Here's a look back at how I handled my first ever rebuild this year. I've played 13 other seasons of dynasty in various leagues over the years and made the playoffs in all of them. I took over this orphan team days before the season started and, by Week 3, decided to make it my first rebuild.
Team I took over:
QB: Burrow, Lance, Wentz, Carr, Mills
RB: Javonte Williams, Singletary, Michael Carter, R. Stevenson
WR: Godwin, Aiyuk, Diontae, Jeudy, Waddle, MWill, Toney, Mooney, Cephus
TE: Gesicki, Irv Smith/Herndon, Jarwin, Freiermuth
Picks: Team-earned R1-4 2022-24
This is a 12-team SF PPR 1.5 TE team where you start QB 2xRB 2xWR TE 2xFL SF. I've got to give the previous owner credit for his draft. He should have stuck with the team! Surprisingly, I made fewer trades than usual. Part of that was due to the league, but I did offer fewer trades. Still, I added five 1st rounders in the five trades. Here they are, in order:
1. Wentz and 22 2nd (2.03) for Renfrow and 22 1st (1.06)
2. Burrow and 23 2nd for Fields, Gainwell and 23 1st
3. Godwin, Diontae, MWill, Stevenson for Chase, Claypool, G. Davis, Parham, Campbell, 22 2nd (2.09)
4. Carr, Gesicki, Renfrow, Michael Carter, 22 2nd (2.09) , 23 3rd for Goedert, Mac Jones, 22 1st (1.08), 23 1st
5. Goedert, D'Ernest for 22 1st of 3-6 team (1.11)
Analysis: No. 4 seems like a HR to me, No. 3 maybe a double, No. 1 a single, No. 5 probably ended up being a negative because I got unlucky with him making the playoffs and final. If I had just lost to his competitor for the last playoff spot in W13, his 1.11 would be 1.04. Giving up Burrow could haunt me. This was when Fields had just become starter, before he looked bad, and in a league with 4 pt passing TD and 1 pt/25 passing yards, I decided to build around two running QBs in Fields and Lance.
Team at end of season:
QB: Lance, Fields/Dalton, Mac Jones, Mills, Minshew
RB: JaVonte, Singletary, Gainwell, Foreman, D'Ernest
WR: Chase, Waddle, Aiyuk, Mooney, Jeudy, Claypool, Toney, G. Davis, Campbell, Cephus, Smith-Marsette
TE: Muth, Irv Smith, Parham
Picks: 22 1.03, 1.06, 1.08, 1.11, 23 three 1sts
Overall, I'm happy to get the added picks to put my mark on this team, and happy to have Chase, Waddle and JaVonte to build around. Plus a ton of depth at WR that gives me options. I'll look to add some RBs with my 1st rounders this year, by pick or trade. The competitiveness of my team going forward basically depends on Lance and Fields stepping up.