What is the most coveted pick? (1 Viewer)

[avoiding injuries]

I'm leaving out #1 because LT is like playing with an extra person on your roster.

I thought about skipping #2 b/c SJax seems to be a good amount ahead of the next best RB, and you still get 3 of the top 26 players. I left it in to see if people agree with that.

As for the rest of the picks, I'm not sure there is a big difference in preference of where I'd want to be. The RB you get at the 3-7 spots are interchangable, and the players at 8-12, while they may have a bit of a dropoff, you make up for it with your early 2nd round pick and can get two very servicable RB's(2 of Bush, Maroney and Henry is not out of the question according to Antsports ADP).

So if you could pick where your draft spot would be, which one and why. I may attempt to trade down if I land a middle pick and am curious to hear what the consensus is.

 

[The Hank]

2

 

[Scruff Mcgruff]

Give me 9.

1.9- Henry/Parker

2.4- Portis/TO/Smith

 

[John Black]

If its a snake draft then I like the 12th pick. Back to back picks are huge.

 

[montana_grizzly_bears]

Have to go with John Black on this one can get 2 real good RB if they fall and than you get the pick of a nice WR and QB at the next turn.

 

[LionsFan78]

If its a snake draft then I like the 12th pick. Back to back picks are huge.

My leaguemates think I'm crazy when I told them I'm not unhappy with 12. Really, once it got past 5-6, I started hoping for one at the end. Great 1-2 RB combo, solid chance at either a great QB and a WR on the 3/4 turn, or two great WRs. Nothing wrong there. I like 9 or 10 myself. Basically same situation as 12, you're set up for a solid 1-2 punch, but as you hit your turns, you can usually estimate what players will be sitting there for you again in 6 picks, and factor that into your decisions.

 

[The Kansas Comet]

I would take the second spot, in part because I have two Rams homers in my league and I could probably swing a nice trade with one of them to trade down. Apart from that, I look at Jackson as having the least number of questions marks surrounding his situation this year. Then you can get a top tier WR and a good #2 RB at the 2/3 turn and go from there, IMO.

 

[bcr8f]

If its a snake draft then I like the 12th pick. Back to back picks are huge.

I like the 2 -23 -26 myself. SJax-Wayne/Fitz or Harrison/Driver/Walker.

 

[avoiding injuries]

I think for the first two rounds(besides pick 1 and 2) you will set yourself up better with a late pick. THe problem is that once you get your second pick you have to wait sooo long until your 3rd. I think there is a significant dropoff after the middle of the 3rd round. I'm up in the air on where I would want to draft.

 

[LionsFan78]

I think for the first two rounds(besides pick 1 and 2) you will set yourself up better with a late pick. THe problem is that once you get your second pick you have to wait sooo long until your 3rd. I think there is a significant dropoff after the middle of the 3rd round. I'm up in the air on where I would want to draft.

It does suck, but it's really not as bad as you think. At that point, you've already got a hell of a RB combo (assuming you go RB-RB). One thing I've noticed in some mocks I've done is that as everyone else scrambles for their RB2 and a stud WR, there's usually a solid group of WRs left (Walker, Driver, Colston just a few I've noticed) for you to choose from on the 3/4 turn. I think it works out in the end, and you'll find yourself more solid than many other teams.If you haven't already, go jump on a mock draft site and do a bunch from the 12 slot. You'll be surprised at the trends you'll see, it'll make for some easy draft day decisions.

 

[DenverBroncos]

STUPIDEST POST EVER! If you don't choose SJax, you are a moron!

 

[Ed4252]

STUPIDEST POST EVER! If you don't choose SJax, you are a moron!

I think most will agree you're the moron. Did you even bother to read their post?

 

[avoiding injuries]

STUPIDEST POST EVER! If you don't choose SJax, you are a moron!

Great contribution. Problem is, the question was about the draft spot and an outlook on your entire roster, not your first round pick.I think everyone agree's SJax is the consensus #2. But is SJax and pick 25 a better combo than pick 10 and 15, 12 and 13? 70% of people voting said yes and I agree. Maybe I should have omitted the #2 like I was thinking about doing.

 

[Chunky Soup]

STUPIDEST POST EVER! If you don't choose SJax, you are a moron!

