49erAddict-08 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 My league expanded this year from 12 teams to two conferences of 10 teams. It has been about seven years since I have drafted in a 10 team league. Has anyone who has participated in both noticed any strategy differences that I should be aware of while preparing for the draft. All TD's 6 pts, 1/25 pass, 1/10 rush/rec, -2 pts int, -2 pts fumbles lost. Starting lineups consist of 9 players: 1 QB 1 RB 3 WR 1 Flex (RB/WR) 1 TE 1 K 1 DEF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 My league expanded this year from 12 teams to two conferences of 10 teams. It has been about seven years since I have drafted in a 10 team league. Has anyone who has participated in both noticed any strategy differences that I should be aware of while preparing for the draft. All TD's 6 pts, 1/25 pass, 1/10 rush/rec, -2 pts int, -2 pts fumbles lost. Starting lineups consist of 9 players: 1 QB 1 RB 3 WR 1 Flex (RB/WR) 1 TE 1 K 1 DEF 848771[/snapback] The main difference, of course, is that the less teams = more stud players available. So loading up on 4 straight RBs at the expense of other positions makes much less sense. By round four, there will have been 6 less players taken and the shift backwards of those tier 3 RBs are still around (or farther). The smaller the league, the more you need to acquire marquis players. There is better depth on the waiver wire, so I would typically want at least one or two top WR's, but know that they go much deeper in a smaller draft. Conversly, it makes top QB and TE a little more valuable to have as difference makers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49erAddict-08 Posted June 21, 2005 Author Share Posted June 21, 2005 The main difference, of course, is that the less teams = more stud players available. So loading up on 4 straight RBs at the expense of other positions makes much less sense. By round four, there will have been 6 less players taken and the shift backwards of those tier 3 RBs are still around (or farther). The smaller the league, the more you need to acquire marquis players. There is better depth on the waiver wire, so I would typically want at least one or two top WR's, but know that they go much deeper in a smaller draft. Conversly, it makes top QB and TE a little more valuable to have as difference makers. 848790[/snapback] In the 12 team league, I always drafted RB's in the first two rounds unless something extraordinary happened (like R. Moss falling to me in the mid-second round last year). Are you saying that in a 10-team draft I should be more open to drafting other positions with those top picks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 In the 12 team league, I always drafted RB's in the first two rounds unless something extraordinary happened (like R. Moss falling to me in the mid-second round last year). Are you saying that in a 10-team draft I should be more open to drafting other positions with those top picks? 848852[/snapback] The depth is spread out, obviously. But, let's say you end up taking a QB early (Manning(1)/Culpepper(2)/McNabb(3)), you will be seeing a better potential WR with your next pick, or a more solid #2 RB. There really isn't any strategy that has proved more solid than RB/RB, regardless of the size of the league, unless you can snag the #1 at a QB/WR spot within those first two picks. JMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 (edited) FWIW. I've been in a 10 team league since 1997 with the same dudes (more or less) and kept the drafts for every year. The twist in our league is that there is a no TE but a "Flex" postion which ends up being QBs cause there are proportionately more higher scoring QBs available than the #3 RBs and #3 WRs. That being said the average draft breakdown is as follows: 1st round 8 RBs & 2 QBs. 2nd round: 6 RBs, 2 QBs, & 2 WRs. 3rd round: 6 or 7 QBs, 2 or 3 RBs, & 1 or 2 WRs. 4th round: 2 or 3 QBs, 3 or 4 RBs, & 5 or 6 WRs. I think that this shows that in a 10 team league that you really have to shoot for best available player (for the most part). Edited June 21, 2005 by Pancake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msaint Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 (edited) Also (this might be stating the obvious, but..) aside from # of teams, in a league that awards 6pts for ALL touchdowns, the top QBs get bumped up a little more than in a league where, e.g., rush/rec TDs are 6pts, and passing 4pts. Edited June 21, 2005 by msaint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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