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[sbr]

My RL keeper league draft is tomorrow and I can't decide who to keep.  I can keep one of:

Ray Rice
Doug Martin
Jamall Charles
Dez Bryant

Any thoughts?
Pretty standard scoring:

TD = 6 pts
10 yards = 1 pt (with fractional scoring, so 1 yard = .1 point)
no PPR

[Neil]

Rice or Charles would probably be the best out of those four.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

I'd keep Rice, mainly because I wouldn't trust any of the other players' teams.  Charles at least has a shot at being a good portion of the Chiefs' offense, though.

[CountDeMoney]

My RL keeper league draft is tomorrow and I can't decide who to keep.  I can keep one of:

Ray Rice
Doug Martin
Jamall Charles
Dez Bryant

Charles and Martin will be beasts for rushing yards, but Rice gets touches and TDs both rushing and receiving.
Personally, I'd keep Rice for his flexibility out of the backfield, but I'm incredibly keen on Charles, particularly with the way they're opening up KC's offense he should have a monster season.

Depending on your draft position, either Martin or Charles could still be available anyway.  Rice, on the other hand, would most likely be gone in the first 5 to 7 picks. 

[sbr]

We have to announce our keeper right before we get our draft position, so I won't know that before I have to choose.

Rice has been my guy since his rookie year.  I got him in a trade with my brother and have kept his since.  I am worried about Pierce, will he really get a significant number of touches this year?  I am really worrried about goal line carries, though Rice scored a lot even when they had others that got goal line carries.  I am also worried about the Football Gods.  Rice is 27 and has never missed a game; I suppose there is a chance he is the second coming of Walter Payton, but I would have to assume he will begin to break down soon.

I really like Charles, but I can't keep an Andy Reid RB.  I would love to get Jamaal in the late 1st, early 2nd round but I just can't keep him.

EVERYONE thinks Martin is the guy, he is the highest rated of the 3 in almost every "expert" list I have seen.  The good:  Tampa's best 2 O-linemen  didn't play a snap last year and they are supposedly healthy this year.  The bad:  ~33% of Martin's production came in 2 games last year.  Without those 2 games he was an above average RB.  I'm not interested in keeping an above average RB.

[Neil]

They're going to feature Rice, but Pierce is definitely going to see some carries.  Still, Rice will probably hog the TDs.  I think that Martin is being overrated.  If you look at the Bucs schedule, I don't see a team like Oakland who will just roll over without pride and let an RB put up 250 on them.

[CountDeMoney]

Rice will still be the most impactful offensive player on the field, regardless of how often Pierce spells him.

[sbr]

I kept Rice and then took Charles with the 5th pick.  Martin went first (after 10 keepers).

[CountDeMoney]

Win, win.

[Grey Fox]

Yahoo has automated report cards on our drafts.

It doesn't like my QB or TE choices.

The List :

Draft Grades
Fricken Lasers A Report Card
Cincy Jailbirdz A Report Card
Fabertown Punks A Report Card
Orton's Orphans B+ Report Card
Puerto Rican Ninjas B+ Report Card
NOLO Contenders B Report Card
Toothsome Logic B Report Card
Meh Dinks B Report Card
Penn State Day Care B Report Card
Rapistburgers B- Report Card
Fighting Nixons B- Report Card
Frozen Wetbacks B- Report Card
Dallas Honey Badgers C+ Report Card
PistolShapedPastries C Report Card
Dirty Danes C Report Card
Meatheads C Report Card
Chcks Dg Yng Nxn C Report Card
The BurgerMakers! C- Report Card

[jimmy olsen]

Yeah, I was surprised at how decent the AI did for me. I might actually have a winning season this time! 

[Ed Anger]

I assume Penn State Day Care is Seedy. 

[CountDeMoney]

Here, have some cookies and a juice box.

[Syt]

[Grey Fox]

But but we're nerds?