Taxi Squad Strategy (1 Viewer)

[Braktastic]

Hello.

I did a search, but I didn't find a thread discussing this topic.  In general, I would like to discuss how you use your dynasty league's taxi squad?

Specifically, I am wondering if there are any particular generalizations that can be made assuming you're in an established dynasty league with a solid roster and more draft picks than taxi squad openings?  In these situations, are there certain positions you're more apt to leave on the taxi squad, like QB and TE?  Are you more apt to put RB and WR fliers at the end of your bench but not on the Taxi Squad?

Thanks.

 

[BigTex]

This is a great topic that I've contemplated starting myself. I've learned to tier my top 5 college player vs the current NFL rookies to determine at which point of the draft I would draft my taxi squad player vs my top 20 current rookies. I've found that I've put too much weight on college player vs rookies and current NFL players which it should be the opposite with a few exceptions.

I will do a little more homework and explain shortly (I have a meeting in 20 minutes...lol).

ETA: hindsight is 20/20 but that's why it's good to look back on your draft and see what you're missing or what mistakes you're making then make the proper adjustments.

Tex

 

[krsone21]

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[Biabreakable]

Good question.

I think this is related to asking what is the value of a roster spot?

A roster spots value would be based on your league size and starting requirements. These factors determine at what point of productivity are players replaceable with players from the free agency pool. So some players on your roster and the rosters of your opponents may not have any value above replacement, which is the baseline found by roster spots, number of teams and the number of starters.

Then you need to weigh the pros and cons of a taxi squad compared to the regular roster. In some cases taxi spots might be more valuable than the last few spots of your regular roster, in other ways they are inferior to an actual roster spot. For example I think you usually cannot start a player on taxi unless you activate them, and activating them means you need to cut someone to make room on the regular roster.

That is the way I would try to approach it. 

 

[5-ish Finkle]

How I answered this question would be completely predicated on scoring/weekly lineup requirements/roster size.  Can I start 4 runners?  2 QBs?  Is a PPR?  TE Premium PPR?  Etc, etc.

 

[wakelawyer]

Two big questions need to be answered to really tell you the value of the spot.

#1 - Can TS guys be promoted in season?  

If so, then it's really just an extra roster spot.  In this case I would consider rostering a rookie RB or WR, knowing that I can promote them if they start performing.  You also don't want to go too far out on a limb here because this really is a spot that you can use.

If you cannot promote them in season, then the TS is truly a place to stash and forget.   And I would look at RBs or WRs that will miss the year due to injury or really need development -- Smelter and Lattimore come to mind here as options.  But avoid a guy that could perform -- I put Josh Gordon on a non-promotable TS his rookie year and still regret it.  I would also look at QBs that you think may start in a year or two (subject to point #2 below).  Grayson and Hundley were favorites for this type of spot last year.

#2 - How long can you leave them there?

If you can promote in season, then point #2 becomes much less relevant because you are looking at guys that you could conceivably start this year.

Assuming that you cannot promote in season and if you can only TS for one year, then I think that you're really looking solely at RBs and WRs, preferably those that you know will be out for the year or who will take time to develop.  Kevin White from last year would have been a great choice.

Assuming that you cannot promote in season and that you can keep them on TS for several years, I really really really like to use my TS spots for QBs.  You could go other spots here but it seems like you're wasting the spot unless you go with the developmental QB.

 

[coolnerd]

It does...I just accepted at trade for multiple late draft picks and future 2nd based on the fact that i could take several players and stash them. even for a year, it changed how i looked at those picks.