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A quick question about auctions -- specifically for leagues with 12 or more teams so you expect all of the obvious starters to go at or above value because of the larger amount of $$$$ in the bidding pool. I was wondering if owners have found they could get a better price by nominating lower tier players while all of the studs at a position were still left? I'm talking about RB2s and WR2s rather than sleepers or bench players. Nominating guys like: Chris Johnson - RB, Dwayne Bowe - WR, Jason Witten - TE, or Matt Ryan - QB -- while AP, Calvin, Graham, and Rodgers are still available. I was thinking that owners might be hesitant to fight for a player they weren't expecting to be nominated so early. The price for the position hasn't been set and everyone's dream players are still available. If I throw out Chris Johnson while AP and every RB they view as better than him are still available -- maybe I get a better price based on fear and confusion. To me he's the type of guy that an owner might fight me for if a tier is about to empty and we both realize we don't have an RB2 yet. But there probably isn't an owner thinking he's going to anchor the RB position with CJ. By nominating this type of player early, it might be tough for the other owners to gauge whether or not I'm actually interested in him, or trying to stick them with a risky player early -- so there might be fewer attempts to drive up the price. Just wondering what people think of this approach and if anyone has tried something similar with success. Also - all of the owners in my league are smart but new to auctions.