Keeper options - 10tm stndrd

[eaglesnut]

You draft 9th? Who will be better at that spot than Keenan?

I wouldn't have kept Henry. Burkhead for last pick seems like better value.

 

[SmokingMonkey]

You draft 9th? Who will be better at that spot than Keenan?

I wouldn't have kept Henry. Burkhead for last pick seems like better value.

hoping that enough teams keep their players with 1st round picks that i'll have a hail mary chance of landing Barkley - putting a WR1 back in the pool might be enough to get him to fall to me, from my estimations of other team's keepers

haven't submitted anything yet, not even sure exactly when the deadline is, but I'm not sold on Lewis getting the amount of carries or percentage of carries that he just got in NWE, and last yr was his only healthy season as a pro.

 

[eaglesnut]

hoping that enough teams keep their players with 1st round picks that i'll have a hail mary chance of landing Barkley - putting a WR1 back in the pool might be enough to get him to fall to me, from my estimations of other team's keepers

haven't submitted anything yet, not even sure exactly when the deadline is, but I'm not sold on Lewis getting the amount of carries or percentage of carries that he just got in NWE, and last yr was his only healthy season as a pro.

I like Henry too, but 6th seems too high in ten man. That's pick 52.

If you land Barkley that would be some nice wizardry by you.

 

[SmokingMonkey]

I like Henry too, but 6th seems too high in ten man. That's pick 52.

If you land Barkley that would be some nice wizardry by you.

Henry's ADP is hovering around 35-40 range and I have an extra 7th and extra 9th round pick to try to stock up on those fringe rookies RBs in hopes one pops, like R Freeman, Chubb, maybe Guice or Penny if they fall, K Johnson - some of those guys should still be hanging around

 

[Bandit]

I don't have to keep 4, but figured with some good mid-round values it would be silly not to

Last options for keeper #4:
K Allen - 1st round
D Brees - 4th round
Z Ertz - 8th round
A Thielen - 9th round
M Goodwin - free agent
R Burkhead - free agent
E Engram - free agent

Locked in keepers:
D Henry - 6th round
A Kamara - 12th round
O Beckham - free agent


Other notable players/value options, but not keeping:
B Cooks - 1st round
M Crabtree - 1st round


quick update - Kamara was actually a 12th round pick, I added him as a FA in a couple other leagues after week1, forgot that I actually drafted him (and Perine) in the 12th round. Traded TyMo and a 14th for Crabtree and a 12th minutes before the draft.

- traded Shady for a 9th rounder. good deal? no clue, but I wasn't keeping him. and this takes an early round pick away from another owner

threw a couple other names into the mix due to value and projected roles - if we don't see improvement on Michel leading up to our deadline, strong considerations for Burkhead. Pats keep scoring rushing TDs, just gotta have the healthy guy it seems.

Well, if you're locked in on those three, then I'd still keep Evan Engram in the 16th round. If for no other reason than you don't have to worry about when to draft a tight end. So you would lose your 6th, 12th, 16th, and 17th rounders and have a top five running back, a top five wide receiver, a top 15 running back, and a top 8 tight end. That's 4 starters and you'd still have almost all your picks and I'm guessing there will be a lot of teams that lose their first round picks, so having the 9th pick might actually end up being like the 3rd or 4th and then you'd pick again three picks later on the wraparound. You should be able to get great value with those first two picks.

 

[SmokingMonkey]

Well, if you're locked in on those three, then I'd still keep Evan Engram in the 16th round. If for no other reason than you don't have to worry about when to draft a tight end. So you would lose your 6th, 12th, 16th, and 17th rounders and have a top five running back, a top five wide receiver, a top 15 running back, and a top 8 tight end. That's 4 starters and you'd still have almost all your picks and I'm guessing there will be a lot of teams that lose their first round picks, so having the 9th pick might actually end up being like the 3rd or 4th and then you'd pick again three picks later on the wraparound. You should be able to get great value with those first two picks.

