Haskel Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 I have to keep one of the following players for this coming season. Which would you keep? Mike Anderson or Rod Smith? I'm already keeping Ronnie Brown. We start 2 RBs, 2 WRs and a Flex. It's a 12 team league and the draft position hasn't been decided yet. My initial gut reaction is keep Anderson: 1. He's a RB 2. Perhaps Anderson will get the goal line carries (ie Bettis) 3. Perhaps Lewis will end up injured or incarcerated again Then again... he could end up sitting alot. Thoughts on Smith: 1. Not phenomenal...but a solid WR (projected stats much better than Anderson) 2. Due to strange keeper rules, there will be alot of RBs available in the draft including: LJ, LT2, McGahee, Portis, Dillon, Alexander, SJax, Edge, Jordan, Westbrook, Tiki, etc. so I have a solid chance at a strong 2nd RB and will probably have to stretch for a 3rd. (but Huddle has Anderson ranked 50th...so he'll probably still be available). 3. The Huddle rankings have RSmith at 22 for WRs. In a 12 team league, starting at least 2 WRs per team...that positions him (most likely) as an every week starter whereas Anderson would be questionable...even at the Flex position. What do you guys think? Am I over-thinking this? Any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated. Haskel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncosn05 Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 I'd keep Rod the dealing of Chester proves to me that Billick is sticking with Jamal and Mike will be nothing more than a 450 yard backup. Smith should get #1 numbers for the first few weeks of the season. The trust between Plummer and Smith is a big reason as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinatown dragons Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 I'd keep Rod Smith too. He had a decent year last for Denver...Plummer continues to play well....with Walker on the other side, Smith should continue to produce....I think Lewis had too many distractions last year, re: prison, etc, and never got going. He also said that he needs the ball 25 or so times a game to 'get going' Without Taylor in the mix, I think Lewis gets CLOSE to old self, as still relatively young....Anderson is change of pace back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Darkside Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 what pick do you have in the draft, do you have a legit shot at one of the listed available rbs. anyway i think you keep smith. the addition of walker is only going to help help his cause. and i do not think anderson, barring injury ,will be anything but a change of pace, maybe a short yardage guy, i think part of lewis's problem last year, other than being in jail, was that no team really had to worry about stopping the ravens prolific passing attack, allowing defence's to key in on the run, mcnair changes that. it could be a turn around season for lewis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackass Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 anderson is not worth much. at least with smith you'll have a dependable wr that you can plug in and expect some points every week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonorator Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 no other options on your roster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holliday Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 If I had to choose between the 2 it would be Rod Smith. I would place no value on Mike Anderson. even if Lewis gets hurt I think the best Anderson gets is a platoon situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazysight Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haskel Posted June 30, 2006 Author Share Posted June 30, 2006 Thanks fellas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballjoe Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 I would say Rod Smith as well. We really do want to see how bad your team was though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duchess Jack Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 Rod Smith is a legit starter. Anderson is a bye-week filler. If you can pick him up and maybe grab another back, I'd go with Rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haskel Posted June 30, 2006 Author Share Posted June 30, 2006 I would say Rod Smith as well. We really do want to see how bad your team was though. My team wasn't bad at all...in fact, I lost in the championship. The weird sleeper situation has to do with keeper rules. You must keep one player drafted in Rounds 1-5, one player drafted in Rounds 6-10 and one player drafted after Round 11 including FAs....and a player can only be kept one year, after that he's thrown back into the draft pool. This way, no single team has a player like LT2 for his entire career....you've got him the year you draft him and the next year as a keeper...after that he's back in the draft and everyone has a shot at the rights to him for the next 2 years. Any way...this was my roster QB: Bulger, Carr RB: Edge, LJordan, RBrown, MAnderson, GJones WR: Driver, RSmith, JSmith, AJohnson, MiClayton TE: JStevens, KWinslow K: Elam Def: Seattle My keepers from the previous year were Edge, AJohnson, and MiClayton (the last two didn't work out too well...obviously). Anyway...here are my keeper choices. The players I'm leaning towards keeping are bold. Rnd 1-5: LJordan, RBrown, JSmith, MBulger, DDriver Rnd 6-10: MAnderson, RSmith, Elam, JStevens Rnd 11 - FA:GJones, KWinslow (TE mandatory), Seattle Bulger's injury was my demise. Anyway, that's why the weird choices. Thanks again for the feedback. Haskel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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