Zangief80 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Not sure if I have seen this topic here before. But what you guys think of drafting a WR for the sake of "targeting" a high scoring QB on a weeks that you are playing versus those QBs. I would say Luck and Rogers would be the best bet here since they are #1 and #2. So if I have a weekly matchup vs another player in my league that has one of those QBs I kind of cover some if not most of the points that QB will have. We can take Andre Johnson and Jordy for example. Jordy is drafted around the same time as Julio, Calvin and AJ. Andre Johson is drafter around a time of Emanual Sanders, Jordan Mathews, Kelvin Benjamin. Would you use this strategy and pick the likes of Johnson and Nelson over other WRs to cover the weeks that you are facing those high scoring QBs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 You are WAY overthinking it. You should choose the best available WR. The QB your opponent has and starts is not relevant because in the end you want to have and start the WR that scores the most points, regardless of who his QB was and regardless of whether or not your opponent has that QB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Grits nailed it... who your opponent has should have absolutely no bearing on your draft and lineup decisions. When drafting, you pick the player that you believe will score the most points at the position you have decided to draft. When selecting your lineup, you choose the player at that position that you believe will score the most points that week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 What do you do if that team with Rodgers trades him and drafted Jordy, do you get rid of Jordy for the WR of the QB he gets? As Grits and BC say, you're overthinking it. Your opponents team should not affect yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zangief80 Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 I agree it might sound as overthinking. But I am not saying to go out of your way to draft these guys for this purpose. But if you are in a spot to pick and looking for a WR at these draft spots, is this something to consider as an advantage for Nelson and Johnson over other WRs in that ADP range. But I would have to agree its a bit of overthinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 (edited) Unless you are playing that particular owner every week then no. It seems to me that you are singling out 1-2 owners to compete against. That's borderline lunacy. You still have to play the rest of the league. Edited August 20, 2015 by tazinib1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flemingd Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Yeah that's nutty stuff there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorttynaz Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 It's nice to have the combo, last year I had Luck/Hilton. A few years ago I had Manning/Harrison/Addai - funny that I'm a Colts fan but I didn't go out of my way to draft them - it's just a matter of where they fell. Last year the dude at the back end of the turn had Rodgers/Nelson. It's nice to double up when your QB throws to your WR, but yeah - like everyone else said - I wouldn't go out of my way to try to pair them up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 It's nice to have the combo, last year I had Luck/Hilton. A few years ago I had Manning/Harrison/Addai - funny that I'm a Colts fan but I didn't go out of my way to draft them - it's just a matter of where they fell. Last year the dude at the back end of the turn had Rodgers/Nelson. It's nice to double up when your QB throws to your WR, but yeah - like everyone else said - I wouldn't go out of my way to try to pair them up.. You didn't read the original query ... he is targeting WRs to "cancel out" the corresponding high scoring QB that will be started against him in a particular week. In the first place it is not a sound strategy to set your lineup based on whom your opponent is starting against you; i.e. since my opponent is starting Rodgers I will start Davante Adams this week instead of Roddy White, so that Adams will "cancel" out points from Rodgers. Doesn't work that way ... you should ALWAYS start the player you think will score the most points regardless of your opponent's starters. Then the flawed strategy is compounded (made worse) by attempting to implement it at draft day when there are a multitude of things that can occur before the magical week when you get to start your WR against his QB that could invalidate the original strategy (injuries, trades, suspensions, being benched, etc etc) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 (edited) No he doesn't want to pair them for himself, he wants to counter a teams QB by drafting the WR1 from the same team. Edited August 20, 2015 by tazinib1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorttynaz Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Need to put down the sauce tonight - I read it correctly this morning but came back to read the comments only to then think he was targeting WR/QB combos. I can make a spot in my league if you wanna try that strategy out this year.. Carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont Rookie Me........ Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 We do not even know our schedule until later on after the draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 It's nice to have the combo, last year I had Luck/Hilton. A few years ago I had Manning/Harrison/Addai - funny that I'm a Colts fan but I didn't go out of my way to draft them - it's just a matter of where they fell. Last year the dude at the back end of the turn had Rodgers/Nelson. It's nice to double up when your QB throws to your WR, but yeah - like everyone else said - I wouldn't go out of my way to try to pair them up.. I know you know this and your last comment alludes to this, so this is a general statement, not targeted at you, but there is no advantage to targeting QB/WR combos (or any other combo), etc. Draft the player that you believe will score the most points at the position you have decided to draft. Start the player you believe will score the most points at the various positions. If it so happens that you end up with a Qb/WR combo or a QB/TE or RB/WR combo, so be it, but to target them is a flawed "strategy". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I know you know this and your last comment alludes to this, so this is a general statement, not targeted at you, but there is no advantage to targeting QB/WR combos (or any other combo), etc. Draft the player that you believe will score the most points at the position you have decided to draft. Start the player you believe will score the most points at the various positions. If it so happens that you end up with a Qb/WR combo or a QB/TE or RB/WR combo, so be it, but to target them is a flawed "strategy". But, but ... every time your QB throws to your WR you get DOUBLE points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 (and when I go to the bank and get 2 50 dollar bills for my 100 dollar bill I also DOUBLE my money!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 (and when I go to the bank and get 2 50 dollar bills for my 100 dollar bill I also DOUBLE my money!) Get singles next time you get even more money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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