I'm in a 12 team PPR league with the #8 pick in the first round. In my league, you only have to start 1 RB any given week. After doing several mocks I keep finding it "easy" to go WR-WR-WR in the first three rounds.
For example:
RD 1: #8: A. Johnson/R. Moss -- Solid picks in PPR. Don't want any part of S. Jackson or M. Turner.
RD 2: #17: Miles Austin/Calvin Johnson/R. White -- Still talking elite WRs at this point. Don't like Mendenhall here. Don't like D. Williams either who could split carries.
RD 3: #32: C. Johnson/G. Jennings/L. Fitz/Steve Smith (Car) -- Lot of elite WRs are slipping here. Especially Fitz who could start getting undervalued. In between picks 17 and 32, A LOT of people are reaching for RBs who are in iffy situations:
* S. Greene -- doesn't catch the ball; history of injury; LT there
* R. Mathews -- Rookie; all touches but does he catch
* R. Grant -- Solid but unspectacular; doesn't catch ball
* J. Charles -- T. Jones looms
* B. Wells -- Offense questionable; Hightower still there
* P. Thomas -- Maybe 200 carries; Bush there; Payton will find another goal line back to replace Hamilton
So, I'm just finding it hard as hell to draft a RB when there are elite WRs with serious upside staring me in the face. I can't find one reason why I should draft any of these RBs over the WRs that are available.
Why "reach" for a RB early here when there are plenty of them later (i.e. M. Bush, M. Barber, F. Jackson, J. Forsett, A. Foster, etc.) with equal risk / upside? Especially when it's pretty clear that the NFL is turning pass happy while at the same time RBBC dominates.
And this is coming from a guy that used to be a RB-RB guy for years.
Feel like a major change is taking place this year. And why fight it.
Somebody give me a reason why one of these RBs should be drafted and this strategy should be avoided.
Thanks.
KY
For example:
RD 1: #8: A. Johnson/R. Moss -- Solid picks in PPR. Don't want any part of S. Jackson or M. Turner.
RD 2: #17: Miles Austin/Calvin Johnson/R. White -- Still talking elite WRs at this point. Don't like Mendenhall here. Don't like D. Williams either who could split carries.
RD 3: #32: C. Johnson/G. Jennings/L. Fitz/Steve Smith (Car) -- Lot of elite WRs are slipping here. Especially Fitz who could start getting undervalued. In between picks 17 and 32, A LOT of people are reaching for RBs who are in iffy situations:
* S. Greene -- doesn't catch the ball; history of injury; LT there
* R. Mathews -- Rookie; all touches but does he catch
* R. Grant -- Solid but unspectacular; doesn't catch ball
* J. Charles -- T. Jones looms
* B. Wells -- Offense questionable; Hightower still there
* P. Thomas -- Maybe 200 carries; Bush there; Payton will find another goal line back to replace Hamilton
So, I'm just finding it hard as hell to draft a RB when there are elite WRs with serious upside staring me in the face. I can't find one reason why I should draft any of these RBs over the WRs that are available.
Why "reach" for a RB early here when there are plenty of them later (i.e. M. Bush, M. Barber, F. Jackson, J. Forsett, A. Foster, etc.) with equal risk / upside? Especially when it's pretty clear that the NFL is turning pass happy while at the same time RBBC dominates.
And this is coming from a guy that used to be a RB-RB guy for years.
Feel like a major change is taking place this year. And why fight it.
Somebody give me a reason why one of these RBs should be drafted and this strategy should be avoided.
Thanks.
KY
