Death of drafting RB/RB (1 Viewer)

[poo flingin monkey]

Must read from ESPN -

Here is the summation of the article: "The market for 2SRBDS is saturated; too many people are employing the strategy, even as the value of the second tier of running backs is diminishing by specialized roles. So what's a savvy fantasy owner to do? Simple. Just bow your head in a moment of reflection and take solace in the fact that while you know 2SRBDS is dead, others don't, and you'll have an advantage because of it. Then, go draft a stud wide receiver in the second round."

The entire link is a must read - http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/football...thof2rbstrategy

 

[Rhythmdoctor]

Must read from ESPN -

Here is the summation of the article: "The market for 2SRBDS is saturated; too many people are employing the strategy, even as the value of the second tier of running backs is diminishing by specialized roles. So what's a savvy fantasy owner to do? Simple. Just bow your head in a moment of reflection and take solace in the fact that while you know 2SRBDS is dead, others don't, and you'll have an advantage because of it. Then, go draft a stud wide receiver in the second round."

The entire link is a must read - http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/football...thof2rbstrategy

Thankfully, I have not employed the RB/RB strategy since the pre-ought years. It usually makes sense to see these things coming before everyone else rather than waiting for the majority and then following suit. You can't be a perenial champion by following the crowd.

 

[ScoobyDoo]

The problem isn't taking two backs, or two wides, or a QB and one of the other ones. The problem is hitting. You hit, you win. You don't, you've got a long road to hoe.

 

[Teef]

Must read from ESPN -

Here is the summation of the article: "The market for 2SRBDS is saturated; too many people are employing the strategy, even as the value of the second tier of running backs is diminishing by specialized roles. So what's a savvy fantasy owner to do? Simple. Just bow your head in a moment of reflection and take solace in the fact that while you know 2SRBDS is dead, others don't, and you'll have an advantage because of it. Then, go draft a stud wide receiver in the second round."

The entire link is a must read - http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/football...thof2rbstrategy

Thankfully, I have not employed the RB/RB strategy since the pre-ought years. It usually makes sense to see these things coming before everyone else rather than waiting for the majority and then following suit. You can't be a perenial champion by following the crowd.

Wow man, you must be awesome.

 

[poo flingin monkey]

The problem isn't taking two backs, or two wides, or a QB and one of the other ones. The problem is hitting. You hit, you win. You don't, you've got a long road to hoe.

I think the point was you have much less risk taking a top WR than drafting an iffy #2. Your hitting will be much better with a #1 WR.

 

[Milwalkeysbeast]

I almost got his autograph once...

but I was so excited I had an accident in my pants and was too mortified to ask for it.

 

[Christo]

Must read from ESPN -

Here is the summation of the article: "The market for 2SRBDS is saturated; too many people are employing the strategy, even as the value of the second tier of running backs is diminishing by specialized roles. So what's a savvy fantasy owner to do? Simple. Just bow your head in a moment of reflection and take solace in the fact that while you know 2SRBDS is dead, others don't, and you'll have an advantage because of it. Then, go draft a stud wide receiver in the second round."

The entire link is a must read - http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/football...thof2rbstrategy

Thankfully, I have not employed the RB/RB strategy since the pre-ought years. It usually makes sense to see these things coming before everyone else rather than waiting for the majority and then following suit. You can't be a perenial champion by following the crowd.

And this year that just might mean going RB-RB.

The problem isn't taking two backs, or two wides, or a QB and one of the other ones. The problem is hitting. You hit, you win. You don't, you've got a long road to hoe.

It might go quicker if you hoe your row instead.

 

[Rhythmdoctor]

Must read from ESPN -

Here is the summation of the article: "The market for 2SRBDS is saturated; too many people are employing the strategy, even as the value of the second tier of running backs is diminishing by specialized roles. So what's a savvy fantasy owner to do? Simple. Just bow your head in a moment of reflection and take solace in the fact that while you know 2SRBDS is dead, others don't, and you'll have an advantage because of it. Then, go draft a stud wide receiver in the second round."

