Published 6/29/2009
by Taylor Rummel
at Bleacher Report - NFL
On my very first article here on Bleacher Report, I wrote the first part of this piece. However, i've since learned leaps and bounds about players and their respective values (in fantasy drafts), both by participating in countless mock drafts, and by reading fine articles on this site about player assessments and positional outlooks.
In this article, I am going to highlight the draft strategy that I would be using if my draft were today.
*Based on 12-team drafts
First Round
You must, must, must draft a running back in this round. This year, there are more rbbc's than ever, which means that the top tier of running backs in dangerously thin. After Brandon Jacobs, it can be argued that there are no more surefire safe backs to be had in the entire draft. Plus, the other positions can be had later.
Second Round
Here is where people try to get a little cute with their drafts; and I have to say that I am one of those people.
While old-school ...
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