BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Cross-posting from the 12th pick thread; let's talk more about the thought process than specific players. Although that discussion value as well.
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Just found out yesterday I'll be drafting 11th in my main league.
I tend to let the draft come to me, I try not to be too set about which order I'm going to fill out the lineup. Drafts are fluid. If, for example, I've got a hero RB and the league is continuing to make a run on RBs, I pivot to the value at WR. I'll stay there until I think there's greater value somewhere else. I don't panic and think "OMG who's going to be my RB2?" because I'm comfortable taking pass catchers (full PPR league) and backups in later rounds. Players emerge all the time, this year won't be any different than every other year. If I draft 6 RBs, and 5 of them have specific roles or are a handcuff, I'll find an RB2 and maybe even my Flex in that group. Much rather do that then take a shaky RB2 in the Dead Zone.
That said, I tend to like mocks where I have taken one of each rather than RB/RB or WR/WR. But it really depends on what has been happening with the picks before me.
I'm OK waiting on QB, but not TE. Personal preference, some people like to stream TEs, I like to stream QBs.
Seen a lot of mocks where only 2-3 TEs are off the board by the time the 35/38 turn comes around. "OK, can probably wait on that." Then there's a run and all the guys I've targeted are gone by the time I get to 59/61. But those are mocks where people are not drafting the same as they will when it's for real. Pretty sure I can spend the first four picks (11]/14, 35/38) on RB-WR, and get the TE I want at 59/62. If I wait past then I'll be taking a bottom quartile TE1 which I really don't want. Then maybe QB at 83/86 - but if there is still great value out there, I don't mind punting to 107/110.
I guess I do have a loose game plan going in. But like Mike Tyson said, everybody has plan until they get smacked in the mouth. That's my rough outline but I'm really driven by where I see positional value. I like to stay flexible and not worry about my Week 1 lineup. The team will build itself if I just stick with my convictions about value based drafting.
Thoughts?
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Just found out yesterday I'll be drafting 11th in my main league.
I tend to let the draft come to me, I try not to be too set about which order I'm going to fill out the lineup. Drafts are fluid. If, for example, I've got a hero RB and the league is continuing to make a run on RBs, I pivot to the value at WR. I'll stay there until I think there's greater value somewhere else. I don't panic and think "OMG who's going to be my RB2?" because I'm comfortable taking pass catchers (full PPR league) and backups in later rounds. Players emerge all the time, this year won't be any different than every other year. If I draft 6 RBs, and 5 of them have specific roles or are a handcuff, I'll find an RB2 and maybe even my Flex in that group. Much rather do that then take a shaky RB2 in the Dead Zone.
That said, I tend to like mocks where I have taken one of each rather than RB/RB or WR/WR. But it really depends on what has been happening with the picks before me.
I'm OK waiting on QB, but not TE. Personal preference, some people like to stream TEs, I like to stream QBs.
Seen a lot of mocks where only 2-3 TEs are off the board by the time the 35/38 turn comes around. "OK, can probably wait on that." Then there's a run and all the guys I've targeted are gone by the time I get to 59/61. But those are mocks where people are not drafting the same as they will when it's for real. Pretty sure I can spend the first four picks (11]/14, 35/38) on RB-WR, and get the TE I want at 59/62. If I wait past then I'll be taking a bottom quartile TE1 which I really don't want. Then maybe QB at 83/86 - but if there is still great value out there, I don't mind punting to 107/110.
I guess I do have a loose game plan going in. But like Mike Tyson said, everybody has plan until they get smacked in the mouth. That's my rough outline but I'm really driven by where I see positional value. I like to stay flexible and not worry about my Week 1 lineup. The team will build itself if I just stick with my convictions about value based drafting.
Thoughts?