KEEPER ADVICE

I’m entering my 3rd season in a NFL keeper league.  I won in ’07 when I had Brady, Moss, Portis, and Addai.  I kept them, and therefore ’08 was tough.  I finished 8th of 10 teams.  Now, going into ’09 I want to return to form.  I’m going to post my roster from the end of last year, highlight the players I’m planning on keeping as of now, and then open up discussion with a few questions.

First, know that the league I’m in has larger rosters than the typical format, and the scoring favors the QBs a little more than the RBs, though backs are still key.

KEEPER RULES:

6 players out of this group: QB, RB, WR, TE

1 Rookie player any position

1 Team Defense

2 Individual Defensive players

MY ROSTER:

QB:

Tom Brady – NE

Matt Ryan – ATL*

Jay Cutler – CHI

Joe Flacco – BAL*

RB:

Clinton Portis – WAS

Joseph Addai – IND

Mewelde Moore – PIT

Ahmad Bradshaw – NYG

WR:

Brandon Marshall – DEN

Randy Moss – NE

Santonio Holmes – PIT

Anthony Gonzales – IND

Amani Toomer – NYG

TE:

Tony Scheffler – DEN

Kevin Boss – NYG

Donald Lee – GB

DEF:

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

San Diego Chargers

New England Patriots

IDP:

Karlos Dansby – ARI

Lance Briggs – CHI

Quentin Jammer – SD

Cedric Griffin – MIN

Keith Bullock – TEN

* - ’08 rookies

bold/italic – players I plan to keep as of now.

So there you have it, have a field day.  My questions are:

1.   Who would you keep, based upon the above rules?

2.   How would you approach the draft, given I will be picking 3rd and it snakes?

3.   What fantasy magazine would be most helpful for me to analyze in order to prepare my draft board?

Feel free to add further questions or offer any feedback you like.