I hated having to trade Maroney away in a keeper league but here is the situation:
My draft this year was:
1.02 Shaun Alexander (non PPR league so I thought he would be better than LT...what an idiotic move )
2.11 Marvin Harrison
3.02 Carson Palmer
4.11 Jamal Lewis
5.02 Laurence Maroney
6.11 Muhsin Muhammad
7.02 Frank Gore
etc etc
Now, the rules of this league are that I am allowed to keep 6 players from my 1st year to the 2nd year, with the following restrictions:
- I can only keep 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 K and 1 D maximum as part of my 6 keeper players
- I can only keep 3 players from my 1st 6 players drafted
So, basically if I had kept Maroney, then assuming I keep Shaun Alex too for next year, I am stuck with having to drop Frank Gore (2 RB constraint) and one out of Harrison or Palmer (only 3 allowed from 1st 6picks). So that option would lead me to a team of:
Palmer, Shaun A, Maroney next year and LOSING Gore and Harrison
OR
Harrison, Shaun A, Maroney next year and LOSING Palmer and Frank Gore
So to avoid that mess, I traded Maroney away for Plaxico Burress.
Now, next year I get to keep:
Palmer, Gore, Shaun Alexander, Burress and Harrison (and I will keep Kellen Winslow II too - my 9th rounder from this year)
And I get better WR for the stretch run this year too (with Toomer out, hopefully this helps more)
So yes I lost Maroney but I think I got the best return I could (I tried getting Fitz, Holt, TO and even Randy Moss but did not get the bites I needed)
What do you think? Good move or not....walk me off the ledge because if Gore breaks another leg or something and Maroney becomes a stud on the NE team, I am gonna be mad