The entire link is a must read - http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/football...thof2rbstrategy

Thankfully, I have not employed the RB/RB strategy since the pre-ought years. It usually makes sense to see these things coming before everyone else rather than waiting for the majority and then following suit. You can't be a perenial champion by following the crowd.

Wow man, you must be awesome.

More like really really awesome!

 

[Teef]

Must read from ESPN -

Here is the summation of the article: "The market for 2SRBDS is saturated; too many people are employing the strategy, even as the value of the second tier of running backs is diminishing by specialized roles. So what's a savvy fantasy owner to do? Simple. Just bow your head in a moment of reflection and take solace in the fact that while you know 2SRBDS is dead, others don't, and you'll have an advantage because of it. Then, go draft a stud wide receiver in the second round."

The entire link is a must read - http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/football...thof2rbstrategy

Thankfully, I have not employed the RB/RB strategy since the pre-ought years. It usually makes sense to see these things coming before everyone else rather than waiting for the majority and then following suit. You can't be a perenial champion by following the crowd.

Wow man, you must be awesome.

More like really really awesome!

Awesome

 

[LarryAllen'sJockstrap]

Maybe I'm crazy, but I've rarely deviated from the RB/RB strategy. Unless you play in a start 4 WR league, it just seems a lot easier to pickup WRs you plug in your lineup later in draft or off the WW; not the case with RBs.

 

[ScoobyDoo]

And this year that just might mean going RB-RB.

I agree 100%

 

[hauser42]

Depends on what spot you daft and what falls to you.

I draft at 12 in a 12 team redraft and unless something really crasy happens I will not be taking a RB because based on scoring the guys that are the better bets will be a QB or WR for my two picks.

I see a lot of middle of the road RBs be taking in the 2nd - 5th round and the team that hits on those will most likely be taking the crown home this year.

 

[Rhythmdoctor]

And this year that just might mean going RB-RB.

I agree 100%

Like every year, it really depends on each individual draft. I'm not sure having a set strategy is the formula for a championship team. A strategic outline is fine but to say you're going to go RB/RB or WR/RB or QB/RB etc... doesn't make sense. Flexibility is the key to a successful draft. I personally try to get the players who score the most points, but that's just me. Let's say you have the 3rd/22nd picks (rounds 1 & 2), would you rather have Addai/Graham or Addai/Fitz or Addai/Colston blah blah blah. There are a dozen or more RBs that could out-produce Graham or whoever that RB is you select in round 2. For me personally, there are only about 5 RBs I like as for sure guys whereas there are 15 WRs that I feel comfortable with. I like certainty in the early rounds. I'd rather have a stud WR taken in round 2 and roll with a DWill type in round 6+.

 

[bonesman]

http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/football...thof2rbstrategy

Thankfully, I have not employed the RB/RB strategy since the pre-ought years. It usually makes sense to see these things coming before everyone else rather than waiting for the majority and then following suit. You can't be a perenial champion by following the crowd.

And this year that just might mean going RB-RB.

I went RB/RB/RB in a mock the other day w/ MJD and LJ at the 2/3 turn. 7-10 WRs are going in the 1st 2 rounds this year.

 

[texasheat]

VBD down?

 

[Chicago Hooligan]

If you ever drafted strictly for positions and not players then you are not real good at this.

 

[Rhythmdoctor]

If you ever drafted strictly for positions and not players then you are not real good at this.

Exactly!

 

[bucsbaby]

Isn't best player available always the way to go?

 

[Christo]

Isn't best player available always the way to go?

What do you mean by best player available?Right now I'm looking at a cheat sheet I used to draft with Saturday night. There is a group of players ranked 12-23 whose VBD values go from 118 to 106. It's made up of 6 WRs, 5 RBs and 1 QB. That's just a difference of 12 value points. In other words, less than 1 point per game. Given the way things break during the season, there is no such thing as "best player available" when it comes to those 12 players. At some point you have to have a strategy, bias or whatever you want to call it.

