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Post by Picklenator on Jun 26, 2009 11:08:55 GMT -8
in preparation for our live draft in 60 days i want to get my head around preferred selection types. last year i took a QB (brady) first round and obviously i struggled all year for great RB / QB's. So what order do you suggest we have QB, WR, WR, WR, RB, RB, TE, W/R, K, DEF, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN. any suggestions for this year?
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Post by palmabeer on Jun 28, 2009 13:16:45 GMT -8
Picklenator,
I've been wondering the same thing, although my league only starts 2 WRs, 2 RBs and a flex (no TE although they count as WRs). I've been doing at least one mock draft a day (often more though) since early May, and I've noticed that if you go with one of the big three QBs (Brees, Brady, Manning) in the second round, you severely limit yourself on the quality of a second RB or top WR in the third round (assuming you go RB in the first round).
Despite my strong desire to have Brady or Brees as my QB (I had Brady during his 50 TD campaign) I am forcing myself to wait until at least round 5 in all likelihood to pick a QB. That way I can get 2 quality RBs and 2 top WRs (not exactly sure when I am going to take them until I find out my draft position).
Considering you start three WRs, I might consider going RB-WR-RB-WR-WR although you might want to think about picking your TE1 in round 4 or 5 (but then again there are a lot of decent options for TEs out there this year...I've been able to snag Tony Scheffler in round 15 of almost every 10 team mock draft I've been in). That brings up a good point though...how many teams are in your league? It mgiht help us determine a strategy for you.
Hope that helped some!
palmabeer
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Post by Picklenator on Jun 29, 2009 10:34:48 GMT -8
good advice. we were 12 last year and are currently sitting at 6 registered. we are trying to ween out those that didn't participate. likely we'll sit around 8 - 10.
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Post by Bruno Boys Steger on Jun 30, 2009 10:36:40 GMT -8
I think the thing you need to consider is where you pick in the first round. If you can't get an elite running back like Adrian Peterson or Michael Turner, then I don't see anything wrong in selecting a player like Drew Brees. Brees keeps getting better and better in New Orleans and the numbers he's putting up are ridiculous. At the same time, why reach for a running back like Clinton Portis or Steve Slaton in mid-first round when you can get a similar-caliber player in the second.
Obviously choosing a QB in the first round will leave you with limited selection of RBs in the next two rounds but the overall quality of the RB pool has dropped considerably in the past five years, due partly to a lot of teams using two-back systems. The worst thing you can do is reach for a player because you feel the need to fill that position. The name of the game is points, take the player that will bring you the most.
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Post by Picklenator on Jun 30, 2009 11:49:04 GMT -8
another good point. which begs the questions, when do you jump out of the RB position to pull WR or QB? so, if
if RB's adrian petersen, turner, jone-drew and forte are gone, then pull a QB? which WR's if they are gone suggest you jump to QB? fitzgerald? who else?
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