re: TDFL

Those are awesome

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(got stuck bidding up)

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I did a good bit of price driving last night without getting caught.

The biggest thing I've learned is if you create a budget, STICK TO IT. I budgeted $55 for a QB in our league and ended up going $2 over. If you disregard $2 here and there, it can keep you from playing in the bench rounds. But I valued Rodgers highly.

Panicking and spending $5 over my RB2 budget, cost me grabbing a budget WR.

It's hard to stick too when everyone is aggressive and trigger happy. I think it's important to lock up 1 stud

Between that and trying to pick over players I want to avoid, it's tough

then of course you have people like SFP driving up prices & stockpiling QBs.

Oh well, he probably shoulda been more worried about his own team than fricking over the rest of us.

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The biggest thing I've learned is if you create a budget, STICK TO IT. I

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I sort of agree and disagree. Yea you need to have a budget, but it has to be very flexible. You almost need several budgets.

If Elite RB's are going high then there will probably be more value later in the draft, whereas if they aren't going as high then the price point will probably flatten out for the tier 1 and 2 RB's meaning you will get superior value with the tier 1.

Value is created at different price points at different positions for every draft. Being able to recognize that is the key. Also have to know what your opponents have on the roster already and how many players are left in a tier. If i see joe has no RB's and there is only 1 Tier II RB and its a pretty big drop off, i know i can bid him up. The same applies that i don't want to be caught looking for a player when he is the last player in a tier as i will likely have to pay for him.

This happened with stafford last night, but i came in under budget for my WR1 and RB1 so i didn't mind paying extra. I ultimately came in only 1 dollar over my planned budget after I got my QB1, RB1, and WR1.

I placed a bid on damn near everyone. Once it got to the point where i didnt wanna pay that price, i backed out. Got some good players doing it that way, and at decent prices.

I agree with what barry said.

for instance if there is a RB on the board that i like that is being driven up, and the ones left I dont really like, yet I know they will be high bids, I am not going to stop bidding on the guy i want. Because its almost worst to be stuck with a player you dont trust than to be stuck with a player you had to pay a little extra for.