Value in an auction: RB (1 Viewer)

[(unwelcomed)GUEST]

Alright ladies, first post here so flame if need be...been lurking for a while and all that fun stuff. Here's the meat and potatoes of me first ?:

In an auction more than any other type draft, there are strategies that if executed properly should payoff. In the auction, everyone is looking at getting a better value than other owners, right?

The top three RBs: LT, SA, LJohn (in no particular order) are going for about $35 in a $100 cap league.

Next group of guys include: Tiki, Portis, the other LJ, Rudi, Edge, SJax, RBrown in the $22-30 range.

Most people budget about $40-50 for the two RB slots (in a league req 3WR TE, 2WR TE FLEX). How many people are targeting two or three RBs from the same team: FOSTER/WILLIAMS, DILLON/MARONEY, DEUCE/BUSH, CBROWN/WHITE, and budgeting that combination as one back. I'm not looking for RBBC, but fragile starters that if healthy produce very well. If the fragile one goes down, I want to plug in the second guy as a weekly starter. I think the NEP combo can be had for $15-18 and produce just as well SJAX and I save some $4 or $5.

Has anyone used this logic successfully in an auction, pretty much is the handcuff rule in redraft? Also I think this works even better in a start-up dynasty auction, if LJohn was signed last year at say 8 bucks to a 4yr contract that owner is getting crazy value this year. I did a quick search and didn't see this addressed, if it has been throw the link in please. Have I missed any good combos that can be had at a good price? Maybe JONES/BENSON. Again rank your combos with a combined $ value or give comments to each combo, positive or negative. I don't see the combo system really working at any other position (QB maybe).

I rank the value:

Foster/Williams

Dillon/Maroney

Deuce/Bush - may be more of a committee though

CBrown/White - again see above w/ White vulturing tds

Jones/Benson

Rhodes/Addai - almost surely RBBC

AGreen/Gado/Najeh - do any have value?

JJones/Barber - may cost too much

Martin/Houston - they pretty much have no offense.

 

[Sweet Love]

I have never been in an auction, but have read up much about them. If the top guys as you mentioned are only going for $35 each, I would grab two of those three and round out my roster with the Eddie Kennisons of the world. If you really feel that the top three can be had at that rate, then do not overspend on a RBBC situation and grab a couple of sure things.

 

[jurb26]

Rank Name Team Bye Auction Value1 Larry Johnson KC 3 $412 Shaun Alexander SEA 5 $393 LaDainian Tomlinson SD 3 $384 Clinton Portis WAS 8 $305 Tiki Barber NYG 4 $276 Edgerrin James ARI 9 $257 Rudi Johnson CIN 5 $238 Steven Jackson STL 7 $229 LaMont Jordan OAK 3 $2010 Ronnie Brown MIA 8 $2011 Carnell Williams TB 4 $1912 Willis McGahee BUF 8 $1813 Domanick Davis HOU 5 $1714 Brian Westbrook PHI 9 $1615 Julius Jones DAL 3 $1516 Kevin Jones DET 8 $1417 Jamal Lewis BAL 7 $1418 Thomas Jones CHI 7 $1219 Reuben Droughns CLE 6 $1220 Tatum Bell DEN 4 $1121 Willie Parker PIT 4 $1122 Warrick Dunn ATL 5 $1123 Joseph Addai IND 6 $924 Reggie Bush NO 7 $825 Corey Dillon NE 6 $726 Curtis Martin NYJ 9 $627 Ahman Green GB 6 $628 Chester Taylor MIN 6 $629 DeShaun Foster CAR 9 $530 Deuce McAllister NO 7 $531 DeAngelo Williams CAR 9 $432 Frank Gore SF 7 $433 Fred Taylor JAC 6 $434 Cedric Benson CHI 7 $435 Chris Brown TEN 7 $436 Ron Dayne DEN 4 $437 Dominic Rhodes IND 6 $438 LenDale White TEN 7 $339 Laurence Maroney NE 6 $340 Sam Gado GB 6 $341 Marion Barber DAL 3 $342 T.J. Duckett ATL 5 $343 Priest Holmes KC 3 $244 Mike Anderson BAL 7 $245 Mewelde Moore MIN 6 $246 Chris Perry CIN 5 $147 Greg Jones JAC 6 $148 Kevan Barlow SF 7 $149 Ryan Moats PHI 9 $150 Michael Pittman TB 4 $151 Brandon Jacobs NYG 4 $152 Duce Staley PIT 4 $153 Maurice Drew JAC 6 $154 Michael Turner SD 3 $155 Najeh Davenport GB 6 $156 Lee Suggs CLE 6 $157 Verron Haynes PIT 4 $158 Cedric Houston NYJ 9 $059 Marshall Faulk STL 7 $060 Travis Henry TEN 7 $0Lewis/Anderson, $16Jones/Benson, $16

