Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
We see them every year and they typically are areas we look back at and can't find a solid pick for an entire round or two. I have a few spots so far in the 1st 10 rounds of most drafts that I am finding what I call black holes. Entire blocks of bad picks based on erroneous ADP stuff that people get int heir heads and say "I gotta take this guy here".
My 1st black hole of sorts is actually pretty early in the draft. The end of the 1st round in a 12 teamer is getting harder and harder. By the time you pick at 12 typically 5-6 top RBs are off the board and possibly the top5 at WR if your league has a bunch of sharpies. It's tough to bite down and go WR/WR at that point. I have seen folks go RB/RB there with some combo of DMC/Mendy/MJD...not a huge fan of this because you are locked in to go WR/WR on the 3/4 turn however there has been a ton of value falling on that spot so it's not the end of the world.
Next is the 2/3 turn. I'm not a fan of the WR/WR turn that so many do and grab 2 guys like DJax/M.Wallace which to me has the potential to explode one week and explode in your hands on others. I like DeSean but he gets extra points for his returns and I don't normally get those points in my leagues so I think he is a bit overvalued for 47 receptions last year. Just a tough spot and I almost lean QB/TE on this turn as you lock up 2 positions and set yourself up for a 4/5 and 6/7 run of WRs.
3rd/4th/5th rounds there is a lot of value. There is a group of RBs that go in the 5th/6th and 7th rounds that I find hard to rate and they include Moreno, Lynch, Mathews, Grant, D.Thomas...I like Grant of that bunch as you can find him mid 6th to sometimes the early 8th if no one else is paying attention to him.
WRs become a real crapshoot after about 15-18 are off the board. That 21-40 range gets kind of dicey and I put up another thread with about 5 WRs all in the same range, you get the idea. Guys are loading up in here and I find there to be a few gems in no particular order...Santana Moss, Chad OchoJohnson, Mario Manningham(I'm scooping him up in every league even if I need to reach a round b4), Lance Moore, while guys like Harvin, Rice, and Boldin I am just kind of meh on.
QBs...There are some steals IMO like Eli Manning who gets no love and just posts 4,000/30 TD and has 2 explosive WRs to air it out with. I would say there are at least 10-12 QBs you can live with but I also think a couple are obviously ahead of the rest. I think brady is a shoe in to torch the league for 35-40 TDs. That's about 2-3 TD a week, seems easy with what he has around him right now.
Any particular rounds you all are finding it difficult to get behind whatever the going players are at that spot?
My 1st black hole of sorts is actually pretty early in the draft. The end of the 1st round in a 12 teamer is getting harder and harder. By the time you pick at 12 typically 5-6 top RBs are off the board and possibly the top5 at WR if your league has a bunch of sharpies. It's tough to bite down and go WR/WR at that point. I have seen folks go RB/RB there with some combo of DMC/Mendy/MJD...not a huge fan of this because you are locked in to go WR/WR on the 3/4 turn however there has been a ton of value falling on that spot so it's not the end of the world.
Next is the 2/3 turn. I'm not a fan of the WR/WR turn that so many do and grab 2 guys like DJax/M.Wallace which to me has the potential to explode one week and explode in your hands on others. I like DeSean but he gets extra points for his returns and I don't normally get those points in my leagues so I think he is a bit overvalued for 47 receptions last year. Just a tough spot and I almost lean QB/TE on this turn as you lock up 2 positions and set yourself up for a 4/5 and 6/7 run of WRs.
3rd/4th/5th rounds there is a lot of value. There is a group of RBs that go in the 5th/6th and 7th rounds that I find hard to rate and they include Moreno, Lynch, Mathews, Grant, D.Thomas...I like Grant of that bunch as you can find him mid 6th to sometimes the early 8th if no one else is paying attention to him.
WRs become a real crapshoot after about 15-18 are off the board. That 21-40 range gets kind of dicey and I put up another thread with about 5 WRs all in the same range, you get the idea. Guys are loading up in here and I find there to be a few gems in no particular order...Santana Moss, Chad OchoJohnson, Mario Manningham(I'm scooping him up in every league even if I need to reach a round b4), Lance Moore, while guys like Harvin, Rice, and Boldin I am just kind of meh on.
QBs...There are some steals IMO like Eli Manning who gets no love and just posts 4,000/30 TD and has 2 explosive WRs to air it out with. I would say there are at least 10-12 QBs you can live with but I also think a couple are obviously ahead of the rest. I think brady is a shoe in to torch the league for 35-40 TDs. That's about 2-3 TD a week, seems easy with what he has around him right now.
Any particular rounds you all are finding it difficult to get behind whatever the going players are at that spot?