Thoughts on the RB 2-2-1 Strategy? (1 Viewer)

[CKoz24]

Hey everyone, 

Just wanted to get your thoughts on the 2-2-1 RB strategy. It was recently an article by Ari https://subscribers.footballguys.com/apps/article.php?article=2018-running-back-strategy-221. I did this last year and felt snake-bitten by it, but I also went high-end with the handcuffs and had bad luck.

The following were the RB's that I can remember:

1) Devonta Freeman (Round 1, 8th Pick)

2) DeMarco Murray (Round 2, 5th Pick)

3) Derrick Henry (Round 6, 5th Pick)

4) Tevin Coleman (Round 7th, 8th Pick)

I cannot honestly remember who my last RB was, but Cohen was my RB 3 at the start of the season. It's a 3WR, 2RB, 1TE league, if that changes strategy at all. Obviously, Exotic Smashmouth and Sarkin made this strategy horrible, where it could have been a solid RB core. I feel that if your going to do this, make sure you feel the O-line and RB have had a few years of gelling (i.e. Dallas, Atlanta, NO, Pittsburgh all come to mind). Also, I would be wary of high-priced handcuffs as it really limited my WR depth, so I might avoid Coleman. 

Thoughts on this strategy? 

 

[beerbuff]

The strategy can work with the right pairs, especially in best ball. It is harder for it to work when you pick high round pairs like Freeman/Coleman, Howard/Cohen or Henry/Lewis instead of pairs like Zeke/Smith, Johnson/Edmonds, Bell/? McKinnon/Breida, or Fournette/Yeldon because instead of using those higher round picks on the RB2 component you can use those picks on other positions to build a stronger team with better WR's, TE's, and QB's.