6 point passing TDs (1 Viewer)

[Mr. Deltoid]

My main league just changed scoring for passing TDs from 4 to 6. I agree with the move because this league was traditionally 97% RBs in the first two rounds and this should offset that a little.

However, I'm wondering how this alters strategy. On the one hand, having a guy (Tom Brady?) who has a monster season could make your team virtually unstoppable. On the other hand, everybody's passing TDs are worth more, so in a sense it shouldn't change your strategy at all.

Thoughts? I'm sure someone else has asked this question but I couldn't find any related threads...

Mr. D

 

[Evilgrin 72]

It makes QBs more valuable relative to the other positions but not relative to one another. The elite QBs will get drafted higher, and guys like Brady, Romo, Manning, and maybe even Brees are worthy of being selected in the first two rounds.

 

[Deuce'sWild]

I play in a league that is setup this way. I try to land the last of the elite QBs (Brady, Manning, Romo, Brees) in the 3rd round. I think that's where the value is

 

[Brian Sinclair]

We play with 6pt passing TD's but we also deduct 3 pts for an interception. Adding this means if they throw alot of Int's then the QB is penalized.

Brian

My main league just changed scoring for passing TDs from 4 to 6. I agree with the move because this league was traditionally 97% RBs in the first two rounds and this should offset that a little.

However, I'm wondering how this alters strategy. On the one hand, having a guy (Tom Brady?) who has a monster season could make your team virtually unstoppable. On the other hand, everybody's passing TDs are worth more, so in a sense it shouldn't change your strategy at all.

Thoughts? I'm sure someone else has asked this question but I couldn't find any related threads...

Mr. D

 

[ztiwomik]

So I'm in a league with 6 points TDs for qbs and no negative points for INTS. I have the 4th pick, and I'm strongly considering going Brady. I'm assuming that the top end up to Brees will not be there when I get back to the second pick and an elite QB is necessary.

Thoughts?

 

[Dexter Manley]

I play in a league that is setup this way. I try to land the last of the elite QBs (Brady, Manning, Romo, Brees) in the 3rd round. I think that's where the value is

I agree with this. This season is sort of odd, imo. Usually in year's past I would wait on qb's until later and try and grab one who I thought had top 5-6 potential. Last year I targeted Big Ben and it worked out perfectly. This season I don't see a guy you can wait on until the middle rounds who has top 5 potential, that isn't a long shot to put up such #'s.Originally the guy I was going to target was Cutler, but with Marshall missing at least 2 - 3 games, I'm very wary. I see a pretty big dropoff between the top 4 guys and the rest of the pack, so I'm going to try and get the last one of the 4.

 

[Col. Mustard]

I play in a league that is setup this way. I try to land the last of the elite QBs (Brady, Manning, Romo, Brees) in the 3rd round. I think that's where the value is

I agree with this. This season is sort of odd, imo. Usually in year's past I would wait on qb's until later and try and grab one who I thought had top 5-6 potential. Last year I targeted Big Ben and it worked out perfectly. This season I don't see a guy you can wait on until the middle rounds who has top 5 potential, that isn't a long shot to put up such #'s.

Originally the guy I was going to target was Cutler, but with Marshall missing at least 2 - 3 games, I'm very wary. I see a pretty big dropoff between the top 4 guys and the rest of the pack, so I'm going to try and get the last one of the 4.

The correct answer here is Carson Palmer. He has top 5 potential and shouldWill finish top 5 this year. The few times I have drafted a quarterback in the first round I have paid for it by doing poorly. My experience has been that I can pick up a QB whom will way outproduce his draft slot much later in the draft. My guess is that I am just a better jusge of QB's than I am at WR or RB. Not that I am not talented at scouting those other positions. I am just better at finding value at the QB spot.

 

[butcher boy]

1. Draft Tom Brady

2. Win league

 

[ceo3west]

1. Draft Tom Brady2. Win league

Not this year

 

[Kitrick Taylor]

So I'm in a league with 6 points TDs for qbs and no negative points for INTS. I have the 4th pick, and I'm strongly considering going Brady. I'm assuming that the top end up to Brees will not be there when I get back to the second pick and an elite QB is necessary.Thoughts?

