You know the drill, looking for feedback on my keeper situation. Keeping six, standard flea-eligible league scoring/settings. Choices are:
Roethlisberger
Shonn Greene
Cedric Benson
Willis McGahee
Tony Gonzalez
Denarius Moore
Brandon Marshall
Dwayne Bowe
Jeremy Maclin
Michael Crabtree
Owen Daniels
Pretty messy group, lot of interchangeable risk/reward ratios. Bowe looks like a lock, and Marshall is close to it, although he is certainly a strong contender for 'The Biggest Ticking Time Bomb' in the League'. Crabtree finished strong, but I'm skeptical the additions of Manningham and Moss will help at all in an offense that throws so little, Maclin will continue to be the #1A receiver in Philly, Denarius flashed big potential, Greene (very) quietly racked up 1200 total yards and the Jets could be going back to a run-heavy philosophy, McGahee is 'the guy' for now in Denver, Roethlisberger topped 4K yards (even though he only threw for 3 or more TDs in a game twice all season), and the ageless Gonzo somehow finished as the No. 4 fantasy TE in his age 36 campaign. So, what do I do?
that is a mess....i honestly think i'd go Roethlisberger, Gonzo, Moore, Marshall, Bowe, Maclin
Sure keeping Gonzo is a risk, but it it anymore of a risk than keeping Crabtree or Shonn Greene?
Ideally, you'd like to keep a RB...but i don't know that you won't be able to find SOMETHING better than Benson/Greene/McGahee. If you kept one of them at this point, i'd have to say McGahee based on current situation alone.
Lol yeah, this is horrendous carnage. I agree on Maclin, he might make too much sense, especially in this group. Greene and McGahee's fates pretty much rest in the outcome of the draft - and a possible trade with Carolina, in Willis' case. Moore is just so risky! Flashed like crazy, but couldn't stay healthy, and stuck on the hyper-turbulent Raider roster.
Nobody's done much with updating their keepers yet, but I'd imagine RB depth will be hit harder than WR depth. Of course, I play in a 1 RB/2 WR/1 flex, so maybe stockpiling the fantasy points regardless of position is the way to go. Glad somebody's got my back on Roethlisberger, he's still a low-end QB1 in fantasy points PER GAME, even if he's a lock to miss a couple/be injury-crippled in another couple. I can't bring myself to keep Crabtree, just too much that could go horribly wrong. I have somehow convinced myself that Shonn Greene could pile up some cheap yards if Tebowmania takes over - worked for McGahee. I do feel pretty good about Bowe/Marshall though, I think they're both darkhorse WR1 types. Thanks for the feedback Drop.
Wow, don't know how I missed this, but I also have Santonio Holmes, so can throw his name into that congested glut of candidates. I don't disagree on the Gonzo argument in any significant way, but I just don't think I can get there. Would rather roll the dice late on a youngster than commit what is essentially a sixth-round pick to the NFL equivalent of a senior citizen.
So I'm locked into Roethlisberger, Bowe, and Marshall. Last three spots are between Maclin, the newly-added Holmes, Greene, McGahee. Moore would be included, but I'm not willing to keep more than four receivers, and Maclin/Holmes would both be kept before him. So, who's the odd man out between these four? Holmes had a terrible year and still scored 8 TDs..
BaseNoteFri 3/23/12 7:55 PM
You know the drill, looking for feedback on my keeper situation. Keeping six, standard flea-eligible league scoring/settings. Choices are:
Roethlisberger
Shonn Greene
Cedric Benson
Willis McGahee
Tony Gonzalez
Denarius Moore
Brandon Marshall
Dwayne Bowe
Jeremy Maclin
Michael Crabtree
Owen Daniels
Pretty messy group, lot of interchangeable risk/reward ratios. Bowe looks like a lock, and Marshall is close to it, although he is certainly a strong contender for 'The Biggest Ticking Time Bomb' in the League'. Crabtree finished strong, but I'm skeptical the additions of Manningham and Moss will help at all in an offense that throws so little, Maclin will continue to be the #1A receiver in Philly, Denarius flashed big potential, Greene (very) quietly racked up 1200 total yards and the Jets could be going back to a run-heavy philosophy, McGahee is 'the guy' for now in Denver, Roethlisberger topped 4K yards (even though he only threw for 3 or more TDs in a game twice all season), and the ageless Gonzo somehow finished as the No. 4 fantasy TE in his age 36 campaign. So, what do I do?
DropWed 3/28/12 1:17 PM
that is a mess....i honestly think i'd go Roethlisberger, Gonzo, Moore, Marshall, Bowe, Maclin
Sure keeping Gonzo is a risk, but it it anymore of a risk than keeping Crabtree or Shonn Greene?
Ideally, you'd like to keep a RB...but i don't know that you won't be able to find SOMETHING better than Benson/Greene/McGahee. If you kept one of them at this point, i'd have to say McGahee based on current situation alone.
BaseNoteThu 3/29/12 12:00 PM
Lol yeah, this is horrendous carnage. I agree on Maclin, he might make too much sense, especially in this group. Greene and McGahee's fates pretty much rest in the outcome of the draft - and a possible trade with Carolina, in Willis' case. Moore is just so risky! Flashed like crazy, but couldn't stay healthy, and stuck on the hyper-turbulent Raider roster.
Nobody's done much with updating their keepers yet, but I'd imagine RB depth will be hit harder than WR depth. Of course, I play in a 1 RB/2 WR/1 flex, so maybe stockpiling the fantasy points regardless of position is the way to go. Glad somebody's got my back on Roethlisberger, he's still a low-end QB1 in fantasy points PER GAME, even if he's a lock to miss a couple/be injury-crippled in another couple. I can't bring myself to keep Crabtree, just too much that could go horribly wrong. I have somehow convinced myself that Shonn Greene could pile up some cheap yards if Tebowmania takes over - worked for McGahee. I do feel pretty good about Bowe/Marshall though, I think they're both darkhorse WR1 types. Thanks for the feedback Drop.
BaseNoteThu 3/29/12 12:22 PM
Wow, don't know how I missed this, but I also have Santonio Holmes, so can throw his name into that congested glut of candidates. I don't disagree on the Gonzo argument in any significant way, but I just don't think I can get there. Would rather roll the dice late on a youngster than commit what is essentially a sixth-round pick to the NFL equivalent of a senior citizen.
So I'm locked into Roethlisberger, Bowe, and Marshall. Last three spots are between Maclin, the newly-added Holmes, Greene, McGahee. Moore would be included, but I'm not willing to keep more than four receivers, and Maclin/Holmes would both be kept before him. So, who's the odd man out between these four? Holmes had a terrible year and still scored 8 TDs..