Can you win starting QB, RB, & WR from same team? (1 Viewer)

[Crash and Walk Away]

I have an interesting dilemma facing me. I already have Felix and Dez on my roster, and Romo is still available in the late 5th round. He is clearly the value pick. Bye week aside, can you have a winning team with a roster starting a QB, RB, & WR from the same NFL team?

 

[rizzler]

favre / peterson / rice

schaub / andre / foster

Just two very recent examples.

 

[Crash and Walk Away]

favre / peterson / riceschaub / andre / fosterJust two very recent examples.

Those both sound good from a football perspective, but can you still get maximum contribution from a fantasy perspective ... and how much are you likely to get submarined when one team has a bad offensive day? Though in my case, Dallas will probably need to score a lot to win.

 

[Faust]

San Diego could work this year in the same regard:

Rivers, Mathews, Jackson

 

[Ghost Rider]

I did last year with Houston's three, but they did have some duds for weeks. You have to make sure the rest of your team is rock solid so you don't have to rely on the three to win all of your games for you.

 

[need2know]

nope

 

[HoTnickZ]

This year, if that team is Philly, sure you can.

Dallas is likely as well. Hard to see either team not getting points from 2 of the 3 although I guess if the QB stinks so does the WR. I wouldn't overthink it personally.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

There is only one football. If you were to spread out your picks there are 3 footballs.

 

[Crash and Walk Away]

There is only one football. If you were to spread out your picks there are 3 footballs.

Yea, but if my QB throws a 20-yd TD pass to my WR, I get 4+1+6+2+1=14 PPR FPts on one play.

 

[Flying Elvis]

Sure, but you're far more susceptible to poor outings +/- tough matchups.

It wouldn't stop me from drafting the best value on the board.

 

[bumpman]

You can do it, but you face additional risk of a catastrophic week. For example, if the Cowboys end up in a game played in monsoon conditions or a heavy snowstorm, you might end up having little scoring from any of the three. Also, you face a bye week where all three are out at the same time. All things being equal, it's better to diversify to avoid that kind of risk. I wouldn't walk away from value, however. You can always trade later.

 

[Perfect Tommy]

Felix's performance is not strongly corrolated with the other two. It is mosty whether you want to have a battery like Romo-Dez. There is another recent thread where I not only make the case, but successfully prove that this is a positive effect for a FF team. Romo is the best value? Everything points to him. Take Romo.

 

[butcher boy]

I won my league one year with Matt Hasselbeck, Shaun Alexander, and Darrel Jackson. It was the year the Seahawks went off.

So yes, it's very possible but you're banking on that team hitting on all offensive cylinders.

 

[Shutout]

Unlikely.

I had a Shaub/Foster/AJ team just last year that killed it but then week 15 (which turns out is a pretty important week in ff) occurred and I sunk. Too many eggs in one basket.

A few years ago I had a Wayne/Clark team that died when the colts sat their players (and I din't even have Manning).

Even years ago, I saw a Manning/Edge/Harrison team fall short in the playoffs.

Overall, if youre gonna do it you must have solid backups. The regular season isn't a big deal but when the end of the season approaches and your playoffs start, you are putting a lot it ALL on the line with one team.

 

[Captain Hook]

I don't understand the question or some of the answers.....it doesn't matter which team your FF players are on - just whether they are going to give you the best production at their position. Cowboy points aren't worth any more or less than points from any other team's players

 

[Ever Present Lurker]

I'm sure you can find examples such as Warner/Faulk/Holt that would have probably run the table, but IMO that is going to be a big time aberration. I wouldn't want to have more than 2 players from the same offense on my FF team. Too many eggs in one basket.

 

[Deranged Hermit]

I won my league years ago by riding the Denver Broncos bandwagon. Had Elway, TD, Rod Smith and their DEF/ST and I only lost one game that whole year, so it can be done.

It's just very risky come playoff time since one bad game from one team can sink your season instead of hedging your bets by spreading thing around.

 

[Shutout]

I won my league years ago by riding the Denver Broncos bandwagon. Had Elway, TD, Rod Smith and their DEF/ST and I only lost one game that whole year, so it can be done.

It's just very risky come playoff time since one bad game from one team can sink your season instead of hedging your bets by spreading thing around.

LOL..Ok, that's unfair becasue I had TD back then and I think I won a couple of leagues in 1997 and 1998 with just him Man, he was DOMINANT!

 

[Deranged Hermit]

I won my league years ago by riding the Denver Broncos bandwagon. Had Elway, TD, Rod Smith and their DEF/ST and I only lost one game that whole year, so it can be done.

It's just very risky come playoff time since one bad game from one team can sink your season instead of hedging your bets by spreading thing around.

LOL..Ok, that's unfair becasue I had TD back then and I think I won a couple of leagues in 1997 and 1998 with just him Man, he was DOMINANT!

TD is one of my favorite players of all time. He was just a man among boys until he tore up his knee. That SB they won against GB was probably my favorite one of all time.

