[sirio11]

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As far as the drafted/undrafted argument goes I'm not getting what the problem is. If you picked up a undrafted player and want to keep him it costs you a 10th round pick. If you don't think someone who you picked up off waivers is worth a 10th rounder than don't keep him. It was in the rules and rather clear.


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Mmmmm, after reading the whole thread, I can't find a person who didn't understand that rule. Straw man much?


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I don't think that someone you drafted in the 11th+ round though should count as a 10th. Part of a keeper league is drafting players who will be good in future years and not just the first year you have them. This means drafting rookies or other players late in the draft knowing they will just be taking up a roster spot even though they won't help your team for at least one year.


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I have heard this argument by some of you. Is it that so? Really?

Lets do an analysis of the keepers for this year:

Ronnie Brown (RB MIA)
Peyton Manning (QB IND)
Rudi Johnson (RB CIN)
Shaun Alexander (RB SEA)
Larry Johnson (RB KC)
LaDainian Tomlinson (RB SD)
Steven Jackson (RB STL)
Torry Holt (WR STL)
Willie Parker (RB PIT)
Reggie Bush (RB NO)
Willis McGahee (RB BAL)
Tom Brady (QB NE)
Terrell Owens (WR DAL)
Marvin Harrison (WR IND)
Brian Westbrook (RB PHI)
Javon Walker (WR DEN)
Roy Williams (WR DET)
Lee Evans (WR BUF)
Frank Gore (RB SF)
T.J. Houshmandzadeh (WR CIN)
Laurence Maroney (RB NE)
Marc Bulger (QB STL)
Joseph Addai (RB IND)
Cedric Benson (RB CHI)
Vernon Davis (TE SF)
Deion Branch (WR SEA)
Tony Romo (QB DAL)
Marion Barber (RB DAL)
Marques Colston (WR NO)
Drew Brees (QB NO)
Maurice Jones-Drew (RB JAC)
Santonio Holmes (WR PIT)

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knowing they will just be taking up a roster spot even though they won't help your team for at least one year.


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So, exactly which percentage of the above guys were using a bench spot without playing all year? Hell, which percentage didn't help the owner last year? I mean, so that you can justify the great skill involved in the late picks.

I mean, I love you guys, but you need more substance to justify the different between a late draft pick and somebody taken from the wire.

10th versus 15th, 16th or 18th is just nuts. For me the value difference between the 2 is minimal.