Keeper help

[slugger]

I'm in a 12 team ppr keeper league. We can keep 3 players. 2 of the 3 are no brainers.........Ray Rice and Steven Jackson. This is where it gets interesting.

Heres what players im thinking for my last keeper:
Shonn Greene- animal in playoffs, slowly taking over for Jones???
Beanie Wells- should take over for Hightower soon
Greg Jennings- had a down year, could comeback strong
Anquan Boldin- If Warner Retires out of it

What do you think!!!
I also have the 1st pick in the draft.

[srlarson]

being that you have the GB helmet guessing you like Jennings.....I see him ever at best a 15-20 wr.....so a mid #2 WR in most leagues......

I agree with Boldin...unless he moves on to another team.....remember he still has a bad contract....so I would hold open on him....

One other question....guessing you have looked at the other teams...who do you see going back in the pot.....I guess the only other thing to be aware of if there are other RB's going back in......etc....if not then i have no Problem keeping a third one as a keeper....I think long term Wells will be better.....I do like Greene but I have put a fork in T jones for several years now.....but sooner than later he is done....I would say keep Wells @ #3....then draft a stud QB or WR @1.....

Good luck

[HomerJay]

If you're set on the other two and looking for only 1 to keep I would keep Jennings. I would toss Boldin out of the equation entirely based on history of injury and QB situation going into next year. Greene and Wells. I've never understood the Wells phenomenon but both he and Greene are not PPR monster by any means. Hightower finished 2nd among RB in receptions to Rice and I don't buy the whole Wells takes over Hightower's job...AT ALL. If anything it will be a even split. Greene is a monster...I love him but there is a possible 3 way fantasy nightmare in the works with Jones, Leon and Greene. In a keeper I get it...you're playing for the long term. I've never bought into the whole RB's are everything motto...they come and go. You can work the wire all night long and find a productive RB if needed vs. a WR which is much more harder to come by.

keep one...Jennings.

if you love RB's and your WR are set...Greene over Wells based on the O line

good luck

[Hank_Scorpio]

Hopefully you can wait and see on the Jets' situation with Thomas Jones before making a call on your keepers, but I would still lean to Shonn Greene. What we are seeing in the playoffs is no mirage -- Greene is for real.

He has had four games with decent carries this year, week 7 @ Oakland (144 yards and 2 TD's), week 16 @ Indy (95 yards), the wild-card game @ Cincy (135 yards and a TD), and Sunday @ SD (128 yards and a TD). Greene may not be a PPR monster, but the Jets should continue to have a conservative passing offense and they have a great young offensive line. Whoever gets the bulk of the carries and red-zone touches should be a beast in any format.

Thomas Jones will be 32 when next season begins, and he is due a $3 million roster bonus in March, and a 2.8 million salary for the season. There's a decent chance Jones will be cut. Even if he doessn't get cut, he could still take a backseat to Greene, the way Ray Rice took over from McClain and McGahee this year.

Not sure how many WR's will get thrown back in your draft, I like Jennings and he had an off-year. But you can always draft good WR's -- (this past year you could've got WR's like Sidney Rice, Miles Austin and Mike Sims-Walker off waivers in a lot of leagues). I'd rather have three great RB's and try to get a decent WR (like Jennings) with the 8th overall pick, or the best QB available, if I was in your position.

Obviously by March the Jets will make their call on Jones and you can make a more informed decision. Hard to pass up Greene with his upside though.

[slugger]

Thanks guys for your thoughts! Im leaning Greene right now. Keepers dont have to be in by the nfl draft, so hopefully things will be alittle clearer!!