their preseason predictions. But for those expecting great numbers from Manning, just because those guys' numbers go up, it does not mean his will too.

 

[Carver]

through @fantasydouche

That said... no way im drafting Peyton unless he slips to me in like the 5th round.

 

[FavreCo]

Dallas Clark is open for business.

 

[Teef]

I think @fantasydouche is @incarcaratedbob's cellmate.

 

[Touchdown There]

through @fantasydouche

my thoughts as wellreliable source?

Admitting he is a dou che adds reliability. What if he was a dou che, but used the handle @FantasyAwesomeGuy?

 

[eoMMan]

Could affect?

 

[Hoosier16]

I was made of aware of this through @fantasydouche. Apparently ESPN's injury expert Stephanie Bell was on Fantasy Focus on thursday and she stated that his neck injury could very well have affected his arm strength late in the season. Manning's accuracy on deep balls were clealy affected and it could still be a problem this season. Until we hear he's back to 100 procent, I think we should downgrade Manning, as well as the offense as a whole.Thoughts?

So, we don't know whether it affected him last year, but after having surgery, something that might not have affected him last year will maybe continue to affect him this year. That's a lot of hedging and not much expertise.

 

[Thomsen]

@Fantasydouche: http://fantasydouche.com/

He know his ####. And you need to get his premium subscription to get this info. But again listen to the podcast: http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=6853398

After about 24 minutes. Doesn't sound good. Of course it's speculation as she hasn't examined him. But it is something to consider.

 

[Thomsen]

Who is laughing now?

 

[Hoss_Cartwright]

Who is laughing now?

Why would anyone laugh?

 

[LittlePhatty]

Who cares if the source is reliable? It's still pure conjecture:

ESPN's injury expert....stated that his neck injury could very well have affected his arm strength

No different than saying "He could get run over by a truck this year"

 

[yrforyg]

Who is laughing now?

Brett Favre

 

[WORMANATORS]

Manning might help come FF playof time, but if you're drafting him to get you there, and don't have a reliable regular season starter..... You're screwed.

 

[FLY IGGLES FLY]

Who cares if the source is reliable? It's still pure conjecture:

ESPN's injury expert....stated that his neck injury could very well have affected his arm strength

No different than saying "He could get run over by a truck this year"

My thoughts exactly. Who the bleep is Stephanie Bell? Tell me something about her history that suggests her conjecture here has a better than average chance of being correct. Until that happens, her thoughts have no impact on my evaluation of Manning's fantasy prospects this season. Even if she does have a positive success rate with guesses like this, any relevance is still mitigated by the fact that this is still nothing more than a (possibly educated) guess.

 

[Keys Myaths]

Who is laughing now?

How do the latest developments have anything to do with the conjecture you posted above?

 

[eakfootball]

I think @fantasydouche is @incarcaratedbob's cellmate.

Incarcerated Bob blocked me. And I was honored.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Who cares if the source is reliable? It's still pure conjecture:

ESPN's injury expert....stated that his neck injury could very well have affected his arm strength

No different than saying "He could get run over by a truck this year"

My thoughts exactly. Who the bleep is Stephanie Bell? Tell me something about her history that suggests her conjecture here has a better than average chance of being correct. Until that happens, her thoughts have no impact on my evaluation of Manning's fantasy prospects this season. Even if she does have a positive success rate with guesses like this, any relevance is still mitigated by the fact that this is still nothing more than a (possibly educated) guess.

First of all, it's Stephania Bell, and :LINK

 

[Thomsen]

and it could still be a problem this season

It seems he is still having issues with the injury as she stated he could.

 

[Thomsen]

And Stephania Bell is probably one of the best injury analysts in todays Fantasy Football community.

 

[FLY IGGLES FLY]

And Stephania Bell is probably one of the best injury analysts in todays Fantasy Football community.

I still see nothing here substantially relevant. We all already know he is still being affected by his neck issues.

 

[Jedeye]

and it could still be a problem this season

It seems he is still having issues with the injury as she stated he could.

The sad thing is that you think this is funny.

 

[Thomsen]

I don't think it's funny. On the contrary, I think it's a loss for the NFL and us as fans. My point is, don't disregard these injury analysts entirely, some of them are very accurate and are a valuable resource for fantasy players.

 

[Frank Black]

I don't think it's funny. On the contrary, I think it's a loss for the NFL and us as fans. My point is, don't disregard these injury analysts entirely, some of them are very accurate and are a valuable resource for fantasy players.

Thanks for the clarification because when you ask, "Who is laughing now?", a reasonable person may infer that you think something is funny.

 

[shnikies]

I don't think it's funny. On the contrary, I think it's a loss for the NFL and us as fans. My point is, don't disregard these injury analysts entirely, some of them are very accurate and are a valuable resource for fantasy players.

Thanks for the clarification because when you ask, "Who is laughing now?", a reasonable person may infer that you think something is funny.

What is a procent anyway?

 

[Keys Myaths]

And Stephania Bell is probably one of the best injury analysts in todays Fantasy Football community.

According to whom?

 

[Bri]

Did you guys ever hurt your neck? Everything else hurts as well. It's miserable.

His back...another thread. His arm strength....this thread. Let me beat ya to it-he probably has headaches. He probably doesn't feel like running much or wearing a helmet at all so he's likely not in tip-top shape or well-drilled.

 

[T with T]

Did you guys ever hurt your neck? Everything else hurts as well. It's miserable. His back...another thread. His arm strength....this thread. Let me beat ya to it-he probably has headaches. He probably doesn't feel like running much or wearing a helmet at all so he's likely not in tip-top shape or well-drilled.

he should probably just retire then, which will probably be the case.

 

[Run It Up]

I was under the impression its the same things his brother had, its effects have been compared to muscle exhaustion but over large portions of your body.

His brother had the same thing and was poised to be a successful receiver, they didnt catch the nerve problem in time and it ruined his career, he wasnt able to catch balls anymore because he wasnt able to produce grip in his hand, he couldnt even form a fist.

His brother had Spinal Tenosis, not sure if thats what Peyton has, but that is what ive always been told.

Small snippet of Cooper Mannings life: Doesnt cover his injury much, ive seen it in more detail in other places, sorry I couldnt shed any more light on this topic.