I fully expect Brady and Manning to both go in the top five in our draft with this format. Romo and Brees will certainly be gone by pick 15. I don't think there has ever been a year in our league where Peyton Manning didn't make the playoffs. We do penalize for INTs but with 6pts for all TDs, getting close to 30 is a huge advantage when the last few starting FF QBs throw for 20. Add in the fact that these guys throw for more yards too, and you end up with a +100 point differential between the top guys and #12 guy. (Not even counting Brady's extraordinary season in which he was +267 over the #12 QB last year).

 

[puckalicious]

Similar league for me, this year I'd target Brady in the 1st, then any of Manning/Romo/Brees/Palmer in rounds 2 & 3. Last year the value pick was Romo in the 6th round in my league... too bad I didn't pick him. I tried the QBBC approach and failed miserably at it. Not doing that again!

 

[Buckeyedawgs]

I think Anerson is the value pick this year. Or was in some of my earlier drafts!

I got him in 7th! He has too much talent around him not to suceed!

But I have seen him going in 3rd and 4th latly so I guess it depends league to league'

 

[Deuce'sWild]

Not one league I was in had Brady and won it all.

I have the #1 pick. So, I have a major advantage at RB from the start. If I can get a top tier WR, top tier QB, and top tier TE....the rest of the guys just have to show up occasionally and I win most weeks.

 

[Dexter Manley]

I play in a league that is setup this way. I try to land the last of the elite QBs (Brady, Manning, Romo, Brees) in the 3rd round. I think that's where the value is

I agree with this. This season is sort of odd, imo. Usually in year's past I would wait on qb's until later and try and grab one who I thought had top 5-6 potential. Last year I targeted Big Ben and it worked out perfectly. This season I don't see a guy you can wait on until the middle rounds who has top 5 potential, that isn't a long shot to put up such #'s.

Originally the guy I was going to target was Cutler, but with Marshall missing at least 2 - 3 games, I'm very wary. I see a pretty big dropoff between the top 4 guys and the rest of the pack, so I'm going to try and get the last one of the 4.

The correct answer here is Carson Palmer. He has top 5 potential and shouldWill finish top 5 this year. The few times I have drafted a quarterback in the first round I have paid for it by doing poorly. My experience has been that I can pick up a QB whom will way outproduce his draft slot much later in the draft. My guess is that I am just a better jusge of QB's than I am at WR or RB. Not that I am not talented at scouting those other positions. I am just better at finding value at the QB spot.

First, I'm not advocating drafting a qb in round 1. In most mocks I've been doing if you draft in early position, one of the big 4 is usually available in the early 3rd.Second, why are you so confident Palmer will finish top 5? He didn't last year. In fact he was average at best outside of that huge 6 TD game he had against Cleveland. And Cincy has all the makings of a train wreck this season. Palmer has usually been going in round 4, not that far after the other guys, and personally I think he's a worse value at that spot than Brees/Romo at the top of round 3.

IMO, if you pass on the big 4, then you wait, and hope to get lucky that either Big Ben, Anderson, or McNabb falls far past their ADP's. Otherwise I would wait longer and target Cutler, then gamble on a couple other guys later who have potential to put up QB1 #'s.

 

[Deuce'sWild]

I think if you're looking for a guy who may put up top 5 numbers who can be had late, maybe Eli Manning (they actually throw a lot and he's now a very confident QB), and maybe Schaub (if he can stay healthy he has the system and weapons)

 

[theToes]

My main leaqgue is a 6pt passing TD league that is Qb crazy. Lat year 7 qb's taken by the end of rd 2. Waiting is risky but you do pick up some good value at other positions. i have the 5th pick this year and if Brady is there I think I take him. I might even give some strong consideration to P Manning.

Last year Brady was taken in the mid 2nd and that owner cruised to the title.

