jvdesigns2002
Footballguy
Hey everybody--thank you in advance for reading this post (and hopefully adding some feedback). Generally speaking--the motivation behind this new topic for me was created in the numerous mock drafts I've done getting prepared for this season. Here is some background on me-- I'm fairly new to fantasy sports--this is only like my 5th season doing it. I've done very well in the leagues that I have played--between the one fantasy basketball league and the at least 3 fantasy football leagues that I enter--I've won the championship over 30% of the time--and have made it deep in the playoffs many times (a couple championship game losses in there too). I've noticed a lot of the success that I've had in my leagues is taking a "business"-like approach to the draft and the league in general. I manage a very successful retail business--and part of our success is absolutely based on the understanding that the "buying" process is as equally important as the "selling" process. However, in the mocks that I've tried this season so far---it seems as though "value" drafting is being utilized to a minimal effect. For example--in one of the mocks I just participated in--I had the 7th pick in a 12 team non ppr draft. I tried a strategy going calvin with my first pick and jimmy graham with my second pick as an experiment. My original plan was to use my next two picks for running backs--but to my shock--drew brees was still available at my 3rd round--so I took him (the value was just too great for me to pass up). I was shocked to see teams had drafted 3 and 4 rbs before picking a guy like brees who would give any fantasy team a 3-4 point weekly advantage on average. I end up taking an rb 4th and was planning on taking another in the 5th--when to my shock gronkowski was still there towards the end of the 5th round. At this point--I'm thinking to myself--I can either draft possibly the 30th best rb or a guy who is most likely going to be the 2nd best te in fantasy football. I've never had a problem making trades in any of my leagues--and I know for a fact that if gronk basically breathes on a football field this season--I could trade him for a better rb than is available for me to draft in the late 5th--so I drafted him in the mock. If only I could have copied the chat room banter that my gronk pick started. People started slamming me like I was some novice---and honestly--I don't mind--everybody is entitled to their opinions--but my question is: At what point do most fantasy players factor in value when drafting? In every league that I have played--only one team has ever won the championship that didn't make a trade throughout the season--and it happened to be in fantasy basketball. For me personally--with the "business"-like point of view that I have--that buying is just as important as selling-- one of the best places to "buy low" in fantasy sports is at the draft--but is there a point where this strategy should be implemented or abandoned? And of course--can we please try to avoid trolling or using extreme examples in the replies. For example-- I'm not saying that teams should draft 5 qbs in a row to "corner" markets..etc. Thank you again.
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