Week 3: 2014 - The Year of the Under-performing Keepers

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The delay in this week's update wasn't due to laziness or a lack of ideas, I just wanted to wait until ESPN updated their statistical data for each player I'm about to discuss.

I'd like to start by saying that maybe it's only because my team has been affected by the Adrian Peterson scandal, but I've noticed that this year has had more keepers reaching bust status than any time in the past.

But it's not just me who's had their keepers under-perform, there are a bunch of players not living up to their potential. I figured it would be best to do the math now because no teams have had a bye yet. With that in mind, I compiled a list of everyone's keepers, and where they rank at their respective positions.

Don:

• No Keepers

Joey:

• Calvin Johnson, WR - 4th
• A.J. Green, WR - 17th
• C.J. Spiller, RB - 27th
• Randall Cobb, WR - 22nd

Vic:

• Andrew Luck, QB - 1st
• Jordy Nelson, WR - 2nd
• Julius Thomas, TE - 1st
• Montee Ball, RB - 25th

T-Smoke:

• Aaron Rodgers, QB - 10th
• Arian Foster, RB - 16th
• Demarco Murray, RB - 1st
• Ben Tate, RB - 82nd

B-Shorts:

• Eddie Lacy, RB - 48th
• Demaryius Thomas, WR - 34th

Urgie:

• Marshawn Lynch, RB - 2nd
• Reggie Bush, RB - 23rd

Joe Pro:

• Vincent Jackson, WR - 54th

Rock:

• Doug Martin, RB - 101st
• Dez Bryant, WR - 6th
• Andre Ellington, RB - 24th

Davie:

• Matt Ryan, QB - 2nd
• Julio Jones, WR - 1st
• Jimmy Graham, TE - 4th
• Alfred Morris, RB - 11th

Ginny:

• Matt Forte, RB - 13th
• Peyton Manning, QB - 3rd
• Le'Veon Bell, RB - 3rd
• Ashlon Jeffrey, WR - 28th

Spae:

• Jamaal Charles, RB - 79th
• Drew Brees, QB - 9th
• Brandon Marshall, WR - 14th
• Giovani Bernard, RB - 4th

Wadhams:

• LeSean McCoy, RB - 16th
• Adrian Peterson, RB - 62nd
• Rob Gronkowski, TE - 9th
• Antonio Brown, WR - 5th

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So if you take the average of the keepers rankings for each team, you get the following: (Note, this data is somewhat loaded since the top ranked TE has the same number of points scored as the 14th ranked QB. Also, keepers ranged from 0 to 4, so take it all with a grain of salt).

1. Davie: Avg. 4.5
2. Vic: Avg. 7.25
3. Ginny: Avg. 11.75
4. Urgie: Avg. 12.5
5. Joey: Avg. 17.5
6. Wadhams: Avg. 23
7. Spae: Avg. 26.5
8. B-Shorts: Avg. 41
9. Rock: Avg. 43.67
10. Joe Pro: Avg. 54
11. T-Smoke: Avg. 54.5
12. Don: No Keepers

Again, let me just say that this is not an indictment of anyone's team or a litmus test as to predict future success. There are other factors to take into consideration when determining the quality of a team such as: how well the draft went, how many points your opponent scores, who got injured/suspended, and which players have a bye.

The only reason I compiled this data was to show who's keepers were performing the best so far this season.
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