Keeper Analysis - The Magic Stick

DeMarco Murray, RB, Dallas Cowboys
Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona Cardinals
Rob Gronkowski, TE, New England Patriots

Well once again Russ rolls into the CKL season with good ol' Trusty and Rusty, Andre Johnson and Drew Brees.  How many years has Russ been hanging onto these gu-

WAIT WHA????? No AJ?? No Drew Brees?  You gotta be kidding me!  Lost in the misery of my own miserable 2011 season, I neglected to properly notice and appreciate that Russ pulled off some pretty big moves.  If I remember correctly, he pulled Murray of FAAB and made trades for Gronk and Fitz.  Well played, sir!  Those trades look pretty good right now.  

Anyways, I like team Magic Stick better this year than ever before.  We’re so used to the Stick entering the season with Brees, Andre, and [insert D-BAG here] it’s really nice to see Russ go into the draft with a full stable of talented players.  Fitz, Murray, and Gronk are all sure-fire 1st / 2nd rounders in a redraft.  With the 4th pick in this years draft, Russ has a very solid opportunity to field a competitive playoff team this year.  

The only minor concerns:

• Kevin Kolb is a bum.  I know.  I drafted him last year.  Nonetheless, Larry gets it done, and his floor is pretty high.
• The Cowboys throw the ball on ≈80% of their redzone possessions. Murray is an emerging talent, but Russ has to rely on 'Jerry's boy-genius' aka 'Josh McDaniels 2.0' aka 'head coach Jason Garrett' to give him the ball when it counts.
• No worries about Gronk. I mean what can you say about this guy? He bags pornstars? Oops. Sorry. He's a good football player. How's that?

Make no mistake, folks, The Magic Stick is for real this year [but don't they look good every August?]. TMS enters the draft with a top-shelf set of keepers.  Only the Roo Tang Clan (Stafford/McCoy/Forte) and Pink Nightmare (Foster/Graham/AJ Green) are clearly superior in terms of pure value as 2012 players.  The door is open, Russ!  Build a B+ team around these A keepers and you’re in the playoffs. Do it for the underachievers!!