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Dec. 3, 2008

 

 

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Questions for the Fantasy Doctor? Send email to fantasydoctor@pfwmedia.com
Aug. 7, 2008

 
 
 

This season the Fantasy Doctor will answer a few of our readers' fantasy questions on an almost daily basis, Monday through Friday. Send your questions to the Doc at the address above.

Hello,
I am in a 14-man league and it's a keeper league. I have the last pick, meaning I have picks 14 and 15. We start 1 QB, 1 RB, 2 WRs and a Flex RB/WR position. I have a good feeling that Terrell Owens and Reggie Wayne will be there when I pick. Then I'm thinking about getting Jason Witten or Antonio Gates and the best available QB or WR with third- and fourth-round picks. I am strongly considering saying to hell with a running back until the fifth round. Crazy or genius?

— Doug, Nova Scotia, Canada

Wow, you certainly raise a thought-provoking idea, Doug. There's no doubt you're in a tough spot, picking last in a 14-team league, but I don't know if this strategy is in your best interest. I can understand if maybe you want to take a WR or two with your first two picks, as you should be able to get top-tier wideouts as opposed to third-tier RBs. However, if you do go that route and take two WRs, I think you have to grab at least one, if not two, RBs with your next two picks. You should still be able to get some decent backs in this range, guys like Reggie Bush, LenDale White, Edgerrin James, or Julius Jones. If I were you, I'd probably snag two of those RBs and then come back and get a QB in the fifth round. If you follow through on the strategy you propose and wait until the fifth round to take a rusher, you'll be looking at someone like Fred Taylor or Selvin Young as your No. 1 RB. That's a situation you don't want.

Doc,
I’m suffering from a severe case of indecision nervosa. In a 12-team league, I have the second overall pick in our draft. I have the option of keeping Jamal Lewis, and surrendering my third-round pick to do so. Keep in mind, I’ve decided to also keep Michael Turner, giving up an eighth-rounder to do so. Question: Do I use my No. 2 overall pick on Tom Brady, keeping Lewis and Turner as my RBs? Or should I use the No. 2 pick on a stud RB, where I then would not keep Lewis, and use the second pick of the third round to take a QB? (I typically like to go WR with my second-round pick to make sure I have a No. 1-caliber player at this position). Many thanks to help cure what ails me!

— Jake, Jefferson City, Mo.

Jake, what you do with your first pick here depends a lot on which players are available to you. Since it's a keeper league, I'm assuming that most of the top RBs will be retained and won't be available for you to draft. If that's the case, then it makes sense for you to keep Lewis and draft Brady at No. 2. However, if for some reason a top-five RB isn't kept and might be there for the taking, then by all means you should forget Lewis and grab the RB. You could then come back and get a QB in Round Two or Three. Again, it all depends on what guys are out there and who presents the best value.

 
   






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