Jones/Barber, $16

Bell/Dayne, $15

Bush/McAllister, $13

Addia/Rhodes, $13

Parker/Staley, $12

Dillon/Maroney, $10

Foster/Williams, $9

Green/Gado/Davenport, $9

Brown/White, $7

Taylor/Jones/Drew, $6

Gore/Barlow, $5

I would probably go with Portis, Dayne, Bell, Gore and Barlow if I would get this prices. That would be $50 on the dot. Hell just for good measure I would probably pick up Betts for a $1 too.

 

[(unwelcomed)GUEST]

Lewis/Anderson, $16

Jones/Benson, $16

Jones/Barber, $16

Bell/Dayne, $15

Bush/McAllister, $13

Addia/Rhodes, $13

Parker/Staley, $12

Dillon/Maroney, $10

Foster/Williams, $9

Green/Gado/Davenport, $9

Brown/White, $7

Taylor/Jones/Drew, $6

Gore/Barlow, $5

Very nice. Any insight on any of those combos. Also has that strategy worked in past auctions for you. I'm kind of thinking grab the back-up early to midway through if possible, then go for the starter. Obviously if other guys think you're matching up combos they're going to bid them up a bit. IF you end up with only the back-up at a value price, he's a nice addition to your bench for the future. Again I'm looking for that combo where there is one clear starter, and a strong back-up to step in if and when the starter goes down. The RBBC or goaline backs detract value from my combos. Brown/White...Henry????

 

[jurb26]

Lewis/Anderson, $16

Jones/Benson, $16

Jones/Barber, $16

Bell/Dayne, $15

Bush/McAllister, $13

Addia/Rhodes, $13

Parker/Staley, $12

Dillon/Maroney, $10

Foster/Williams, $9

Green/Gado/Davenport, $9

Brown/White, $7

Taylor/Jones/Drew, $6

Gore/Barlow, $5

Very nice. Any insight on any of those combos. Also has that strategy worked in past auctions for you. I'm kind of thinking grab the back-up early to midway through if possible, then go for the starter. Obviously if other guys think you're matching up combos they're going to bid them up a bit. IF you end up with only the back-up at a value price, he's a nice addition to your bench for the future.

Well the ones I bolded I think present the best value of the group.Lewis/Anderson, I see Lewis having a bounce back year and feel the past year was an anomily for a guy of his talent. Balt likes to run the ball and they normally do it very well behind a massive Oline. McNair is in town and reunits with Mason and now has another great weapon in Heap. McNair likes his TEs. The D should be back healthy and improved. The addition of Haloti Ngata at DT was IMO a huge one (no pun intended) as his mass and strength should keep blockers from reaching Lewis. In reality I don't see Anderson playing much of a role at all in this O, but he is great incurance to Lewis who has had injury problems the past 2 years.

Bell/Dayne, what can I say, you can sure up the Den backfield (or so it seems right now) for half the price of what Portis is going for let alone what the top 3 are going for! That seems like a steal to me. Does anyone really expect that this combo is half as valuable as those guys? I sure don't.

Bush/McAllister, great risk of RBBC here but I just love the upside too much to pass on it at $13 I'm afraid. I think Bush will prove a strong RB2 this year as McAllister srugles to get back to from on ly a year reomved form surgury. Still, both are going to see the field so why not get greedy and take both at that price?

Foster/Williams, there will be no RBBC here. One of these guys will be carrying the load when healthy and it is a big load to carry in the Car backfield. This is a no brainer IMO.

Brown/White, the main reason I like this so much is because I see White taking over and running with the job early. He is more talented than Brown and a better fit to what Fisher and Chow want to do. Brown is a still a very solid RB, but I think he will be a 3rd guy and injury insurance.