That's a pretty simple way of looking at it. You need to also consider the next picks you have, and weigh those vs. the downgrade at RB. ie: is dropping from SJ to Maroney > going from Benson TO Portis/MJD ? And then there are more differences as the draft goes on. It's a more complicated question than you realize, but hey, I don't know if anyone would have expected you to answer differently.

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

If its a snake draft then I like the 12th pick. Back to back picks are huge.

I don't understand why some people think back to back picks at the turn are any advantage. I'm picking 12th and don't like the prospect. The mock drafts suggest the top 1st round talent (in a PPR league) should already be taken. I'd be thrilled to get 2 of Bush/Henry/Maroney, but they could all be gone, leaving me a choice of Manning, Rudi, WR, or a riskier RB1 (MJD, McGahee, Portis, Edge). Picking at the turn also makes it very difficult to target players because 22 players are taken between picks. At QB, for example, there's little chance to get Brady at 3/4, and a good chance of losing out on Kitna at 5/6. Without a real reach on a desired player, there's a great chance on missing out. And there's always the possibility of being screwed by a big run on an entire tier of talent in the 22 picks between my choices.I just don't see ANY advantage at picking at the turn...

 

[Lash]

2 ... no-brainer

SJax, top-5 WR, top-5 WR

SJax, top-5 WR, RB

SJax, RB, Gates

SJax, RB, top-5 QB

SJax, top-5 WR, Gates

SJax, top-5 WR, top-5 QB

after that, you are set with ANY of the above

 

[Jon_Moore]

Definitely 2

Then 12. If I can get 2 back to back backs of the likes of Ronnie Brown/Henry/Maroney/Portis, I feel I'm sitting pretty.

 

[oukurt]

If its a snake draft then I like the 12th pick. Back to back picks are huge.

You would rather pick 12 instead of having LT2 and 2 elite WRs/ to start your team with?Nutty.

 

[Jon_Moore]

If its a snake draft then I like the 12th pick. Back to back picks are huge.

You would rather pick 12 instead of having LT2 and 2 elite WRs/ to start your team with?Nutty.

Read the initial post guy, it's asking besides #1. And I seriously think we need to drop the 2 off LT. I believe he's earned that.

 

[cobalt_27]

If its a snake draft then I like the 12th pick. Back to back picks are huge.

You would rather pick 12 instead of having LT2 and 2 elite WRs/ to start your team with?Nutty.

Poor reading skills this Sunday. Step it up a notch, people.

 

[oukurt]

If its a snake draft then I like the 12th pick. Back to back picks are huge.

You would rather pick 12 instead of having LT2 and 2 elite WRs/ to start your team with?Nutty.

Read the initial post guy, it's asking besides #1. And I seriously think we need to drop the 2 off LT. I believe he's earned that.

Read what I was resonding to guy, I responded to someone that prefers picking 12th in a serpentine draft. So Jackson or LJ or Gore with 2 elite WRs instead of LT2....I think you knew what I meant.

 

[cobalt_27]

If its a snake draft then I like the 12th pick. Back to back picks are huge.

You would rather pick 12 instead of having LT2 and 2 elite WRs/ to start your team with?Nutty.

Read the initial post guy, it's asking besides #1. And I seriously think we need to drop the 2 off LT. I believe he's earned that.

Read what I was resonding to guy, I responded to someone that prefers picking 12th in a serpentine draft. So Jackson or LJ or Gore with 2 elite WRs instead of LT2....I think you knew what I meant.

Premise of the thread already forgotten?

 

[oukurt]

If its a snake draft then I like the 12th pick. Back to back picks are huge.

You would rather pick 12 instead of having LT2 and 2 elite WRs/ to start your team with?Nutty.

Read the initial post guy, it's asking besides #1. And I seriously think we need to drop the 2 off LT. I believe he's earned that.

Read what I was resonding to guy, I responded to someone that prefers picking 12th in a serpentine draft. So Jackson or LJ or Gore with 2 elite WRs instead of LT2....I think you knew what I meant.

Premise of the thread already forgotten?

Who pulled your chain? I am simply wondering why the poster that I quoted prefers to pick 12. Go play in traffic now.

 

[Jon_Moore]

Then why would you put LT in the post? If you were asking about Jackson or Gore?

