MyopiaBread
Footballguy
My group of friends will be starting a dynasty league this season. All of us have played redraft for years but haven't taken the plunge into a dynasty league yet. As we've been setting up the rules of our league we've been discussing who a person's #1 pick overall would be. The answers appeared to vary quite a bit from person to person which leads me to believe that an owner's "philosophy" for a successful dynasty team can have a large impact on a start-up draft.I've found even more evidence for this when I begin to look at dynasty rankings and start-up ADP. In a redraft format there appears to be much more consensus on where players are ranked and drafted. When it comes to dynasty ranks and ADP there always appears to be much more variability.There appears to be two different factors within an owner's philosophy. The first one is age/experience - Proven veteran talent vs. young upside talent. The second is based on how an owner views positions on a dynasty team and the factors associated with each position - RB - short shelf life but hardest players to get due to positional scarcity, WR/TE - medium shelf life and a bit easier to acquire due to the depth of the position (but elite WR talent is still difficult to come by) and QB - long shelf life and fairly easy to acquire a solid starter but true stud talent can set you apart for years to come.I am interested in how an owner views these two factors together and how it can shape a start-up draft (especially in the first round). For example the owner of the 1.01 may value proven talent at the RB position and draft Foster or AP but another owner may value young upside talent at the RB position and end up drafting a Richardson or Martin with the 1.01. Another owner could view a proven talent at WR and draft Calvin at 1.01 or a younger option and select AJG instead. Then there are owners that may select a proven QB talent like Rodgers or a young QB talent like Luck.So my questions to the community that deal mostly with a start-up draft but can be expanded to dynasty play in general: Are there any other factors you see in an owner’s “philosophy” that I’ve missed? What is your particular “philosophy” when it comes to dynasty leagues? Is there a “best” or “proven” “philosophy” that you’ve identified in your experience?Obviously an owner’s philosophy can change depending upon starting requirements so we’ll assume a standard starting roster of 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 FlexI thought this could be a very interesting topic that could spark a lot of good discussion. Thanks in advance.P.S. This thread is not me asking who to draft with the 1.01. I'm hoping the discussion goes deeper than that so I can make up my own mind about how I'll choose to play dynasty.