 

[hoochiemama]

In a 6pt PATD league the top 12 QBs will probably all score more than LT. The teams with a top 5 Qb are almost assured of a Playoff while the owner with LT each of the last three years did not. Pick wisely, If you decided to wait on a QB ( make sure you identify two you can get before the 8th. Last year in my league I went back to back QB picks with Leinart/Ben. I targeted both early doing mocks. I took a beating on Leinart ( there will be 5 busts in this years top 12 consensus projections) but Ben saved my season and got me into the playoffs. Had I been with only Matt, I was looking at dome.

5 take aways from my experience in 20 years of (3 money leagues 7+ years) 6 PATD Leagues. None of this is applicable in a 4 PATD scoring league.

1. Try and get a solid RB in the first round. You can get a 1st round QB but it typically only works if you draft late in the round where you can follow up with a decent RB.

2. Dont be afraid to reach a round early on someone you identify as a top 5 QB.-- this year I am grabbing Brees in the 2nd.

3. Draft 3 Qbs. And get them all before you start taking your crazy flyers on RBs. In the 12 round take a flyer on someone. Last year the guy I pegged late ( Garard) dropped the pick ahead of me so I just grabbed Favre on a whim. This I am looking at Leinart.

4. You can take a QB early or a TE but dont take both eary. The opportunity cost is too high. In these leagues TE have little trade value. But a third QB that is outperforming has huge trade potential. You can trade away a QB but dont need to get another in return. In these leagues if someone has an underperforming QB he will be quick to take your back up off your hands. You can trade a back up QB for someone else's RB2 or WR2.

5. Dont draft your back up QB for QBBC matchups go for pure system and upside. See trade value.

 

[LOCO]

I think if you're looking for a guy who may put up top 5 numbers who can be had late, maybe Eli Manning (they actually throw a lot and he's now a very confident QB), and maybe Schaub (if he can stay healthy he has the system and weapons)

wait on qb and take these guys.

 

[hoochiemama]

I think if you're looking for a guy who may put up top 5 numbers who can be had late, maybe Eli Manning (they actually throw a lot and he's now a very confident QB), and maybe Schaub (if he can stay healthy he has the system and weapons)

wait on qb and take these guys.

That is a disaster waiting to happen. You cant afford to be wrong on a Qb when you are in this kind of scoring. See Delhomme, Leinart, Cutler, MCNabb, and Vince Young.If you decide to wait then get what you think are 2 top ten Qbs... Otherwise your season will be riding one one 7th round pick....

 

[enfuego]

Thoughts? Hmmmmm:

1 - Commish is not too bright.

2 - draft a good Q

If you want to stop RB hording, there are other better ways of doing it, providing that is what's trying to be accomplished.

 

[GDogg]

In a 6pt PATD league the top 12 QBs will probably all score more than LT. The teams with a top 5 Qb are almost assured of a Playoff while the owner with LT each of the last three years did not. Pick wisely, If you decided to wait on a QB ( make sure you identify two you can get before the 8th. Last year in my league I went back to back QB picks with Leinart/Ben. I targeted both early doing mocks. I took a beating on Leinart ( there will be 5 busts in this years top 12 consensus projections) but Ben saved my season and got me into the playoffs. Had I been with only Matt, I was looking at dome.

5 take aways from my experience in 20 years of (3 money leagues 7+ years) 6 PATD Leagues. None of this is applicable in a 4 PATD scoring league.

1. Try and get a solid RB in the first round. You can get a 1st round QB but it typically only works if you draft late in the round where you can follow up with a decent RB.

2. Dont be afraid to reach a round early on someone you identify as a top 5 QB.-- this year I am grabbing Brees in the 2nd.

3. Draft 3 Qbs. And get them all before you start taking your crazy flyers on RBs. In the 12 round take a flyer on someone. Last year the guy I pegged late ( Garard) dropped the pick ahead of me so I just grabbed Favre on a whim. This I am looking at Leinart.

4. You can take a QB early or a TE but dont take both eary. The opportunity cost is too high. In these leagues TE have little trade value. But a third QB that is outperforming has huge trade potential. You can trade away a QB but dont need to get another in return. In these leagues if someone has an underperforming QB he will be quick to take your back up off your hands. You can trade a back up QB for someone else's RB2 or WR2.