 

[hauser42]

This year you can help yourself in gettiing a feel from other owners what they are thinking about drafting in the early rounds. Our league is going on it 18th year and knowing the owners has hepled as some have a similar philosphy each year or draft same players over the years.

 

[manhands]

Good article. I think you need to keep in mind how many teams are in your league. In my league there are 14 teams and RB's are at a premium. If you are picking mid draft you might be looking at McFadden, Maroney, or R. Brown come third round. I'm not willing to gamble on those guys.

 

[ImTheScientist]

Isn't best player available always the way to go?

I went LT, Chad Johnson, Plaxico Burress, and Boldin in a 12 team draft last week. We only start 2 WR's but saw Boldin sitting there and took him because he was value. You can always trade when selecting value.

 

[g5jamz]

If I can grab a Lynch or a MB3 in the 7-10 spot in a 14 teamer and MJD or Larry J happens to come around on the turn. I'd be an idiot not taking him.

 

[Iwannabeacowboybaby!]

Keep in mind all articles aren't written for you. There are a lot of people who are just learning this game or only think about fantasy football just before it starts.

Where I work, there was a group of women who actually started a league and just about all of them didn't know what they were doing but they wanted to give it a try.

If the article isn't for you, just move on. If it's something you were aware of already, that's good looking out.

I feel like I learned the hard way trying to employ RB RB a little to long and I felt like for a year or two, I wasn't doing as well as I have in the past. Now, whether that was a little bad luck due to injury or whatever, I took a look at what I was doing and overall, I did feel like my teams were a little light on WR.

This year, I'm focusing on having 4 WR's in the first 6 rounds, then laying off till very late again to look for any value again.

 

[Iwannabeacowboybaby!]

If I can grab a Lynch or a MB3 in the 7-10 spot in a 14 teamer and MJD or Larry J happens to come around on the turn. I'd be an idiot not taking him.

Depends on the scoring system and who's there, in a PPR, I'd take Randy Moss over both Lynch and MB3 if he's there at 7.

 

[BigRed]

from ESPN -

You lost me at hello.

 

[davearm]

It would've been noteworthy to see this article come out the year *before* a bunch of frontline RBs underperformed their ADP due to injury (SJax, LJ, Rudi) or underperformance (Travis Henry, Maroney, Parker), while a bunch of WRs went nuts, and in general passing outpaced rushing across the league.

Being ahead of the curve on those developments would've been pretty impressive.

But writing this article the year *after* all of these things happened is far more reactive than proactive.

WRs are flying off of the boards in the first few rounds at unprecedented rates, while RBs are sliding. Is that a sign of things to come, or an overreaction to the 2007 season? Only time will tell. For now, my money's on the latter.

 

[OJ Simpson]

Must read from ESPN -

Here is the summation of the article: "The market for 2SRBDS is saturated; too many people are employing the strategy, even as the value of the second tier of running backs is diminishing by specialized roles. So what's a savvy fantasy owner to do? Simple. Just bow your head in a moment of reflection and take solace in the fact that while you know 2SRBDS is dead, others don't, and you'll have an advantage because of it. Then, go draft a stud wide receiver in the second round."

The entire link is a must read - http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/football...thof2rbstrategy

Thankfully, I have not employed the RB/RB strategy since the pre-ought years. It usually makes sense to see these things coming before everyone else rather than waiting for the majority and then following suit. You can't be a perenial champion by following the crowd.

I hear ya man. Good to see another forward thinker exists on this board. The tide has been turning and the writing has been on the wall for some time now that RB/RB is dead. The true sharks like me and Rhythmdoctor were wise enough to see the shift before all of the guppies and reaped the benefits. Last year I drafted LT2 1.01 in one of my 9 leagues and then took Brady with the 2.14 and Moss with the 3.01. Needless to say I celebrated my 15 fantasy superbowl victory because of my ability to see out side of the RB/RB box.It takes that special type person to be able to use his intelligence and see the big picture in order to make shark moves.

