I need to keep 4 players

[taggz_82]

Here is one i know i will keep:

Calvin Johnson WR

I need three more out of these:

Roddy White WR
Mendenhall RB (rumors he might be around this season)
Fred Jackson RB
Darren Sproles RB
Andre Johnson WR (is he really going to be good this season?)
Eric Decker (now that Peyton is there)
Lance Ball RB (same reason)
Roethlisberger QB

Please let me know what you think?

[taggz_82]

under Mendenhall it should be "not around this season."

[FST_TheBrain]

Can you tell us more about your roster configuration and scoring rules?

I would say that you keep Calvin Johnson, Andre Johnson, Roddy White, and Ben Roethlisberger. Fred Jackson and Darren Sproles are next. If you are in a 2-WR league without a flex, you might still do what I propose but you're going to want to trade one of the receivers.

Eric Decker and Lance Ball do not appear in my rankings.

[FST_TheBrain]

Oh, yeah... Mendenhall. I guess I have him 7th on the list behind Jackson and Sproles. (Those two are pretty much tied due to the Jackson injury, but he has had plenty of time to heal.... so I lean toward Jackson.)

[taggz_82]

non-ppr league

1QB, 2WR, 1RB, 1 FLEX, TE, K, DEF

[FST_TheBrain]

non-ppr league

1QB, 2WR, 1RB, 1 FLEX, TE, K, DEF

Yeah, I think you go with Calvin, Andre, Roddy, and Roethlisberger. I wouldn't have a problem with FJAX or Sproles in lieu of Roethlisberger. FJAX if he is all the way healthy would be a solid option.

That said, I think I'd go with the three WR's and a QB and take an RB with my first draft pick. I'd probably take a RB with my second pick, too... depending on the board. You've got to figure that you will rotate the two and you'll need injury insurance.

[FST_Brent]

If it is a full PPR league Sproles is ceratinly an option over Big Ben.....just count up how many QBs will be thrown back that will have value

[taggz_82]

check on the three recievers, so i should keep Big Ben and just go RB in first round Brent or any fantasy expert who sees this?

[FST_Dustin]

My 4 would be Johnson, White, Johnson, and Jackson. I think Big Ben will be easier to replace than a RB like Fred Jackson. I am not a fan of how old Jackson is, but I still think he has a big upside. Since it's not a PPR league I wouldn't consider Sproles.

[FST_TheBrain]

The longer Wallace holds out the closer Roethlisberger and FJAX get. The Jackson injury just scares me, though I will say that it happened in the middle of the season so he has had more time to recover than if it was in Week 15 or something like that.

Something to think about here is that it is a 1-QB and a 1-RB league, so you should have similar luck finding both positions. This puts greater value on WR's, and you are keeping three which is fantastic.

One additional question - Is there a cost to keeping players or do you just get up to four and then the draft happens? The reason I ask is because it is possible (depending on your keeper rules) that just keeping the three receivers only is the way to go. Jackson and Roethlisberger are not hugely valuable this year... They should be picked in the 6th-9th rounds, IMO. (Guessing there, I haven't done my rankings yet.)