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Posted on 8/16/17 at 7:47 am
Posted by Mad Dogg
LA
Member since Sep 2016
3746 posts
Posted on 8/16/17 at 7:47 am
What would you do?

My situation: 12-team snake draft. I get first choice on my draft position. I have a keeper (Michael Thomas) that I have locked in to Round 3.

Option 1: Draft 1st or 2nd, get DJ or Bell, and be happy about it.

Option 2: Draft 10th to 12th, get 2 great players, maximize value on my 3rd round keeper pick late in the round, and pick early in the 4th.

Posted by MrPappagiorgio
Prairieville
Member since Jan 2009
41122 posts
Posted on 8/16/17 at 8:10 am to
quote:

Option 1: Draft 1st or 2nd, get DJ or Bell, and be happy about it.



Draft 2nd, you get Bell/DJ then pick again at 23

DJ/Bell
2nd round (guy like Nuk, Fornette, Demaryius, Cooper)
Mike Thomas

Posted by VermilionTiger
Member since Dec 2012
37549 posts
Posted on 8/16/17 at 8:11 am to
Well, drafting late allows you to have Thomas at an even better value (#36 overall) rather than #25 overall if you go with drafting at 1 or 2.

The value of your keeper says to go with the late pick, but having a game changer, especially at RB, is hard to pass up.
Posted by bbeck
Member since Dec 2011
14552 posts
Posted on 8/16/17 at 8:14 am to
I laugh at anyone that questions whether or not they should pass on the chance to draft DJ or Bell.
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278047 posts
Posted on 8/16/17 at 8:32 am to
Option 1 easily
Posted by CBandits82
Lurker since May 2008
Member since May 2012
53987 posts
Posted on 8/16/17 at 8:33 am to
Option 1
Posted by Tigereye10005
New York, NY
Member since Sep 2016
1592 posts
Posted on 8/16/17 at 10:09 am to
Option 1 without a doubt. The best way to think of these draft trade/draft positioning questions is to put players in the place of draft pick and ask which you'd rather in a trade. Especially in the early rounds when you have a good idea which player will be available. So, the question becomes, would you rather have

[DJ or Bell] and someone like D. Bryant (ADP 20) or A. Cooper (23)

or

[M. Gordon (11) or T. Hilton (12)] and J. Howard (13)

For me, I'd much rather the first option. Even if you go all the way to your 4th round and add in late 4th for option 1 (guys like L. Fitz, A. Robinson, J. Mixon, etc.) or early 4th for option 2 (Mccaffrey, K. Allen, T. Kelce) the Option 1 choices are still better.

Go with option 1 and pick 2nd, unless you have a strong preference between DJ/Bell, and if you do, pick 1st
Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
112175 posts
Posted on 8/16/17 at 2:49 pm to
Option 1. You already have a solid 2nd rounder, take the elite top 2 guy and add in another really good second rounder
Posted by JamalSanders
On a boat
Member since Jul 2015
12135 posts
Posted on 8/16/17 at 9:49 pm to
What is the second pick worth this year in terms of pick trading?
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