I am sure as the hype goes around RB/QB for a few years, it will be the innovators like me and Rhythmdoctor that will be ahead of the curve with a new drafting startegy that will earn us more fantasy championships. It is not easy being so far ahead of the curve. But in the name and honor of being a Shark I must press on.

 

[TwinTurbo]

The best strategy is fantasy football is to avoid drafting busts. Go with your gut instincts. If your preferred choices for RB/RB are not available when it's your turn to pick, then go best player available. If you don't like Ryan Grant, McGahee or Bush then by all means don't pick them. There are still good great RB choices in round 4 and later this year. My preferred strategy in most drafts this year has been to go RB/WR/WR/RB/RB.

 

[Mossome]

The best strategy is fantasy football is to avoid drafting busts. Go with your gut instincts. If your preferred choices for RB/RB are not available when it's your turn to pick, then go best player available. If you don't like Ryan Grant, McGahee or Bush then by all means don't pick them. There are still good great RB choices in round 4 and later this year. My preferred strategy in most drafts this year has been to go RB/WR/WR/RB/RB.

I can not agree much more with what you are saying. I think what people tend to forget is the likelihood of the player that you are drafting will actually put up the projections given to him (however they were come upon). In my longtime league I have drafted two runningback high in most years. The problem is that I have not had a productive tandum since the mid 90's when I had Curtis Martin and Ricky Waters on my team. I have drafted bust after bust at runningback over the years and I have made sound selections most of the time. I will give my example of why drafting runningbacks high is often times a mistake. I drafted both Steven Jackson and Laurence Maroney last year and it was common knowledge that I had one of the best runningback tandoms in the league. There would not have been many that would have disagreed. I have had similar bad luck for many years now. It was a good thing that Portis slipped last year and I had Justin Fargas helping out. I had a makeshift backfield for most of the year. In the meantime I was a bit weaker at receiver and quarterback for picking runningbacks early. Runningbacks may be hard to come by but dependability at the position is just as hard to come by. Jackson and Maroney were the final straws that broke the camels back. Unless things change drastically I will draft just as I did this year. I went Romo, Wayne, Andre Johnson and Holt in the first 4 rounds. None have a real high liklihood to bust especially where they were drafted. I am most likely going to be able to rely on 3 of the 4 to post good numbers. Meanwhile my runningbacks will be no worse for the wear then they have been any other year. At least now I will have the quarterbacks and receivers to be able to carry a heavier load. I still ended up with Graham, S Young, K. Smith, D Williams, C. Johnson and M Morris.

 

[KCC]

Isn't best player available always the way to go?

Not if what you've projected to be the "best player available" will, in all probability, still be available a round or two later. I actually do most of my drafting from a current ADP sheet. Of course I target what I think will be the best players, but relative to the likelihood that those same players may be still be on the board later in the draft. At some point, I will deviate from that strategy to avoid getting shut out during position runs. I agree with the above posts that mentioned having a rigid draft script (e.g. "RB-RB" or "WR-RB") is a recipe for failure. Flexibility and preparedness are the keys to a successful draft.

 

[kawaihae]

The best strategy is fantasy football is to avoid drafting busts.

I look at it the opposite way... Set yourself up to draft sleepers. Look back at your league's history. Doesn't the team with the most and best sleepers usually go deep in the playoffs? (like our league's champ last year with Witten, Welker and Andre Johnson drafted in the 4th round). The best way to do this (I think) is to look at mock drafts, and make some predictions on how your league's draft will end up. Then, make your bets on which players will exceed their draft position. Draft around these sleeper picks. For example, if you think that you see a 4th round RB that will give you solid #2RB production (like I think there are this year), then pass on going RB/RB in rounds 1 & 2. But if you see a bunch of late round WR value, then grab RBs and QBs up front. Sounds easy, but you gotta really trust your projections and your predictions.

