Pour ceux que ça intéresse, c'est sur ESPN mais insider :
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Can you trust Kevin Kolb or Michael Vick?
Philadelphia Eagles fans and fantasy football players everywhere will be crying out for multithreat quarterback Michael Vick to start not only this week, but beyond, as Vick put on quite a show in relief of the injured Kevin Kolb in Sunday's loss to the Green Bay Packers. Honestly, Vick looked much like the same dangerous player he was in his Atlanta Falcons days, throwing for 175 yards and a touchdown and adding another 103 yards rushing. It was fun to watch. Only two quarterbacks, so far, have more standard fantasy points in Week 1 than Vick's 21 (Peyton Manning with 29, Tom Brady with 22).
Michael Vick
The problem is, Kolb will remain the Eagles' starting quarterback in real life, assuming health and better performance, which I am assuming (and I'm guessing coach Andy Reid is as well). It's quite the assumption to make at this point with a Week 2 game looming against the similarly battered Detroit Lions, who have their own quarterback problems. If Kolb is deemed ready to play this week, Reid has already made it clear Kolb will start. I'm skeptical that Kolb, who suffered a concussion against the Packers, will be able to do so. In fact, I'd almost guarantee he will sit out. Vick will play, and since it's the Lions, you can't ask for a much better matchup. But don't overlook the long-term ramifications, like dropping someone who can help your team later, for this short-term gain.
Kolb was my No. 11 quarterback for this season, and his rank in ESPN average live drafts was 12th (94th overall). I realize Kolb was not playing well against the Packers, and a few of his passes should have been intercepted, but many fantasy owners made him their first quarterback drafted for a reason. This was your starter. Less than one half of game action is way too small a sample size to dump your starter (and please don't even mention the totally irrelevant preseason). By the same token, don't give him too much rope and automatically start him when he returns in Week 3 or 4, but do not cut him. Kolb is going to have a good season, as long as injuries don't wreck him. The Eagles did lose their starting center and fullback, which has me concerned about LeSean McCoy even approaching 1,000 rushing yards, but the quarterback is going to be mighty busy. Maybe Vick would be a better fit due to his mobility, but Reid is going to choose Kolb. Frankly, I'd call this a wise time to try to acquire Kolb on the cheap.
However, there's simply minor risk in making Vick one of this week's top free-agent pickups, as long as you're letting go of someone with little fantasy promise. Now is the time to rid yourself of injured running back Ben Tate or that second defense. The Packers certainly didn't game plan for Vick on Sunday, which has to be taken into account, and the Lions will … but I don't think it matters much. Vick had the speed and the instincts we recall, and while it comes with the same erratic arm, that was enough to make Vick a top-5 fantasy quarterback twice, in 2002 and 2006. I'd bet against him being a top-5 quarterback even if he started the remainder of the season in Philly, but he'd certainly provide value and be start-worthy on occasion.
It's remarkable how much quicker Vick was than everyone else on the field in the second half Sunday. He could put on quite the show against the Lions, but Reid is going to be loyal and view Kolb as his long-term option. He has to. Fantasy owners should do the same. Kolb is just as capable as Vick -- probably more so -- to getting your team to the fantasy playoffs. He just goes about it a different way, with more pure passing stats, as opposed to averaging 10 yards per carry. Nothing has changed for Kolb, except that you're mad at his paltry goose egg of fantasy points this week and he should miss some time. Buy low.
Meanwhile, the only quarterback to produce fewer fantasy points than Kolb so far this week is the Lions' Shaun Hill, who delivered a minus-1 performance in relief. I wrote positively about sophomore Matthew Stafford last week, and expected a strong game from him against the Chicago Bears. He was 11-for-15 passing, but for less than 100 yards, and a second-quarter sack damaged his throwing shoulder to the point that he didn't return, and probably won't until October. Hill replaced him. Had Calvin Johnson protected the football with two hands -- kids, listen up! -- on what should have been a game-winning touchdown, then Hill's stat line would look better. Regardless, he's not someone to count on in fantasy. I went to the well with Hill too many times when he was on the San Francisco 49ers. I can't do it again.
I would try to keep Stafford as your backup quarterback, but if your starting quarterback has to serve his bye week before, say, Week 6 (Tom Brady, Tony Romo, Brett Favre), then look elsewhere. Play it safe now and get Jason Campbell, Matt Cassel, Kyle Orton or Derek Anderson. Vick just isn't the proper replacement, though, because by Week 6, I think it's more likely Stafford is starting than he is.