Anyone play keeper leagues? (1 Viewer)

[BigSteelThrill]

Just curious as its a decidedly different beast.

I know lots of people/leagues who do it.

But wasnt sure of people from around FBGs who do these types of format.

Was curious to all the various types being used.

Was hoping to see the crux of your leagues set up - not all the rules.

 

[AnonymousBob]

Limited keeper league (budget based cutdowns, not # of player limits) and we do a complete redraft every fourth year.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Limited keeper league (budget based cutdowns, not # of player limits) and we do a complete redraft every fourth year.

Sweetness.How long you guys been at it?

 

[Sweet Love]

I am in a Raleigh, NC FBG league and we started back in 05...It is Keep 3 (no more than two at a position) and no longer than 4 years for one player on the same roster. This coming year will be my fourth with S-Jax, so I need to move him by week 10 or lose him without any compensation for the next year.

Although I am in a tough spot, I find it exciting. Do I move him now and get good value for him, or do I hold him until week 10 and see what people would be willing to offer me. Or I can just keep him through the year hoping that I can do some damage in the playoffs.

 

[pmcdade]

We clean the slate every 3rd year. We also have a kitty so the 3rd year matters more as does each season. Heres the rules:

http://football21.myfantasyleague.com/2008...=21555&O=26

 

[mikel0254]

I am in a Raleigh, NC FBG league and we started back in 05...It is Keep 3 (no more than two at a position) and no longer than 4 years for one player on the same roster. This coming year will be my fourth with S-Jax, so I need to move him by week 10 or lose him without any compensation for the next year. Although I am in a tough spot, I find it exciting. Do I move him now and get good value for him, or do I hold him until week 10 and see what people would be willing to offer me. Or I can just keep him through the year hoping that I can do some damage in the playoffs.

I'm in a keep 2 every year, no position limit. One player can only be kept on the same roster for a max of 2 years, and the same two players can't be kept two years in a row. (example - if I kept Brady and Addai last year, I could only keep one of Brady and Addai this year - and I'd have to pick another keeper to go along with whichever I chose). Due to our setup, there are multiple major trades every year (which is the best part of our league IMO)

 

[Road Warriors]

I play in a Keep 2 setup. No limit on years, but the keeper is slotted in the draft 2 rounds earlier than he was selected for each year he is kept, so the draft pool is full of 1st & 2nd round talent, and keepers naturally return to the pool in 1-3 years typically.

The occasional flyer gives great value if you can find a top tier talent late in the draft. For example, Housh was selected in the 14th round 3 years ago ( or maybe 4? ). He can be kept for tremendous value for several years ( 12th in year 2, 10th in year 3, ... )

We've been at this for 5 years now, and its a decent fit for owners that don't have the time or mindset for fantasy, but want something more than redraft.

 

[Sweet Love]

I am in a Raleigh, NC FBG league and we started back in 05...It is Keep 3 (no more than two at a position) and no longer than 4 years for one player on the same roster. This coming year will be my fourth with S-Jax, so I need to move him by week 10 or lose him without any compensation for the next year. Although I am in a tough spot, I find it exciting. Do I move him now and get good value for him, or do I hold him until week 10 and see what people would be willing to offer me. Or I can just keep him through the year hoping that I can do some damage in the playoffs.

I'm in a keep 2 every year, no position limit. One player can only be kept on the same roster for a max of 2 years, and the same two players can't be kept two years in a row. (example - if I kept Brady and Addai last year, I could only keep one of Brady and Addai this year - and I'd have to pick another keeper to go along with whichever I chose). Due to our setup, there are multiple major trades every year (which is the best part of our league IMO)

Sounds good. We are in our first year of having to move people, but there will be only two trades based on this as everyone else has moved since we originally drafted (just S-Jax and LT on the block). The nice things is, from here on out, we will have mandatory moves like this, so I am psyched to see how it alters the landscape.

 

[GregR_2]

When we set our keep-4 league up, we took a look at the previous 3 or 4 years worth of top players at the positions, and came to the conclusion we didn't need to set any keeper limits because players don't stay near the top for long enough to unbalance the league that much.

