With the lockout potentially ending and drafts fast approaching I wouldn't to broach this subject again.
Vick's game logs from last season absolutely jumped off the page at me. It's been said in here but in his 12 starts Vick was never under 22.3 points other than the Washington game where he sustained an early injury.
Vick's ppg average for 2010 was 30.45. That would be 487.2 fantasy points over the course of a 16 game season. To put that into a little perspective, Tom Brady scored 497 points in his record breaking 50 TD 2007 season.
Does Vick have a greater injury risk than any other running back that can be taken in the first round? Not at all. Any of those players could sustain an injury that could cost them games.
Arian Foster scored 330 fantasy points last season. Vick scored 366 in 12 games. Vick outscored the #1 QB (Tom Brady) on a ppg basis by an astounding 7 points!
The scary thing is that the numbers are sustainable. Vick became the player the Falcons thought they were drafting in 2001. He finally showed the ability to beat you with his arm and his legs.
There's never been any player like him in NFL history. He should definitely be a first round pick in standard leagues, and he should be the first overall pick in any league that awards 6 points for a TD pass.
Lol what? Why isnt he being compared to the elite QBs?
Because Vick blew away all other QB's including the "elite" with his per game average in 2010
So ignoring past performance and injury history, he is automatically the consensus #1 Quarterback for 2011?
Now you've changed your post... But here again,
you're making another silly argument... How in heavens name can you say he's being considered the consensus #1 QB? If it weren't for his 'pre-dog fight' performance average, and the injuries, he would certainly be consensus #1.. As of right now, he's typically going QB 3-5.. I haven't seen him go QB1 yet.
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I changed my post because I phrased my response wrong, if anyone was curious what I meant. Peyton Hillis and Dwayne Bowe had outlying seasons last year, does this make them contenders for elite status? Of course not. I dont know where in the bolded segment you made a mistake in your phrasing, but im having a hard time following, im not making that case at all in fact im on the other side of the fence on this particular question.
The question I was asking you was, are you basing Vicks 1st round value off of last years performance only (ignoring his midseason injury im assuming)? Also assuming hes appropriatelly ranked are you suggesting that more than 3 QBs go in the first round?
Also its a pretty bold statement to say Vick would be the consensus #1 QB if he hadnt of done a bunch of stupid stuff and gone to prison.