 

[Ray Pollett]

Very interesting prices, but not sure where they come from. I do a lot of auction, real and mock. In auctions with 200 for each team to spend; I've never seen the top 3 RBs ( LT2, LJ, and SA) go for less than 50 a piece and in most they go for over 60.

 

[jurb26]

Very interesting prices, but not sure where they come from. I do a lot of auction, real and mock. In auctions with 200 for each team to spend; I've never seen the top 3 RBs ( LT2, LJ, and SA) go for less than 50 a piece and in most they go for over 60.

Got them here. I too am not sure they are the most accurate. Then again, auction prices vary far more grealty then ADPs IMO.

 

[flranger]

Uh, those prices are per $100. It would put LJ at $82 I think for a $200 cap. They look a little but not much high.

 

[(unwelcomed)GUEST]

Lewis/Anderson, $16

Jones/Benson, $16

Jones/Barber, $16

Bell/Dayne, $15

Bush/McAllister, $13

Addia/Rhodes, $13

Parker/Staley, $12

Dillon/Maroney, $10

Foster/Williams, $9

Green/Gado/Davenport, $9

Brown/White, $7

Taylor/Jones/Drew, $6

Gore/Barlow, $5

Very nice. Any insight on any of those combos. Also has that strategy worked in past auctions for you. I'm kind of thinking grab the back-up early to midway through if possible, then go for the starter. Obviously if other guys think you're matching up combos they're going to bid them up a bit. IF you end up with only the back-up at a value price, he's a nice addition to your bench for the future.

Well the ones I bolded I think present the best value of the group.Lewis/Anderson, I see Lewis having a bounce back year and feel the past year was an anomily for a guy of his talent. Balt likes to run the ball and they normally do it very well behind a massive Oline. McNair is in town and reunits with Mason and now has another great weapon in Heap. McNair likes his TEs. The D should be back healthy and improved. The addition of Haloti Ngata at DT was IMO a huge one (no pun intended) as his mass and strength should keep blockers from reaching Lewis. In reality I don't see Anderson playing much of a role at all in this O, but he is great incurance to Lewis who has had injury problems the past 2 years.

Bell/Dayne, what can I say, you can sure up the Den backfield (or so it seems right now) for half the price of what Portis is going for let alone what the top 3 are going for! That seems like a steal to me. Does anyone really expect that this combo is half as valuable as those guys? I sure don't.

Bush/McAllister, great risk of RBBC here but I just love the upside too much to pass on it at $13 I'm afraid. I think Bush will prove a strong RB2 this year as McAllister srugles to get back to from on ly a year reomved form surgury. Still, both are going to see the field so why not get greedy and take both at that price?

Foster/Williams, there will be no RBBC here. One of these guys will be carrying the load when healthy and it is a big load to carry in the Car backfield. This is a no brainer IMO.

Brown/White, the main reason I like this so much is because I see White taking over and running with the job early. He is more talented than Brown and a better fit to what Fisher and Chow want to do. Brown is a still a very solid RB, but I think he will be a 3rd guy and injury insurance.

Again, very nice insight. I think the dollar amounts are a bit low for some of those combos, but like others have said, true values vary greatly league to league. I disagree with the Tenn. RB situation. Brown has shown, when healthy, to be an excellent back until he gets into short yardage/gline situations. I think White was drafted just for these short yardage/gline situations. He will be the new Bus. My question with Tenn is their Oline, I don't know much about them at all. You also have to wonder about Henry once, I mean if, Brown gets injured.

 

[Z-Dog]

To get maximum value, what you really want is to nominate the 2nd RB in your combo, win him first, and then sit back and wait until the first RB in your combo is nominated.

Take Lewis/Anderson for example. If you nominate Anderson early in an auction you can walk away with him for pretty cheap usually. Then, when Lewis comes up, most people will not want to push too high on his price because there's no hope of getting Anderson anymore.

 

[Jeff Pasquino]

To get maximum value, what you really want is to nominate the 2nd RB in your combo, win him first, and then sit back and wait until the first RB in your combo is nominated.

Take Lewis/Anderson for example. If you nominate Anderson early in an auction you can walk away with him for pretty cheap usually. Then, when Lewis comes up, most people will not want to push too high on his price because there's no hope of getting Anderson anymore.

Nice strategy.

