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I have a year's worth of IDP experience in snake-draft leagues and this year I'm taking the plunge into IDP auctions. Most of the cap allocation tips I have heard refer to team defense leagues so I am going to throw out my initial strategy and hopefully some of you vets out there can comment. Here is the general league info: Auction/IDP/Dynasty 35 man-roster: Start 1QB/2RB/3WR/1TE/1 Flex (R/W/T)--2LB/2DB/2DL/2 Flex (but not same position) All TDs are 6 pts -3 for INT/Fumbles Lost Variable PPR: .5 for RB, 1 for WR, 1.5 for TE 1.5 tackle .5 assist Sacks are 5 pts FF/FR are 4 pts DL receive 6pt for INT and 2 pt for pass defensed LB/DB receive 5pt per INT DB receive 1.5pt per pass defensed LB receive 1pt per pass defensed There is a $500 cap so my initial thoughts are 80% ($400) on starters and the rest on my bench. Of the 80% for starters, I'm thinking 60% ($240) of that on O and 40% ($160) on D. Breakdown by position my initial thoughts are: $30 on QB $80 on 3WR $120 on 2RB $10 on TE $72 on 3 LB $56 on 3 DB $32 on 2 DL $100 on 19 bench players I realize I will have to adjust as the draft unfolds, but does this seem like a reasonable guideline? Thanks!!

San Diego is allowing 66.5 rushing ypg. Tennessee is allowing 172.4. Seems to me Clinton could be pulled in this one and Betts could end up with more than Gore will get against the SD defense. Anyone else think this is a likely scenario?

In my league I can start 2 or 3 DBs. I plan on keeping Michael Lewis and Nick Collins. I'm considering dropping Nate Clements and Charles Tilman. After 5 weeks they are averaging ~7pts/game and there are several players on the ww averaging over 10. My WW options are Ken Hamlin, Lito Sheppard, Richard Marshall, Marquand Manuel, Lewis Sanders, Glen Earl and Quentin Jammer. I'm tempted to stick with Tilman, but it doesn't seem like he is being challenged in the air and his run support tackles are way down. Just wondering if anyone out there would pull the trigger on any of these possible pickups. I like Earl because I expect Houston's D to be on the field a fair amount and Hamlin seems to have bounced back in a big way after his injuries last year. 1.5 pts - solo tackle .5 pts - assist 4 pts - INT 1 pt - pass defensed 3pts sack 3pts - FF and FR Thanks in advance.