2008 running fantasy football thread

Do you only have one keeper?

 

Uhhh... Brady shouldn't go No. 1. The difference between Brady in the 1st and, say, Carson Palmer in the 4th isn't as severe as Adrian Peterson in the 1st and Michael Turner in the 2nd.

 

Sort of. We have two, but you can't keep both from the same position. It's a shame, because I was loaded at RB last year (Peterson, Grant, McGahee and Jones-Drew; also had Reggie Bush at one point and traded him).

 

KEEP GRANT.

 

I really did think about it. He was a nice pickup late in the year. But Green Bay's QB situation scares me a little (will the defenses load up to stop Grant?), and beyond his big games Peterson gave me what I love -- consistency. He was a lock for at least 12-15 points most every week, about what I hope for from a RB. And there's not enough value difference between round 6 and round 10 to make it an overriding factor.

 

I would definitely keep AP then. No offense, but I don't understand the reasoning behind that keeper rule. If your two best players are RBs you should be able to keep both.

 

It's designed to get some more talent into the draft pool. If you could keep two RBs, everybody would keep two RBs and there would be none left at the draft. So if you get stuck with average RBs one year, you're fucked. It'd be the same bullshit every year. This way, rosters shuffle and everybody gets a shot at the top-tier guys every couple years.

 

I guess that makes sense. I kind of think that if you're smart enough to get the studs you should be able to keep them, though.

 

How does that work that it only costs you a sixth rounder? Is it based on his draft position last year? That would even seem low.

 

I'd draft Brady no lower than 6. That's a good spot. Tomlinson, AP, Westbrook, Jackson, and Addai should each go before him.

 

Six is fine, but I'd put him ahead of Westbrook and Addai because of their injury history. There's no way he should go before Tomlinson or AP.

 

Yeah, it goes by where he was drafted last year. I guess he slipped that far because of the rookie factor, plus playing for what looked to be a wretched Minnesota team.

As for Brady, I'd put him ahead of Jackson. Jackson has had some injury issues too, including a good chunk of last season. And if that line has issues, it could be another long year.