Players from the same NFL team on your FF Team? (1 Viewer)

[ImTheScientist]

I usually like to avoid having players from the same team. Last year was the first year I actually had players from the same team in Carson Palmer/Rudi Johnson. Has anyone had a RB/WR combo from the same team...either this year or in previous years? How did it work out in previous years...any playoff or championship combos?

 

[-Crippler-]

I usually like to avoid having players from the same team. Last year was the first year I actually had players from the same team in Carson Palmer/Rudi Johnson. Has anyone had a RB/WR combo from the same team...either this year or in previous years? How did it work out in previous years...any playoff or championship combos?

High risk.Good game from Cin? your FF team probably winsCin gets shutout this week? You are up the creek without a paddleDiversify if you want consistency and your squad is solid enough that you dont need huge variations in your weekly score.

 

[The Jerk]

I usually like to avoid having players from the same team. Last year was the first year I actually had players from the same team in Carson Palmer/Rudi Johnson. Has anyone had a RB/WR combo from the same team...either this year or in previous years? How did it work out in previous years...any playoff or championship combos?

There have been many discussions of combos in the past. Although Drinen's study is from five years ago, it still demonstrates pretty conclusively that contrary to many expectations (like Crippler's post), a WR-RB combo is actually more consistent than a non-combo RB and WR.WR-RB combo (Drinen study 2002) Note that there is also a study on QB-RB combos in the same article.

Just for comparison and completeness...

2 WRs from same team (Drinen study 2002)

In all three cases, combos produce more consistency than comparatively talented individual players.

The key is to get your combos from a good offense. While this is not exactly shocking news (just like the advice that the best draft strategy is to pick the players who score the most points), the point is that having a combo is not necessarily a shrewd strategy in and of itself. You don't want combos from the 2006 Raiders. The simple application of these studies is if you need to choose between comparable WRs, and you already have a QB or RB or WR from that team, choosing the combo route should make your team more consistent, not less.

 

[ClownDogs]

Got Peyton/Harrison in one league and seem to never have any problems getting points from them.

 

[TheFanatic]

Back in like 95/96 time frame I had Favre, the WR (Reggie Brooks?) and ChMura. Another year I had Favre and the RB. Both years I won the championship....Since then I haven't done much of it....

 

[Big_O]

Had Addai and Harrison last year and it worked out well. The bye week wasn't pretty, but then again, I was trying to be flexible in drafting. This year I would not hesitate to take two from the same team, if they are a good value. Now three on the other hand...

 

[Loose Moose]

I've never deliberately targetted multiple skill players from the same team, but if value falls to me in the draft or in a trade I won't shy away from it either... to a certain extent. I've had Bulger/Holt, Manning/Wayne, Rudi/Housh, and LT2/Gates. In the cases of Bulger/Holt and Manning/Wayne, I found it added volatility to my scores, with big weeks and quieters weeks. In the cases of Rudi/Housh and LT2/Gates, I found it added consistency to my scores. This is what you might expect.

I would do any of these tandems over again because I got value when I picked them, so even if the scores were a little more volatile it was worth it.

 

[redman]

You don't want to put all your eggs in one basket, so over-relying upon one team's passing game is a no-no. QB-WR; WR-WR; QB-TE, and TE-WR combos from the same team are awfully risky. One game you'll look like a genius, others you'll get nothing, and mostly you'll feel like you're robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The combo that has worked for me is QB-RB. They don't compete against each other as much, and if you get a QB-RB from a good offense (a key ingredient here), you're benefitting virtually any time they score. The best combo I had was Edge and Peyton in 1999 in a redraft league. They were money, and that offense of course churned out both rushing and passing yards and was great.

 

[Blackjacks]

This year I have Eli, Burress and Shockey.

 

[Lott's Fingertip]

I saw Favre-Levens-Freeman work back in the day. I prefer diversification.

 

[BigRed]

I usually like to avoid having players from the same team. Last year was the first year I actually had players from the same team in Carson Palmer/Rudi Johnson. Has anyone had a RB/WR combo from the same team...either this year or in previous years? How did it work out in previous years...any playoff or championship combos?

High risk.Good game from Cin? your FF team probably winsCin gets shutout this week? You are up the creek without a paddleDiversify if you want consistency and your squad is solid enough that you dont need huge variations in your weekly score.

BS. I'll take the QB, RB, and both WRs (and wtf throw in the TE) from the Colts and see you in the playoffs.Yeah an extreme example, but my point is I try to get the best players, period. I don't care if they're on the same team.

 

[bcr8f]

I usually like to avoid having players from the same team. Last year was the first year I actually had players from the same team in Carson Palmer/Rudi Johnson. Has anyone had a RB/WR combo from the same team...either this year or in previous years? How did it work out in previous years...any playoff or championship combos?

No. I have Driver, Jennings and Kampman, but only play 1 WR at a time. Won SB last year but don't have a Packer RB.

 

[ShaqAttaq]

QB-RB from a good offense is pretty stable, and my favorite combo.

 

[Ilov80s]

I had Wayne and Harrison in a league last year and had no complaints. I didn't plan it that way as I drafted Wayne and it just so happened that the Harrison owner made me a good trade offer early in the year. They both scored heavily and consistently.

 

[Pygmy Marmoset]

If it works out to happen, great. I don't target that, but invariably I'm higher on a team's offense than anyone else is and I end up with a WR/RB or WR/TE/QB combo. I have a WR/TE/QB this year of Santana Moss/Cooley/Campbell.

 

[obxlegends]

This year I have Henry and Walker. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[Pittsburgh United]

This year I'm drafting from the #2 slot and I may very well end up with SJax/Holt. I've never had a RB/WR same team combo before, but I'm thinking I'll love this one if I can get Holt.

 

[gianmarco]

You don't want to put all your eggs in one basket, so over-relying upon one team's passing game is a no-no. QB-WR; WR-WR; QB-TE, and TE-WR combos from the same team are awfully risky. One game you'll look like a genius, others you'll get nothing, and mostly you'll feel like you're robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The combo that has worked for me is QB-RB. They don't compete against each other as much, and if you get a QB-RB from a good offense (a key ingredient here), you're benefitting virtually any time they score. The best combo I had was Edge and Peyton in 1999 in a redraft league. They were money, and that offense of course churned out both rushing and passing yards and was great.

Did you bother to read the links above where this was already extensively studied and number crunched? Or just because you say what you think, then it must be so. Your OPINION that you stated above has been proven to be incorrect. It is NOT a no-no to rely on one team's passing game and QB/WR and WR/WR from the same team is NOT risky, it's actually LESS risky. Go back to the top where there are links to the articles on this subject and educate yourself about this.