Leage Set-Ups/Draft Strategy (1 Viewer)

[secretid]

This is inspired by Marc's post in another thread that QBs are gold in 2QB leagues whereas RBs are otherwise the key position.

I have a specific question about one of my league's but also want to open it up to a more general discussion. First, one of my leagues is 10 teams with 2 QB, 3 RB, 3 WR, 2 TE, 2 K, 2 DEF...

Obviously this enhances the value of QB/TE/K/DEF but I don't think that QBs are gold (or even close) in this league. I'm even pretty content to patch together one of my QB slots off week-to-week match-up-based wire grabs if it comes to that (injuries forced me into Fitzpatrick, Garrard, B Johnson, etc last year). Generally I draft it pretty much like a typical league esp since other teams do so as well. I know that QB is a pretty flat position and K/DEF are nearly impossible to predict and I play accordingly.

Baselines are probably a good place to start (worst-starter method?). Also, I think that you must account for drafting patterns. In this league people take QBs a little earlier and I think it gives me more value in the early rounds while I grab QBs late. OTOH, if people went QB-crazy in general, I might have to grab one a lot earlier.

Sorry for this wandering post.. thoughts?

 

[Z-Dog]

Sounds like you've already made the decision that QBs aren't all that value, and the rest of your league has made the opposite decisions. To resolve this question, go look backwards at post-season VBDs, and compare them to your draft. My findings in my league have been that QBs tend to be a lot easier to predict than RBs, and that top QBs gave you a much better shot of winning than bust RBs. The very top ones are as valuable as an average RB1. Let's put it this way, what seems like a safer bet to you: Manning to produce like he historically has, or Steve Jackson to produce like he never has? B/c Jackson is often the 6th RB off the board.

 

[secretid]

Sounds like you've already made the decision that QBs aren't all that value, and the rest of your league has made the opposite decisions. To resolve this question, go look backwards at post-season VBDs, and compare them to your draft. My findings in my league have been that QBs tend to be a lot easier to predict than RBs, and that top QBs gave you a much better shot of winning than bust RBs. The very top ones are as valuable as an average RB1. Let's put it this way, what seems like a safer bet to you: Manning to produce like he historically has, or Steve Jackson to produce like he never has? B/c Jackson is often the 6th RB off the board.

Good idea on going back to post-season stats and VBD. I'll have to look into that.