If you take a Top WR in Rd 1... what RB do you take in Rd 2? (1 Viewer)

[DeaLerZ]

Our league is set up where you get .5 PPR... as much as I would love to get a Top WR in the first round.. i am not so sure who I would take in the 2nd... none of the guys you consistently run into are that enticing

Frank Gore (Injury Concerns, Crap Offense, Not a lot of TD's) Averages about 50 receptions a year

Matt Forte (Inconsistent, Barber there to vulture TD's and probably Receptions, not a big TD guy anyways and struggled at the goal line) Averasged about 50 receptions in past years

Stephen Jackson... (believe it or not is the guy I like the most out of this bunch.. with Josh McDaniels there to open things up more for him, Bradford with a year under his belt, and Cadillac Williams to keep him fresh I think his numbers improve this year, and he gets closer to 10 TD's in a better offense....) Averages about 50 receptions in past years, did have one year though with 90 receptions :shocking:

Michael Turner... (Not as good in PPR, getting close to the breaking point.. I still think he has 1 good year left in him, but I would definitely grab Snelling for insurance)

than after that... it would really be a reach to grab some of the other "hot commodities" this year.. You could grab another Top WR.. but than you would be scrambing to get RB's in rounds 3 and 4 (A lot of the "Maybe's")



So for anyone else who is faced with this decision who would you go with?? Mendenhall/Blount are Keepers

 

[tenaka]

I've been in that situation this year and took Forte. Granted, maybe I'm a homer. I could see any one of Gore, Forte and Jackson being the right call and probably will have similar totals.

Had Mendy been an option I would have placed him at the top of your list though.

 

[two_dollars]

In PPR I took Roddy and followed it up with SJax. Sjax is NOT a sexy pic, people hate him. Almost as much as people hate Cutler sometimes. Or just hate the Bears in general for wasting a playoff spot last year. But when you look at actual floors and ceilings, he's the nest of the bunch.

 

[Ping Pong]

Our league is set up where you get .5 PPR... as much as I would love to get a Top WR in the first round.. i am not so sure who I would take in the 2nd... none of the guys you consistently run into are that enticing

Frank Gore (Injury Concerns, Crap Offense, Not a lot of TD's) Averages about 50 receptions a year

Matt Forte (Inconsistent, Barber there to vulture TD's and probably Receptions, not a big TD guy anyways and struggled at the goal line) Averasged about 50 receptions in past years

Stephen Jackson... (believe it or not is the guy I like the most out of this bunch.. with Josh McDaniels there to open things up more for him, Bradford with a year under his belt, and Cadillac Williams to keep him fresh I think his numbers improve this year, and he gets closer to 10 TD's in a better offense....) Averages about 50 receptions in past years, did have one year though with 90 receptions :shocking:

Michael Turner... (Not as good in PPR, getting close to the breaking point.. I still think he has 1 good year left in him, but I would definitely grab Snelling for insurance)

than after that... it would really be a reach to grab some of the other "hot commodities" this year.. You could grab another Top WR.. but than you would be scrambing to get RB's in rounds 3 and 4 (A lot of the "Maybe's")



So for anyone else who is faced with this decision who would you go with?? Mendenhall/Blount are Keepers

For this exact reason, I went with WRs in round 2. In my 0.5 PPR, 14 team league, I went Megatron, Roddy, Best, F. Jones, B. Wells, and grabbed Hightower a few rounds later. I'm happy with that RB core, and my WR position is basically set.

 

[Christo]

Why restrict yourself to a RB?

 

[Gawain]

Took AJ in the first and then followed with Roddy White.

 

[Ace08]

Why restrict yourself to a RB?

ThisIf those are the best backs available to you in the 2nd there's a good chance a really good WR is left. I'm a firm believer in ALWAYS taking BPA. Depending on how early you're drafting in the 2nd I wouldn't pass on a Fitgerald, Nicks, White, or Calvin in order to draft any of those players.

 

[tenaka]

Why restrict yourself to a RB?

ThisIf those are the best backs available to you in the 2nd there's a good chance a really good WR is left. I'm a firm believer in ALWAYS taking BPA. Depending on how early you're drafting in the 2nd I wouldn't pass on a Fitgerald, Nicks, White, or Calvin in order to draft any of those players.

