awesomebench Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 (edited) I know many people like drafting QB to WR hook-ups. Personally, I don't put much stock in it as a line-up strategy. Curious how others percieve this as a strategy. If it's an obvious one like Brady and Gronk, it's a no brainer. But I don't feel it should be a deciding factor in line-up. Example: Romo and Dez this week. I have them both, i have to play Romo but I'm benching dez in favour of fitz. My theory is why have 2 players on same team? If Dallas has a bad game, then I risk 2 players under performing. This is NOT line-up advise. Just want to hear opinions on the theory of hook-ups. Edited November 21, 2015 by awesomebench Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heehawks Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 It has been a long discussed topic over the years here at the Huddle forums, and the most likely answer you will get is... start the players that you think will score you the most points 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wubammer Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Oh taco....another QB and WR on the same team taco question.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy Named Suh Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 I did it most of the year with Rogers\Jones and with Dalton\Green\Eifert. Doesn't seem to be much difference to me. It's nice when they do connect but i could have been getting the same points starting Hurns instead of Jones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Sure if they are good but I don't do it on purpose. Bradford and Matthews anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 I did well last yr with Jordy and Lacy. I just acquired Rodgers in a league I own Adams. I don't really seek out the pairings ever, but if they got hot youre golden. A bad game you're in trouble. Half drunk at the draft last yr where I drafted Lacy and Jordy and didn't even realize it at first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegos Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 I'm playing LaFell and Amendola this week with my opponent starting Brady. Hopefully it's not all gronk all day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy Named Suh Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 (edited) I'm playing LaFell and Amendola this week with my opponent starting Brady. Hopefully it's not all gronk all day To me this is a worse idea than QB/WR. For a while I had Green\Eifert with Hill in another league, and that never worked out. It seems like that is really rare. Hurns/Robinson, Marshall/Decker,Cooper/Crabtree...maybe Fitz/Brown, fitz/floyd..the common thread on those is that they are the only real receiving threats on their teams. Edited November 22, 2015 by Boy Named Suh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesomebench Posted November 22, 2015 Author Share Posted November 22, 2015 Oh taco....another QB and WR on the same team taco question.... Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegos Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 So why is it a bad idea then? Only because of the gamble that gronk could be the only receiver having a big day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AX2RUN Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 6 points is 6 points. To me the only way this "strategy" works is if you have a QB with an undisputed favorite target (i.e. Eli to Beckham or Carr to Cooper) and you take him as well. Someone like Brady or Brees or Rogers is going to spread the ball around enough that it's going to neutralize that strategy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyne1 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 I drafted Julio and Ryan this year with the intentions to do that but I also drafted Brady when he fell to the 9th round so I been starting Brady the whole year. I guess it's jus nice getting 12+ points at one time when your guys connect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorcher Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 I was very successful with Rodgers-Jordy, but when Rodgers was down so was Nelson and although I won most games because of them, every time I had a down game with them I lost. It depends a lot on the tandem and even with an elite QB-WR it can really backfire because one controls the other and when one is bad so is the other. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildTurkey Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 it can win you the game or it can lose you the game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apothus Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 I have Roethlisberger and Brown. I drafted them on purpose. I'm 6 and 4 fighting to keep my playoff spot. 5 of my 6 wins were with Big Ben playing with Brown. My 4 losses were when I had to start Dalton, Alex Smith and Tannehill. Take that for what you will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA Baracus Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 'Stacking' is a very common strategy in DFS. The correlation between the players means that if you are right, the you have shot at being really right. You absolutely have to have the astronomical scores that stacking can provide if you want to take down a large field tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 So why is it a bad idea then? Only because of the gamble that gronk could be the only receiver having a big day? It's not a bad idea. I think DMD one year did the homework and starting a QB/WR (or TE) hookup tends to marginally less productive than starting an unhooked QB/WR/TE. But marginal enough to make it so that there really is no difference. I think it just gives people a bias due to the rarity or phenomenal nature of the occurrence of "HEY BRADY JUST HIT EDELMAN FOR A 20 YD TD! WHOOO! 14 PTS ON A SINGLE PLAY!" whereas Rodgers throwing a 20 yd td to Jones while Fitz catches a 20 yd td from Palmer gives you the same points but without the sizzle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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