 

[BigRed]

Very interesting prices, but not sure where they come from. I do a lot of auction, real and mock. In auctions with 200 for each team to spend; I've never seen the top 3 RBs ( LT2, LJ, and SA) go for less than 50 a piece and in most they go for over 60.

You must've missed the part where he said "in a $100 cap league."$35 is about top end for any RB I draft (if that, depending on the situation), although some people think the top one(s) are worth up to $45-50, which IMO is ridiculous.

 

[Sabertooth]

To get maximum value, what you really want is to nominate the 2nd RB in your combo, win him first, and then sit back and wait until the first RB in your combo is nominated.

Take Lewis/Anderson for example. If you nominate Anderson early in an auction you can walk away with him for pretty cheap usually. Then, when Lewis comes up, most people will not want to push too high on his price because there's no hope of getting Anderson anymore.

Some Very good discussion here. I am in a very similar situation where it's a 2-keeper auction league. All the top 15 running backs are being kept except Westbrook, DD, Droughns, and FWP. Scary situation, and one that warrants some serious stratigizing by me. With my keepers being Fitzgerald $5 and Chester $7 (don't ask how I got myself into that[/] predicament), I have a lot of money to spend and not a lot of stud running backs to spend it on. So I am going to try to fortify the running backs situation with combos such as this. Looking for some youth as it is a 2 player keeper situation, I rate them like this.Deshaun / DeAngelo : $9 (my vbd rates them $13)

Dillon / Maroney: $10 (my vbd rate them $7)

Thomas / Cedric: $16 (my vbd rates them $4)

So prices obviously vary a lot. I love Z-dog's strategy too. This would work on a couple of levels. You would be able to get great value on the 2nd guy almost inherently because if the bidding gets up too high, you just move on to another pairing. If there is an owner for instance that likes DeAngelo and he makes it $5 to go on him, you just stop bidding and hope to be able to nominate Maroney before somebody puts Dillon up for bid.

 

[(unwelcomed)GUEST]

To get maximum value, what you really want is to nominate the 2nd RB in your combo, win him first, and then sit back and wait until the first RB in your combo is nominated.

Take Lewis/Anderson for example. If you nominate Anderson early in an auction you can walk away with him for pretty cheap usually. Then, when Lewis comes up, most people will not want to push too high on his price because there's no hope of getting Anderson anymore.

Some Very good discussion here. I am in a very similar situation where it's a 2-keeper auction league. All the top 15 running backs are being kept except Westbrook, DD, Droughns, and FWP. Scary situation, and one that warrants some serious stratigizing by me. With my keepers being Fitzgerald $5 and Chester $7 (don't ask how I got myself into that[/] predicament), I have a lot of money to spend and not a lot of stud running backs to spend it on. So I am going to try to fortify the running backs situation with combos such as this. Looking for some youth as it is a 2 player keeper situation, I rate them like this.Deshaun / DeAngelo : $9 (my vbd rates them $13)

Dillon / Maroney: $10 (my vbd rate them $7)

Thomas / Cedric: $16 (my vbd rates them $4)

So prices obviously vary a lot. I love Z-dog's strategy too. This would work on a couple of levels. You would be able to get great value on the 2nd guy almost inherently because if the bidding gets up too high, you just move on to another pairing. If there is an owner for instance that likes DeAngelo and he makes it $5 to go on him, you just stop bidding and hope to be able to nominate Maroney before somebody puts Dillon up for bid.

Yep, new to auction and was thinking some strategies out. Little advice, overspend on Westbrook, in a PPR you're golden, in a standard draft he'll still produce. You can grab his back-ups for pennies (well single dollars). I like the Bears O situation more this year. Grossman should open things up a bit and Thomas will produce. Cedric is a guy, if Thomas goes down, who may be able to out-produce the starter. I like the Chicago situation for value. Face it, their recs ain't going to score.

 

[Sabertooth]

To get maximum value, what you really want is to nominate the 2nd RB in your combo, win him first, and then sit back and wait until the first RB in your combo is nominated.

Take Lewis/Anderson for example. If you nominate Anderson early in an auction you can walk away with him for pretty cheap usually. Then, when Lewis comes up, most people will not want to push too high on his price because there's no hope of getting Anderson anymore.

