Flex dilemna...RB or WRs....

[Slugs3511]

I am in 2 ppr leagues and in both, we can roster 4 WRs and 4 RBs.....leaving 2 starters from each and a flex to come from RB or WR.....I have been pretty successful starting a RB because of the ppr as a flex, but this year, with more WR s and RB being by committee I am wondering if I should change my strategy....Here are my options....

 

League 1

Foster, Tate, Martin and Sproles

Torrey Smith, Roddy, Amendola and V Jax....I am starting Foster, Sproles, Roddy and Smith for sure.......so who do I flex, Martin or V jax?

 

League 2....

Rice, Ben Green Ellis, Mcgahee, Ryan Williams (AR)

Boldin, Fitz, Bowe, DHBay...I am starting Rice, Mcgaher, Fitz and Bowe....DO I flex BGEllis or DHB or Boldin....?

[delfamdelfam]

Is this in general who to start at flex, or about your team, cause then this is the wrong spot for your post.

 

In general I like starting WR's at flex in ppr leagues as there are more of them that are viable and they have a bigger chance to score high points than the low end RB's you'll be starting at flex.

[Grits and Shins]

I guess if you are wanting to know who to start you should ask in the Fantasy Advice forum

[MnLefty]

Leaving specific players out and just generalizing between flex quality RB's and WR's I tend to take MY matchup into consideration.

 

If I think I need a big week from the flex spot to win a tough matchup I lean towards the WR's. If I like my matchup and want safe points I lean toward the RB's. Your specific dilemmas help explain my general point. Martin vs. VJax or BJGE vs. DHB.... in both I think the RB's are the safer bet to at least post say 60yds, a few catches... 6-10 points. But the WR's, especially those 2 probably have the better chance of 7 for 140 and a TD for 27 pts. But they also have the higher probability for a 2 for 29, 4 pt game as well. So like I said, IN GENERAL, I'll flex RB's for safe points, WR's for boom or bust points.