ChampSampson

USA Today owns TheHuddle. Ironic if you go back 10 years ago...

Here comes the fun patrol. It's just a side game folks. 150 is a little high if it's 4pt QB TDs, but still a pretty good target imo.

Absolutely worth the money imo. DMD and J2V are great to follow. One knows what he's talking about, the other is pure gold if you fade his picks!

You got that first part right.

Whatever. I play a whole spread of $ games and that does include several long lasting local leagues too. And while I have seen OBJ, CJ and Hill have slide-- point aside--my point is that WR talent is readily available in later rounds vs running backs. That is predictable and reliable WR types, or WR flashes with real opportunity . At least more so than the deep RBs people are reaching for. God I hate these forums sometimes, so ticky tacky. Same 5 degens battling the ridiculous for post count superiority. There is a reason this forum has lost all the legends and traffic. Freaking nerds, man!

No. I grab a stud WR or RB. If I go with AP or CJ Anderson at RB for instance... WR1/2 are consistently Calvin Johnson, Jordan Matthews, Mike Evans, Larry Fitz (I like him this year), Jarvis Landry and then a bunch of others that have high flying potential to me like Markus Wheaton, Eddie Royal (yes!), Steve Smith Sr, etc, etc. If I go with OBJ or Brown... then i usually grab someone like Jeremy Hill, Beast Mode, Forte, or whoever slides

I've been going with WR-RB or RB-WR every draft and many times are alternating WR-RB-WR-RB for the first 4-6 rounds. I'm always snagging a stud RB, typically being Lynch, CJ Anderson, Jeremy Hill, AP, depending on draft order. My greater point is the level of WRs I'm still collecting: If I'm early, i'm snagging A.Brown or even OBJ, but my WR1/2 are consistently Calvin Johnson, Jordan Matthews, Mike Evans, Larry Fitz (I like him this year), Jarvis Landry and then a bunch of others that have high flying potential to me like Markus Wheaton, Eddie Royal (yes!), Steve Smith Sr, etc, etc. To me it seems like a better balance and value. Again, if you ain't taking Gronk, what's the point? I know DMD posts great stats about players ability to repeat performance, but there is just more sneaky plays at receiver to make up for it...

grammar hammar

I have Ivory all over the place.... As my #4RB is the difference.

And I thought the whole pivot player was Gronk? At least that has an intriguing strategy in the seection. If you're not taking Gronk (on the fence about Graham in the 3rd) then your TEs are nothing special either. What's the point? Diminishing returns and lots of exposure. Not to mention, there is some misconception that WRs don't get hurt or something? Ha! Not only do WR's score in abrupt and semi-inconsistent streaks they are much more replaceable. EDIT: grammer hammer

Bad teams don't produce good running backs (scenarios). e.g., I like Ivory too but the Jets are going to disappoint a lot of you. Bad teams CAN produce good wide receivers. Some really bad lines on display. Your WRs are not even that great in the scheme of things.

Curious what your roster looked like further for sake of sample...?

i think of it as a pendulum. Several years ago when everybody was still going RB-RB out of habit, there was a HUGE edge going WR-WR in counter drafting. However; the pendulum is going heavy the other way, so I fin myself going RB-WR-RB quite a bit. Better speculative plays at WR to fill in a roster. love Calvin Johnson this year as a WR in the 2nd round. Larry Fitz screams value at 6-7th round. Guys like Matthews, Mike Evans, Kennan Allen, Terrance Williams, etc, etc are all around and I have Stud/2RB by then. It's pretty slim pickings at RB the other way around. As mentioned before, the best draft strategy is an adaptive one. Draft what the other guys aren't; get value.

1) It can work better in 10-man leagues 2) Good luck with: Foster, Gurley, Tevin Coleman, Joique Bell, Ryan Matthews, and Duke Johnson

call me old school but that's the worse idea yet. You won't have 6-8 guys worth picking. You're trying to exploit others by using a rare tier 1 TE, but being exploited yourself. DUCY? Gronk is not the #2 overall player. Period. Especially with a backup QB for 4 weeks, and a guy who throws his body around like he's in the WWE. Scarcity is in the running back position, exposure is leaving that unaddressed. Take AP. He's just as "sure thing" as Gronk. It goes so much mmore meta than that too. Push/pull. Dictate the draft. These leaves you so weak, in some of leagues others will adapt and exploit this draft flaw to the fullest. Draft 3TEs, draft 3 WR sleepers, just don't draft Gronk 2nd overall. My gawd.