Some Very good discussion here. I am in a very similar situation where it's a 2-keeper auction league. All the top 15 running backs are being kept except Westbrook, DD, Droughns, and FWP. Scary situation, and one that warrants some serious stratigizing by me. With my keepers being Fitzgerald $5 and Chester $7 (don't ask how I got myself into that[/] predicament), I have a lot of money to spend and not a lot of stud running backs to spend it on. So I am going to try to fortify the running backs situation with combos such as this. Looking for some youth as it is a 2 player keeper situation, I rate them like this.Deshaun / DeAngelo : $9 (my vbd rates them $13)

Dillon / Maroney: $10 (my vbd rate them $7)

Thomas / Cedric: $16 (my vbd rates them $4)

So prices obviously vary a lot. I love Z-dog's strategy too. This would work on a couple of levels. You would be able to get great value on the 2nd guy almost inherently because if the bidding gets up too high, you just move on to another pairing. If there is an owner for instance that likes DeAngelo and he makes it $5 to go on him, you just stop bidding and hope to be able to nominate Maroney before somebody puts Dillon up for bid.

Yep, new to auction and was thinking some strategies out. Little advice, overspend on Westbrook, in a PPR you're golden, in a standard draft he'll still produce. You can grab his back-ups for pennies (well single dollars). I like the Bears O situation more this year. Grossman should open things up a bit and Thomas will produce. Cedric is a guy, if Thomas goes down, who may be able to out-produce the starter. I like the Chicago situation for value. Face it, their recs ain't going to score.

Westbrook is going to have 3 guys vying for his services. He'll go for close to $30. I don't think so. He's too inconsistent for me and I think the Iggles will continue to slide this season. I like the Chicago situation too, but I worry of a committee. Camp may help straighten out that situation, but maybe not, it's kind of a crapshoot.

 

[BL Titans]

I just drafted an initial Dynasty League with a cap of $400 and LJ / LT2 went for $140 each I believe it was, 12 team, 25 man roster

I didn't go that route.

I went with getting more quality potential than to go with a few great proven players and a bunch of scrubs.

Here is that team. Granted, I drafted very risky - my RB's are young, but with talent. My WR's too are young, and talented. I need them all to step up this year or I'll be a sub-.500 team and looking at the 2007 rookie draft instead of the playoffs.

However ....... if Benson comes through, if Parker and Bell are solid, if Maroney steps up ......if Jones, Lelie, Stallworth accpet #1 WR roles ........ if my TE's are top 10 ...... I could end up witha great core team for years to come and win a lot of games.

Anyway, my draft startegy was top to bottom have talent and potential - a high risk, high reward draft

1 QB Delhomme, Jake CAR QB $21.00

2 QB Leftwich, Byron JAC QB $12.00

3 RB Bell, Tatum DEN RB $35.00

4 RB Benson, Cedric CHI RB $67.00

5 RB Jones, Thomas CHI RB $20.00

6 RB Maroney, Laurence NEP RB $42.00

7 RB Norwood, Jerious ATL RB $7.00

8 RB Parker, Willie PIT RB $51.00

9 WR Bryant, Antonio SFO WR $13.00

10 WR Clayton, Mark BAL WR $15.00

11 WR Edwards, Braylon CLE WR $19.00

12 WR Johnson, Keyshawn CAR WR $6.00

13 WR Jones, Matt JAC WR $18.00

14 WR Lelie, Ashley DEN WR $3.00

15 WR Parker, Eric SDC WR $7.00

16 WR Stallworth, Donte' NOS WR $12.00

17 TE Lewis, Marcedes JAC TE $4.00

18 TE Miller, Heath PIT TE $6.00

19 TE Shockey, Jeremy NYG TE $20.00

20 K Janikowski, Sebastian OAK PK $1.00

21 K Reed, Jeff PIT PK $1.00

22 DEF Jaguars, Jacksonville JAC Def $3.00

23 DEF Panthers, Carolina CAR Def $16.00

 

[(unwelcomed)GUEST]

I just drafted an initial Dynasty League with a cap of $400 and LJ / LT2 went for $140 each I believe it was, 12 team, 25 man roster

I didn't go that route.

I went with getting more quality potential than to go with a few great proven players and a bunch of scrubs.

Here is that team. Granted, I drafted very risky - my RB's are young, but with talent. My WR's too are young, and talented. I need them all to step up this year or I'll be a sub-.500 team and looking at the 2007 rookie draft instead of the playoffs.

