Draft Strategies

Things to keep in mind when drafting your fantasy team in the later rounds of your draft

Ask yourself: will I ever start this guy?

• Meaning if you have 4 WR’s and they’re all covering each others bye weeks, do you really need to draft a 4th string WR from the dolphins or 49er’s? Take this opportunity to get the best player available; this could mean a kicker or defense.
• Do you really need more than 3 QB’s? -NO, if you had C.Palmer and A.Rodgers go down with injuries, odds are you’d try to make a trade before going to your 3rd QB. Why waste another pick on a late QB that will never make your fantasy lineup?

Let the top Defenses go by

• Every year people draft last years top fantasy defenses too high, and every year the top defenses change hands. Remember when Baltimore was the top dog, or what about Tampa Bay? The Vikings with Jared Allen will probably remain in the top 5, but did the Vikings go #1 last year?-NO. There were the Bears, Ravens, Patriots, and Steelers. In fact, I bet the Vikings went near the end of your draft or were a waiver wire pick up. So try to pick a team that people aren’t talking about, or that has a good Kick/Punt return game.

Take good kickers on bad teams

•  No really, think about it: field goals are made when offenses can’t punch it in. Tom Brady and Peyton Manning rarely have problems in the red zone, whereas the Rams, Titans and Texans can move the ball, but tend to sputter out in the red zone.

 

 

 

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