I'll close with the one point I've been trying to get across all along: I don't see anything special about John Beck. There are plenty of guys who are just as good of a bet as he is to ever be worth anything in fantasy football. The laws of supply and demand tell me that, by definition, John Beck just isn't worth very much. If I can find something for free everywhere I look, there's just not much inherent value there.
F&L:First off, I have no problem with where you have Beck currently ranked. He still has to show me more before I would advocate bumping him up the list.
That being said, I decided to do a little anecdotal research on Beck relative to your 'find someone for free...no value' statement above. I'm not sure I'd throw Beck into that classification. I went on MFL and searched all 13 'MOX' dynasty leagues, of which I have a team in one league (these are 14 team, 20 man roster leagues). I have found these MOX leagues to be very competitive, and most are largely populated by longtime, astute FBG's. Beck was currently rostered in all 13 leagues. Again, I'm not pointing this out to get you to agree with 'group think' or to change your rankings, just to open you to the idea that others may see something in him that you do not.
Frankly, Beck was a QB I was going to target this past year to stash on the bench, but he was drafted before I could pick him up. I figured that he wouldn't even be starting (or have that shot) until 2008 at best, so the fact that he is getting experience in 2007 I view as a plus. The fact that his starts have been less than stellar only opens the door to snag him as a throw in from his owner now, imo.
At this point, I'm willing to somewhat discount Beck's first three starts given the teams he has faced and the talent surrounding him. In weighing his current value, I'm still factoring in a reasonable amount of promise based on his body of work pre-NFL. A talent evaluator that I appreciate is Matt Waldman over at FFToday. I love his rookie scouting portfolio. Since that RSP is pay content, I won't post his Beck evaluation directly, but he did post this blurb about Miami drafting Beck back in May of 2007:
Sleeper: QB John Beck, BYU
This was my best QB of the 2006 rookie class, folks. Yep, not Russell or Quinn—John Beck, the BYU signal caller that throws with the accuracy and release of Marc Bulger, but has an athlete’s body (Bulger is like a scarecrow) and good mobility. Although it’s likely Kansas City will give up Trent Green in June, it’s possible that Beck could find his way into the lineup if either Green or the rehabbing Culpepper aren’t ready to go or able to continue a game.
I believe Beck will become Cameron’s triggerman within 2-3 seasons, longest. This QB has excellent pocket presence and understands how to manipulate coverage at a level beyond any of the QBs from this rookie class. Pick Beck somewhere between rounds 2-4 in your rookie draft now, and thank me later.
I don't have much more to add than that, just wanted to point out a dissenting opinion on Beck and make a case for Beck having more than 'no value/ww material' at this point.