no first rounder (1 Viewer)

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ok, i traded my first rounder last year for a playoff push...it didn't pan out...so, now i'm stuck with my very first pick being #18 (2.06). i've always contended that you can win even if your first rounder is a bust (half are), but now it puts a whole lot more pressure on my second round pick...here are my thougthts; i'm curious to the shark pool's opinion:

target a #1 WR from the top 5 or 6 (ssmith, holt, fitz, CJ, TO, harrison): it's safe, almost a sure thing

target a RB2 who i think can be a top 10 or RB1 (FWP, mcgahee, westbrook): safe

target reggie bush who can make or break my season: not safe, but fun. we get to keep 2 players for 3 years before they go back into the pool, so also building for the future.

mostly TD HEAVY league with small yardage bonuses. start 1 QB, 1 RB, 2 WR, 2 FLEX, 1 K , 1 DEF.

TO is risky unless i see what i like tonight.

i'd rather get wayne later than harrison early

i'd be happy with holt, fitz and CJ. smith i'm undecided...he won't repeat blah blah

FWP should get more TDs this year. floor is great RB#2 numbers, ceiling is high if can convert GL

mcgahee, see FWP but not as optimistic

westbrook's injury issues concern me and CBuck intrigues me as the GL guy like back when philly ran the 3-headed monster.

bush will just be fun to have on my team and see what happens over the next 3 years. i don't expect big numbers unless deuce gets re-injured.

ETA: i'm not looking for a "who do i draft," but rather opinions on drafting strategy given that i don't have first rounder...i.e. what RB will be there at 31 when i pick again and is it worth grabbing a holt to get a chester taylor blah blah blah

 

[Tough As Nails]

If everybody is keeping 2 players...that means 24 guys are already off the board. Your pick at 2.06 isn't the #18...it's the #42. Unless your keeper description is written incorrectly.

 

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If everybody is keeping 2 players...that means 24 guys are already off the board. Your pick at 2.06 isn't the #18...it's the #42. Unless your keeper description is written incorrectly.

sorry...every 3 years all the players go back into the pool. i.e. it's a redraft every 3 years. this year all players are available; next year, 24 will be kept.

 

[Warhogs]

Was this mistakenly asked in the shark pool or were you knowingly posting this in the wrong forum?

If next season you do keep players then maybe you target the best keepers since you are starting out at such a disadvantage?

 

[KevT]

Hope you got a lot in your trade last year, especially since you traded a first round pick in a restart to a keeper league. Did you forget that keepers started over? Or did you just want to put yourself in a disadvantage maybe for the next three years, just to attempt to make the playoffs?

edit: draft for the best team possible, worry about keepers after the year is over, as some gems might be found during the year.