Michael Vick – Fantasy Football Projections
August 13, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under 2009 fantasy football, Fantasy Football Advice, NFL Player Analysis
As you’ve undoubtedly heard by now, Michael Vick signed with the Philadelphia Eagles. If you play fantasy football, your first reaction was to think of Michael Vick’s 2009 fantasy football projections.
In Philadelphia, Vick will backup Donovan McNabb at quarterback. There’s not much of a chance that Vick could work his way into the starting lineup. Even if McNabb suffers an injury, Vick isn’t guaranteed to get the starting nod.
The mostly likely role for Vick with the Eagles is in gadget plays. Once his suspension ends, Vick will likely eventually get about five touches per game to keep the defense off balance. He could line up at multiple positions but will likely see most of his time at quarterback.
While Vick has a chance to be an exciting player during the 2009 fantasy football season, he doesn’t appear to have much fantasy value. He’d need to somehow become the starting quarterback to really have value — and that doesn’t appear to be in the cards. In this specialized role, playing Vick on your fantasy team would be a huge gamble.
I’m not sure what to expect from Michael Vick this year in terms of Fantasy Football. I feel like the talent still has to be there and he claims he’s more focused than he ever was, I could really see him having value if McNabb were to go down this year and/or potentially down the line in keeper leagues. Philly is just such a perennially prolific offense that it’s hard to imagine Vick not thriving in that system.
I usually use the Fantasy Football Tools at http://www.FantasyStatHead.com for my pre draft player rankings, but on their Custom Player Rater they have Vick rated as the #41 QB for my specific league configuration and set of rules. I’m wondering if I should bump him up a notch given the upside and the fact that my league is a keeper league.