I've thought about it. When mocking from picks 1 and 2, I've found that almost 80% of the time all the elite WRs are gone by the time it gets back to me in round 2. I'm left with some value at RB, 2nd tier WRs, and maybe Peyton and usually Brady.
Here's a mock I did last night from the 2-spot:
1) AP
- nobrainer
2) DWill
3) Charles
-I was left with guys like Colston and Boldin, or Tom Brady/Matt Schaub. I don't want to grab WRs on the end of a run, and I don't want to take a QB too early, so I loaded up on value and selected Deangelo Williams and Jamaal Charles. I felt like I could get 2 good WRs at 4/5, maybe Schaub/Romo/Rivers, but unlikely
4) Michael Crabtree
5) Hakeem Nicks
-I was worried that I wouldn't have good WRs by going RB-RB-RB, but when these guys fell to me at the 4/5 turn, I snatched them up.
6) Kevin Kolb
7) Johnny Knox
-I think I should've waited longer to draft a QB. CJ Spiller/Bush/Bush/Bradshaw were all there at RB, and TO was there at WR. I could've gotten Favre later, I think that would've been the best decision.
8) Kellen Winslow
9) Mike Wallace
10) Austin Collie
11) Lawrence Maroney
12-15) whatever
I decided to go with this strategy in the FBG Players Championship I drafted last weekend. I wasn't planning on it, but I thought the value was there. Plus the thought that you can flex up to 2 RB's (4 RB, 2 WR 1 TE line up) made this for me the correct play.
My first three picks were the same, excpet I had the #3 Pick, I'm doing this from memory so I hope I got the rounds correct:
1) ADP - Thought this was no brainer, was hoping he'd drop but was willing to take MJD or Rice. FYI A. Johnson went 2nd here.
2) DWill - Wasn't thrilled with what remained of the top end WR's, so again a no brainer.
3) J. Charles - Considered going WR here but Charles I think was BPA and thought it gave me a strong flex player, but am starting to get concerned about my lack of WR's.
4) S. Rice - Think this was a solid pick and with Favre returning I think he has a chance to be top 10, making him a good WR1 candidate.
5) M. Schaub - Wanted a top QB and Romo, Schaub and Brady were all available here and didn't think they'd come back to me (I was right). I think Schaub is a top 3 qb with top qb potential.
6) Ronnie Brown - Again considered WR but liked Brown better than any option there and could use him also as a flex.
7) T. Owens - Needed a WR, figured with the 4 RB's I have and top QB I could take the chance on Owens.
8) H. Miller - desperately needed a TE and the one's I were targeting (Z. Miller, O. Daniels and C. Cooley) were taken directly in front of me. Couldn't risk not taking a TE here.
9) V. Jackson - Pretty much set at QB/RB, so needed WR's and at this point the picking were slim so decided to take a gamble here
10) S. Holmes - A lesser gamble.
11) NYJ - Grabbed them as the first Def off the board, all the QB/WR's I liked could be gotten later. Figured I'd grab a top Def. Probably could have waited because no one else picked up defense for another 3 rounds.
12) Leinart - Again a gamble, which I think you need to do in a league like this.
13) Garrard - Insurance in case Leinart gamble doesn't pay off.
Last 7 rounds:
RB: M. Lynch - another gamble, I'm not sold on Spiller being an every down back and with Jackson missing up to 1-3 regular season games, it opens the door for Lynch to get a shot at reclaiming his starter role.
WR: D. Avery, M. Thomas, Brandon Tate, Mike Williams (Sea) : This is my weakest position so I went for young players that I believe are being given every opportunity to succeed and have a shot at being a break out candidate.
TE: Ben Watson - I actually like this pick and think its pretty sneaky. Hopefully I only have to start him once, but I believe that with Delhomme throwing to unreliable WR's in cleveland, he might have to rely on this TE. He's not going to be a top 10 TE but I think 60/800/5 isn't out of the question (and yes I know those would be career highs)
K: M. Prater - Big leg, thin air, an offence that might be just good enough to get the ball into FG range, but not quite good enough to convert into TDs.
Overall Team:
QB: Schaub, Leinart, Garrard
RB: ADP, DWill, Charles, R. Brown, Lynch
WR: S.Rice, TO, VJax, Holmes, Avery, M. Thomas, B. Tate, M.Williams(Sea)
TE: H. Miller, B. Watson
K: Prater
Def: NYJ
Overall I think the strategy of going RB-RB-RB worked here. I'm light at WR, but since only 2 need to start I think I'm in okay shape with a low end WR1, and 6 WR's who I think could be breakout candidates.
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So the answer to the OP's question is "Maybe. Very doubtful, but maybe".
