Thews40 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Just curious. I don't look at bye weeks when drafting as things tend to change and you can always get fills off the wire. This week will hurt the most, but luck is sometimes good enough. For those that did draft to cover byes, did the plan work out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injendsm Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 The only player I really drafted with the intention of using him on the starter's bye weeks was Ingram as he had what seemed to be nice matchups against Carolina and St. Louis during Rice and Forte's bye weeks. That hasn't worked out but, luckily, I snagged Bradshaw late and have used/am using him instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecondString Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Guess it's obvious by the number of responses there are to this thread how few people actually even consider bye weeks while drafting. Just draft the best players available, and deal with the bye weeks later. By the time bye weeks come around, a lot of things have usually changed anyway. Probably not a good idea to draft a lesser player just because the superior player may have a bye week conflict with another player or two already rostered. Value is value, you can always trade if need be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historymike Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 As far as bye weeks, the only consideration I have is that I try not to get stuck with too mnay players on the bye the same week if I can avoid it. Even still, in one league last week I went in with six on the bye (including FJax and AJ Green) and I still won. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachBum Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Guess it's obvious by the number of responses there are to this thread how few people actually even consider bye weeks while drafting. Actually I'm in one strange league where we have NO FA pickups except once a season, after the 1/2 way point! So Bye numbers are important. We draft 6 RBs and play 4 every week, so it usually doesn't make it too hard to keep bye-conflicts to a minimum. Escept this year when I got 2 guys on Week 7 Bye, and 2 on Week 9. No real problem, leaving 4 available each week. UNLESS Jamaal Charles gets hurt and is out for year. So I play those 2 weeks with 3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorcher Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Did great in one league, I drafted Schaub and Big Ben. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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