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What is the best way to set up Draft Buddy for the Fantasy Football Player Championship (FFPC)?

 

There are 2 WR/TE/RB flex positions at 1PPR for WR/RB and 1.5PPR for TE. See below for full scoring.

 

Changing how many back ups I have at different positions drastically changes my rankings.

 

Also, I am drafting 9th, so any advice on what to do in that position would be welcomed!

 

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QB - Start 1 – Score 4 points per TD. We prefer the single QB format, and believe that 4 points per touchdown is a fair value for QB contribution. The passing yardage and other scoring opportunities for QBs permit them to score enough points to be a valuable position on the starting roster.

RBs - Start 2 – Score 6 points per TD and 1 Point Per Reception. Having played in many PPR leagues, our experience is that scoring 1 point per reception is a fair method. It gives lesser RBs real value on a weekly basis. The 1/2 point per reception rule, offered in some formats, is not suitable in a 12-team format and makes a RB less valuable than a WR or TE.

WRs - Start 2 – Score 6 Points per TD and 1 Point Per Reception. Having played various other high stakes events, we as players just like this scoring format, and feel it’s the best way to allocate points for WRs.

TEs - Start 1 – Score 6 Points Per TD and 1.5 Points Per Reception. This is where the FFPC breaks from the crowd in a big way, and there are multiple reasons. Having the option of selecting high scoring TEs gives owners more lineup flexibility and adds to draft strategy. Tight ends may be drafted early and often by some drafters and ignored by others. NFL teams have made the tight end more of an offensive weapon in recent years and the FFPC has emulated that trend with its Tight End scoring. The 1.5 PPR rule also has bearing on the Dual-Flex option as explained below.

Flex Position - Start 2 – The FFPC Dual-Flex. Fantasy owners can choose the Flex from the TE/WR/RB positions. With 6 Points Per TD, 1-Point per Reception (1.5 for TE), fantasy owners have many more lineups choices and decisions using this versatile format. There are 6 different lineup combinations which can be utilized with the Dual-Flex:

  • (2RB, 4WR, 1TE)
  • (2RB, 3WR, 2TE)
  • (2RB, 2WR, 3TE)
  • (3RB, 2WR, 2TE)
  • (3RB, 3WR, 1TE)
  • (4RB, 2WR, 1TE)

With a single Flex position, a fantasy owner is limited to only 3 lineup choices vs. 6 choices in the FFPC. The elevated tight end scoring makes all 6 lineup options viable for fantasy owners. Teams with strong running backs, wide receivers and/or tight ends are permitted to field the lineup they want. A fourth running back or a third quality tight end is a viable option. Bye weeks become manageable and permit additional lineup choices due to starting lineup flexibility. Fantasy owners can manage their lineup decisions and can “play to their team strength”. The Dual-Flex option even aids in free agent bidding strategy, whereas teams with three strong starting RBs can continue to try and solidify that position and pick up another RB, due to the ability to start all four.

‘Action’ Scoring - All offensive players will receive points if they score a TD, whether by punt/kickoff return, playing defense, from a fumble recovery, etc. We feel it is fair to reward the fantasy owner that has that player. A player like Devin Hester or Leon Washington may become a valuable starter thanks to this rule addition.

 

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I am familiar with the FFPC iagoz9. Good luck! Are you going to Vegas? When are you heading out?

 

At the 9th pick, you would absolutely take Jimmy Graham if he is there, because of the extra points for TE receptions. That said, I find it doubtful he will be, and then the debate is if that is too early for Julius Thomas? I think probably yes, I'd rather get a later TE or TEs instead of passing on a top RB or WR at 9. Gronk? Personally, I'm not keen to draft him this year. Wouldn't surprise me at all if he wasn't there at 9, or didn't make it back to you at 16. QB are discounted in this league because of only 4 per TD and one extra RB/WR/TE starter than a more traditional 1-2-3-1 +1 Flex lineup, so I'd be looking RB/WR (probably WR) at 9.

 

As for DB setup, final settings will somewhat come down to personal preference if you think some positions are overvalued or undervalued where you think they should be. The backups do impact the overall rankings and value. I would start with the following:

 

O-Flex = 2, check RB, WR, TE as all being included in the Flex

 

You can split up the scoring on the scoring tab between RB, WR and TE for different reception scoring, so that is no problem at all.

 

10 backups (going by memory)? I would try:

 

QB = 1, RB = 3, WR = 3.5, TE = 1.5, K = 0.5, DEF = 0.5

 

Bring it home! :first:

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Thanks for your response, Mike.

 

Unfortunately, I can't make it out to Vegas for the draft this year, so I will be doing it online.

