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To those who picked WRs early and often (1 Viewer)

Lord Fantasy

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Lots of talk in the preseason about drafting WR-WR or even WR-WR-WR.

Now that we're at the halfway point I'm curious if this approach has paid off for people or mired them mediocrity and/or loss.

Personally I'm 4-4. Because of a very slow start (lots of division losses) if I make the playoffs it will be as a wild card team.

It's been a joy to set my WR lineup every week, but picking RBs has been tough. (Ray Rice's emergence is making it easier.)

Also, while I've put in some solid games, I've yet to totally dominate. My record is not unjust.

Are you happy with your team? Has it been hard to manage? If the RB world continues in the committee direction will you try this strategy again?

In other words, what say you?

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10 team auction league, TD-heavy scoring, start 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR/TE, 1 PK, 3 IDP

M. Schaub, D. Garrard

R. Rice, K. Smith, K. Moreno, L. McCoy, T. Choice

A. Johnson, R. White, V. Jackson, Calvin Johnson, R. Meachem

Crosby

3 IDPs

 
I went WR-WR-RB-WR-RB-RB

R Moss

Jennings

P Thomas

A Gonzalez

Don Brown

K Moreno

Obviously started slow due to RB instability and Jennings slow start, but have moved from 14th to 9th in a 16-team league over the last few weeks. Team is gelling and I'm feeling positive, since I am only 100 pts out of the money with half the season left . Pulling Burleson, Mendenhall and V Davis in later rounds has been helpful. Kicking myself for taking Gonzo over V Jackson...it was a very close call

 
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WCOFF 7th pick

1st 3 picks were A johnson, Ro White, and Boldin, then Ray Rice, A gonzalez, L Washington. Thought it was the best high stakes team i ever drafted. 4-4, middle of pack on points after 8 weeks

The WR strategy I think is fine, its just that they really havent performed to expectations. Yes we are seriously struggling at rb 2. The only think we would maybe have done differently is take Ronnie Brown instead of Boldin, but thats really 20/20 hindsight.

Bottom line is, any strategy can work if your players perform to their percieved value.

 
I'm 6-2. Just traded Portis and Ryan Grant for Chris Johnson.

.5 PPR, 12 team redraft

Schaub, Hasselbeck

Randy Moss, Andre Johnson, Vincent Jackson, Hakeem Nicks

Chris Johnson, Ray Rice, Mendenhall, Beanie, Moats, Ahmad Bradshaw

Fred Davis (was Owen Daniels)

 
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7-1, 12 team PPR redraft; second in points

Drafted:

Sjax

Jennings

Colston

Grant

Gates

LJ

Moreno

Mason

Avery

Hass

Edwards

-Traded Grant, Mason, Avery for Turner and White (owner panicked after a slow start).

-Picked up MSW and Austin; dropped LJ; traded Hass for Palmer

-Traded Jennings and Austin for Randy Moss

Current roster:

Palmer

Sjax

Turner

Colston

White

Moss

Gates

Tynes

Vikes DST

 
In 6th place at 4-4, team is nowhere that good though. I think I will end up out of the playoffs, maybe 6-7 or 5-8.

1. (11) Andre Johnson

2. (14) Randy Moss

3. (35) Ronnie Brown

4. (38) Darren McFadden

5. (59) Anthony Gonzalez

6. (62) Donald Brown

7. (83) Matt Ryan

8. (86) Julius Jones

9. (107) Donnie Avery

10. (110) Visanthe Shiancoe

11. (131) San Diego

12. (134) Vernon Davis

13. (155) Chicago

14. (158) Brady Quinn

15. (179) Rashad Jennings

16. (182) Garrett Hartley

That was my draft, I thought it would be okay, I was hopeing for alot more from DMC, Donald Brown, and Anthony Gonzalez. If I would have grabbed C-Benson, Desean Jackson, and Moreno instead of those three I would feel really good about my team. When looking at my picks 4-10, im amazed I managed to be at 4-4 right now, horrible draft on my part.

 
I went WR-WR-RB-RB-RB from the 16th spot in a 16-team IDP league.

8-0 and focused on the playoffs.

Ray Rice in R5 and the Lynch(R4)/Jackson(R9) combo have worked out well.. Struggled at WR3 early, picked up Nicks, but then traded him for Boldin.

I think this strategy works well from one of the last draft slots.. IMO you need to build a lot of RB depth in the middle rounds, wait and see, and be a little lucky. I've been able to play the wire for key guys at WR3 (Nicks), TE (Davis), and with IDPs (Durant).

WR3 ha been the hardest position to fill. I'm actually looking to trade RB depth for a solid WR3 at this point, since it doesn't look like Boldin is going to work out!