Those WRs were gone by the 2.1 and 2.2 in the leagues I'm in, so I wouldn't exactly count on them being around for you in the 2nd unless you're picking 12th.

 

[The Jerk]

Why restrict yourself to a RB?

ThisIf those are the best backs available to you in the 2nd there's a good chance a really good WR is left. I'm a firm believer in ALWAYS taking BPA. Depending on how early you're drafting in the 2nd I wouldn't pass on a Fitgerald, Nicks, White, or Calvin in order to draft any of those players.

Those WRs were gone by the 2.1 and 2.2 in the leagues I'm in, so I wouldn't exactly count on them being around for you in the 2nd unless you're picking 12th.

All true, but the concept of considering a WR compared to a RB is still valid. For me, it is FF Drafting 101 to list out all RBs, WRs and QBs that you might consider drafting in the second round and be able to compare among the positions for the pick.If you are in the #7 draft slot, depending on rules of course, you might see:QBRodgersBradyVickRBFosterPeterson....TurnerForteGoreWRWhiteAJCJFitzNicksV.JacksonIn this case, I listed 3 QB, 9 RB, 6 WR but your results will vary due to league scoring and personal preference/rankings of players.I usually do exactly this type of list for at least the first 4-5 rounds so that I already have separated players into respective tiers so that I greatly simplify my decisions during the draft.If you're lucky, you'll eventually get a player or two sneak through an extra round, and of course you can always deviate from your tiered list.Basically, I would simply decide at which point a QB or WR is the better option than RB #11, 12, or whatever in round 2. Unlike a real pro football team, you don't need any kind of offensive balance whatsoever, just try to get a team that scores more FF points than your opposition.

 

[Ariakis]

If Gore, Forte, MJD, Mendy, DMC is there take the RB. If it's Hillis or SJax it depends on the WR or QB available and your preference. Both carried more risk to me than just going with 2 stud WR's in a full PPR this week. There's GREAT depth in the mid rounds even as the ADP's of Felix and Ingram rise. It is bordering on the upside drafting theory but if you have studs everywhere but RB and hit on just one in the draft and one in free agency you'll be beastly. It means you cannot focus on QB/WR/TE in free agency as you churn through RB's ahead of the curve. Are you happy with a PPR draft something like AJ, VJax, MWilliams, Lloyd, Finley, Hightower, Wells, Addai, Stafford, Flacco, Keller then adding upside WR/RB's the rest of the way?

 

[eakfootball]

Why restrict yourself to a RB?

 

[tenaka]

Why restrict yourself to a RB?

ThisIf those are the best backs available to you in the 2nd there's a good chance a really good WR is left. I'm a firm believer in ALWAYS taking BPA. Depending on how early you're drafting in the 2nd I wouldn't pass on a Fitgerald, Nicks, White, or Calvin in order to draft any of those players.

Those WRs were gone by the 2.1 and 2.2 in the leagues I'm in, so I wouldn't exactly count on them being around for you in the 2nd unless you're picking 12th.

All true, but the concept of considering a WR compared to a RB is still valid. For me, it is FF Drafting 101 to list out all RBs, WRs and QBs that you might consider drafting in the second round and be able to compare among the positions for the pick.If you are in the #7 draft slot, depending on rules of course, you might see:QBRodgersBradyVickRBFosterPeterson....TurnerForteGoreWRWhiteAJCJFitzNicksV.JacksonIn this case, I listed 3 QB, 9 RB, 6 WR but your results will vary due to league scoring and personal preference/rankings of players.I usually do exactly this type of list for at least the first 4-5 rounds so that I already have separated players into respective tiers so that I greatly simplify my decisions during the draft.If you're lucky, you'll eventually get a player or two sneak through an extra round, and of course you can always deviate from your tiered list.Basically, I would simply decide at which point a QB or WR is the better option than RB #11, 12, or whatever in round 2. Unlike a real pro football team, you don't need any kind of offensive balance whatsoever, just try to get a team that scores more FF points than your opposition.

All true, I'm not disagreeing with the general notion that you want to consider all positions and not just RB. I was just pointing out that if you have spot 1-10 in a 12 team league, the specific players he was recommending drafting wouldn't be available most of the time. And if those RBs were all available I would have selected one of them over the next best WR, making the premise still ultimately valid.

 

[Short Corner]

Why restrict yourself to a RB?

