Managing Editor and Director of Operations for Sports Grumblings LLC, is nationally published covering the National Football League, Major League Baseball, College Football and has been a FSWA Writer of the Year finalist. Involved with Fantasy Sports since 1973, Tony has hosted radio and internet broadcasts that include the 'Dog and Tony Show' with NFL draft analyst D.J Boyer, 'Football Central', 'Finn on Sports', 'Gridiron Gamblers', and is the Senior NFL analyst for the PBS broadcast of "NFL Intellect".
The parameters of a fantasy keeper league are vast and in turn so is any column that outlines the value of specific players to protect in year-to-year formats. The variables considered in this position-by-position keeper chart is a combination of the following:
1) 2008 projected production 2) Long-term value 3) Durability 4) Offensive scheme 5) Competition at position
The following list of wide receivers is not a reflection of the Sports Grumblings world famous FFRS (Fantasy Forecast Ranking System). It's one man's opinion and an early forecast for the 2008 fantasy football season.
Rank
Wide Receiver
Team
Keeper Analysis
1
Andre Johnson
Houston
Big, strong, fast; a
young Terrell Owens
2
Reggie
Wayne
Indianapolis
Unquestionably the
No. 1 in Indy
3
Chad Johnson
Cincinnati
Will remain in the
high octane Cincy Off
4
Steve
Smith
Carolina
His future will rest
on he health of Jake D
5
T.J.
Houshmandzadeh
Cincinnati
100 catches
guaranteed if healthy
6
Randy Moss
New
England
Must remain in New
England to rank here
7
Braylon
Edwards
Cleveland
Terrific future with
D Anderson at QB
8
Roy
Williams
Detroit
Can he stay healthy
for a full season?
9
Larry
Fitzgerald
Arizona
Can he work with one
QB for a full season?
10
Terrell
Owens
Dallas
Will remain in Dallas
for another season
11
Plaxico
Burress
New
York Giants
Played the
entire season injured (ankle)
12
Brandon Marshall
Denver
Led the league in
targets and was 33% of the Off
13
Santonio
Holmes
Pittsburgh
Learning how to go
over the middle from the best
14
Marques Colston
New
Orleans
Great freshman and
sophomore campaigns
15
Anquan
Boldin
Arizona
Big, strong target
that continues to overachieve
16
Greg Jennings
Green
Bay
Best RAC numbers; and
a great sophomore season
17
D.J. Hackett
Seattle
Give the Trojan a
full season with Hasselbeck… wow!
18
Torry Holt
St.
Louis
Plays on the hardest
surface in the league/bad knee
19
Marvin Harrison
Indianapolis
Finally started
showing his age this year
20
Calvin
Johnson
Detroit
Terrific talent will
see his third offense in three years
