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First Time Keeper League Draft - 1st Pick Advice

DaddyM89 : 8/3/2021 10:08 pm
Whats up guys avid fantasy player but first time doing a keeper league (we are starting from scratch.) League is a bit funky - 12 team ppr, 6 point passing -2 int, and theres a super flex.

Having said all that with first pick and there being 6 point passing and up to 2 qbs started I have to take mahomes right? Mccaffrey and Barkley are at top of the board but 1 always injured and 2 will be in the league probably less than half the time mahomes will be. Thanks in advance!

You take McCaffrey  
eric2425ny : 8/3/2021 10:33 pm : link
at 1 no matter what in my opinion. Bell cow backs are harder to find than QB’s. Especially one that can catch like a WR in PPR format.

One QB that I am not a big fan of in terms of real football that will likely put up nice fantasy numbers this year is Cousins. He’s got great receivers, depth at RB, and a promising young TE. Look for him as your second QB if it’s a 2 QB league.

Watch the flow of the draft. If people are going QB crazy early on grab the best receivers and RB’s that you can.
No offense to the person above but in a SF with 12 teams  
robbieballs2003 : 8/3/2021 10:52 pm : link
You take the best QB available. There is no other choice especially with 6 point TDs.

Also, having a SF 12 team league is beyond stupid imo. Simple math: if teams have 2 QBs they have an advantage but then you need a backup so 12 x 3 = 36. There are 32 NFL teams so some teams if they don't draft correctly may be stuck with 1 or 2 QB. Injuries happen so you want at least 3 QBs. If you get 4 you can get a king's ransom for one. You take the best QB available 1 overall.
Yeah  
pjcas18 : 8/3/2021 11:01 pm : link
two QB's and 6pts per passing TD makes it a no brainer.

In one of my leagues (also 6pts per passing TD) the top 11 QB's all scored more than the top position player (Kamara) and of the top 25 point scorers only 7 were not QB.s

So the 19th ranked QB still outscored all but 7 players in the whole league.

if you are one of those people who doesn't get *at least* 3 QB's you will suffer if you're playing a team with 2 on your bye week or if you get an injury.

And I agree 12 team and super flex (2 QB) is stupid.
SF  
Saos1n : 8/3/2021 11:39 pm : link
You take best qb available. Mahomes or Allen, IMO.
Keeper league  
Saos1n : 8/3/2021 11:43 pm : link
Never mind. Take Mahomes and call it a night.
Superflex is stupid  
allstarjim : 8/4/2021 3:57 pm : link
No matter how many teams in the league. For moat sensible scoring formats, it's a glorified 2 QB league. If non-sensical scoring format, then it's dumb anyway.
couldnt disagree more about superflex  
bigbluehoya : 8/4/2021 4:13 pm : link
I think it's great. Never made much sense to me that it was a viable (and often dominant) strategy to wait forever to draft the most important position in the game.

I think it right-sizes the valuation of QB.

I do think that 6 point passing TDs is probably over-cooking it a bit. I think 4 points and Superflex is the sweet spot, IMO.
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