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Post by Kliquid on Aug 9, 2010 12:57:39 GMT -5
Don't Overvalue Quarterbacks in Your Fantasy Football DraftFeedback is appreciated. ------------------------------------------- Following a season where 10 quarterbacks threw for over 4,000 yards, many fantasy players are starting to make the transition towards taking quarterbacks higher in their drafts. But is this the right strategy? At first glance, taking a quarterback early makes a lot of sense. Drafting an elite quarterback like Peyton Manning or Drew Brees is an easy way to secure yourself one of the highest scoring overall players. After all, who wouldn’t want one of the highest scoring players? Scoring the most points is how you win fantasy games, right? Unfortunately, it’s not always that simple. This is one of those times. This simplistic and common strategy simply does not take into account the value of the quarterback position. In fantasy football, it is not only about drafting the highest scoring players, but it is also about drafting the players who outscore the other players at their position by the highest margin. This is an obviously exaggerated example, but it should show the difference between drafting for high scoring and drafting for high value. In this example, we will assume that quarterbacks score an incredible amount more points than running backs do for the year... Read more...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2010 20:10:38 GMT -5
I agree with the article,thanks for posting. I waited to make sure I had solid rb's and good receivers and still landed Matt Shaub in the 5th round so it pays off to wait later.
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Post by Kliquid on Aug 21, 2010 1:23:01 GMT -5
Matt Schaub could easily lead all fantasy quarterbacks, too. Great pick.
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