5. Dont draft your back up QB for QBBC matchups go for pure system and upside. See trade value.

I'm not sure about that.I guess it just depends on your league then because in my 6 pt PaTD league, only Brady and Romo scored more points than LT. The highest ranked RB that all 12 of the top QB's scored more than was Jamal Lewis (RB6).

 

[Dexter Manley]

In a 6pt PATD league the top 12 QBs will probably all score more than LT. The teams with a top 5 Qb are almost assured of a Playoff while the owner with LT each of the last three years did not. Pick wisely, If you decided to wait on a QB ( make sure you identify two you can get before the 8th. Last year in my league I went back to back QB picks with Leinart/Ben. I targeted both early doing mocks. I took a beating on Leinart ( there will be 5 busts in this years top 12 consensus projections) but Ben saved my season and got me into the playoffs. Had I been with only Matt, I was looking at dome.

5 take aways from my experience in 20 years of (3 money leagues 7+ years) 6 PATD Leagues. None of this is applicable in a 4 PATD scoring league.

1. Try and get a solid RB in the first round. You can get a 1st round QB but it typically only works if you draft late in the round where you can follow up with a decent RB.

2. Dont be afraid to reach a round early on someone you identify as a top 5 QB.-- this year I am grabbing Brees in the 2nd.

3. Draft 3 Qbs. And get them all before you start taking your crazy flyers on RBs. In the 12 round take a flyer on someone. Last year the guy I pegged late ( Garard) dropped the pick ahead of me so I just grabbed Favre on a whim. This I am looking at Leinart.

4. You can take a QB early or a TE but dont take both eary. The opportunity cost is too high. In these leagues TE have little trade value. But a third QB that is outperforming has huge trade potential. You can trade away a QB but dont need to get another in return. In these leagues if someone has an underperforming QB he will be quick to take your back up off your hands. You can trade a back up QB for someone else's RB2 or WR2.

5. Dont draft your back up QB for QBBC matchups go for pure system and upside. See trade value.

I'm not sure about that.I guess it just depends on your league then because in my 6 pt PaTD league, only Brady and Romo scored more points than LT. The highest ranked RB that all 12 of the top QB's scored more than was Jamal Lewis (RB6).

You're going about it wrong. You should be comparing your projections for the scoring differentials between all the QB1's and compare those point differentials to the scoring differentials between all the RB1's.

 

[twbillingsley]

I am in a similar situation.

6pt Td's

1pt 25yd pass

2pt for 200yd's

and 2pt for 300yd's

It produces crazy #'s

Brady had 532 pts

Romo 410

Peyton 377

Philip Rivers at 15 had 247pts

LT came in at #16 with 243pts

I know crazy scoring system I am screaming trying to get it changed. At least drop the bonus at 200yds.

I pick second this year and I am worried when I come around to the second I will not have much to choose from.

 

[Deuce'sWild]

In a 6pt PATD league the top 12 QBs will probably all score more than LT. The teams with a top 5 Qb are almost assured of a Playoff while the owner with LT each of the last three years did not. Pick wisely, If you decided to wait on a QB ( make sure you identify two you can get before the 8th. Last year in my league I went back to back QB picks with Leinart/Ben. I targeted both early doing mocks. I took a beating on Leinart ( there will be 5 busts in this years top 12 consensus projections) but Ben saved my season and got me into the playoffs. Had I been with only Matt, I was looking at dome.

5 take aways from my experience in 20 years of (3 money leagues 7+ years) 6 PATD Leagues. None of this is applicable in a 4 PATD scoring league.

1. Try and get a solid RB in the first round. You can get a 1st round QB but it typically only works if you draft late in the round where you can follow up with a decent RB.

2. Dont be afraid to reach a round early on someone you identify as a top 5 QB.-- this year I am grabbing Brees in the 2nd.

3. Draft 3 Qbs. And get them all before you start taking your crazy flyers on RBs. In the 12 round take a flyer on someone. Last year the guy I pegged late ( Garard) dropped the pick ahead of me so I just grabbed Favre on a whim. This I am looking at Leinart.

