Strategy: Using Def to cancel QB int (1 Viewer)

[BeerLogic]

I've been using a rent-a-defense strategy this year in one of my redraft leagues where I was fortunate to secure a 1st round playoff bye (week 14). None of the currently available Def have terribly exciting match ups in week 15/16. But I did notice there is the possibility to grab a Def that will face my QB.

Which got me wondering if anybody else has tried such a strategy?

I haven't had a chance to crunch any numbers, but as I see it doing this effectively eliminates INT as a scoring category. But there is also a change in the amount a TD for the QB is worth, although that ends up being a sliding number depending on the number of TDs.

Any suggestions on how to evaluate this strategy or opinions about why it is a good/bad idea are welcome.

 

[firstseason1988]

I've been using a rent-a-defense strategy this year in one of my redraft leagues where I was fortunate to secure a 1st round playoff bye (week 14). None of the currently available Def have terribly exciting match ups in week 15/16. But I did notice there is the possibility to grab a Def that will face my QB.Which got me wondering if anybody else has tried such a strategy?I haven't had a chance to crunch any numbers, but as I see it doing this effectively eliminates INT as a scoring category. But there is also a change in the amount a TD for the QB is worth, although that ends up being a sliding number depending on the number of TDs.Any suggestions on how to evaluate this strategy or opinions about why it is a good/bad idea are welcome.

Best idea is to get a Def/ST that will score the most points.

 

[Lascelle]

If you've got a consistent QB or an elite QB, I wouldn't consider this strategy at all.

If you have a QB that is inconsistent and/or not a strength of your team, I don't think it's an idea worth outright dismissing.

For leagues with heavy QB penalties for turnovers & sacks (I'm in one such league), I think this tactic has merit for a QB with an atrocious offensive line like Big Ben.

 

[mjr]

The problem with this strategy is that its benefit is very conditional.

If your QB throws for an incompletion, you get no points. If your QB is intercepted for -2 while your D gets +2, you get no points. If your QB scores 6 and your D loses 6 for allowing it, you get no points. Maybe in a more favorable scoring system you'll gain small points in some of these situations or others, such as a sack, but probibly not much. If your QB cant finish a drive and his team kicks for 3, you lose points. If your QB is carving up your D like a Thanksgiving turkey, you're cheating yourself out of points you could have earned just by playing another D. If your D is eating your QB alive, you're giving your opponant an opportunity to capitolize on combined points from his QB and D. The only time it pays off is when, say for example, your QB makes a 90 yard completion, his WR fumbles it on the one and your D returns it all the way back for a score. Maybe special teams is having a phenominal night with kickoff returns taken to the house a few times. But these aren't typical events. The odds are more often stacked against you.