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[tytyty]

Ok most of us with later picks, 9 for me in a ten teamer will have the frustration of a lifetime during the draft. Well I will at least.

I would love to hear some battles from the guys who will take 2 3rd tier RB's (ie.. caddy, ronnie, lamont, rudi, sjax) (2nd tier being portis and barber) vs. the guys taking one of them and a stud wr.

Draw off past experience only. Last year I went RB/RB keeping with the flow and bam my wr's were horrible because it was forever til my next pick. My 2 above avg to avg rb's made me sick all year watching those stud wr's.

So are you going rb/rb or rb/wr this and why???

 

[Righetti]

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[tytyty]

Ruun Ricky Ruun

Do you have a reason??

 

[Scruff Mcgruff]

I think this is one of the only years in recent memory where it makes alot more sense to go rb/wr than rb/rb if you have a mid round pick.

The second round rbs have alot more questions than the second round wrs.

 

[LawFitz]

Ok most of us with later picks, 9 for me in a ten teamer will have the frustration of a lifetime during the draft. Well I will at least.I would love to hear some battles from the guys who will take 2 3rd tier RB's (ie.. caddy, ronnie, lamont, rudi, sjax) (2nd tier being portis and barber) vs. the guys taking one of them and a stud wr.Draw off past experience only. Last year I went RB/RB keeping with the flow and bam my wr's were horrible because it was forever til my next pick. My 2 above avg to avg rb's made me sick all year watching those stud wr's.So are you going rb/rb or rb/wr this and why???

If your league has PPR or even 0.5 PPR, go RB/WR. Tier III RBs aren't worth Tier I WRs this year, especially since you can get guys like Parker/Lewis/Bush in Rd 3 or later.

 

[Mario Kart]

The best non-Stud RB theory in practice that I have was simple. I had the #1 pick in a redraft in 2004 and did not want Priest or LT on my team. I offered up a trade to the league telling them I did not want the #1 and wanted to trade. I had been in the league two previous years and with little turnover I knew, was logically guessing, who would be available where I wanted to be.

I had a couple bites but the guy with pick #12 wanted to move up to #1. So, I offered picks 1.01 (1), 3.01 (25), 7.01 (73) for his 1.12 (12), 2.01 (13), and 5.12 (60). He did it and I was more than happy to do it.

His draft went Priest Holmes, Marshall Faulk, Don. McNabb, Stephen Davis with the first 4 picks through round 3.

Mine went Marvin Harrison, Duante Culpepper, Tony Gonzalez in rounds 1 and 2... no 3rd round and at the end of the 4th I followed up with Tiki Barber, Eric Moulds, then Lee Suggs.

After I took Harrison and Culpepper the room was quiet. After I took Gonzalez with my last pick for awhile I could hear people scoff and snicker a little. I was elated with my 6 picks in 5 rounds.

Fast forward to the end of the year and I won had the most points, won the division yet came in 3rd during the playoffs. Had the playoffs been set up the way they should have been... NFL style... I would have walked away the winner and $250 more in my pocket. But because the playoffs were set up in a NCAA style... not being reseeded after round 1 I nearly lost the semi game. The semi game pitted the #1 and #2 scoring teams in the league while the other semi game pitted the #6 and #8 scoring teams in the league that year. The championship game and the game I won were no matches whatsoever. The real championship game would have been me against the #2 guy but the outcome would have had me on top. I quit the league the following year because of the dumb playoff setup.

 

[AcerFC]

I am usually in favor of the RB-RB theory, however I staryed from it last year and it really hurt me. I drafted 3rd and went with Priest. Coming back around I could have and should have taken S Jackson or Westbrook but instead I stupidly drafted Culpepper. I then went with M Harrison in the 3rd when S Jax was still there. So it was a long wait for the 4th and I wound up taking T Jones (got real lucky there) and then went D Foster in Rd 5. I also got lucky with good research and took S Smith in the 7th. The reason I was upset with the Culpepper pick is because I took Hasselbeck and Plummer in 9 and 10 respectively. Anyway, I started off 7-0 but when Priest went down and D Foster was not doing anything I was feeling the hurt for not drafting a better RB. I wound up getting Gado and losing to LJ in the semis but I am still upset to this day.