4. You can take a QB early or a TE but dont take both eary. The opportunity cost is too high. In these leagues TE have little trade value. But a third QB that is outperforming has huge trade potential. You can trade away a QB but dont need to get another in return. In these leagues if someone has an underperforming QB he will be quick to take your back up off your hands. You can trade a back up QB for someone else's RB2 or WR2.

5. Dont draft your back up QB for QBBC matchups go for pure system and upside. See trade value.

I'm not sure about that.I guess it just depends on your league then because in my 6 pt PaTD league, only Brady and Romo scored more points than LT. The highest ranked RB that all 12 of the top QB's scored more than was Jamal Lewis (RB6).

You're going about it wrong. You should be comparing your projections for the scoring differentials between all the QB1's and compare those point differentials to the scoring differentials between all the RB1's.

Exactly, it's all about how QB 4 compares to QB 12...what's the point drop there? And can you make it up at WR3? I always go round by round and list the ADP of QBs, RBs, WRs, and TEs....and then see what the drop is at each in projected points.

YOu can't just go by QB scores more than RB. YOu have to compare value at each position at that round. I didn't take a QB until round 7 last year (Big Ben) and won my league by a bunch.

Don't tell me I can't wait and not win.

 

[hoochiemama]

Billingsly I am not sure I could justify Brady or PM at #1-- I have the Fifth pick in one of these leagues and I am hoping Brees makes it me in the 2nd round. If I miss out I am going to wait and couple two QBs back to back in the 6/7th. Sounds like you may have to go 4/5th if you miss out.

Problem as I see it is with the risk of QB after Brees. Everyone here is advocating waiting til late but if you take 2 top ten ( 6-10 range) odds are you will have insurance for being wrong. Also in most of the 6 PATD leagues there is nothing left on waiver wire. Too me I want to lessen the risk.

 

[GDogg]

In a 6pt PATD league the top 12 QBs will probably all score more than LT. The teams with a top 5 Qb are almost assured of a Playoff while the owner with LT each of the last three years did not. Pick wisely, If you decided to wait on a QB ( make sure you identify two you can get before the 8th. Last year in my league I went back to back QB picks with Leinart/Ben. I targeted both early doing mocks. I took a beating on Leinart ( there will be 5 busts in this years top 12 consensus projections) but Ben saved my season and got me into the playoffs. Had I been with only Matt, I was looking at dome.

5 take aways from my experience in 20 years of (3 money leagues 7+ years) 6 PATD Leagues. None of this is applicable in a 4 PATD scoring league.

1. Try and get a solid RB in the first round. You can get a 1st round QB but it typically only works if you draft late in the round where you can follow up with a decent RB.

2. Dont be afraid to reach a round early on someone you identify as a top 5 QB.-- this year I am grabbing Brees in the 2nd.

3. Draft 3 Qbs. And get them all before you start taking your crazy flyers on RBs. In the 12 round take a flyer on someone. Last year the guy I pegged late ( Garard) dropped the pick ahead of me so I just grabbed Favre on a whim. This I am looking at Leinart.

4. You can take a QB early or a TE but dont take both eary. The opportunity cost is too high. In these leagues TE have little trade value. But a third QB that is outperforming has huge trade potential. You can trade away a QB but dont need to get another in return. In these leagues if someone has an underperforming QB he will be quick to take your back up off your hands. You can trade a back up QB for someone else's RB2 or WR2.

5. Dont draft your back up QB for QBBC matchups go for pure system and upside. See trade value.

I'm not sure about that.I guess it just depends on your league then because in my 6 pt PaTD league, only Brady and Romo scored more points than LT. The highest ranked RB that all 12 of the top QB's scored more than was Jamal Lewis (RB6).

You're going about it wrong. You should be comparing your projections for the scoring differentials between all the QB1's and compare those point differentials to the scoring differentials between all the RB1's.

Huh?I'm not going about it any way. I was responding to the poster who wrote:

In a 6pt PATD league the top 12 QBs will probably all score more than LT. The teams with a top 5 Qb are almost assured of a Playoff while the owner with LT each of the last three years did not.

How could I be going about it wrong with my response?