 

[Zow]

I don't understand how one doesn't draft for value. I just went QB/RB/RB/RB/RB from the twelve spot in a ppr league - because the RB value was incredible. Had I known this at the 13 spot I'd have taken TO over LJ, but you can't predict that. We can start 3 RBs in this league and with LJ, Jamal Lewis, Ernest Graham, and Laurence Maroney I think I'm set at the RB position and can get away with plugging in WRs.

Now, does that mean this article is bad? Of course not. Every draft is different. If you take the best guy available within reasonable sense, you'll be fine. Leagues aren't won in the first few rounds.

 

[The Man with the Plan]

ESPN saying that you shouldn't draft 2 rbs first is reason enough for me to make sure that I draft 2 rbs as soon as possible.

Where are all these stud 2nd-round wide receivers anyway? I only count 3. Terrell Owens (age), Reggie Wayne (QB, Harrison's return), and Larry Fitzgerald (QB) and each of those players have their own question marks.

 

[Muahahaha]

The best strategy is fantasy football is to avoid drafting busts. Go with your gut instincts. If your preferred choices for RB/RB are not available when it's your turn to pick, then go best player available. If you don't like Ryan Grant, McGahee or Bush then by all means don't pick them. There are still good great RB choices in round 4 and later this year. My preferred strategy in most drafts this year has been to go RB/WR/WR/RB/RB.

I can not agree much more with what you are saying. I think what people tend to forget is the likelihood of the player that you are drafting will actually put up the projections given to him (however they were come upon). In my longtime league I have drafted two runningback high in most years. The problem is that I have not had a productive tandum since the mid 90's when I had Curtis Martin and Ricky Waters on my team. I have drafted bust after bust at runningback over the years and I have made sound selections most of the time. I will give my example of why drafting runningbacks high is often times a mistake. I drafted both Steven Jackson and Laurence Maroney last year and it was common knowledge that I had one of the best runningback tandoms in the league. There would not have been many that would have disagreed. I have had similar bad luck for many years now. It was a good thing that Portis slipped last year and I had Justin Fargas helping out. I had a makeshift backfield for most of the year. In the meantime I was a bit weaker at receiver and quarterback for picking runningbacks early. Runningbacks may be hard to come by but dependability at the position is just as hard to come by. Jackson and Maroney were the final straws that broke the camels back. Unless things change drastically I will draft just as I did this year. I went Romo, Wayne, Andre Johnson and Holt in the first 4 rounds. None have a real high liklihood to bust especially where they were drafted. I am most likely going to be able to rely on 3 of the 4 to post good numbers. Meanwhile my runningbacks will be no worse for the wear then they have been any other year. At least now I will have the quarterbacks and receivers to be able to carry a heavier load. I still ended up with Graham, S Young, K. Smith, D Williams, C. Johnson and M Morris.

Totally agree with this. I think there are 9 WRs who have been in the top 24 WRs on multiple occasions:MossTOWayneFitzHoushCJHoltSmithBoldinPlaxAnd I can probably comfortably add based on targets, team role, team offense, and year-to-year progression:ColstonEdwardsHolmesEverybody else is a crap shoot. The above guys are basically locks for top 24. As for the other WRs, maybe they will do it, maybe they won't. After the 1st round RBs, there aren't any RB locks. The above guys are locks. I made it my mission to get as many of these guys on my PPR teams as possible. I can real comfortably say all these guys will be in the top 24.I have no where near that confidence in the RBs available after the 1st round.

 

[swirvenirvin]

Must read from ESPN -

Here is the summation of the article: "The market for 2SRBDS is saturated; too many people are employing the strategy, even as the value of the second tier of running backs is diminishing by specialized roles. So what's a savvy fantasy owner to do? Simple. Just bow your head in a moment of reflection and take solace in the fact that while you know 2SRBDS is dead, others don't, and you'll have an advantage because of it. Then, go draft a stud wide receiver in the second round."

The entire link is a must read - http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/football...thof2rbstrategy

Thankfully, I have not employed the RB/RB strategy since the pre-ought years. It usually makes sense to see these things coming before everyone else rather than waiting for the majority and then following suit. You can't be a perenial champion by following the crowd.

