The most important positions in fantasy football are RB and WR. Most leagues require you to start at least 2 or 3 at each position. The betting money says you should concentrate on running backs and wide receivers with your first seven picks.
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Fantasy LinksFree Draft Cheat SheetsFantasy Football Draft Board 2009 from CNETMany fantasy experts will say that teams must draft running backs with their first two picks, while others will say that if a quarterback like Tom Brady or Peyton Manning is available, grab him and worry about the rest of your team later. Make sure to be flexible, though. "Don't go into your draft with a fixed plan, because this strategy is sure to be destroyed the first time your competitor selects the player you covet," said Ohlmann.
But before drafting, fans need to learn about the available players. Becoming familiar with last year's top performers is typically insufficient for making reliable predictions about this year's statistics. A player's statistics depend heavily on issues beyond the player's ability, said Joel Sokol, a professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Not only can injuries reduce a player's time on the field, but a multitude of factors, from the score of the game to an opposing team's strengths, can influence his production.
"For the majority of running backs, yards gained last year are a better predictor of future touchdowns scored than touchdowns scored last year," said Sokol. He also suggested that drafting consistent, reliable performers early on in the draft will pay off combined with choosing riskier players later on in the draft.
"For the majority of running backs, yards gained last year are a better predictor of future touchdowns scored than touchdowns scored last year," said Sokol. He also suggested that drafting consistent, reliable performers early on in the draft will pay off combined with choosing riskier players later on in the draft....If a quarterback consistently misses open receivers (people keep lists of this stuff), his ineptitude may be shrouding a wide receiver's talent. This might be a reason to rank Minnesota's receivers a bit higher this year now that Brett Favre has joined the team.
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