should i keep matt ryan or brandin cooks for this auction?

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ryan or cooks?

Poll ended at Wed Aug 14, 2019 1:16 pm

ryan
3
75%
cooks
1
25%
 
Total votes: 4

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should i keep matt ryan or brandin cooks for this auction?

Postby mhsmustang23 » Sat Aug 10, 2019 1:16 pm

league format:
2 qb
2 RB
2 WR
2 TE
2 R/W/T

qbs get 6 per td, -3 per INT, no yardage bonuses. WR''s get 100 (3 pts)/200(6 pts) yard bonuses, non ppr.

$500 auction budget.

i can keep cooks for $50 or matt ryan for $40. i know this would typically be obvious but consider matt ryans past 5 years vs cooks:

ryan: 2018 - qb 2
17 - qb 15
16 - qb 2
15 - qb 20
14 - qb 7

cooks: 18 - wr 13
17 - wr 7
16 - wr 8
15 - wr 12



also for context: mahomes is being kept for $40, baker is being kept for $15, and davante adams is being kept for $50.

ive been struggling because i feel like if i keep ryan, the trend would have him finishing in the teens and hed be more expensive than baker/mahomes so im starting in a hole. my concern with cooks is that i dont know if $50 is actually saving any money with him. if i went with cooks id probably consider hi my wr 1 and go rb/te heavy on my spending and try to find value at qb in the trubisky/winston/cousins tier.

if i keep ryan i would probably not spend another dollar on the qb spot and accept mariota or someone on that tier as my qb 2.

should i not take a keeper?
what does everyone think?

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Re: should i keep matt ryan or brandin cooks for this auction?

Postby moishetreats » Sat Aug 10, 2019 3:59 pm

Ryan is a slam-dunk.

And how much another player is being kept for is irrelevant. The question is how much Ryan would go for if a free agent right now (and Cooks). I'll bet that Ryan is worth far more than $40 (and Cooks might not even be worth $50).
10 tms 27 plrs PPR
Start: 2QB 2RB 3WR 2TE 2Flex / best ball

QB: Herbert, Love, Rodgers, G Smith, Stidham, T Taylor, Hall
RB: McCaffrey, Mixon, Pacheco, Montgomery, Z White, Allgeier, Dillon
WR: Hill, St. Brown, Kupp, Allen, Lockett, B Johnson
TE: Kelce, Kmet, Kraft, Okonkwo, Dulcich, Tremble

2024: 2.09, 3.07, 3.08, 3.10, 4.08
2025: 2nd (x2), 4th, 5th (x2)
2026: 1st, 2nd (x2), 3rd, 4th, 5th



12 tms 22 active plyrs. Salary Cap $300 PPR
Start: 1QB 2RB 3WR 1TE 1SF 1Flex / best ball

QB: Lawrence (contract through 2026), Love ('24), Rodgers ('24), Stidham ('25), Lock ('25)
RB: Bijan Robinson ('25), Pollard ('27), Dillon ('24), Rodriguez ('24), Spiller ('24)
WR: G Wilson ('26), AJ Brown ('26), DJ Montgomery ('25)
TE: --
2024 Cap Spent: $186

IR: --
TAXI SQUAD (4 max): --

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Re: should i keep matt ryan or brandin cooks for this auction?

Postby Mjvb5 » Sun Aug 11, 2019 8:48 am

moishetreats wrote: Sat Aug 10, 2019 3:59 pm Ryan is a slam-dunk.

And how much another player is being kept for is irrelevant. The question is how much Ryan would go for if a free agent right now (and Cooks). I'll bet that Ryan is worth far more than $40 (and Cooks might not even be worth $50).
X2 Ryan is a locked and loaded top 8 qb. Do not worry about that weird historical on off trend for Ryan it’s a crazy thing I know but it’s probably just from chance


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