Honestly, With LJ holding out and Sheilds retired, Gore already hurt, I can understand wanting to draft 12 instead of 3.

Edit to add, no need to be rude about it, traffic comment seems unnecessary.

 

[oukurt]

Then why would you put LT in the post? If you were asking about Jackson or Gore?Honestly, With LJ holding out and Sheilds retired, Gore already hurt, I can understand wanting to draft 12 instead of 3.

Because I am hungover and I misread? I thought it was another "which draft slot do you prefer question".Relax already. I was not saying its wrong to want to draft there. I just don't agree. Would like some good reasoning you would like to draft at 12 instead of 2,3,4 that is all.Edit - I take back the traffic comment for the sensitive types. I really don't want Cobalt to go play in traffic.

 

[prosopis]

I would say 2 but I have never been in a serpentine draft. Why do people do that? Our pick is always based on the previous years record. Bowl winner gets the 12th pick. 1-6 do get to fight it out a little which helps prevent people from tanking on purpose.

I dont understand the reasoning of one guy getting pick 1 and 24 while another gets 12 and 13. I suppose I would want #10 if I was involved in something like that.

 

[ImTheScientist]

I would say 2 but I have never been in a serpentine draft. Why do people do that? Our pick is always based on the previous years record. Bowl winner gets the 12th pick. 1-6 do get to fight it out a little which helps prevent people from tanking on purpose.I dont understand the reasoning of one guy getting pick 1 and 24 while another gets 12 and 13. I suppose I would want #10 if I was involved in something like that.

Why would you in a redraft league base the next years draft off of last years finish? To answer you second question a serpentine draft is used to try to give equal value to each draft slot.

 

[ImTheScientist]

I find it interesting that people like the 9th draft slot more than any other (outside of #2 and #1)

 

[prosopis]

I would say 2 but I have never been in a serpentine draft. Why do people do that? Our pick is always based on the previous years record. Bowl winner gets the 12th pick. 1-6 do get to fight it out a little which helps prevent people from tanking on purpose.I dont understand the reasoning of one guy getting pick 1 and 24 while another gets 12 and 13. I suppose I would want #10 if I was involved in something like that.

Why would you in a redraft league base the next years draft off of last years finish? To answer you second question a serpentine draft is used to try to give equal value to each draft slot.

It gives the worst teams a better shot the following year. We do keep 5 players and have large rosters. I have no experience with a serpentine draft so it seeems weird to me.

 

[avoiding injuries]

Well, leaving in the #2 pick really screwed things up.

 

[KnowledgeReignsSupreme]

This will go down as one of the more lopsided polls in FBG history.

 

[FFdork]

After the 1st pick, in a 10 team league I'd rather have the 10th pick. In the mock drafts I've participated in, that pick made out like a bandit, often getting Fast Willy and Henry.

If the league were any larger (i.e. like it is in this poll), I'd go #2 with everyone else.

 

[PumpusX]

If its a snake draft then I like the 12th pick. Back to back picks are huge.

I don't understand why some people think back to back picks at the turn are any advantage. I'm picking 12th and don't like the prospect. The mock drafts suggest the top 1st round talent (in a PPR league) should already be taken. I'd be thrilled to get 2 of Bush/Henry/Maroney, but they could all be gone, leaving me a choice of Manning, Rudi, WR, or a riskier RB1 (MJD, McGahee, Portis, Edge). Picking at the turn also makes it very difficult to target players because 22 players are taken between picks. At QB, for example, there's little chance to get Brady at 3/4, and a good chance of losing out on Kitna at 5/6. Without a real reach on a desired player, there's a great chance on missing out. And there's always the possibility of being screwed by a big run on an entire tier of talent in the 22 picks between my choices.I just don't see ANY advantage at picking at the turn...

Ditto, at least in a non-PPR league. In my opinion, you get the bottom of the barrel of each tier at the 12 slot if you go RB RB to start. However, the alternative is going RB-WR if a decent RB drops (unlikely other than Rudi Johnson, who NEVER wins championships, and question marks), stud WR-WR, or Manning-WR. And in the 7 years I've been playing fantasy football, I've never seen a WR-WR or QB-WR draft starter win it all.