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Testing a new draft strategy,
I was just testing out a different draft strategy in a mock draft for an upcoming draft I have. I went Graham & Brees 1st & 2nd, how do you think the rest of the roster filled out? It's better than I thought it would end up.

Standard scoring 12 team league but 6 pts for passing TD, no flex spots.

QB - Drew Brees
RB - Doug Martin
RB - Ryan Mathews
WR - DeSean Jackson
WR - Jeremy Maclin
WR - Kendall Wright
TE - Jimmy Graham

BN RBs - Bernard Pierce, Devonta Freeman, Donald Brown
BN WR - DeAndre Hopkins, Markus Wheaton, Doug Baldwin

I'm fine with streaming D's (who cares about Kickers).
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    Tanner Cornell (363 Reputation Points)
    I like the boldness of the move, but going with Graham in the first(and subsequently Brees in the second) puts a lot of ??? into the roster. Both Jeremy Maclin and Kendall Wright are not guys I want as must starts for me. Martin and Matthews are both solid enough and i like the D Brown handcuff. All in all it could be worse, but honestly at least week 1, i would be happy seeing that team facing me.
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    Bryant F (402 Reputation Points)
    You would leave yourself with way too many what ifs at the most important positions. RB and WR.

    If you ever read articles on NF you know that many knowledgable writers are big backers of waiting on QBs and TEs. You are doing the exact opposite of what most of the seasoned FFers here do. It doesn't make sense.

    Grab yourself a solid RB and WR and skip this kind of approach. It is going to help your team out so much more. You'll actually have depth and then you can potentially trade away that depth for top end TEs/QBs by the time the playoff push comes. You can get Rivers or Cutler in the 10th round and guys like Bennett or Gates at the very end of the draft.
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    Sean Weinstock (500 Reputation Points)
    Agreed with Tanner on Maclin and Wright. I was 7/12 in standard and Brees was gone by the 2nd round. Would be cautious on the Graham/Brees strat because of the incremental Expected Points Per Game you're giving up across your RBs and WRs, especially if Brees in the 2nd doesn't work out for you (the real EPPG benefit here) and because of the single team risk you're incurring.
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    Sahib Bennett (320 Reputation Points)
    I like it. Getting Martin & Mathews saved you. Decent RBs. And Brown backing up Mathews secures the position. Pierce looks like he can be the starter in that Offense. But the weak spot is the WR. Having the 3 WR spots makes the position crucial. I like the 3. I think Wright doesnt get enough love. He is consistent. But the Bench WR are suspect.

    Its an interesting strategy. I just recently heard something about a 0-RB strategy. Which is not drafting a RB until the 3rd or 4th round. Which is what you did here. It could work. The only thing I would alter is grabbing a true WR1 in the 2nd round a grabbing a QB later. Like I said, the 3 WR makes it crucial that you secure the position with solid guys.
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