 

Across the board, it seems like WR average more points than RB or TE. For example, after you draft your starters (2 WR, 2 RB, 1 TE), the next 24 players from each position average:

 

WR 178

RB 148

TE 137

 

After my starters are set, would it make sense for me to stock up on WRs as they average more points as a lot? The flex position is just trying to maximize points, so I want whatever players are going to produce the most points, regardless of position. Given this strategy, I think it makes sense to set backups to:

 

QB = 1, RB = 1.5, WR = 5.5, TE = 1, K = 0.5, DEF = 0.5

 

Is that way too aggressive on the WR front? Am I thinking about this wrong?

 

Here is how your backup strategy ranks the top 24:

 

1 RB Jamaal Charles KC 6 312.3 163.1 1.03 2 RB LeSean McCoy PHI 7 303.0 153.8 1.02 3 RB Matt Forte CHI 9 300.5 151.3 1.06 4 WR Demaryius Thomas DEN 4 318.9 144.7 1.08 5 WR Calvin Johnson DET 9 312.7 138.5 1.06 6 RB Adrian Peterson MIN 10 283.2 134.0 1.04 7 WR Julio Jones ATL 9 301.1 126.9 2.03 8 TE Jimmy Graham NO 6 318.6 124.4 1.08 9 WR Antonio Brown PIT 12 288.6 114.4 2.10 10 RB Giovani Bernard CIN 4 263.4 114.2 2.06 11 RB Montee Ball DEN 4 259.1 109.9 1.12 12 WR A.J. Green CIN 4 283.7 109.5 2.01 13 WR Dez Bryant DAL 11 283.6 109.4 1.11 14 RB Eddie Lacy GB 9 257.1 107.9 1.05 15 RB DeMarco Murray DAL 11 255.4 106.2 2.02 16 RB Arian Foster HOU 10 252.9 103.7 2.08 17 QB Peyton Manning DEN 4 432.5 102.8 1.07 18 RB Le'Veon Bell PIT 12 251.7 102.5 3.06 19 RB Andre Ellington ARI 4 250.1 100.9 3.02 20 RB Toby Gerhart JAC 11 249.4 100.2 4.02 21 WR Brandon Marshall CHI 9 268.4 94.2 2.05 22 RB Doug Martin TB 7 241.2 92.0 2.09 23 WR Percy Harvin SEA 4 263.2 89.0 5.01 24 RB Zac Stacy STL 4 236.3 87.1 3.05

 

 

This is how it looks if I stack up on WRs:

 

1 WR Demaryius Thomas DEN 4 318.9 163.1 1.08 2 WR Calvin Johnson DET 9 312.7 156.9 1.06 3 WR Julio Jones ATL 9 301.1 145.3 2.03 4 WR Antonio Brown PIT 12 288.6 132.8 2.10 5 RB Jamaal Charles KC 6 312.3 131.3 1.03 6 WR A.J. Green CIN 4 283.7 127.9 2.01 7 WR Dez Bryant DAL 11 283.6 127.8 1.11 8 RB LeSean McCoy PHI 7 303.0 122.0 1.02 9 RB Matt Forte CHI 9 300.5 119.5 1.06 10 TE Jimmy Graham NO 6 318.6 115.4 1.08 11 WR Brandon Marshall CHI 9 268.4 112.6 2.05 12 WR Percy Harvin SEA 4 263.2 107.4 5.01 13 WR Victor Cruz NYG 8 259.6 103.8 4.04 14 QB Peyton Manning DEN 4 432.5 102.8 1.07 15 RB Adrian Peterson MIN 10 283.2 102.2 1.04 16 WR Randall Cobb GB 9 255.1 99.3 3.04 17 WR Alshon Jeffery CHI 9 254.4 98.6 2.12 18 WR Jordy Nelson GB 9 253.9 98.1 2.08 19 WR Roddy White ATL 9 249.9 94.1 4.02 20 WR Keenan Allen SD 10 241.9 86.1 3.07 21 WR Cordarrelle Patterson MIN 10 238.6 82.8 4.04 22 RB Giovani Bernard CIN 4 263.4 82.4 2.06 23 WR Michael Floyd ARI 4 236.7 80.9 5.01 24 WR Andre Johnson HOU 10 234.0 78.2 4.08

 

As you can see, the rankings are totally different.

 

Part of me thinks to stick with your original suggestion for the start of the draft and then after my starters are selected, I can start stocking up on WRs? The second top 24 seems way to WR dominant.

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I think the 1.5, 5.5 RB/WR backups is too unbalanced. You can see it pushes WRs too high up in the overall rankings. It is a PPR league. You definitely want a stable of receivers. That is where some guys fall down in these leagues by not getting enough quality depth at the position, but lets get some balance.

 

Here is another way to think about setting your backups… how many total players do you expect to get drafted at each position? If the Top 60 RB are draftable, then we want total RB starters + backups of 5 (12 * 5 = 60). If the top 72 WR are draftable, then we should be looking at starters + backups of 6 (12 * 6 = 72).

 

I realize you don't know exactly what players make up the flex spot, but it is pretty easy to figure out. Run the league in Draft Buddy and then note the last regular starter at each position. Then it is simply the next 12 players with the highest projected points across the three positions.

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