brooklyn49
Footballguy
After reading Jake Ciely's article in The Athletic called "Best fantasy football settings, scoring setup and rules", the commissioner of our 12-team head-to-head league changed our league. To summarize: $200 auction draft, 10 starters & 6 bench; 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 WR/TE, 1 Flex, 1 Super Flex, 1 D/ST; scoring 0.5 PPR, 4 pts passing or defensive team TD, 5 pts rushing or receiving TD, Every 25 passing yards 1.25 pts, and every 10 receiving or rushing yards 1.25 pts. Interceptions cost the offense -2 pts, but there is no negative offensive impact for fumbles.
As last season was the first where we switched from snake to auction, I found Jeff Pasquino's "Auction Primer" series very helpful particularly the budget matrix for the 3 strategies with a large roster distribution (adjusted for WR/TE and no Kicker) which was a very close fit with the Draft Dominator projected auction values and with the actual draft. This season, however, the projection auction values using the draft dominator would suggest a very different budget distribution. In 2020, the 12 highest projected auction valued went to 8 RB's ($42 Avg.) and 4 WR ($36 Avg.). Only 2 QB's were in the next 12 players with an average value of $33. However, projected values for 2021 for the top 12 players are 8 QB's ($44 Avg.) and 4 RB's ($43 Avg.). The next 12 players are 4 more QB, 5 RB's and 3 WR's.
1. Is it unusual for there to be so dramatic a change in the value of and/or number in a position, in this case QB and RB? Is this likely a function of the Super Flex position which essentially necessitates 2 QB's and rushing/receiving TD's only 4 pts?
2. How might the targeted budgets for a QB1 and RB1 be adjusted from the matrix plan? For example, QB1 from a target of $30-$15 to $40-$45; and, RB1 from a target $60 to around $40-$45?
3. Is there an appropriate way to establish target budgets for all the other positions given the non-standard scoring of my league? Is average $ value by position tier or group of 12 valid?
As last season was the first where we switched from snake to auction, I found Jeff Pasquino's "Auction Primer" series very helpful particularly the budget matrix for the 3 strategies with a large roster distribution (adjusted for WR/TE and no Kicker) which was a very close fit with the Draft Dominator projected auction values and with the actual draft. This season, however, the projection auction values using the draft dominator would suggest a very different budget distribution. In 2020, the 12 highest projected auction valued went to 8 RB's ($42 Avg.) and 4 WR ($36 Avg.). Only 2 QB's were in the next 12 players with an average value of $33. However, projected values for 2021 for the top 12 players are 8 QB's ($44 Avg.) and 4 RB's ($43 Avg.). The next 12 players are 4 more QB, 5 RB's and 3 WR's.
1. Is it unusual for there to be so dramatic a change in the value of and/or number in a position, in this case QB and RB? Is this likely a function of the Super Flex position which essentially necessitates 2 QB's and rushing/receiving TD's only 4 pts?
2. How might the targeted budgets for a QB1 and RB1 be adjusted from the matrix plan? For example, QB1 from a target of $30-$15 to $40-$45; and, RB1 from a target $60 to around $40-$45?
3. Is there an appropriate way to establish target budgets for all the other positions given the non-standard scoring of my league? Is average $ value by position tier or group of 12 valid?