#1 pick in Fantasy Football 2012

[Guest]

If you've got the #1 pick, who are you taking?

[EmpireWF]

In a basic league, it's between Rice and Foster.

[Chrispy]

Rodgers

[Leftwich]

In a basic league, it's between Rice and Foster.

I don't think Rice will duplicate what he did last year and definitely not better. Foster is a safe #1 pick but if i had the first pick of the draft I'd take Rodgers.

[albidnis]

If QBs get 6pts for TDs. I would definitely take Rodgers or Brady. Neither has a great running game so they will be actively passing in the redzone.

If TDs for QBs is 4pts. I may consider Foster instead.

[spiker]

Unless we randomize, I will have the first pick in my office league and I will take Rodgers. It's getting way too risky to take RB and WR in the first round. With all the rules protecting the QB these days, it's the safest position on the field.

[Guest]

Unless we randomize, I will have the first pick in my office league and I will take Rodgers. It's getting way too risky to take RB and WR in the first round. With all the rules protecting the QB these days, it's the safest position on the field.

Not to mention they are the ones scoring the most points. A 240 point RB, or a 300 plus point QB? I know who I am taking.

[spiker]

Not to mention they are the ones scoring the most points. A 240 point RB, or a 300 plus point QB? I know who I am taking.

I used to be a firm believer in RB/RB strategy because there's a huge drop off from 1st and 2nd round RBs (usually those dinosaur backs who are still carrying 80% of their team's load like MJD) to even 3rd and 4th round RBs (platoon backs at this point, might be pulling half the point totals). The difference between the 1st QB taken and the 4th or 5th QB taken wasn't as extreme so I'd just wait til the 3rd or 4th round and get a "value" QB instead of a "premier" QB.

But now with split carries, it's extremely rare to see 400 carry or 2,000 yd RBs. And when you do see them, they are so beat down that you can pretty write them off next season. So you've got decreased workloads all around the league, more injuries and pass-orientated offenses....

With a #1 pick in the draft, I just don't want to fuck it up and grab a RB who's knee may explode in Week 2. Know what I mean? I'm going with the safe pick and "rolling the dice" on some high end platoon backs with my 2nd and 3rd picks.

[Hasselbeck]

All depends on scoring.. I think you go Foster though. Rodgers would be a close second.

There are plenty of good QB's to go around though, can't say the same thing about a RB.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Definitely LT, Faulk & Holmes are in decline and i'd say Manning but I never like taking QB's #1.

[Rudi]

I got bashed in my league for taking LeSean McCoy 2nd overall last year... He led me to a championship.

[Jmiles]

People bashed you because you could have got him in the 2nd or 3rd round easy congrats either way lol

[leaffan]

I found last year in a league I was in where I went RB heavy injuries really just hammered away at my team. I had Gore, Forte and McFadden all by the end of round 4. Gore specifically really got beat up during the middle of season (which expecting his work load isn't surprising) and when Mcfadden got injured I ended up going into desperation mode and traded forte away.

The year before I dominated by going QB heavy (Had brees, vick and cassel).

If I got first overall Rodgers would easily be the way to go.

WR's btw can all die in a fire.

[NAHSTE]

Terrell Thomas.

[Primetime]

People bashed you because you could have got him in the 2nd or 3rd round easy congrats either way lol

If McCoy didn't go top 10 in your league, your league was full of retards.