What do you do..... (1 Viewer)

[Sweetness_34]

In most drafts, I see a lot of method to the madness. However, there are always one or two drafts every year where I see one or 2 players going against the grain which results in the entire draft getting out of hand

For eg:

Someone at 1.06 starts by picking Marvin Harrison #1 in a PPR league; gets Steve Smith on the way back and then takes a Roy Williams in round 3 followed by a Andre Johnson or Donald Driver in round 4 .....while you all the while are drafting after him or before him in every round and taking RBs because you know he will finally take his RB#1 starting round 2 or 3 or 4 and he never does. This suddenly leads to everyone running after the remaining WRs.....and now your strategy goes out of the window .... you really feel tempted to stack up with 4 or 5 very solid to stud RBs but in a PPR league that allows 3 WRs to start, you just know you need solid WRs at some point.....starting Muhsin Muhammad and Cotchery is just not going to cut it.....

What do you do in this situation when someone or more likely 2 or 3 people keep going against the grain and they really do not care if they are weak at RB or some other position (they might stack up all RBs and let their WRs slip if the league starts 3 RBs etc)

 

[greenf7cat]

laugh at them b/c they have all WR's and no RB's. The 2 leagues I am in are RB heavy, so the amount of WR's that this person is taking will never let them compete, unless of course they plan on using one or two for trade bait.

 

[hephner]

In most drafts, I see a lot of method to the madness. However, there are always one or two drafts every year where I see one or 2 players going against the grain which results in the entire draft getting out of handFor eg:Someone at 1.06 starts by picking Marvin Harrison #1 in a PPR league; gets Steve Smith on the way back and then takes a Roy Williams in round 3 followed by a Andre Johnson or Donald Driver in round 4 .....while you all the while are drafting after him or before him in every round and taking RBs because you know he will finally take his RB#1 starting round 2 or 3 or 4 and he never does. This suddenly leads to everyone running after the remaining WRs.....and now your strategy goes out of the window .... you really feel tempted to stack up with 4 or 5 very solid to stud RBs but in a PPR league that allows 3 WRs to start, you just know you need solid WRs at some point.....starting Muhsin Muhammad and Cotchery is just not going to cut it.....What do you do in this situation when someone or more likely 2 or 3 people keep going against the grain and they really do not care if they are weak at RB or some other position (they might stack up all RBs and let their WRs slip if the league starts 3 RBs etc)

I've seen drafts where the run on WRs or even QBs (in a QB heavy league) start a round or two early. I've almost always grabbed an extra RB because of it, but still made sure I got 1 WR in my first 4 draft picks, or a QB in the 5th or 6th if need be. I usually try to fill at least 3 RB, 2-3 WR, 0-1 QB in the first 6 slots, but if I ever see someone in those that seems like they've fallen way too far and are a good value, I'll jump at the chance, even if it seems sacrificing my original strategy.

 

[J-Money]

in my $$$ league we are only allowed a max of double the starting position (2 starting rb's 2 on the bench) but we only start 2 wr's as well so if you really wanted a stacked bench you could draft 3 or 4 wr's/rb's in a row but still have only 2 starters when everone else has 4 so now you're behind the eight ball because there is no flex

 

[RudeDog]

You need to concentrate on making the best pick for your team and be less concerned about screwing this guy out of a RB. In doing that both he and you are screwing you out of a needed WR to start. You'll end up making a trade after the draft and in essence you picked his RB and he would have picked your WR for you.

After I have 2 RB's I would never pick a third before grabbing a WR, especially in a PPR league. It sounds like you let yourself get caught up and sucked into another's draft strategy while tossing yours out the window.

 

[Mystery Achiever]

honestly, i don't pay much attention to others' rosters; your example is a great reason not to do so. assumptions you make about what others will do won't necessarily pan out. i agree with rude dog-- pick a stratefy and stick with it

 

[GregR_2]

I'm going to offer a different take on it.

You should pay close attention to other people's teams and what is going on in the draft. The depletion of players at a position is a significant component of draft value. When you see the rest of the league zigging when you've zagged, you want to continue to get value players but at the same time you need to be very conscious of what is left out there at the position being depleted. Remember that if everyone is out there getting WRs there are RBs that you think should have gone earlier, and so some teams are going to get good RBs to go with their great WRs, and they are the ones to worry about.

As far as taking players to screw another team, I think that is a very shark move when well done, and a way to gain an advantage that a lot of less experienced owners miss out on. The thing is that you shouldn't do it if it costs your team starters or if it costs you key depth that you need to avert an existing risk. Here's an example of when to do it. You recognize that some teams or an otherwise good team is shallow at RB. You still need the position backed up and don't have glaring needs in your starters that you can't address later. There's a lot bigger drop at RB than the other positions you'd consider. That's a good opportunity to put it to another owner. It's sort of like a semi-bluff in poker. You are getting a player who you think can help your team, even if you don't trade him, but by that alone he isn't quite the guy you'd normally have picked. THen if you add in the increased trade possibility or just that the other guy might suffer an injury and really be hurting, it makes that slightly less valuable player now worth it to you.