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Footballguy
Well I found out yesterday that I will have the 6th pick, and within minutes I was looking at what I would be looking at for the early rounds. Feel free to share anything else you have noticed about the 6th pick in drafts.
1st round – I think the play here is defiantly to secure a RB, but the question is who? Most times Peterson, Foster, Martin are off the board…which means 2 others will be gone to make your choice easier. I do find that there is a choice here of safe vs ceiling. I think the safe play is to grab Lynch or Rice (even with the Pierce rumors), but I find myself wanting to take the swing for the fence with Charles or Spiller….either could end up the top RB in fantasy or could bust…but I have never been a play it safe type of guy.
2nd round – Here is the fork in the road….most everyone (unless taking Calvin) will have a RB1 secured at this point, but now choices will be all over the place. Do you take the elite WR like Marshall or Dez to pair with your RB1? Do you grab a strong RB2 because of the depth at WR and QB? Do you select Rodgers or Brees if they fall? What about Jimmy Graham or if Gronk starts the season healthy? Many times it is going to depend on what type of run went ahead of you…I don’t see myself taking Rodgers or Brees because of the depth at QB. I think the only RB’s I would want in the 2nd are S.jackson, Forte, or Ridley. If they are gone I will look at Jimmy Graham, and if he is gone as well an elite WR should be there.
3rd round – This will depend some on what you did last round. QB is major deep still, but I do find myself with an itchy trigger finger to grab Cam Newton….I love that kid. It may depend on how far QB’s are falling in your draft. If you didn’t grab a RB2 already, you almost have to do it this round or next to have a decent starter….here you could be looking at Murray, McFadden, Bush type. Still plenty of great WR’s if you need a WR1…Fitz, Cruz, Johnson, R.White usually go around here.
4th round- If I have passed on QB this far I usually wait another round or 2 and grab the best left. This round may still have some RB2 potential like Sproles, David Wilson, L.Bell…not bad to pair up with a RB1 and two solid WR’s.
5th round – If I didn’t pull the trigger on a top TE, this is when I start looking at Tony G, Witten and V.Davis. I don’t want to be stuck with a TEBC (Tight end by committee) where I am searching the whole year looking for a starter. QB usually still has some depth here, but keep an eye on your draft…sometimes my draft mates over draft QB’s, and then they get frustrated that the other QB’s start falling so they start drafting QB1’s as a backup just to screw teams waiting on a QB…know your league.
6th round – I usually wait no longer than this to grab a QB…you may also be at the end of the tier 2 TEs (Davis, Witten, TonyG). I usually still have lots of WR’s that I would use as a low end WR2 or great WR3, so don’t forget to also grab some potential at RB…maybe a G.Benard or J.Franklin.
If I have more time I will come back and talk some more about late in the draft…
1st round – I think the play here is defiantly to secure a RB, but the question is who? Most times Peterson, Foster, Martin are off the board…which means 2 others will be gone to make your choice easier. I do find that there is a choice here of safe vs ceiling. I think the safe play is to grab Lynch or Rice (even with the Pierce rumors), but I find myself wanting to take the swing for the fence with Charles or Spiller….either could end up the top RB in fantasy or could bust…but I have never been a play it safe type of guy.
2nd round – Here is the fork in the road….most everyone (unless taking Calvin) will have a RB1 secured at this point, but now choices will be all over the place. Do you take the elite WR like Marshall or Dez to pair with your RB1? Do you grab a strong RB2 because of the depth at WR and QB? Do you select Rodgers or Brees if they fall? What about Jimmy Graham or if Gronk starts the season healthy? Many times it is going to depend on what type of run went ahead of you…I don’t see myself taking Rodgers or Brees because of the depth at QB. I think the only RB’s I would want in the 2nd are S.jackson, Forte, or Ridley. If they are gone I will look at Jimmy Graham, and if he is gone as well an elite WR should be there.
3rd round – This will depend some on what you did last round. QB is major deep still, but I do find myself with an itchy trigger finger to grab Cam Newton….I love that kid. It may depend on how far QB’s are falling in your draft. If you didn’t grab a RB2 already, you almost have to do it this round or next to have a decent starter….here you could be looking at Murray, McFadden, Bush type. Still plenty of great WR’s if you need a WR1…Fitz, Cruz, Johnson, R.White usually go around here.
4th round- If I have passed on QB this far I usually wait another round or 2 and grab the best left. This round may still have some RB2 potential like Sproles, David Wilson, L.Bell…not bad to pair up with a RB1 and two solid WR’s.
5th round – If I didn’t pull the trigger on a top TE, this is when I start looking at Tony G, Witten and V.Davis. I don’t want to be stuck with a TEBC (Tight end by committee) where I am searching the whole year looking for a starter. QB usually still has some depth here, but keep an eye on your draft…sometimes my draft mates over draft QB’s, and then they get frustrated that the other QB’s start falling so they start drafting QB1’s as a backup just to screw teams waiting on a QB…know your league.
6th round – I usually wait no longer than this to grab a QB…you may also be at the end of the tier 2 TEs (Davis, Witten, TonyG). I usually still have lots of WR’s that I would use as a low end WR2 or great WR3, so don’t forget to also grab some potential at RB…maybe a G.Benard or J.Franklin.
If I have more time I will come back and talk some more about late in the draft…