However ....... if Benson comes through, if Parker and Bell are solid, if Maroney steps up ......if Jones, Lelie, Stallworth accpet #1 WR roles ........ if my TE's are top 10 ...... I could end up witha great core team for years to come and win a lot of games.

Anyway, my draft startegy was top to bottom have talent and potential - a high risk, high reward draft

1 QB Delhomme, Jake CAR QB $21.00

2 QB Leftwich, Byron JAC QB $12.00

3 RB Bell, Tatum DEN RB $35.00

4 RB Benson, Cedric CHI RB $67.00

5 RB Jones, Thomas CHI RB $20.00

6 RB Maroney, Laurence NEP RB $42.00

7 RB Norwood, Jerious ATL RB $7.00

8 RB Parker, Willie PIT RB $51.00

9 WR Bryant, Antonio SFO WR $13.00

10 WR Clayton, Mark BAL WR $15.00

11 WR Edwards, Braylon CLE WR $19.00

12 WR Johnson, Keyshawn CAR WR $6.00

13 WR Jones, Matt JAC WR $18.00

14 WR Lelie, Ashley DEN WR $3.00

15 WR Parker, Eric SDC WR $7.00

16 WR Stallworth, Donte' NOS WR $12.00

17 TE Lewis, Marcedes JAC TE $4.00

18 TE Miller, Heath PIT TE $6.00

19 TE Shockey, Jeremy NYG TE $20.00

20 K Janikowski, Sebastian OAK PK $1.00

21 K Reed, Jeff PIT PK $1.00

22 DEF Jaguars, Jacksonville JAC Def $3.00

23 DEF Panthers, Carolina CAR Def $16.00

Thanks for sharing. Your WR don't look solid this year. Great values at WR with some young guys but I don't think any will break the top 16 WRs this year. Since it is a dynasty you did a nice job with some promising young guys. Very good value and depth with Shockey and Miller. Right now looks like you paid through the nose for Benson, again could be great value in a year or so. If you add a qb to replace Delhomme in a year or so, looks like a team for the future. This is my first year in an auction so thanks, I'm learning a lot here.

 

[(unwelcomed)GUEST]

Westbrook is going to have 3 guys vying for his services. He'll go for close to $30. I don't think so. He's too inconsistent for me and I think the Iggles will continue to slide this season. I like the Chicago situation too, but I worry of a committee. Camp may help straighten out that situation, but maybe not, it's kind of a crapshoot.

The guy was killing me last year prior to the injury. He was a top 3 guy, again in a PPR, until the injury. Philadephia has improved the depth of the oline and McNabb needs someone to throw the ball to. Looks to me to be: pass to TE, pass to TE, pass to RB, rush, incomplete pass to WR, pass to RB, rush, pass to WR, pass to RB, pass to TE. I think they take a slide too but McNabb needs someone to throw the ball to. Health is the biggest concern with Westbrook but in a PPR, I love him even with the health risk. I was thinking the injury last year my make him a bit more of a value. If he goes above the low to mid 20's he ain't a value IMO. I'd go 25 max in a $100 league. I think 25 is overpaying.

 

[Sabertooth]

Westbrook is going to have 3 guys vying for his services.  He'll go for close to $30.  I don't think so.  He's too inconsistent for me and I think the Iggles will continue to slide this season.  I like the Chicago situation too, but I worry of a committee.  Camp may help straighten out that situation, but maybe not, it's kind of a crapshoot.

The guy was killing me last year prior to the injury. He was a top 3 guy, again in a PPR, until the injury. Philadephia has improved the depth of the oline and McNabb needs someone to throw the ball to. Looks to me to be: pass to TE, pass to TE, pass to RB, rush, incomplete pass to WR, pass to RB, rush, pass to WR, pass to RB, pass to TE. I think they take a slide too but McNabb needs someone to throw the ball to. Health is the biggest concern with Westbrook but in a PPR, I love him even with the health risk. I was thinking the injury last year my make him a bit more of a value. If he goes above the low to mid 20's he ain't a value IMO. I'd go 25 max in a $100 league. I think 25 is overpaying.

Exactly. I can't see going more than 25 for him, just couldn't do it.

 

[Payne]

Every yeat for the last 6 or 7 years, we have dealt with a $140 cap.

