Posted by brian in 
I’ve drafted four teams now, and up until yesterday, no one had considered drafting Michael Vick. Yesterday’s draft was in a really deep keeper league, so it makes some sense in Round 15, but to draft Vick in a standard league seems crazy, right? Well according to Yahoo writer, Brad Evans, approximately one-third of Yahoo team owners have taken a chance on a backup quarterback!
For the fantasy masses, the persistent Vick coverage is the reason why he’s owned in a ridiculous 30 percent of Y! Plus formats. Nostalgic owners drafting the artist formerly known as Ron Mexico are hoping he can recapture the statistical prowess that propelled him to three top-10 QB seasons in 2002, 2005 and 2006.
Ultimately, owners who foolishly circumvent upside commodities at other positions in the later rounds for Vick (i.e. James Davis, Glen Coffee(notes) and Jermichael Finley(notes)) are throwing away a potential diamond-in-the-rough. Once bye weeks kick in starting Week 4, the three-time All-Pro will be massively cut, which is the primary reason for his irrelevancy.
Now I’m not one to tell people how to run their fantasy teams, but if you draft Vick in anything other than a 20-team keeper league….you should be banned from Fantasy Football for life.
