I have been part of a 12 team auction league for about 20 years. This year is the first year I am really struggling with a strategy.
My gut tells me it will be very hard to win a championship this year without either D. Johnson or Bell. My initial thoughts are to grab the first one of these two that is nominated. Most experienced players know you don't want the last guy in a tier....they tend to go for a premium. So I figure the first of those two will be the "better value".
I tier my players and usually try and also grab the "cheapest" WR1 in my top tier. This year, that would be Brown, OBJ, JJ, Green, Evans and Jordy. One of the top tier guys usually goes for a few dollars cheaper than the others. I try and snatch that guy.
So if I follow those guidelines, I would end up with one of the big two RB's and a top tier WR1. I feel like the next large group of RB's are all fairly equal. And I feel like WR is as deep as ever.
8 of the 12 teams make the playoffs. So the other strategy I considered was drafting two stud WR's and grabbing Zeke. .500 teams usually make the playoffs in this league. So losing him for 6 (or less) games wouldn't really kill my chances. I could use the savings I get from buying Zeke to be stronger at the WR position.
Thoughts?
My gut tells me it will be very hard to win a championship this year without either D. Johnson or Bell. My initial thoughts are to grab the first one of these two that is nominated. Most experienced players know you don't want the last guy in a tier....they tend to go for a premium. So I figure the first of those two will be the "better value".
I tier my players and usually try and also grab the "cheapest" WR1 in my top tier. This year, that would be Brown, OBJ, JJ, Green, Evans and Jordy. One of the top tier guys usually goes for a few dollars cheaper than the others. I try and snatch that guy.
So if I follow those guidelines, I would end up with one of the big two RB's and a top tier WR1. I feel like the next large group of RB's are all fairly equal. And I feel like WR is as deep as ever.
8 of the 12 teams make the playoffs. So the other strategy I considered was drafting two stud WR's and grabbing Zeke. .500 teams usually make the playoffs in this league. So losing him for 6 (or less) games wouldn't really kill my chances. I could use the savings I get from buying Zeke to be stronger at the WR position.
Thoughts?