We get 4 keepers at the start of every season. I have a long time to make this decision, but I like thinking about it now. In my league we start 1 QB, 2 RB, 3WR, 1TE K DEF. Pretty standard scoring and no PPR. Here is my roster
QB:
Aaron Rodgers
David Garrard
RB:
Michael Turner
Ryan Moats
Laurence Maroney
Jonathan Stewart
Jamaal Charles
WR:
Wes Welker
Greg Jennings
Mike-Sims Walker
Nate Burleson
Mario Manningham
TE:
Jason Witten
John Carlson
Kicker and Defense who cares? Well it’s pretty obvious I should keep Rodgers, Turner and Welker. My 4th is up in the air though. Charles finished the season with some pretty beastly numbers despite only starting half the season. Would it be stupid to keep him as a 4th? I’m disappointed with Jennings as he was one of my keepers last year. Sims-Walker is also a possibility, but he kind of collapsed near the end of the season and Garrard throwing to him makes him a bit iffy.
I would keep Rodgers, Turner, Stewart and Charles….then focus on WRs in the draft next season. The only WR I would be tempted to keep is Welker, but seeing as he just got injured and could be questionable for the stat of next season, his value takes a hit. MSW was a bust for the second half of the season. Jennings could have a big year, but its more likely to be similar to this year if Driver is around still. Since you have Rodgers Jennings might be the WR to consider keeping, but I don’t know that he beats out any of those running backs. I would consider taking those players all by round 4 and jennings in the round 4 to 5 area.
Im not entirely sold on keeping Welker. His knee got totaly nuked….Need to see if the BB’s have someone on staff medical wise, but seeing as my misses graduated as an excorsise physiologist, she is stating a solid year before he is healthy… Not sure If I would waste a keep spot on him…Witten is a great TE, but your going to have a chance to pick up another TE….
You have more RBs go out then WRs, IMO. If you have three decent ones…Keep em. And stay with Rodgers….
Thanks all for the replies. About Welker I knew he injured it a little but I didn’t know it was that serious. I guess I will monitor that situation. I am not that sold on keeping Witten either though. It took most of the season for him to look explosive again and he looks like he is on the decline so I think I can get better at the moment.
While I understand your love for Welker, especially in a start-3 WR league, you have to remember that he most likely will not even be close to being the same football player in 2010 as he was in 2007-2009 because of that brutal injury. WITH THAT BEING SAID, even if Welker was healthy he would not be one of the four that I would choose from. When deciding keepers I don’t think about balance. I think about what are the best calculated picks and the value of each. To me your value picks are as follows:
1. Michael Turner - True blue 1st round draft talent.
2. Jonathan Stewart - Great rookie year (2008) and impressed immensely when DeAngelo Williams went down late in the year.
3. Aaron Rodgers - You start 1 QB so you better make it count. He is a top-5 no matter what.
4A. Jamaal Charles - Finished season strong, but will he be the go to back in 2010?
4B. Jason Witten - IF you are in a deeper, 12-team league you may want to lean on Jason Witten instead of Charles as it is a 3-WR league and if you can’t have top WR’s you can still have a TE that acts as a WR2/3.
With all of that being said, I personally only would keep Turner, Stewart and Rodgers with Charles as a possibility (watching his status throughout the preseason) and keep him if he has the gig. IF he is going to split time then I would throw back Charles/Witten and try to grab the best WR/RB that is on the board.
Is it another Ziza or were you a Bruno Boy OR, and more likely, Im being retarded and confused you with another?
But Chris is dead on, IMO. Im not sold on TEs in keeper leagues…Your big scorers are your RBs and your WRs (well QBs too but you have that covered).
If you were, or play in another league that IS PPR, then you can analyze a little more and figure out which is a better receiving option. But looking at ANY player that has had his knee shredded like that, they always put em on a two year plan. Ronnie Brown and Reggie Bush are two that come to mind. Brady (or any QB) dont have to plant and CUT on a knee like a RB or a WR. RBs do it obviously to cut in and out of running lanes and avoid defenders, as well as WRs plus they need to stop on a dime to run a rout.
This kind of injury while not career ending, is indeed a career altering one. He may never quite be the player he once was and even make him a threat to reinjur it at any given time. Even when healthy, you will see him listed as a sleeper or a risk.