 
I generally follow the stud RB theory but this year my co-mgr in a big $$ contest convinced me to go heavy on WR's. Out of the 2 spot we took MJD and then followed that with 4 consecutive WRs: S. Smith, Boldin, DeSean Jackson, and Vincent Jackson. We got Hightower in the 6th and grabbed S. Smith (NYG) in the 12th. We got lucky with Heath Miller in the 9th and Celek in the 11th. We're 7-1, are leading our league in overall points, are are in 2nd position overall in the entire contest. So, at this point it is working out very well.

 
MCguidance said:
7-1, 12 team PPR redraft; second in pointsDrafted:SjaxJenningsColstonGrantGatesLJMorenoMasonAveryHassEdwards-Traded Grant, Mason, Avery for Turner and White (owner panicked after a slow start).-Picked up MSW and Austin; dropped LJ; traded Hass for Palmer-Traded Jennings and Austin for Randy MossCurrent roster:PalmerSjaxTurnerColstonWhiteMossGatesTynesVikes DST
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how is that related to thread title of drafting WRs early and often?
 
theplayer11 said:
MCguidance said:
7-1, 12 team PPR redraft; second in pointsDrafted:SjaxJenningsColstonGrantGatesLJMorenoMasonAveryHassEdwards-Traded Grant, Mason, Avery for Turner and White (owner panicked after a slow start).-Picked up MSW and Austin; dropped LJ; traded Hass for Palmer-Traded Jennings and Austin for Randy MossCurrent roster:PalmerSjaxTurnerColstonWhiteMossGatesTynesVikes DST
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how is that related to thread title of drafting WRs early and often?
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I should have written "keep reading if interested" but two of my first three were WRs. Didn't realize it needed to be WR WR WR or WR WR RB, my apologies.
 
I traded draft picks so I ended up with the 4th and 8th pick in my PPR redraft. We start 1 RB, 2 WR's and 2 flex so lots of guys load up on WR's and start 1 RB and 4 WR's.

Anyways...................I'm 6-2 but leading my league in total points scored, which is big in our league.

1st A. Johnson and R. Moss

3rd Portis

4th Kevin Smith

5th Hester

6th Cooley

7th Moreno

8th R. Rice :mellow:

9th Palmer

10th Roethlisberger :lmao:

Traded Portis/Hester after Week 2 for D. Williams :lmao: , got M. Austin off waivers right before 200+ yard game.

So I'm starting Roethlisberger, R. Rice, D. Williams, A. Johnson, R. Moss, M. Austin every week and loving it.

Without the Williams trade and Austin pickup I still think I'd be rock solid but I think my current team has championship written all over it.

 
theplayer11 said:
MCguidance said:
7-1, 12 team PPR redraft; second in pointsDrafted:SjaxJenningsColstonGrantGatesLJMorenoMasonAveryHassEdwards-Traded Grant, Mason, Avery for Turner and White (owner panicked after a slow start).-Picked up MSW and Austin; dropped LJ; traded Hass for Palmer-Traded Jennings and Austin for Randy MossCurrent roster:PalmerSjaxTurnerColstonWhiteMossGatesTynesVikes DST
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how is that related to thread title of drafting WRs early and often?
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I think 2 of his first 3 picks counts as "early and often" geesh
 
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Currently 3-5, hoping to squeeze into the playoffs (ahead of 2 teams in my division)

12 Team PPR, drafted #12

Start 2 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 2 Flex

1. S. Jax (wanted to go WR, but felt he was good value in a ppr)

2. R. Moss

3. P. Thomas

4. J. Witten (Big WR run before me, figured he was better than a gamble at WR)

5. A. Gonzalez

6. C. Palmer

7. E. Graham (This was before the whole Caddy resurrection, still no excuse)

8. B. Roethlisberger

9. F. Jackson

10. J. Morgan (Bought into the hype)

11. J. Fargas

12. J. Galloway

13. M. Stafford

14. M. Moore

15. D. Ware

16. Bruce

17. Packers

18. J. Brown

Did not feel good about the draft and it has shown. Obviously picks 7-18 have been awful (besides Big Ben).

Somehow I am 5th in total scoring. Some waiver wire moves and trades have helped.

Traded Witten for V. Davis and R. Bush.

Traded R. Bush for L. Johnson and J. Charles.

Picked up M. Bell, R. Moats, A. Collie. S. Morris

One of my worst teams ever. Not a great season to say the least.

 
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4-4 (starter 0-2, won 4 straight then lost the last 2). Have the most points against so that may be the reason for my issues:

Went AJ, Calvin, Grant, K Smith, Ocho, Rice, Big Ben and then the other stuff. Still have all of them rostered and despite this week playing the highest scoring team (he went R Moss-Fitz and is 5-3), I think I have a shot to take him.

