Rookie Drafts (1 Viewer)

[Donsmith753]

This doesn't so much apply to the first round of rookie drafts where the top talent is more clearly divided but to the second round and beyond where tiers and rankings start to get a bit cloudy.

When preparing for a rookie draft it's inevitable you'll have guys that you really want to end up with within each tier regardless of rankings. If one of these guys is there when you are picking but would be a bit of a reach at that pick do you pick him (knowing that he'd probably be gone by the time you pick again) or do you stay true to your rankings and pick the BPA on your list?

I know that that last paragraph wasn't explained very well but I hope you understand what I mean. I've got my preliminary list of rankings but there are definately guys further down on that list that I really want. Is it wrong to take them a bit higher than I've ranked them to guarantee I ge them.

At the end of the day if e.g. Andre Roberts ends up being the next Greg Jennings is taking him with the 2.01 really that big of a deal?

For the purposes of this I'm assuming that trading down isn't really possible as there are no decent offers.

 

[WVU Alum]

After round 1 there is no such thing as a reach. Get who you want/need where you can.

 

[tones]

At the end of the day it is YOUR team pick YOUR guy. I do suggest doing a little write up as to why you selected someone so that you can review your approach and make chnages when necessary.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

After round 1 there is no such thing as a reach. Get who you want/need where you can.

Agreed. People will bring up ADP in rookie drafts and claim a "reach", but since no one really knows how these playrs are going to pan out I don't care about ADP in a rookie draft. Get your guys or watch them blow up on some one else's team while your "concensus" guy busts. I may even go so far as to say this applies to the first round as well. If you happen to think Hardesty is the second best rookie and you have the No. 2 pick in the draft (assuming you were unable to drop down a few spots) why take Spiller simply because everyone else says that you should.

 

[mlball77]

I think you can often justify reaching a little bit for 'your' guy in a dynasty (rookie) draft. That said; if my research led me to believe my guy would likely last 5+ picks later in the draft, I'd likely float out a couple trade offers looking to move back a couple/few spots and get a small upgrade elsewhere.

This approach makes sense for me, but employing it does put you at risk of losing 'your' guy… so if you just can't stomach the though of missing said player, you might have to take him a bit earlier than you'd like and not toy around with trading back a couple/few spots.

 

[Donsmith753]

Thanks guys you've just justified what I was thinking of doing.

 

[Warpig]

In my Red Dog league (16 team PPR/IDP) my team was bad enough that I was rewarded with the 1.01 pick this year. But since my team was so bad I traded that pick away for the 1.08 and 1.09 and a player or two.

After a handful of trades, I ended up with the 1.8, 1.9, 1.11, 1.14, 2.01, and the 2.11 and 2.14 as well as a handful of later picks. I ended up trading the 2.01 for a 2011 late 1st and Lenwhale White (i'm desperate).

My thought process was to go into this draft and come out with STARTERS for my team. There is enough depth at WR and TE that I felt that I can wait until late to take some flyers on guys that may or may not pan out.

Here is how my draft has broken down so far:

1.08 - Ben Tate - The most promising RB left after Spiller, Mathews, and Best were gone. Has a chance to contribute from day one.

1.09 - Rolando McClain - The top 3 WR's were gone. I have a glut of young WR's anyway, so I took McClain since I can plug him into my starting lineup right now. Some might say it's early to take an IDP...but like I said, he's a starter for me.

1.11 - Golden Tate - Meh. Kinda took a chance here. Like I said, I have a glut of young WR's...didn't really need another. But he could end up being the next Steve Smith or Santonio Holmes.

1.14 - Daryl Washington - Yep...another IDP. But he's expected to walk right into the inside LB spot in Arizona...another starter for me.

2.01 - I traded this for LenWhale White and a late 2011 1st rounder.

So of my first 4 picks, I'm counting on atleast 3 of them to be starters for me. I didn't wanna reach for the Eric Decker's or Mike/Damien Williams types at this point. There will plenty of them left in the 4th round and perhaps later.

I can't remember all of my roster but here is a quick glimpse of what I have:

QB - Flacco, Hasselback, Wallace

RB - Felix Jones, Caddy Williams, Lenwhale White, Ben Tate

WR - Mark Clayton, Devery Henderson, Robert Meachem, Limas Sweed, Mohamed Massoquoi, DHB, Brian Robiskie, Devone Bess, Golden Tate, Derrick Williams

TE - Heath Miller, Bo Scaife, Chase Coffman

LB - Channing Crowder, Andre Davis, Thomas Davis, Justin Durant, Brad Jones, Rolando McClain, Daryl Washington, and some other scrubs.