With hindsight, we were correct. Even the very elite players haven't remained on the same teams because teams are looking to move them before they fall off. LT has been traded recently, Priest was traded once during his peak and again right before he broke down. Peyton has changed teams recently, Owens has changed teams twice, Moss wasn't kept going into last season, Harrison went back on the wood pile, etc.

Also, I'll note that our keepers are optional keepers, keeping 1 costs you a 1st, keeping 2 costs you a 1st and 2nd, etc. So there are plenty of occasions where teams don't keep players because they want to go after players who weren't kept or rookies, and if you didn't use your pick on a keeper you select an undrafted player with it, essentially picking before the keeper teams. We've had teams not keep anyone and win the league that year.

I think I'm the only team who has been in the playoffs every year and been in the running every year but one for best regular season record, and I've only managed it by revamping my keepers every season. Sitting pat on the same players just hasn't been a winning strategy, things change too much from year to year.

Edit to add: We did, in one league, institute a maximum of 2 players kept at any single position.

 

[supersecretid]

Just curious as its a decidedly different beast. I know lots of people/leagues who do it. But wasnt sure of people from around FBGs who do these types of format.Was curious to all the various types being used. Was hoping to see the crux of your leagues set up - not all the rules.

Each year we get:1 Keeper - your keeper is named at the end of the season and can be anyone on your current team, you carry them over to the next year for free1 Franchise Player - your franchise player is named at the beginning of the year. You MUST keep them for 3 years unless they are no longer a starter (we have rules to establish "starters"). At the end of 3 years you may not keep the player using your keeper tag, you lose him. The only time you name a new franchise player is when you lose your current one (either the end of 3 years or due to becoming a non-starter)1 Developmental Player - you may select 1 rookie to carry over to next year for free

 

[massraider]

5 keepers on offense and defense. You give up the corresponding draft pick every year, if you wanna keep a player. Really rewards the savvy drafter.

 

[FUBAR]

We clean the slate every 3rd year. We also have a kitty so the 3rd year matters more as does each season. Heres the rules:

http://football21.myfantasyleague.com/2008...=21555&O=26

:( Interesting concept. At first, I didn't like it as it limits deeper keepers, but in some ways, it's an improved redraft, so that's cool.

 

[AnonymousBob]

Limited keeper league (budget based cutdowns, not # of player limits) and we do a complete redraft every fourth year.

Sweetness.How long you guys been at it?

I've been in the league five years but the league itself has been going on for about a decade. It works extremely well for us.

 

[Chaos Commish]

I'm in a progressive IDP keeper entering it's 9th season. Progressive, in this case, means we keep one extra player every year. This year we keep nine. Year two we kept 2. This league also has some goofy scoring rules and starts 1rb, 1 wr, 1te, and 3flex at any of those spots. So there's an option to start 4 RBs and a couple teams hording serious RB strength and depth. It's a 14 teamer and the scoring is RB and QB dominant, very TD heavy. My team has been awful but almost always in the playoffs as 8 teams qualify. I haven't been able to overcome some bad moves a few years back no matter what I try. It is a very frustrating league. When I was scaling back my FF exposure I nearly quit, but it's also such a challenge that every time I look at my team, the other teams, who has to keep and drop who, where I draft, well, the juices get flowing and I love my stupid team in this stupid league with stupid rules.

 

[thehobbit]

We are in a dynasty/keeper.

You are given 19 picks/rds. For each person you keep you give up a round.

We've been at it 10 years and enjoy the setup.

3QB Limit, 5 RB Limit, 5 WR limit, all others 2 limit.

 

[The Man with the Plan]

I'm in a 10-team auction keeper league with a $200 cap where we get to keep 2 players each season. It costs 10$ more each season to keep a player that you drafted ($10 flat fee for undrafted players) and you can keep them for up to 3-seasons then they become free agents available to anybody willing to pay.

There's a lot of strategy involved as to whether to keep somebody at a higher price to ensure their services or to let them go and hope that you can get them back at a cheaper price. This season I have to decide between keeping two of Moss at $31, Romo at $20, Portis at $35 and Westbrook at $62. Man it's going to be a tough decision. A lot of fun also but definitely tough.