I wouldnt have changed a thing about my draft. This league only allows 4 bench spots so its been tough with this team on byes..

 
Man, if there was ever a year to draft WR early, this is it.

1st and 2nd round RB have been absolutely terrible.

 
massraider said:
Man, if there was ever a year to draft WR early, this is it.1st and 2nd round RB have been absolutely terrible.
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Huh? Lots of top RBs have done quite well.AP, MJD, CJ3, Deangelo, Turner, Ronnie, SJax. All consensus top-10 guys going into the season, top-9 in my non-PPR league. Gore was another top-10 guy who has been great when healthy. Who has disappointed? Forte, Barber, Jacobs? Anyone else?Sorry, I don't think your assertion holds up.
 
massraider said:
Man, if there was ever a year to draft WR early, this is it.1st and 2nd round RB have been absolutely terrible.
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It really depends on which RB or WR you drafted.If a team went WR early and then got RB's like McFadden and LJ, it's likely that their WR's are carrying them, and they're scrambling to find RB's to play. If the team got lucky and was able to get guys like Benson or Rice, they're likely doing quite well.Conversely a lot of WR talent was available in the 3rd, 4th and 5th rounds. Getting guys like Colston, 85 and Hines Ward are pairing up just fine with owners of Gore, D.Williams.So much of who a team drafts is predicated by their draft slots. I tried a bunch of different strategies this year in multiple leagues, from going WR, WR, WR, RB, RB, RB to RB, RB, WR, WR, WR and variation of each of those. I've found that the leagues I went WR, RB, RB, WR, WR and RB, WR, RB, WR, WR are the ones I'm doing best in.I'm sure there are others with different experiences though. Again, so much of this comes down to who you actually picked in a given round.
 
One of my teams...

In a 12 team draft, went Calvin, R Moss, Barber, McFadden, P Rivers...and I am 1-7 on a 6-game losing streak. Many draft picks have not turned out...besides the aforementioned...R Bush, M Bush, Royal. So basically a total team collapse this season for my squad. A couple of nice surprises in Sims-Walker and Shockey but not enough to overcome to rest of the draft debacle.

 
I'm 2-6.....10 team redraft

Shaub, Favre

Pierre thomas , Ryan Grant , Ray RIce, Hightower

Moss, A Johnson, Wes Welker

Dallas Clark

Akers

Eagles D

$th in points put up, but in 9th place......can u believe that?

I think I can still make the playoffs though....

 
CMU37484 said:
Chaka said:
Head-to-head results are not indicative of a successful draft strategy.
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Yet for some strange reason H2H matchups is how so many of us that participate in this thing called fantasy football determine success...........weird. :lmao:
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Yes, I think it is weird.To me the strategy of fantasy football was to craft the best team, not to hope for the easiest schedule. Total Points or All Play are better for determining the former, H2H is much better for the latter.
 
As with any "strategy" it's all about who you pick, not about some predetermined position order. There are probably just as many teams doing poorly as there are doing well regardless of strategy. In my main league 2 guys went heavy early on WR's, one of them will miss the playoffs, and the other one will probably win his division.

I didn't take a WR until the 4th but it was Housh... but like most years it was easy to find WRs off the waiver wire. Sims-Walker, Austin, Nicks, etc. Currently 1st in my division.

 
Well, we went Fitz, Calvin, Portis, Thomas Johnson..... 1 and 7. We're the 4th highest scoring team in a 12 team redraft. We've just had the misfortune of playing teams that have amazing weeks. I guess the WR WR thing could be deemed a failure for us, but considering the points we've scored I say the strategy isn't.

 
It has worked out pretty well, but so much depends on who you drafted at running back. I am 5-3 and have the most points.

Moss

AJ

K.Smith

Housh

Rice

Rivers

Benson

Daniels

I was able to trade Housh + Rice for Fitzgerald in week 5. Plus I was able to trade Hakeem Nicks + Caddy for Forte last week.

Since I traded for Fitzgerald, my team is easily the most consistent and the highest scoring. If I am near the end of the draft, I will certainly use this strategy again.

 
15 team league and we play two games per week. I'm 12-4. I had the 7th pick. We have to start 3 RB's per week.

S Jax

Reggie Wayne

Roddy White

D. Jackson

 
I won my league last year and we do keepers so I kept Fitz. I drafted WR, WR, RB, WR, RB. This year I am in dead last place 1-7. I just trade Fitz and Smith and got Bolden, Turner and Kev Smith. Hopefully I can get better. Not sure I will follow the WR philosophy again, this is the worst team I have ever had.