ThisIf those are the best backs available to you in the 2nd there's a good chance a really good WR is left. I'm a firm believer in ALWAYS taking BPA. Depending on how early you're drafting in the 2nd I wouldn't pass on a Fitgerald, Nicks, White, or Calvin in order to draft any of those players.

Those WRs were gone by the 2.1 and 2.2 in the leagues I'm in, so I wouldn't exactly count on them being around for you in the 2nd unless you're picking 12th.

ADP for Fitz is 2.03, Nicks 2.07. I would consider VJax in this group as well with an ADP of 2.07.

 

[DeaLerZ]

Why restrict yourself to a RB?

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If those are the best backs available to you in the 2nd there's a good chance a really good WR is left. I'm a firm believer in ALWAYS taking BPA. Depending on how early you're drafting in the 2nd I wouldn't pass on a Fitgerald, Nicks, White, or Calvin in order to draft any of those players.

Yea i definitely have considered drafting two WR's in the first two rounds.. and loading up on RB's really 4 out of the next 5 rounds...grabbing a top TE in Rd 4 hopefully...

but that would leave my RB corps looking something like this....

QB M.Vick (9th Keeper)

RB Mark Ingram (3rd)

RB/WR Tim Hightower (5th)/Reggie Bush (6th)

WR Andre Johnson (1st)

WR Larry Fitzgerald (2nd)

WR Austin Collie (8th)/Lance Moore (14th Keeper)

TE Antonio Gates/Dallas Clark (4th)

K Nate Kaeding

DEF Steelers (10th Keeper)

I love the WR's and everything else on the team.. but the RB's I am left with have a lot of ????'s around them... and could end up being a huge headache...

but POINT TAKEN

 

[shnikies]

Matt Forte is being undervalued even at his 18 ADP in PPR. There are five running backs I'd take ahead of him: AP, Rice, Charles, McCoy and Foster. To be honest, Rice and AP are the only two that seem to be a tier above him.

Forte's last five games including playoffs:

Week Date Opp Score Att Yds Y/A Lng TD Rec Yds Y/R Lng TD

15 Dec 20 @ MIN W 40-14 17 92 5.4 14 0 1 6 6.0 6 0 0 0

16 Dec 26 NYJ W 38-34 19 113 5.9 32 1 4 56 14.0 24 0 0 0

17 Jan 2 @ GNB L 3-10 15 91 6.1 25 0 8 60 7.5 27 0

Divisional SEA W 35-24 25 80 3.2 11 0 3 54 18.0 26 0 0 0

Conference GNB L 14-21 17 70 4.1 14 0 10 90 9.0 24 0

Forte had 13 carries in the first quarter Thursday night and was not pulled at the goal line. Chester Taylor has been told he is going to be cut and Barber is already nursing a calf injury. I actually think Bell is an effective runner if Barber is ever unable to go but it's evident that Forte will be the man from goal line to goal line. 350 carries and 80 receptions is not out of the question this year. If you can get Forte anywhere in the 2nd round you are getting potentially the top ppr back in fantasy with a very high floor. It seems like a no-brainer to me.

 

[fightingillini]

Why restrict yourself to a RB?

I will second the I think it depends on your league size and tendencies. I would find it hard to pass up on another top 5 WR or Rodgers/Vick for any of these backs. Give me AJ/Nicks and I will find RB value in the 3rd-5th rounds, like Best, Ingram, Blount, D Williams, F Jones, and F Jackson.If I had to take a RB and those 4 are my choices, then I would take Forte in a PPR and Turner in a non PPR.

 

[Rick James]

calvin johnson

 

[shnikies]

Why restrict yourself to a RB?

I will second the I think it depends on your league size and tendencies. I would find it hard to pass up on another top 5 WR or Rodgers/Vick for any of these backs. Give me AJ/Nicks and I will find RB value in the 3rd-5th rounds, like Best, Ingram, Blount, D Williams, F Jones, and F Jackson.If I had to take a RB and those 4 are my choices, then I would take Forte in a PPR and Turner in a non PPR.

I think he meant if you take a running back in the 2nd, which of the probable 2nd round backs would you prefer. At least, if you interpret it that way it makes for a better discussion.

 

[sammy8887]

I would feel fine with either Gore or Forte -- and I think RB is the way to go. You want to get at least one bellcow on your roster, IMO, and all of those guys fit the bill. Just not a big fan of either SJ or MT.