Sweet!

 

[Ned]

Must read from ESPN -

Here is the summation of the article: "The market for 2SRBDS is saturated; too many people are employing the strategy, even as the value of the second tier of running backs is diminishing by specialized roles. So what's a savvy fantasy owner to do? Simple. Just bow your head in a moment of reflection and take solace in the fact that while you know 2SRBDS is dead, others don't, and you'll have an advantage because of it. Then, go draft a stud wide receiver in the second round."

The entire link is a must read - http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/football...thof2rbstrategy

Thankfully, I have not employed the RB/RB strategy since the pre-ought years. It usually makes sense to see these things coming before everyone else rather than waiting for the majority and then following suit. You can't be a perenial champion by following the crowd.

sharks swim upstream, baby!!!!!!11111

 

[poo flingin monkey]

Wow - is it me or does everyone already know everything in this forum? If there are so many all knowing sharks out there than why join a site like FBG? You already win your league every year.

I though the article was a good read - especially if you took a few minutes and the read the entire article.

 

[Balance]

Wow - is it me or does everyone already know everything in this forum? If there are so many all knowing sharks out there than why join a site like FBG? You already win your league every year. I though the article was a good read - especially if you took a few minutes and the read the entire article.

Sig \/

 

[David Yudkin]

Maybe I'm crazy, but I've rarely deviated from the RB/RB strategy. Unless you play in a start 4 WR league, it just seems a lot easier to pickup WRs you plug in your lineup later in draft or off the WW; not the case with RBs.

I'm not agreeing with or debunking the RB/RB strategy, but I wrote an article a couple of years ago noting that starting NFL RBs will turn over from the start of the year to the end of the year by 40-50%.This shouldn't be all that surprising given the rate that players can get nicked up. IMO, this showed that you get get a decent fantasy worthy RB rounds and rounds late once the injuries started happening.The proble, of course, is not knowing which backups will end up as starters, and conversely, which starters will be plagued with injuries.So while you are right in assessing that there are only so many RBs to go around, there are actually more RBs to go around than one might think.

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

Wow - is it me or does everyone already know everything in this forum? If there are so many all knowing sharks out there than why join a site like FBG? You already win your league every year. I though the article was a good read - especially if you took a few minutes and the read the entire article.

My interpretation of the smack talk here is that FBG people are proud of their VBD geekdom.See, for example, my username.It's fun to pick on ESPN and "mainstream" sports media for their armchair fantasy analysis.

 

[CLIFF]

Must read from ESPN -

Here is the summation of the article: "The market for 2SRBDS is saturated; too many people are employing the strategy, even as the value of the second tier of running backs is diminishing by specialized roles. So what's a savvy fantasy owner to do? Simple. Just bow your head in a moment of reflection and take solace in the fact that while you know 2SRBDS is dead, others don't, and you'll have an advantage because of it. Then, go draft a stud wide receiver in the second round."

The entire link is a must read - http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/football...thof2rbstrategy

Thankfully, I have not employed the RB/RB strategy since the pre-ought years. It usually makes sense to see these things coming before everyone else rather than waiting for the majority and then following suit. You can't be a perenial champion by following the crowd.

And this year that just might mean going RB-RB.

The problem isn't taking two backs, or two wides, or a QB and one of the other ones. The problem is hitting. You hit, you win. You don't, you've got a long road to hoe.

It might go quicker if you hoe your row instead.

Did somebody say Hoe???

 

[Cool in the pocket]

http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/football...thof2rbstrategy

Thankfully, I have not employed the RB/RB strategy since the pre-ought years. It usually makes sense to see these things coming before everyone else rather than waiting for the majority and then following suit. You can't be a perenial champion by following the crowd.

And this year that just might mean going RB-RB.

I went RB/RB/RB in a mock the other day w/ MJD and LJ at the 2/3 turn. 7-10 WRs are going in the 1st 2 rounds this year.