Engram and Odell on the same team - do you have enough faith in Eli to have a revitalized season with Barkley and a new OG? Barkley addition is giving me reservations about having 2 receivers from that team that I'm counting on.

and I did like that breakout from Engram in his rookie year, but I think the WR injuries played a much bigger part in his stat line than a lot of people are taking into account.

leaning Ertz with my 8th round pick right now, due date is in 5 days

 

[SteelersPride]

Engram and Odell on the same team - do you have enough faith in Eli to have a revitalized season with Barkley and a new OG? Barkley addition is giving me reservations about having 2 receivers from that team that I'm counting on.

and I did like that breakout from Engram in his rookie year, but I think the WR injuries played a much bigger part in his stat line than a lot of people are taking into account.

leaning Ertz with my 8th round pick right now, due date is in 5 days

im with u on this thought process FWIW

 

[SmokingMonkey]

so between Ertz - 8th, Thelien - 9th, Allen - 1st, and Engram - 16th, i need to keep 1, with the Ertz/Thelien still my front runners

sorry for continuing this thread, been thinking a lot about this decision

 

[SteelersPride]

thielen ertz iz hard when do u need to decide by

 

[SmokingMonkey]

thielen ertz iz hard when do u need to decide by

19th

 

[SteelersPride]

19th

so heres what i would do and hear me out. ertz will have td regression, but thielen isnt a td machine.

in PS game 1 cousins locked on to diggs..........

id wanna see if that ocontinues in game two, if so toss thielen..............if he healthy feeds thielen, id probably take him...............

only way i wouldnt is if u want that TE edge

 

[Bandit]

If those are the options, then I would go Ertz. There are a lot more receivers out there than tight ends.

 

[TKOSpikes]

Ertz would be my choice.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

I can understand why your agonizing over which way to go, because this is a tough one. Think I would go Ertz.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

To explain my choice. In a 10 man league Top TEs become more important then a decent WR2. As Bandit mentioned lots of WRs out there specially in a 10 team league.
Engram got a lot of targets for a rookie TE last year due to all the injuries to WRs, yet that was 115 to Ertz 132 and we all feel Engrams target are going to go way down with Odell and Barkley on the field with him.
So Etrz.

 

[SmokingMonkey]

To explain my choice. In a 10 man league Top TEs become more important then a decent WR2. As Bandit mentioned lots of WRs out there specially in a 10 team league.
Engram got a lot of targets for a rookie TE last year due to all the injuries to WRs, yet that was 115 to Ertz 132 and we all feel Engrams target are going to go way down with Odell and Barkley on the field with him.
So Etrz.

I'm making Goedert a target as well, even if I don't end up keeping Ertz - don't usually handcuff a TE, but that is a role that I think produces regardless who the starter is (Eagles TE)

and we have some deep benches, so a little injury insurance isn't a terrible idea, and Ertz hasn't been practicing lately.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

I'm making Goedert a target as well, even if I don't end up keeping Ertz - don't usually handcuff a TE, but that is a role that I think produces regardless who the starter is (Eagles TE)

and we have some deep benches, so a little injury insurance isn't a terrible idea, and Ertz hasn't been practicing lately.

I’m high on Goedert also in dynasty and keeper leagues. Looks to be a great red zone target.

 

[SmokingMonkey]

well, the new commish ( I started and ran this league for the first 5yrs) added an extra wrinkle into this season

QBs get half point for passing 1st downs, RBs get a half point for rushing 1st downs.

WRs don't get anything for receiving 1st downs

 

[SmokingMonkey]

New England/New Orleans players need a bump (already keeping Kamara)
BigBen gets a bump, maybe CJ Anderson and Ajayi too?

 

[tlance]

I am keeping both Thielen AND Ertz.

Based on ADP, it is a mistake to keep Henry. He is being drafted later than both Thielen
And Ertz, and you have to spend a pick 2-3 rounds earlier to retain him.

If you were able to fully capitalize on Henry's future value, that would be one thing, but he won't be a 6th round pick next year. While keeping 1 of Kamara or Beckham long term (probably keeping both) lowers the cost on Henry next year, I just don't think his upside is worth passing on the short term value you gain from Thielen and Ertz.