Who's Keepin Who?

Time is flying super fast and we're getting very close to our league draft on September 1st. First up though is the all important keeper deadline. Saturday Night was the deadline to see what players were gonna be kept for the upcoming season. Here's a team by team look at who's keeping who.

Me (Arturo's Beans)

Keepers: LeSean McCoy, Brandon Marshall

Notable Releases: Montee Ball

Overview: Struggled with the Marshall/Ball decision mightily but since I've got one elite RB already in McCoy, decided to play it safe and keep a #1 WR in Brandon Marshall. There's too many question marks with Montee Ball in my opinion and to use a 2nd round pick on him scares me way to much. Marshall's a proven commodity and surefire top 5 receiver. Will this bite me in the ass? We'll see, but I'm going risk averse here.

Drew (JTG's Warehouse)

Keepers: Adrian Peterson

Notable Releases: Keenan Allen, Reggie Bush

Overview: Drew decided to break up the Bush/Peterson combo and reenter the 2nd round of the draft. Peterson was a no brainer of course. Keenan Allen was an intriguing keeper prospect, but he'll get thrown back in the pool. Drew will pick late in 2nd round. 

Albert (Channel 4 News Team)

Keepers: A.J. Green, Peyton Manning

Notable Releases: Le'veon Bell, Alfred Morris, Doug Martin

Overview: Albert had probably the most prospects to chose from but went with admittedly the best of the bunch. A.J. Green and Manning is a deadly combo and catapults Albert to the list of contenders for this season's crown. That leaves the trio of running backs out in the cold and back to the redraft pool. Martin is very intriguing as just a year ago he was a top 5 prospect and even a candidate to be drafted #1 overall, but it's just too difficult to throw back Peyton Manning into the redraft pool.

Matt

Keepers: Jamaal Charles, Jordy Nelson

Notable Releases: None

Overview: Jamaal was a no brainer, and Jordy is the only other keepable prospect Matt had and that's who he went with. Jordy's upside is always enormous in the Packers offense. Excellent start for Matt.

Leland

No Keepers

Notable Releases: Randall Cobb, C.J. Spiller

Overview: This was expected as though Cobb is an excellent receiver, he's not worth a 1st round pick. Spiller only makes the notable releases because last year he was drafted #1. Leland is officially rebuilding from scratch and he'll try to regain that championship form he had two years ago.

Mayra

Keepers: Dez Bryant, Antonio Brown

Notable Releases: Aaron Rodgers, Alshon Jeffrey

Overview: Dez obviously was going to be kept, but Antonio Brown was probably the most shocking keeper of the list. Not that Brown doesn't deserve to be kept, he's an absolute beast especially in a PPR format, but he was kind of the forgotten player when Mayra had Aaron Rodgers and Alshon Jeffrey to chose from as well. I think this is a sneaky good keeper, and Mayra's 1-2 WR is combo is deadly. It does however leave Aaron Rodgers and Alshon Jeffrey back in the pool and you can bet those two will be highly coveted.

Dad

Keepers: Jimmy Graham

Notable Releases: Ray Rice

Overview: Yep, no way is Dad letting go of the best tight end in the game today. Dad will be picking back in the 2nd round. I only put Ray Rice on the notable releases because of how disappointing he was. Dad took him 5 overall last year and he was surprisingly terrible. Now facing a two game suspension, Rice is lower end RB2 a far cry from being a player to carry a fantasy team on his back.

Ryan

Keepers: Eddie Lacy

Notable Releases: Julius Thomas, Larry Fitzgerald

Overview: Eddie Lacy looks to be the next best running back and he was shoe in for Ryan. Rather than keep an elite tight end like Julius Thomas or an aging receiving in Fitz, Ryan will re-enter the 2nd round of the draft to see what's out there.

Eugene

Keepers: Demarco Murray, Julio Jones

Notable Releases: Gio Bernard

Overview: I tell ya what..don't sleep on Eugene this season. I love what he's doing here with his keepers. The big thing is health with these two, but if they stay healthy, it's a great start to what can be a potential championship roster. Eugene had to let go of Gio Bernard, but I think he made the right choice out of the 3. Definitely a team to keep your eye on.

Alex

Keepers: Marshawn Lynch

Notable Releases: Arian Foster, Zac Stacy

Overview: Alex is in a great position as he can keep a lead back like Marshawn, and then in the 2nd round he'll basically have the 3rd pick overall of what's left in the draft pool. The player he gets there will more than likely be better than keeping Foster or Zac Stacy. It's a situation where it actually pays to have a higher pick in the draft.

Kenny

Keepers: Calvin Johnson, DeMaryius Thomas

Notable Releases: Drew Brees

Overview: This has been a forgone conclusion since last season ended. There was no doubt Kenny was keeping the arguably top 2 wide receivers in the game today. This combo alone has to make Kenny a favorite to win it all.  He had to bite the bullet and Drew Brees, but it's sacrifice that is 100% worth it.

Mark

Keepers: Matt Forte

Notable Releases: Victor Cruz, Steven Jackson

Overview: Realistically, especially at where Mark is drafting, Forte was the only player worth keeping, but he's a hell of a player. The good thing for Mark, is he has the 2nd overall pick of what's left in the player pool and there are some great choices out there. Whoever Mark gets in the 2nd round combined with Forte should provide the foundation of what should be a competitive squad for this season.