I even offered T Jones and Harrison for S Jax before season started and the dude said no

 

[zanti8]

every year i try a few dif leagues and draft a wr in the 2nd or a top qb early . but ive had the best luck by simply selecting a rb all the early rounds until i have drafted 1 more than we can start . so if we can start 3 rb draft a rb in round 1,2,3 and 4 . sometimes you have to push a start 4 down if a run on qb or to get a wr if they are past 12 . it seems i always get a good wr late or as the season goes . get a top 2nd qb to go with a late qb starter . usually my teams are better when i stick to the rb first draft .

 

[my man otis]

I am usually in favor of the RB-RB theory, however I staryed from it last year and it really hurt me. I drafted 3rd and went with Priest. Coming back around I could have and should have taken S Jackson or Westbrook but instead I stupidly drafted Culpepper. I then went with M Harrison in the 3rd when S Jax was still there. So it was a long wait for the 4th and I wound up taking T Jones (got real lucky there) and then went D Foster in Rd 5. I also got lucky with good research and took S Smith in the 7th. The reason I was upset with the Culpepper pick is because I took Hasselbeck and Plummer in 9 and 10 respectively. Anyway, I started off 7-0 but when Priest went down and D Foster was not doing anything I was feeling the hurt for not drafting a better RB. I wound up getting Gado and losing to LJ in the semis but I am still upset to this day.I even offered T Jones and Harrison for S Jax before season started and the dude said no

this was actually a decent draft at the time. culpep was a sure thing and injuries happen.

 

[SSOG]

I think this is one of the only years in recent memory where it makes alot more sense to go rb/wr than rb/rb if you have a mid round pick.The second round rbs have alot more questions than the second round wrs.

I'm working on some research about draft success, and I can honestly tell you that 50% of all draft picks bust. It really doesn't matter WHO you take in the first or the second- if they don't bust, you're already ahead of the game.

 

[Raider Nation]

I think this is one of the only years in recent memory where it makes alot more sense to go rb/wr than rb/rb if you have a mid round pick.The second round rbs have alot more questions than the second round wrs.

I'm working on some research about draft success, and I can honestly tell you that 50% of all draft picks bust. It really doesn't matter WHO you take in the first or the second- if they don't bust, you're already ahead of the game.

It really is amazing how many 1st & 2nd round "sure things" tend to disappoint, for a variety of reasons. It demonstrates how important it is to not mess up those first two selections. You need a reliable player. If time allows in your research, I'd be interested in seeing a list of IRON MAN players. Guys who have played at least three years and have never missed a game due to injury.

 

[SSOG]

I think this is one of the only years in recent memory where it makes alot more sense to go rb/wr than rb/rb if you have a mid round pick.The second round rbs have alot more questions than the second round wrs.

I'm working on some research about draft success, and I can honestly tell you that 50% of all draft picks bust. It really doesn't matter WHO you take in the first or the second- if they don't bust, you're already ahead of the game.

It really is amazing how many 1st & 2nd round "sure things" tend to disappoint, for a variety of reasons. It demonstrates how important it is to not mess up those first two selections. You need a reliable player. If time allows in your research, I'd be interested in seeing a list of IRON MAN players. Guys who have played at least three years and have never missed a game due to injury.

To be honest, I'd say it says the exact opposite- it doesn't say how important iron men are, it says how unimportant it really is if your first rounder goes down the tubes- because half of the leagues' first rounders are going with him. Sure, you'd like to get some sort of production out of your guy, but if you don't, it's certainly not the end of the world, or even close to it.This is also why I say if you draft an RB in the first round and get top-10 production out of him, you better count your lucky stars. Even if you drafted him #1 overall and he produced as the #10 RB, that was still a fantastic pick.