We get 4 keepers at the start of every season. I have a long time to make this decision, but I like thinking about it now. In my league we start 1 QB, 2 RB, 3WR, 1TE K DEF. Pretty standard scoring and no PPR. Here is my roster
QB:
Aaron Rodgers
David Garrard
RB:
Michael Turner
Ryan Moats
Laurence Maroney
Jonathan Stewart
Jamaal Charles
WR:
Wes Welker
Greg Jennings
Mike-Sims Walker
Nate Burleson
Mario Manningham
TE:
Jason Witten
John Carlson
Kicker and Defense who cares? Well it’s pretty obvious I should keep Rodgers, Turner and Welker. My 4th is up in the air though. Charles finished the season with some pretty beastly numbers despite only starting half the season. Would it be stupid to keep him as a 4th? I’m disappointed with Jennings as he was one of my keepers last year. Sims-Walker is also a possibility, but he kind of collapsed near the end of the season and Garrard throwing to him makes him a bit iffy.
Jaynard, Rodgers & Turner for sure. I like Witten alot for a spot (Top 5 TE) but would understand if you’re leaning to lockup RB’s. How should we look at the Thomas Jones signing? If he doesn’t land in KC, then Charles would be a lock imo. I would still lean to keeping Charles anyway (Good runner & Solid pass-catching RB). I believe Stewart still has some upside but not sure how much Carolina uses him in passing game. I wouldn’t keep any of the WRs but I think your Welker decision should come down to which position is deeper. If WR is deeper, then I’d keep Charles & Stewart or Charles & Witten.
Well good news is I got offered Marques Colston for a third round and I took it. I think with Rodgers, Turner, Charles and Colston I’m pretty set for my 4 keepers unless people still think I should keep Stewart over Charles. Stewart is good, but I believe Charles is still going to be the man in KC.
Well good news is I got offered Marques Colston for a third round and I took it. I think with Rodgers, Turner, Charles and Colston I’m pretty set for my 4 keepers unless people still think I should keep Stewart over Charles. Stewart is good, but I believe Charles is still going to be the man in KC.
Nice trade. Go Rodgers, Charles, Turner, and Colston. Before this trade I would have kept Stewart instead of Colston. See if maybe someone in your league will give you something for him cuz I think he’s in for a good year.
I don’t want to say I’m surprised people are down on Jennings this year, but are people calling 2007-2008 a fluke? He averaged over 1,100 yards and 10.5 TDs in those two seasons…
Having said that, Colston and Jennings are interchangeable to me, and you can’t lose if you’re keeping either of them.
Charles is a little concerning with the addition(s) of Thomas Jones (and less likely to steal touches, Dexter McCluster) and I think you may want to look to deal either Stewart or Charles. If you can get significantly more value for one or the other, you should be more than content to keep the one you don’t trade.
Seeing that you have a lot of time before you declare your keepers, it should be relatively easy to make a move for either of them.
Do you also have the capability of trading for draft picks? Many keeper leagues I play in work that way…If you can find a team with only 3 surefire keepers (one of those keepers being a top 6 WR, Andre Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald, Reggie Wayne, Randy Moss, Miles Austin, Brandon Marshall), you could package Colston/Jennings and Stewart/Charles for that one stud WR.
Just to throw in my 2 cents…I would rather have Driver on my team than Jennings…i just think driver has more heart and I do think colston has better talent than jennings but watch out because brees is on the cover of madden so…the curse will probably live on
Well it appears Driver got surgery on both knees. This definitely makes a big upside for Jennings. Argh and I gave up a 3rd round for Colston. Lol I don’t know who to keep now.
can somebody please tell me wth is wrong with buffalo? the papers say marshawn lynch is on the verge of a bust even though he’s had 2 out 3 1,000 plus rushing years with at least 7 tds? They want to cut or trade him…what’s wrong in buffalo? I say GOOD cut him bring him to tennessee and have him back up CJ so our rushing offense can just be the hardest in the league next year buy research papers
I may go a different route now. 10 days before keepers are due. Due to Jennings upside now I am going to keep him. Am thinking now of Rodgers, Turner, Jennings, Colston. Then do my best to load up on RB’s
