Some early thoughts on a few Quarterbacks
This year we have many stars that have some baggage from 2009 or know of upcoming problems.
Let’s review a few. What do you do about Big Ben? Of course, it would help to know how long he is going to be out, but assume four weeks. Do you draft him as if he were playing 16 games and hope that your backup QB can carry the load? Probably not, but he might only fall a round or two depending on the makeup of your league. Looking at player selection rankings, it seems that so far he has not been hurt too much. There is another thought that says stay away, you are only one incident from a year off.
Speaking of QBs what about Henne and Flacco? Are they really that much better plays due to getting a good receiver added to their roster. I say see the preliminary player selecton chart and then try to pick one of these as your backup, if they are still availble in later rounds. FSO’s player rankings will be very useful here.
Mr. Kolb of the Eagles is another potential delight or disaster. Will he be a 300 yards passer as he was for his few starts last year or turn Michael Vick into a starter? Once you figure that one out, you know what to do with both QBs. In auction drafts this could be a real steal or a waste of valuable dollars. Eagle fans will have a quandry deciding on who is who.
Now to Arizona, Does Matt the USC great finally make it big or do they dream of Warner all year long? One thing for sure, the receivers are thinner in Phoenix this year and that could really hurt Leinart. Troubles are a brewing in the land of the sun, I believe.
What do you do about Donavan McNabb? New city, new coach and a lot of over paid under achieving players in DC. My guess is that DM is in for a long season until Mike starts to work his magic,,,,which usually means a balanced attack. I’ve always liked NcNabb, but not a starter this year.
Finally, there is the Oakland situation. Russell is gone and Jason Campbell is in….the question is in what? Some people are picking the Raiders as the surprise team of 2010. Last year, they did win a few good games, so I guess it is possible. I doubt it, but then I am a Bear booster, so what can you say.
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Go Bears!!!!