Kept Fizt

RD 1 Wayne

RD 2 S Smith Carolina

RD 3 McFadden

RD 4 Cothery

RD 5 Lynch

 
In one league where I went WR-WR-RB-RB I am 3-5 (first time using the WR-WR approach). Of course, the receivers I picked were Moss and Calvin and McFadden was the second RB I chose. :wall: In my other league I went WR-RB-WR-RB-WR and am 8-0. However, I'm not set to write off the WR-WR strategy I went with based on this. Ultimately, I'm looking at the players selected as opposed to the position. In the first league, had I taken Wayne instead of Calvin and Ray Rice instead of McFadden, I wouldn't be as bummed as I am when I look at that roster today.

 
massraider said:
Man, if there was ever a year to draft WR early, this is it.1st and 2nd round RB have been absolutely terrible.
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CMU37484 said:
Michael Fox said:
Who has disappointed? Forte, Barber, Jacobs? Anyone else?Sorry, I don't think your assertion holds up.
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Slaton, Portis, Westbrook, Tomlinson
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Forte and Slaton were the only 2 on either of those lists who were worthy of a 1st or 2nd round pick IMHO. The rest are doing a bang up job. If you drafted guys like Portis, Westy, LT2 or MB3 that early, despite all the obvious warnings, then...well....sure hate it for ya.Forte and Slaton are surprises. Actually, Forte is a damn shock, to be quite honest.Most of my leagues I went BPA in the first 2 rounds and grabbed whomever fell to me. DeAngelo Williams, shockingly, fell to me so often it's almost funny. Thankfully (luckily) Slaton only ended up on, like, 1 of my teams. Damn glad I didn't go for Forte though, as he was available to me as a 1st rounder in several leagues, but I traded back for DeAngelo in every league I could.This was definitely the season to go RB-RB. 3rd round and later WRs who are typically grossly outscoring their ADP:1) Ocho2) VJax3) DeJax4) Miles Austin5) the "other" Steve Smith6) Sidney Rice7) Old Man Driver8) Old Man Ward9) MSW10) Nate Burlesonnot too many RBs outscoring their ADP though. Cedric Benson, Ray Rice, Ricky Williams....can't really think of anybody else...Hightower in PPR leagues...
 
aerolaw said:
WCOFF 7th pick1st 3 picks were A johnson, Ro White, and Boldin, then Ray Rice, A gonzalez, L Washington. Thought it was the best high stakes team i ever drafted. 4-4, middle of pack on points after 8 weeksThe WR strategy I think is fine, its just that they really havent performed to expectations. Yes we are seriously struggling at rb 2. The only think we would maybe have done differently is take Ronnie Brown instead of Boldin, but thats really 20/20 hindsight.Bottom line is, any strategy can work if your players perform to their percieved value.
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Here is a 4-4 team where fortunately I took a very good RB first..but went very heavy on WR rounds 2 - 5 and hit on 3 great ones1. (7) DeAngelo Williams2. (18) Randy Moss3. (31) Marques Colston4. (42) Philip Rivers5. (55) DeSean Jackson6. (66) LenDale White7. (79) Greg Olsen8. (90) Willie Parker9. (103) Knowshon Moreno10. (114) Donald Brown11. (127) Josh Morgan12. (138) Dustin Keller13. (151) Miami14. (162) Brett Favre15. (175) Hakeem NicksHere is a 3-5 team that i still like but is hurting me! Dookie Special1. (8) Larry Fitzgerald2. (17) Calvin Johnson3. (32) Jason Witten4. (41) Ray Rice5. (56) Santonio Holmes6. (65) Carson Palmer7. (80) Larry Johnson8. (89) Leon Washington9. (104) Carnell Williams10. (113) Philadelphia11. (128) Dustin Keller12. (137) Earl Bennett13. (152) Kenny Britt14. (161) Mario Manningham15. (176) James Davis16. (185) Steve Smith NYG
 
6-2 here. We have an auction, but I think I still count since I invested heavily in WR (Welker, Jennings, S Smith (Car)). This is the second year in a row that such a strategy has worked pretty well for me.

And I agree that very few who followed this strategy and have a crappy team are going to respond.

 
Went RB 1st RD (MJD), then WR-WR (Colston/Welker) in a 12 team redraft, .5 PPR (start 3 WR league, and WRs FLEW off the board the first 3 Rds). Sitting at 5-3, but worried because of QB (Cutler/Hass) which has cost me as I've chosen wrong most weeks.

 
I think the recurring theme for most of the reported struggling teams has been Calvin (hurt), A.Gonzo (hurt), McFadden (hurt & bad), or D.Brown (hurt & sharing). I don't think those teams are proving a poor strategy, but are proving that injuries really hurt a team. :wall:

 
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