What WR's did you end up with? By nailing the RB position with 3 really solid backs, you prolly sacrificed WR as the trend towards WR in the second and 3rd is huge this year. As another poster alluded to, this is prolly an over reaction to last year.

ESPN saying that you shouldn't draft 2 rbs first is reason enough for me to make sure that I draft 2 rbs as soon as possible.

Where are all these stud 2nd-round wide receivers anyway? I only count 3. Terrell Owens (age), Reggie Wayne (QB, Harrison's return), and Larry Fitzgerald (QB) and each of those players have their own question marks.

Randy Moss, Braylon down? Most will throw AJ and Colston in there too. For every question you bring up about these WR's, people are finding more with the tier2/3 RB's. I think the point is that managers are steering towards trusting these guys over second and third tier RB's and hence the run on WR's in the 2nd/3rd. In a start 3 WR league/PPR league, going RB-RB may solidify that position, but WR will be totally picked over down to the Bowe, Roy, Jennings...group.

 

[cowpie]

Isn't best player available always the way to go?

yes, but noneed and what will be left at your next pick is the way to go.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Some of us are very comfortable going into the season with Plaxico Burres/Roy Williams or Calvin Johnson/Jericho Cotchery to go with a stable of starting RBs.

While it is true that RBBC is coming back into popularity in the NFL, last year was still an aberration in terms of the number of high ranked backs that were terrible or near terrible. This year it could just as easily be the top WRs that under-perform as a group.

The great thing is that with so many people abandoning RB/RB or RB/RB/RB, this year it's easier to execute than ever.

 

[ImTheScientist]

Wow - is it me or does everyone already know everything in this forum? If there are so many all knowing sharks out there than why join a site like FBG? You already win your league every year. I though the article was a good read - especially if you took a few minutes and the read the entire article.

DUH.......everyone wins all their leagues, has won 10 championships in a row, and drafted Moss/Brady/Peterson/Witten last year. I almost forgot to add....they traded Burress last year after week 6 for LT straight up.

 

[ImTheScientist]

The best strategy is fantasy football is to avoid drafting busts. Go with your gut instincts. If your preferred choices for RB/RB are not available when it's your turn to pick, then go best player available. If you don't like Ryan Grant, McGahee or Bush then by all means don't pick them. There are still good great RB choices in round 4 and later this year. My preferred strategy in most drafts this year has been to go RB/WR/WR/RB/RB.

I finally learned this after last year. I took too many chances in the first 6 rounds of my draft and most of them failed. Sure you may land the occasional guy that does well but for the most part draft solid/known commodities in the first quarter to half of you draft. Take chances on guys late.

 

[PSULions]

Maybe I'm crazy, but I've rarely deviated from the RB/RB strategy. Unless you play in a start 4 WR league, it just seems a lot easier to pickup WRs you plug in your lineup later in draft or off the WW; not the case with RBs.

Bingo!!! We have a winner. I think WR is one of the easier things to pick up a guy that can contribute to your team if you good at watching the WW.

 

[joffer]

DGP theory is the only way to go

 

[Evilgrin 72]

The problem isn't taking two backs, or two wides, or a QB and one of the other ones. The problem is hitting. You hit, you win. You don't, you've got a long road to hoe.

Last year, I drafted Steve Smith in round 2 and Reggie Wayne in round 3. Luckily for me, I also grabbed Romo and Roethlisberger in rounds 8 and 9 and was able to trade Romo (drafted at 8.5) for Marvin Harrison (drafted at 2.1) after week 1.Problem was, my 2 RBs were Shaun Alexander and Cadillac Williams. Then Delhomme went down and Smith went in the tank. Then Harrison got hurt. By the end of the season, my WR corps of Steve Smith, Wayne, and Harrison, which looked like the best in league history, was down to Wayne, Driver (and his 1 TD) and Ron Curry, and I was starting Jerious Norwood and Kevin Jones at RB. What looked like a dream team ended up missing the playoffs with a 7-6 record.You need luck.