The top RB usually goes for around $65-70.

 

[BigRed]

I tend to try and get one of the top RBs, then one of the top 10-15 RBs. We can have 4 RBs max so you can't afford to go for too many "project" ones, unless you spend bigger on other positions.

 

[Ray Pollett]

Very interesting prices, but not sure where they come from. I do a lot of auction, real and mock. In auctions with 200 for each team to spend; I've never seen the top 3 RBs ( LT2, LJ, and SA) go for less than 50 a piece and in most they go for over 60.

You must've missed the part where he said "in a $100 cap league."$35 is about top end for any RB I draft (if that, depending on the situation), although some people think the top one(s) are worth up to $45-50, which IMO is ridiculous.

Yep sorry I missed that part.

 

[BL Titans]

(unwelcomed)GUEST

You will find that very player will have 2-3 guys wanting to pay more than "he's worth"

So it was with Benson, and you cannot wait until the end of draft for "deals" either. Pick your players that you want, be flexible, make smart moves, decide HOW you want to draft.

Me ? I chose to go very young, inexperienced and very risky with high reward.

To go with proven studs you will not have enough money - I gaurantee. How you place your risks is the key.

Me ? I placed them across the board !

 

[CalBear]

Very interesting prices, but not sure where they come from. I do a lot of auction, real and mock. In auctions with 200 for each team to spend; I've never seen the top 3 RBs ( LT2, LJ, and SA) go for less than 50 a piece and in most they go for over 60.

You must've missed the part where he said "in a $100 cap league."$35 is about top end for any RB I draft (if that, depending on the situation), although some people think the top one(s) are worth up to $45-50, which IMO is ridiculous.

You say that in every auction thread, but you haven't provided any evidence yet.

 

[Sabertooth]

Every yeat for the last 6 or 7 years, we have dealt with a $140 cap.

The top RB usually goes for around $65-70.

Where do you get $140 from? Nice round number there. Why $140 and not $143?

 

[Z-Dog]

To get maximum value, what you really want is to nominate the 2nd RB in your combo, win him first, and then sit back and wait until the first RB in your combo is nominated.

Take Lewis/Anderson for example. If you nominate Anderson early in an auction you can walk away with him for pretty cheap usually. Then, when Lewis comes up, most people will not want to push too high on his price because there's no hope of getting Anderson anymore.

Some Very good discussion here. I am in a very similar situation where it's a 2-keeper auction league. All the top 15 running backs are being kept except Westbrook, DD, Droughns, and FWP. Scary situation, and one that warrants some serious stratigizing by me. With my keepers being Fitzgerald $5 and Chester $7 (don't ask how I got myself into that[/] predicament), I have a lot of money to spend and not a lot of stud running backs to spend it on. So I am going to try to fortify the running backs situation with combos such as this. Looking for some youth as it is a 2 player keeper situation, I rate them like this.Deshaun / DeAngelo : $9 (my vbd rates them $13)

Dillon / Maroney: $10 (my vbd rate them $7)

Thomas / Cedric: $16 (my vbd rates them $4)

So prices obviously vary a lot. I love Z-dog's strategy too. This would work on a couple of levels. You would be able to get great value on the 2nd guy almost inherently because if the bidding gets up too high, you just move on to another pairing. If there is an owner for instance that likes DeAngelo and he makes it $5 to go on him, you just stop bidding and hope to be able to nominate Maroney before somebody puts Dillon up for bid.

Right now, I like Domanick Davis. He's been a bit slow recovering from his injury, and that adds to his risk. On the other hand, the Texans passed on Reggie Bush partly because they believe in Davis. I think that ultimately the job is his, and the Texans are searching for a complementary guy, and will continue to try to get Davis the ball 350 times pers season.In auction-keepers, your VBD needs to be adjusted, because players who are kept should, in theory, be cheaper than their actual production. Every player kept would, in theory, be a bargain. If that's true, then the prices of all other players would rise. Ideally, you should prepare a dynamic VBD sheet that will automatically adjust the prices for all players whenever another player is bought. You can plug in all the salaries from the keepers you know and see what impact that has on prices. At the auction, you can continue to add in purchase information for real-time adjsutments to the rest of the player pool. If you do that, you can figure out instantly if an auction is money-heavy or talent-heavy.