Is Eli Manning a viable FF starting QB?

[Jimmy G]

Now that they added Brandon Marshall and could possibly grab that Alabama TE in the draft, do you see Eli being a QB1? Thinking a 12 or 14 team league.

 

[TREFF]

He's always been viable, just not preferable. I don't see marshall changing that much. He'll still have amazing games when the match up says he shouldn't, he'll still lay an egg every now and then when the match up is cherry, and in between he'll be serviceable

 

[averagejoe]

In the last 4 seasons the Giants (Eli) have attempted an average of 592 passes each year.
Well above the NFL average.
If the Giants don't get a running back they can lean on, I expect much of the same type of pass attempts.

 

[SmokingMonkey]

Eli is always in that bottom half of the QB1s or top half of the QB2s.
I don't think it will matter who his WRs/RBs/TEs are, he'll always be good enough to start in a pinch, but you'll never feel confident in starting him every week.

Example of the frustrating weeks:



Example of the glorious weeks:

 

[Stomp]

Don't usually like to draft a QB before round 9, so Eli is usually near the top of my list of QB targets

 

[Bmurph]

Needs an offensive line and a RB to be viable, doesnt matter who he has as wr's, if he has no time to get the ball to them

 

[eaglesnut]

Always viable.

Always plays. Always could throw multiple TDs.