McNabb Says He is 75 Percent (1 Viewer)

[AnonymousBob]

Upon reading through this thread, I have drawn one conclusion. For me to draft him as my #1 QB, I will be forced to nab a solid backup EARLIER than I would prefer. So, to each his own, I don't plan to alter my draft strategy in that reguard.

there's no doubt this is true, but for me it's a small price to pay for potentially elite QB performance in the 5th round.

I can get Bulger is pretty much the same spot. Without the massive history of injuries McNabb has. And Bulger is healthy right now, which McNabb isn't.

Bulger doesn't have a history of getting hurt? You need to pull your head out of the sand as well.

Like I said, McNabb has more of a history, and more recent history, then Bulger.And Bulger is healthy right now.McNabb isn't. Clearly in terms of injuries, they're not in the same boat. Did that clear it up?

I don't disagree McNabb comes with risks. Bulger isn't hurt right now but neither qb has been an ironman. They both have significant injury concerns-wow, Bulger may win by default. They're not in the same boat but if you're going to take a chance on an injury prone qb why not grab the one that is THE BEST qb when they actually play?

 

[redman]

I've been a McNabb dynasty owner for the last four years and have loved the guy . . . when he's healthy. When uninjured, there's no fantasy QB who has been better. He's simply phenomenal.

I think this year is in serious jeopardy though, but there's not much I can do about that. If I try to trade him I'm not going to get sufficient value. For that reason, though, I think that he's a good buy low candidate in dynasty, particularly for an owner who is willing to wait a year for him to fully recover. I would think the Favre owners (who can only count on one more season from their guy anyway) might be good people to consider trading for McNabb.

 

[AB in DC]

Except that you're not drafting "any QB". You're drafting McNabb AND "any QB".

You only need one of two things: (a) McNabb is healthy for the playoffs, or (b) your backup QB plays well. It's not like you get a goose egg at a position just because you draft a player who happens to get injured. That's why you have a backup QB on your roster in the first place.

I'm much more worried about McNabb's current injury than any perceived risk of another injury.

 

[AnonymousBob]

I'm much more worried about McNabb's current injury than any perceived risk of another injury.

 

[OCC]

Upon reading through this thread, I have drawn one conclusion. For me to draft him as my #1 QB, I will be forced to nab a solid backup EARLIER than I would prefer. So, to each his own, I don't plan to alter my draft strategy in that reguard.

there's no doubt this is true, but for me it's a small price to pay for potentially elite QB performance in the 5th round.

I can get Bulger is pretty much the same spot. Without the massive history of injuries McNabb has. And Bulger is healthy right now, which McNabb isn't.

Bulger doesn't have a history of getting hurt? You need to pull your head out of the sand as well.

Like I said, McNabb has more of a history, and more recent history, then Bulger.And Bulger is healthy right now.McNabb isn't. Clearly in terms of injuries, they're not in the same boat. Did that clear it up?

I don't disagree McNabb comes with risks. Bulger isn't hurt right now but neither qb has been an ironman. They both have significant injury concerns-wow, Bulger may win by default. They're not in the same boat but if you're going to take a chance on an injury prone qb why not grab the one that is THE BEST qb when they actually play?

You mean Culpepper?McNabb is clearly on his own level with injuries. Failed to finish the last 2 seasons, and is currently hurt. Bulger isn't hurt, played 16 games last year, I don't consider them the same injury risk going into 2007. Not even close.

 

[joffer]

McNabb is clearly on his own level with injuries. Failed to finish the last 2 seasons, and is currently hurt. Bulger isn't hurt, played 16 games last year, I don't consider them the same injury risk going into 2007. Not even close.

they've both gotten hurt twice in the last 3 years. No one is saying McNabb's current recovery isn't a concern, but if he IS recovered, he's no more of an injury risk than Bulger, or a lot of other QBs for that matter. McNabb has also shown an ability to play through injuries if at all possible.

 

[KnowledgeReignsSupreme]

McNabb is clearly on his own level with injuries. Failed to finish the last 2 seasons, and is currently hurt. Bulger isn't hurt, played 16 games last year, I don't consider them the same injury risk going into 2007. Not even close.

they've both gotten hurt twice in the last 3 years. No one is saying McNabb's current recovery isn't a concern, but if he IS recovered, he's no more of an injury risk than Bulger, or a lot of other QBs for that matter. McNabb has also shown an ability to play through injuries if at all possible.

That game in 2002 v Arizona. I think it was a broken foot? He played almost the entire game that way and torched them for 275 and 4. Hell of a performance.

 

[fantasyplayer]

I have McNabb as the clear #6 (with upside) and I plan on taking him in many of my leagues as soon as the Top 5 (Manning, Palmer, Brady, Brees, Bulger) have gone. Under a normal scoring system, a healthy McNabb will produce about 21 fantasy points per game, about 5-6 ppg better than Kitna produced last year when he finished #6. Yes, there is the injury risk. But the risk is only the ppg difference between a typical QB6 and whoever you have on your roster backing up McNabb. Even a mediocre backup (say QB18) will likely be only 2-3 ppg worse than typical QB6 numbers. The downside is 2-3 fewer ppg and the upside is 5-6 more ppg. Those are the kind of risk vs. reward ratios that I'm looking for.

 

[SSOG]

But it's cute to add up "McNabb PPG + Backup QB" Wow great numbers from our QB! Except we lost in the 1st round and its back to beating off to hentai. I saw numerous cases where McNabb went out, and the team bombed. In fact McNabb was carrying them, but without him, they went from barely winning, to barely losing, and got smoked in the playoffs.

Those are the same teams that, if it weren't for McNabb, would have never made the playoffs in the first place. I'd rather make the playoffs and get smoked than not make them in the first place.