Questions
Paul Freeman
Who would you rather have in a Keeper league Brees or Newton?
1pt per 10 yrds Passing or rushing 6pts per passing or rushing TD
Most Keeper Leagues you are not signing a player to a lifetime contract. You keep Brees this season. Maybe next year you may have a greater need. Brees should have a bouce back year.
I know a lot of people are feaking out about Brees losing Jimmy Graham. Brees has had top 10 fantasy QB Numbers before Graham. Why not after he leaves?
My response was dictated entirely upon the scoring system you defined. I wrote 600 attempts, but his average over the last half decade is probably closer to 650, and if you look you'll see Newton's pass attempts have dropped four consecutive years in a row.
Times change, of course, but it is what it is. If your desire is to look 5 years down the road then keep Newton. But if you'd like to win NOW you should keep Brees.
Given ground or air being equal, Brees is the better bet. The man averages nearly 5K per season, typically 40 TD's at that. As much as I like Cam, and I do like Cam, in THIS scoring system the answer would have to be Brees. In a typical format, the choice would be much more difficult.
Some fear the loss of Graham. Don't. He didn't do squat last year and Saints are not a dumb team. I don't know what it is, but they moved Graham for a reason. Brandin Cooks should be ready to rock and Saints will surely draft another target anyway.
If it were me, I'd roll dice with the dome QB passing 600 times for his offensive minded coach. Given your scoring system, the choice is fairly obvious.