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Running Backs vs. Wide Receivers - Who is more valuable? - Printable Version +- CDIH (https://www.cdih.net/cdih) +-- Forum: General Discussion and Entertainment (https://www.cdih.net/cdih/forumdisplay.php?fid=4) +--- Forum: SportsCenter (https://www.cdih.net/cdih/forumdisplay.php?fid=12) +--- Thread: Running Backs vs. Wide Receivers - Who is more valuable? (/showthread.php?tid=7121) |
- Keyser Soze - 08-11-2003 I was always in the mindset that i need to draft as many RBs early in my drafts as possible. After taking a harder look at the numbers I was surprised to find a much greater depth talent-wise at RB than at WR. Check this out... 2002 Fantasy Points (using TDs, Yds, Recpts, Rush Yards for stats) RBs ------ Holmes 441 LT 384 Ricky 369 Garner 346 Tiki 332 Shaun 329 Portis 320 Deuce 300 Henry 315 Faulk 287 Green 273 WR --- Harrison 380 Hines 332 Terrell 318 Moss 290 Moulds 286 Price 270 Thats a much shorter list. Seems to me that you might want to snatch up those WRs earlier before the quality goes way down. Any thoughts? - Mad - 08-11-2003 Pick a black one. - diceisgod - 08-11-2003 Racism is funny....in moderation - Galt - 08-11-2003 If you don't grab two RB in the first two rounds, you'll have to pick someone who gets you no points. The difference between the top 15 RB and the rest of the RB is massive, and after the top 25, they pretty much don't get you any points. The top RBs might get you 2000 total yards and 15+ TDs. If you don't get two solid guys, you'll be forced to start a guy who might get you a few hundred yards and a handful of TDs. The top WRs might give you 1500 yards and 12 TDs. If you miss out on the top guys, you can still easily grab a WR who will get you 800 yards and a handful of TDs even after the draft is completed. Because of this (and another reason why you should pick RBs first) everyone else will be picking RBs before WR and QB so you can wait for them. Especially this year when after Vick, McNabb, and Culpepper there are 10 QBs who could put up the same amount of points, you can wait REAL late to get a QB. The only draft I did so far, I waited until the 8th round to draft a QB (in a 14 team league) and still got McNair and Ramsey, and waited for rounds 3 and 4 to get my WR and still got Burress and Toomer. - HedCold - 08-11-2003 running backs put up their stats more consistently, so in a head to head league it helps week in and week out - Sir O - 08-11-2003 Yeah, what Galt said. Drafting a guy like Harrison or Owens early does give you an edge in the WR department, but really, waiting til later for a RB will get you a guy who will score very little for you, whereas waiting til the middle rounds for a WR will still get you some production. Would you rather have, say, LT and Donte Stallworth, or Harrison and Stacey Mack? Every team starts only one halfback, while they start two WR's. It's like comparing the stats of the top catcher in baseball to a OF with similar stats. Position scarcity plays a role. - Keyser Soze - 08-11-2003 I disagree. Look at the stats I posted. There are more RBs putting up big points than WRs. The falloff at WR is much more dramatic. If anything, the fact that people are so wrapped up in thinking you need to get your RBs early is forcing you to pick one, not the fact that there really are few good running backs, quite the contrary, if you look at the numbers there are more good RBs than there are good WR. Lets look at the top overall players by fantasy points using the standard scoring system: Re2P - Receiving Two-point Conversion 1 ReTD - Receiving TD 6 ReYd - Receiving Yards 0+ ReYds = .5 points for every 5 ReYds Recpt - Reception 5+ Recpts = 1 point for every 1 Recpt Plus a 1 point bonus @ 10+ Recpt Ru2P - Rushing Two-point Conversion 1 RuTD - Rushing TD 6 RuYd - Rushing Yards 0+ RuYds = .5 points for every 5 RuYds Plus a 2 point bonus @ 100+ RuYd Going by 2002 stats.... ------ RB Holmes 441 RB LT 384 WR Harrison 380 RB Ricky 369 RB Garner 346 RB Tiki 332 WR Hines 332 RB Shaun 329 RB Portis 320 WR Terrell 318 RB Henry 315 RB Deuce 300 WR Moss 290 RB Faulk 287 WR Moulds 286 RB Green 273 WR Price 270 How actual average drafts are going... (according to ESPN's Fantasy Leagues) 1. RB Ricky 2. RB LT 3. RB Priest 4. RB Portis 5. RB Faulk 6. RB Deuce 7. RB Shaun 8. QB Vick 9. WR Harrison 10. RB Ahman 11. WR Owens 12. RB Henry 13. RB Edgerrin 14. QB McNabb 15. WR Moss 16. RB Taylor 17. Dillon RB 18. Culpepper QB 19. Barber RB 20. Lewis RB 21. Moulds WR 22. Garner RB 23. Shockey TE 24. Manning QB 25. Burress WR 26. Davis RB 27. Boston WR 28. Willie Green RB 29. George RB 30. Tony G TE People are enamored with RBs which causes the need to grab one, even though the wealth of talent and points are there and not at WR. I think the guy who snaps up the best WR early is going to be in a good position if he can do so and still get a top RB in the early second round, which is entirely possible considering how many good ones there really are. I think the tough question is around the 8th pick. Do you take Ahman, Harrison or Vick? I think its Harrison, and then take Henry or Dillon on the 2nd pick. Edited By Keyser Soze on 1060644862 |