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McNabb's dynasty/keeper value (1 Viewer)
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Gandalf
Footballguy
Obviously its too soon to know. Assuming surgery goes okay and McNabb has a smooth recovery, I think it will probably be a Carson Palmer like comeback. He'll be rusty for the first few weeks and then emerge okay. I would discount him appropriately with a fair amount of risk. Definitely if you own him I wouldn't panic trade him now, of course.
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palmer was hurt in the playoffs last year, and he's helping fantasy teams win now. I still have him around the bottom of the first tier QBs and around the bottom of the top 50 overall players. he'll inch up all offseason as long as the news from his rehab is good. He should be back to top 3 QB and top 25 overall player by midseason next year assuming he has no setbacks.
So he's a good buy low?
read next week's buy low sell high for the answer.
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snorlax
Zzzzzzzzzzzz.
I don't think he's a good candidate for a sell high Bloom; you should rethink this.read next week's buy low sell high for the answer.
JMJ
Footballguy
Comparing him to Palmer is not totally accurate since some (bordering a lot) of Donovan's effectivness in fantasy leagues, and in the real NFL when opposing teams gameplan for him and such comes from his legs. A knee injury to Donovan takes away a good 5 or so points per week from him on average (about 30 yards per week plus a TD sprinkled in here and there) while also changing the way teams gameplan against him and allowing them to do things that they were not able to do when the threat of the run was there.
This injury at least for next season is going to turn Donovan into a pocket passer only. This didn't affect Palmer since that is what Palmer was prior to injury. We've all seen Donovan scramble in the backfield buying time for himself. Run left - run right - unleash a ball downfield. That will be gone.
Expect for his return to be somewhere in the middle. Not as successful as Palmers - but between (and not as bad) as his and Culpepper's.
HTH.
This injury at least for next season is going to turn Donovan into a pocket passer only. This didn't affect Palmer since that is what Palmer was prior to injury. We've all seen Donovan scramble in the backfield buying time for himself. Run left - run right - unleash a ball downfield. That will be gone.
Expect for his return to be somewhere in the middle. Not as successful as Palmers - but between (and not as bad) as his and Culpepper's.
HTH.
Jeff Pasquino
Footballguy
If it is just (can't believe I'm saying JUST) the ACL and not more ligaments, 9 months does seem reasonable, if not less.
Nine months puts him at 8/20, or just in time for two preseason games.
Nine months puts him at 8/20, or just in time for two preseason games.
piston pete griffin
Footballguy
Deuce McAllister bounced back nicely from a torn ACL. A lot will have to do with how the re-hab goes and if there is any additional damage discovered when he goes under the knife.
ATC1
Footballguy
Edwards and Walker as well.
I think you're overestimating the effect. Deuce, Walker, and Braylon were mentioned in the post, and they are good examples to bring up. All of these players look like their pre-injury selves this year coming off ACL tears, and they depend on the soundness of their knees for mobility just as much (really more) than McNabb will need to. His rushing yardage could take a hit, but it won't be gone. It's not like he'll be a statue. He'll possibly lack some of the burst and change of direction at first, but that should return as the year goes on. His instincts to evade pressure will be unaffected by the injury and that's most important element of his ability to create with his legs, both in the passing and running game.ICWT10 said:
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I've gone through the torn ACL thing personally. It took about 6 months before I was able to run again, and it was about a year before I was comforitable with putting a lot of stress on it. It was nearly 2 years before it stopped aching consistantly, though it does ping me every once and awhile.
Starting next season isn't out of the question for him, though I would expect it to be about this time next year before he fully trusts knee. It take a long to to teach yourself to trust it again.
Starting next season isn't out of the question for him, though I would expect it to be about this time next year before he fully trusts knee. It take a long to to teach yourself to trust it again.
Sack-Religious
Footballguy
The difference between Deuce and Walker's injuries are they they occured much earlier in the season.
Walker went down in week one last year and Deuce got hurt in week 5.
Even in the training camps nobody was sure how they'd fare this year, since Walker wasn't working out and Deuce was somewhat limited. Once the games were played, both have looked damn near what they were pre-injury. But, let's not forget that at this time last year, Walker had already had surgery and begun rehab, so did Deuce. Walker was almost 3 months past his initial injury and Deuce was 6 weeks past his.
The most applicable comparasins in terms of timeframes are Braylon Edwards and Carson Palmer.
Edwards coming back as well as he has, well he's a physical freak. His return is pretty much unprecedented.
Should no further damage be shown once he's under the knife and if his rehab goes well, I think it's possible that McNabb is starting by week one. Will he be 100%? Probably not, but he will get better as the season goes on. If you've got what it takes to acquire him from a McNabb owner that's hurting you can do much worse than him.
If you're already a McNabb owner, I see no reason not to hold onto him.
Walker went down in week one last year and Deuce got hurt in week 5.
Even in the training camps nobody was sure how they'd fare this year, since Walker wasn't working out and Deuce was somewhat limited. Once the games were played, both have looked damn near what they were pre-injury. But, let's not forget that at this time last year, Walker had already had surgery and begun rehab, so did Deuce. Walker was almost 3 months past his initial injury and Deuce was 6 weeks past his.
The most applicable comparasins in terms of timeframes are Braylon Edwards and Carson Palmer.
Edwards coming back as well as he has, well he's a physical freak. His return is pretty much unprecedented.
Should no further damage be shown once he's under the knife and if his rehab goes well, I think it's possible that McNabb is starting by week one. Will he be 100%? Probably not, but he will get better as the season goes on. If you've got what it takes to acquire him from a McNabb owner that's hurting you can do much worse than him.
If you're already a McNabb owner, I see no reason not to hold onto him.
hellz_fireflies
Footballguy
Heard he won't be ready for 2007 week 1.
Also he should sit out the month of November..2006 week 10 knocked out 2007 week 11 knocked out.
Also he should sit out the month of November..2006 week 10 knocked out 2007 week 11 knocked out.
enfuego
Footballguy
I agree, providing he does not pull a Culpepper on you...
Sack-Religious
Footballguy
Culpepper tore 3 major knee ligaments and damaged his cartilage, IRRC. A far more severe inury than McNabb (unless further examination reveals more damage).
