The New Upside-Down Draft (1 Viewer)

[karmarooster]

I've done this recently, with a 10 team redraft with a whopping 10 bench spots, with 2 QB, 3 WR, 3 RB and a flex.

1.7 Dree Brees

2.4 Larry Fitzgerald

3.7 Victor Cruz

4.4 Julio Jones

5.7 Dwayne Bowe

6.4 Antonio Gates

7.7 Antonio Brown

8.4 Roy Helu ( Yahoo glitched, I picked Jeremy Maclin and it gave me Roy Helu, a few other guys in the draft chat mentioned Maclin was selected and they tried to pick him and they ended up with other players.)

9.7 Josh Freeman ( He was the last Tier 4/5 QB left)

10.4 Donald Brown

11.7 CJ Spiller

12.4 Jacquizz Rodgers

13.7 Malcolm Floyd

14.4 Coby Fleener

15.7 LaGarrette Blount

16.4 Kendall Hunter

17.7 Ryan Tannehill (Was the last starting QB left period, even Skelton was gone before him, even Locker was gone, who wasn't named the starter yet)

18.4 Kendall Wright

19.7 Isaiah Pead

20.4 Brandon LaFell ( Could have gotten Cobb, felt better about LaFell)

21.7 Cincinnati DEF

22.4 Alex Henery K

You gotta let the draft come to you in some ways, but I will agree with the OP, WR just seems to be the better value when other teams are making runs at certain positions. I also think it makes a difference that I was the only one using the strategy in this draft. I will say this, I've tried this upside down in three other drafts this year and a few mocks and at some point, you will have to reach for a QB, even if it's for your depth QB.

I'd agree for any league where Julio Jones can fall to the 4th round.

Is this a start 2QB league? That plus the start 3RB/3WR+flex makes this difficult to evaluate. Assuming non-PPR, I would be inclined to focus on QBs (plural) and RBs. In any case, nice WR corps there with Fitz, Cruz, Julio, Bowe, Brown, and Floyd. That's 6 starters, and you can only start 4? Might wanna trade for a QB.

 

[Aggieelmore]

I'm a huge proponent of the original upside down method. Been using it for the last 5 years (way before Waldman wrote that article) and the results have simply been wonderful. My league mates started out hating me....last year I actually caught a couple trying to mimic me. To me elite WR's are just absolute money in ppr leagues and I have a pretty good eye for "mining" rb's late so it works great for me.I'll be honest...I hate this new version. I've mocked it, studied it, analyzed it. Absolutely hate it. You're better off drafting traditionally IMO. It's one thing to wait on RB's where the nature of the position lends itself to being able to take advantage of the rapidly changing landscape...middle round WR's simply won't keep up with the elite guys who are all gone by the end of the 3rd round.To each their own..I know alot of people have made up their minds this year that the middle round WR's aren't that far off from the higher drafted ones.....I couldn't possibly disagree more. This would be a great thread to revisit after this upcoming season just to see how it all panned out.I'll be sticking to regular upside down drafting in all 4 of my money ppr leagues. I'm a firm believer it's a fundamentally sound philosophy. This year more than ever....which flies in the face of what many on this site think will happen apparently.

 

[Aggieelmore]

Ace, I'm interested to see who you are targeting as your rbs. I have the number 1 pick in a higher stakes league tomorrow & like your theory of cal Johnson #1. I like Donald brown in the 7th or 8th. Also think that Ben Tate could be gold ala Larry Johnson when Holmes went down. Ryan Williams, David Wilson, Jennings & rogers are also rbs that can be had cheap & have value. Wilson, Rogers & Jennings have older rbs in front of them who could get dinged. Rogers seems to be a better fit in the new offense than turner. Who do you think wins the ff championship this year in an upside down draft?