The first and second pick have significant advantages this year (1 Viewer)

[ponchsox]

I picked #2 last night in a 10 team redraft and took Ray Rice. I was able to get Jimmy Graham at 2.09.

The first team took Arian Foster at #1, Gronk at 2.10, and Julio Jones 3.01. (I was obviously looking at Julio at 3.02 if he was there.)

It seems like you can get a stud RB, stud TE, and a stud WR out of the 1 or 2 spot. This seems to me like a significant advantage while everyone else is taking a QB or scouring up what's left of the RB.

Thoughts?

 

[meatwad1]

I picked #2 and took Rodgers....

 

[firstseason1988]

I picked Charles Johnson at #2 in 8 team. Graham at 2.07. Graham is just such a monstrosity.

 

[ponchsox]

I picked Charles Johnson at #2 in 8 team. Graham at 2.07. Graham is just such a monstrosity.

That can't be good.

 

[Ilov80s]

I haven't seen any real drafts where Graham or Gronk are available after the 16th pick. Even in my big $ league, Julio was the 15 th pick. So, no, don't see this situation playing out too often. You got lucky.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I picked Charles Johnson at #2 in 8 team. Graham at 2.07. Graham is just such a monstrosity.

Why didn't you take Mark Rodgers or Stanley McCoy with the #2?

 

[Kitrick Taylor]

I picked #2 last night in a 10 team redraft and took Ray Rice. I was able to get Jimmy Graham at 2.09.The first team took Arian Foster at #1, Gronk at 2.10, and Julio Jones 3.01. (I was obviously looking at Julio at 3.02 if he was there.)It seems like you can get a stud RB, stud TE, and a stud WR out of the 1 or 2 spot. This seems to me like a significant advantage while everyone else is taking a QB or scouring up what's left of the RB.Thoughts?

Why didn't you take Julio at 2.09, knowing you'd have one of the elite TEs come around to 3.02? Gotta work the guy on the end when you're one spot away. On topic, I've done a fair amount of mock drafting, and I absolutely agree the the front half of the draft has a major advantage this year. More so that any year I can remember actually. 3 RBs that you can feel relatively safe taking.3 QBs at the top that are all but stone cold locks to finish top 5. 1 WR that is almost a stone cold lock to finish top 3. The guys at the back half get to choose from injury prone, recovering, or questionably motivated RBs, 2 elite TEs, two QBs with one good year behind them, or a WR pool where the #2 guy looks only slightly better than the #20 guy.

 

[Ilov80s]

I picked Charles Johnson at #2 in 8 team. Graham at 2.07. Graham is just such a monstrosity.

Why didn't you take Mark Rodgers or Stanley McCoy with the #2?

He probably figured Greg Brady or Isaac Newton would fall to him in the 2nd round.

 

[doeseatplace]

Its not just this year that top of the draft has an advantage

http://subscribers.footballguys.com/2011/11pasquino_3rr10.php

 

[Andy Dufresne]

You know what alleviates this?

PPR leagues.

 

[Ilov80s]

Its not just this year that top of the draft has an advantage

http://subscribers.f...quino_3rr10.php

Yeah, if you had the first pick last year, you could have taken Foster in the first and then Welker/Gronk. 4th and 5th and 6th rounds you could have got Fred Jackson, Cam Newton, and Jordy Nelson. Get some late round guys to hit and that is an unbeatable team.

 

[two_dollars]

Funny I picked 3rd and got Rice in the first and Graham in the 2nd..

 

[urbanhack]

You know what alleviates this?

Your mom?

 

[Zeff]

Picked at the wrap, and got Chris Johnson and McFadden, then SJax and Gates the second go. Not seeing the significant disadvantage. These ten team leagues always end up looking like competing all star squads.

 

[ponchsox]

Picked at the wrap, and got Chris Johnson and McFadden, then SJax and Gates the second go. Not seeing the significant disadvantage. These ten team leagues always end up looking like competing all star squads.

Getting CJ and DMAC is nice, but I'm talking about the potential for a team to get Foster, Graham or Gronk, and Julio Jones, legitimate #1 studs at all three positions.

 

[Buffaloes]

I picked Charles Johnson at #2 in 8 team.

Nice. There were 2 Charles Johnsons on the 1990 National Championship team. Did you take the QB or the WR?

 

[DoubleG]

I picked Charles Johnson at #2 in 8 team. Graham at 2.07. Graham is just such a monstrosity.

Why didn't you take Mark Rodgers or Stanley McCoy with the #2?

He probably figured Greg Brady or Isaac Newton would fall to him in the 2nd round.

Isaac Newton ALWAYS falls...

 

[DoubleG]

Its not just this year that top of the draft has an advantage

http://subscribers.f...quino_3rr10.php

Yeah, if you had the first pick last year, you could have taken Foster in the first and then Welker/Gronk. 4th and 5th and 6th rounds you could have got Fred Jackson, Cam Newton, and Jordy Nelson. Get some late round guys to hit and that is an unbeatable team.

I would do better if I could draft based on my knowledge of what will actually happen too.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

people been whining about this for years.

LT. marshall faulk, emmitt, Priest.

 

[Lott's Fingertip]

You know what alleviates this? PPR leagues.

False.What really alleviates this is an auction rather than a serpentine draft.Another way to alleviate this without artificially inflating receiving yards is to adjust starting lineup requirements... require only 1 RB and 4 WRs.

 

[Run It Up]

The first and second pick have a significant advantage in every league/format always.

False.What really alleviates this is an auction rather than a serpentine draft.Another way to alleviate this without artificially inflating receiving yards is to adjust starting lineup requirements... require only 1 RB and 4 WRs.

Both are valid, but imo both are better than one or the other. Standard scoring is essentially TD only leagues to me in how dumb they are..1 Per Rush Attempt.5 RB PPR1 WR PPR1.5 TE PPR2 RB3 WR2 TEFLEXIs my preferred skill position requirements.