 

[NoCheese]

Guy won our league in 2000 w/ the "triplets" (Edgerrin, Manning, & Harrison)

All three had huge years. Manning had 4400/33, Edge had 1709 rushing/13 TD's, and Harrison had 1413 receiving/14 TD's

 

[solorca]

Not quite the same, but I had an opportunity to go with a QB/RB/TE combo in my main league this year and I decided to pass it up. I already had Romo and Felix, but Witten was still available way too late than he should have been (I think it was the 5th or 6th round, and five other tight ends were off the board). If I didn't have the other two guys, I definitely would have taken him, but I decided to go with another value player that was available at the time (Jahvid Best, who had also slipped).

I'm sure it's worked for some people, but with this method, I think you're pretty much guaranteed at least one or two losses when the team as a whole puts up a dud. That's one or two losses that I prefer not to have.

 

[stbugs]

I don't understand the question or some of the answers.....it doesn't matter which team your FF players are on - just whether they are going to give you the best production at their position. Cowboy points aren't worth any more or less than points from any other team's players

Weren't there another couple threads about QB & WR on the same team? Seems a simple answer, if you feel Romo is the best QB, why would you pass him up for a worse QB just because he doesn't play on the Cowboys. If he is the same as another QB and it is a coin flip, then don't select him if you feel more comfortable, but don't pass a better player up for a worse player because they are on the same team. There is no way to predict whether Romo's 2TDs to Bryant in one week is a "waste" of points because you already won or made up for the rest of your team stinking and you win a squeaker. I would rather just have the most points I could have and hope that it meshes well with a FF schedule you can't predict.

 

[C-Bound]

Let you know. One of my teams has Vick, McCoy, Djax.

 

[Perfect Tommy]

I don't understand the question or some of the answers.....it doesn't matter which team your FF players are on - just whether they are going to give you the best production at their position. Cowboy points aren't worth any more or less than points from any other team's players

Weren't there another couple threads about QB & WR on the same team? Seems a simple answer, if you feel Romo is the best QB, why would you pass him up for a worse QB just because he doesn't play on the Cowboys. If he is the same as another QB and it is a coin flip, then don't select him if you feel more comfortable, but don't pass a better player up for a worse player because they are on the same team. There is no way to predict whether Romo's 2TDs to Bryant in one week is a "waste" of points because you already won or made up for the rest of your team stinking and you win a squeaker. I would rather just have the most points I could have and hope that it meshes well with a FF schedule you can't predict.

This is exactly what you don't want. If Romo is equal to another QB at that point, you want to take him. It isn't about feeling comfortable, it is about giving yourself the best chance to win your league.

 

[chook]

San Diego could work this year in the same regard:Rivers, Mathews, Jackson

I ended up with this situation, but not by design, as DeAngelo coming back really screwed me. While there could be some huge weeks, I'm doing everything I can to get rid of Mathews for someone else, which is annoying because I honestly think he will be beastly soon enough.

 

[kutta]

I don't understand the question or some of the answers.....it doesn't matter which team your FF players are on - just whether they are going to give you the best production at their position. Cowboy points aren't worth any more or less than points from any other team's players

Weren't there another couple threads about QB & WR on the same team? Seems a simple answer, if you feel Romo is the best QB, why would you pass him up for a worse QB just because he doesn't play on the Cowboys. If he is the same as another QB and it is a coin flip, then don't select him if you feel more comfortable, but don't pass a better player up for a worse player because they are on the same team. There is no way to predict whether Romo's 2TDs to Bryant in one week is a "waste" of points because you already won or made up for the rest of your team stinking and you win a squeaker. I would rather just have the most points I could have and hope that it meshes well with a FF schedule you can't predict.

But the problem is that we don't KNOW how these guys are going to perform. Of course, after the season we can look back and determine if QB A or QB B was a better choice. No one has a crystal ball, and one part of drafting is guessing (whether educated or not) at projections. The other part is doing everything you can to maximize scoring for your team.So just because I GUESS that Romo is going to score more points that another QB, does not mean he is going to. But I do know that if I draft a team of Romo, Felix, Dez, Austin, Witten, Dal D, and Dallas K, I am probably not going to maximize my scoring each week. I should probably look to diversify my lineup in order to field the potential highest scoring lineup each week.

 

[Beerguzzler]

The cowboys triplets are not the combo that can get it done imo. First off, Romo imo isn't a top tier qb. His offense just isn't explosive enough. To pull this off you need to have a top 5 scoring offense. I personally don't think there's a trio this year that would excel.

I think QB/WR combo's are far more beneficial than QB/RB combos in this day and age. Rivers/VJ, Rodgers/Jennings, and Vick/D. Jackson are the top 3 combo's that are viable imo. They are the 3 top tier QB's that have a clear cut #1 and are in passing offenses. Brady, Brees, and Manning spread it around too much or have other question marks associated with them to be consistent every year. Ryan/White can potentially reach this list, but Ryan likely will be handicapped by his conservative offense. Now if only we knew Bradford's #1!

 

[Thunderlips]

I had Elway, Terrel Davis and Shannon Sharpe the year they went to the Super Bowl against the Packers. I did pretty well.

 

[The_Wolfman]

There's no reason to think you definitely can't win, however having 3 guys from the same team will increase your team's variance from week to week and decrease it's consistency. I believe consistency is the key to being successful in H2H formats. If you're playing a points league then it doesn't matter as much.