 

[GDogg]

In a 6pt PATD league the top 12 QBs will probably all score more than LT. The teams with a top 5 Qb are almost assured of a Playoff while the owner with LT each of the last three years did not. Pick wisely, If you decided to wait on a QB ( make sure you identify two you can get before the 8th. Last year in my league I went back to back QB picks with Leinart/Ben. I targeted both early doing mocks. I took a beating on Leinart ( there will be 5 busts in this years top 12 consensus projections) but Ben saved my season and got me into the playoffs. Had I been with only Matt, I was looking at dome.

5 take aways from my experience in 20 years of (3 money leagues 7+ years) 6 PATD Leagues. None of this is applicable in a 4 PATD scoring league.

1. Try and get a solid RB in the first round. You can get a 1st round QB but it typically only works if you draft late in the round where you can follow up with a decent RB.

2. Dont be afraid to reach a round early on someone you identify as a top 5 QB.-- this year I am grabbing Brees in the 2nd.

3. Draft 3 Qbs. And get them all before you start taking your crazy flyers on RBs. In the 12 round take a flyer on someone. Last year the guy I pegged late ( Garard) dropped the pick ahead of me so I just grabbed Favre on a whim. This I am looking at Leinart.

4. You can take a QB early or a TE but dont take both eary. The opportunity cost is too high. In these leagues TE have little trade value. But a third QB that is outperforming has huge trade potential. You can trade away a QB but dont need to get another in return. In these leagues if someone has an underperforming QB he will be quick to take your back up off your hands. You can trade a back up QB for someone else's RB2 or WR2.

5. Dont draft your back up QB for QBBC matchups go for pure system and upside. See trade value.

I'm not sure about that.I guess it just depends on your league then because in my 6 pt PaTD league, only Brady and Romo scored more points than LT. The highest ranked RB that all 12 of the top QB's scored more than was Jamal Lewis (RB6).

You're going about it wrong. You should be comparing your projections for the scoring differentials between all the QB1's and compare those point differentials to the scoring differentials between all the RB1's.

Exactly, it's all about how QB 4 compares to QB 12...what's the point drop there? And can you make it up at WR3? I always go round by round and list the ADP of QBs, RBs, WRs, and TEs....and then see what the drop is at each in projected points.

YOu can't just go by QB scores more than RB. YOu have to compare value at each position at that round. I didn't take a QB until round 7 last year (Big Ben) and won my league by a bunch.

Don't tell me I can't wait and not win.

Exactly? Did you guys even read the two posts you were responding to?

 

[twbillingsley]

I am fairly certain

Brady

Manning

Brees

Romo

are off the board when I pick again in the 2nd

I am not sold on Anderson

Not sure how much the rookie Menenhall with Parker will affect Big Ben

So I think I would have to wait and hope Hasselback or Mcnabb are on the turn at 3 and 4.

 

[greggorymac]

If you pick 7-12 (in a 12-team league), I believe you need to pick a QB in the first two rounds because there will be little chance that the top 6 QBs make it back to you in the 3rd round.

I mean think about it.... If you pick 1-6, there should be no way you leave the 3rd round without a QB, because by the time it gets back to you in the 4th you would be left with very quesionable choices.

 

[5 digit know nothing]

picking from the 2 spot in a 16-teamer I am going to aim for one of the top 4 at 2.15 - thru 8 rounds my league will have gone through about 19 QB's and the way I look at is if you get a stud QB you don't need to waste two picks on back to back QB's to provide some insurance. So do you burn a late 2nd/early 3rd for a QB that will give you about 35% more performance or take an elite WR and RB25-ish and then have to spend two back-to-back picks later to make up the difference?

 

[hoochiemama]

Is it seems this year the strategy is easier for drafting a QB early if you have a draft slot at the bottom. I have been doing mocks on cbs and mockdraftcentral with similar scoring and there is no way at 11 I am getting a top 4 QB at the 3/4 turn. I usually grab Brees and then pick up a decent RB thats drops due to the QB skew.

From the first 5 picks it definitely requires a different strategy. I seem to have better luck waiting for the draft to run over one more time and grab a QB at the 4/5 and then come back and get another at 6/7.

