arnoldg3 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) One of the championship leagues that I joined this year uses a blind bidding system in the aqcquisition of free agents. I've never used this system before. Since there is a normal 16 round draft, consisting of 12 teams, there shouldnt be many excellent players remaining. I realize that there are always a few surprise players who exceed expectations, eg. Steve Johnson of the Bills last year. There are also players who take on a starting role due to injuries. There is also the need to replace injureed players on your roster, or upgrade. I summise that when a really good player becomes available, it would take a large bid to win the player. The downside of course is leaving yourself short of dollars for future players. In an 11 game season it also wouldnt make sense to leave money on the table. I havent read much on the topic that has been very helpful. Does anyone have any suggestions? Edited July 25, 2011 by arnoldg3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delfamdelfam Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 I'm in the same situation and would love some opinions as well. IMO just picking up a bye week kicker or defense would only cost like $5, but if there is say an injury to a guy like A. Petersen, a guy like Toby Gerhart would go for like $60. This is just IMO as I'm doing this for the first time this year and would love more experienced people's input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Spend minimally for backup K or D, bid $1 and put in conditional bids if you get outbid. Pay the most for players you see most coveted, such as a breakout player who was unknown or a replacement of an injured RB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 It's kind of like an auction league - you can blow your wad on the early week breakout guys hoping they keep at it all season long, or you can hold on to your cheddar, making minimum bids early on for kicker/defense bye coverage and then be able to outbid most of the league for later developing FAs. In WCOFF, we've seen early breakout RBs go for over $800 of a $1000 season long cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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