I have the #1 overall pick in my draft (LT obviously) but that messes up my strategy of QBWRRB? alternatives??

Question

my plan was the get manning or brady or romo late in the 1st if I had a late pick than WR in 2nd than RB than wr2 rb2 wr3.... on and on and on

so what should I do now? Lt in 1st than QB in 2nd and wr in 3rd? help...?

Answer 1

That is a really tough question.  With out knowing how many teams are in your league, how many and what posistions you start, what is the scoring system, and other things it will be tough to answer.  Think about this there are only about 3 top tier running backs.  LT is at the top of the list.  I would get LT.

Answer 2

It's silly to chase positions in a draft, every draft is different because everyone drafts differently.  

If you chase positions specifically in specific rounds, you're going to end up (1) being very predictable as you round out your roster [any fantasy player worth his salt will see where you're going and take exactly who you need before you get a chance] and (2) you'll end up stretching for players.  

Of course you take LT in round one.  Assuming it's a serpentine draft, you don't pick again for 22 picks...at which point probably Brady, Manning and manning will be gone, but you'll still have at least one of Romo, Brees, Big Ben, etc...all comparable players you can get at that elbow.  

There should also be a top-5 WR available at that elbow, so you end up with a top-5 WR, QB, and the #1 RB in the NFL.  That's not so bad.  Personally, though, I think there will be better QBs available at the 4-5 elbow than RBs, so unless you start 2 QBs or only one RB, it might be worth going RB-WR-RB, and letting your run game carry your team.  The drop-off for RBs is higher than the drop-off for QBs...but then, a lot of it depends on how your team drafts.  

You definitely want LT, then a WR in the 2-3 elbow.  I say if people reach for QBs, take a value RB at the elbow...if there's a top-5 QB available, take him and wait on a backup RB. Most of all, though, be flexible.  Wait to see what the draft offers you.

Answer 3

I don't think u should go w/ LT, personally.  If I was in ur situation, I would get Brady first.  But, if u want a RB first, don't forget about Adrian Peterson (Vikings).  If he stays healthy, he's gonna have a HUGE year.

Answer 4

If you're assigning positions to particular rounds, you're approaching the draft in entirely the wrong manner.  The position that you target in ANY round should be determined by

1 -  Your current roster &

2 - The relative level of talent across each fantasy position.

If you're drafting in the most efficient manner possible, you won't know which position to draft until your turn to pick actually arrives because only then will you know the two factors mentioned above.  What I'm explaining to you is the Tier-based drafting strategy.

First, configure your player rankings as you normally would for each fantasy position, then divide each positional sheet into groups of similar projected fantasy point output (called tiers).

Tiers can have any number of players and each tier can be completely different. For instance, on my QB sheet I have Brady and Manning #1 and #2 overall AND they're in their own tier. They are in their own tier because I think they will have similar fantasy point output and I don't think any other players will reach their level. My 2nd QB tier has 8 players because I feel that those 8 players will accumulate similar points, but not enough to warrant 1st-tier placement. Do this for each fantasy position. Once your tiers are finished, you use them to decide which position to target when your turn to pick arrives.

Scenario:

Let's say that you pick 3rd, it's Round 2, and you picked a RB in round 1. You turn to pick arrives, you look at your cheat sheet, and see that all the RBs from your first two tiers are gone, but there are 8 RBs remaining in your third tier. You look at your WR rankings and notice that 2 WRs remain in your second tier. What do you do?

Because there are 8 RBs remaining in your 3rd-tier, you KNOW that one of them will be available when your pick arrives in the third round, so the correct move to make is to pick one of the WRs in the second tier, then grab a RB from your 3rd-tier the next time you pick. Your tier-based rankings helped you here because instead of grabbing that RB, you got create value for the WR and were still able to get a RB of similar value in round 3.

Tier-based rankings it the best way to draft. I personally don't have any write-ups on tier-based rankings but you can do a Google search to get some additional information.  You can also use the website in my source list to create your own player rankings using drag and drop, then generate a printable cheat sheet to take to your fantasy draft.  It's free.

Answer 5

I would go after the  best WR and the best RB available. You were mentioning Romo if you were picking at the end of rd1. The difference between Romo and say Big Ben Palmer Brees and Hasselbeck is pretty minimal. Maybe 2-3 points/week. You can undoubtedly get one of the QB's i mentioned in rd4 or 5.

Always go with the what you feel is the best avail player. If you focus on certain individuals you may pass up a better guy because you are too focused on a guy you knew may be avail and not paying attention to the ones that slipped through.

You may be surprised to see that B.Edwards Fitzgerald A.Johnson MJD or someone else along those lines slipped to your 2nd rd pick and you definitelt should take on of them over a QB