 

[Blueb]

In a 6pt PATD league the top 12 QBs will probably all score more than LT. The teams with a top 5 Qb are almost assured of a Playoff while the owner with LT each of the last three years did not. Pick wisely, If you decided to wait on a QB ( make sure you identify two you can get before the 8th. Last year in my league I went back to back QB picks with Leinart/Ben. I targeted both early doing mocks. I took a beating on Leinart ( there will be 5 busts in this years top 12 consensus projections) but Ben saved my season and got me into the playoffs. Had I been with only Matt, I was looking at dome.

5 take aways from my experience in 20 years of (3 money leagues 7+ years) 6 PATD Leagues. None of this is applicable in a 4 PATD scoring league.

1. Try and get a solid RB in the first round. You can get a 1st round QB but it typically only works if you draft late in the round where you can follow up with a decent RB.

2. Dont be afraid to reach a round early on someone you identify as a top 5 QB.-- this year I am grabbing Brees in the 2nd.

3. Draft 3 Qbs. And get them all before you start taking your crazy flyers on RBs. In the 12 round take a flyer on someone. Last year the guy I pegged late ( Garard) dropped the pick ahead of me so I just grabbed Favre on a whim. This I am looking at Leinart.

4. You can take a QB early or a TE but dont take both eary. The opportunity cost is too high. In these leagues TE have little trade value. But a third QB that is outperforming has huge trade potential. You can trade away a QB but dont need to get another in return. In these leagues if someone has an underperforming QB he will be quick to take your back up off your hands. You can trade a back up QB for someone else's RB2 or WR2.

5. Dont draft your back up QB for QBBC matchups go for pure system and upside. See trade value.

I'm not sure about that.I guess it just depends on your league then because in my 6 pt PaTD league, only Brady and Romo scored more points than LT. The highest ranked RB that all 12 of the top QB's scored more than was Jamal Lewis (RB6).

You're going about it wrong. You should be comparing your projections for the scoring differentials between all the QB1's and compare those point differentials to the scoring differentials between all the RB1's.

Exactly, it's all about how QB 4 compares to QB 12...what's the point drop there? And can you make it up at WR3? I always go round by round and list the ADP of QBs, RBs, WRs, and TEs....and then see what the drop is at each in projected points.

YOu can't just go by QB scores more than RB. YOu have to compare value at each position at that round. I didn't take a QB until round 7 last year (Big Ben) and won my league by a bunch.

Don't tell me I can't wait and not win.

Exactly right. Im in a 6 pt. per passing TD league and I traditionally wait until Round 7 or later to pick my first QB. This strategy has always worked well. BUT, in order for it to work you must be pretty sure which of those QBs present good value (e.g. , last year I was confident waiting on Favre and got great value out of him in the 10th round) cuz if you get it wrong - you're at a huge deficit that you'll be hard pressed to make up elsewhere (e.g. someone else in my draft tried this with Vince last year and got smoked - couldnt make up for his lack of QB even with the extra WR he took early in the draft). This is the 1st year I may deviate from that strategy and pick one of the top 4 in Round 1-2 (realistically, it will be Romo or Brees in Round 2). There just arent really any QBs later on that I feel comfortable with right now. Im thinking about McNabb/Cutler in 7 or later, but I'm really not confident about either of them.

Bottom line - if you feel good about 1-2 QBs you can take later, its totally worth it. If not, I say take one of the top 4 early.

Just my opnion.

 

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Top 24 of 30 players are QBs in 6 points all td leagues.

 

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In my 6pt TD league top 30 had 15 QB's last year. Usually see top 6-8 QB's drafted by end of round 4. The scoring might be skewed, but when you have to start twice as meany RB's or WR's as QB, the draft unfolds pretty balanced but still RB heavy in the first 4 rounds (in my league).

Although the last 4 years, 2 out of the top 3 league finish rank have a QB drafted by round 3. Everyone is starting to pick up on this, and coupled with Brady's season last year, I think alot more QB's will go early this year. Maybe we'll introduce PPR next year to rebalance things a little bit.