10 Team 2-QB Starting per Team

[bronxzoo33 0]

Hi All,

 

I am a commish of a 10 league team and I am thinking about having 2 starting QBs per team. I was looking for any lessons learned, ideas, or otherwise?

Was thinking of having max of 3 QBs per roster and to make sure everyone never drafted 2 QBs on the same bye week.

 

Thanks ahead for your responses,

Bronxzoo33

[luckdogg17 0]

i did it last year in an 8 team league and it worked great. i've thought about/wanted to do it in a 10 teamer but am a little worried about scarcity at the position. now that i think about it, the max 3 qb's per team sounds like a good solution or maybe a max of qb's from 3 different teams so people can pickup their backups and play them if the starter is hurt without having to drop the starter (assuming you have a waiver system that allows this).

 

another possible solution that i used in my 8-teamer last year was that the second qb spot was actually a flex position. we used cbssportsline and i know not all websites allow for a qb to be a flex position. i thought it was a pretty good solution because everyone would start 2 qb's if they had them but if they were in a jam due to bye's and injuries, then they could play a rb or wr instead.

 

i really like the idea of 2 qb leagues though. it narrows the huge positional supply and demand gap with rb's.

[pmg 0]

I have been in a 10 team 2 QB league for a few years. It makes drafting very interesting as opposed to my other league where we are 10 team with flex player. The good news is that QB's become as valuable as RB's so if you miss the running back run you can at least be strong at the QB which should eventhings out.

[Milwalkeysbeast 0]

Yes, I hve done it whenevr our league drops to 10 teams and it works out great. i'd even want to do it in a 12 team league if it weren't for people voting against it

[pacman_fl 0]

I was in a 10 team league last year that did this (and even allow flex of any 2 players, including QB's????). Needless to say, I started 4 whenever possible (Palmer, Warner, Favre, Brooks). Lessons learned - don't flex as it drives people (and scores) crazy. Set a roster limit. Maybe allow for exceptions on this position to carry over previous weeks score for bye weeks (generally opposed, but it's an option) - just make them declare BEFORE the week before the bye (ie - week 8 bye, must declare before week 7 game).

[Ignignokt 0]

I commish a 10-tm, start 2QB league, and rather than set a cap on # of QBs, our setup is PPR, starts 3WRs, and has a limited # of bench spots.

 

This distributes the value among QBs, RBs, and WRs a little more evenly (makes the draft pretty fascinating, imo), and if you choose to hoard, say, QBs, you run the risk of being thin at another valuable position. Worked out pretty well last year, fwiw.

 

Good luck.

[tecklc2112 7]

2 QB's works as long as you have 10 teams or less...Don't limit the # of QB's a team can have, just limit the bench space and guys won't be able to carry 4 QB's at one time.

[fvl306 0]

I've been in a league for several years that has always used this format, and it is definitely the way to go. Unfortunately, it's almost impossible for people that have gotten used to 1 QB to see the benefits.

 

Any normal 1 QB draft with 10 teams, you can be totally successful without picking a QB until the 8th round. Aren't QB's normally considered the most important player on a team?

 

Go with 2 QB's and their value starts in the middle of the first round, and runs pretty close to WR's. It also devalues RB's a little, since you can make up points by having a strong QB duo...and I'm all for not having the first 12-14 picks be RB's.

[DBZFan2K 0]

I've done 2 QB leagues before, they seemed ok. Even did a crazy 3 QB league a few times (with pretty good success, I might add). But yeah, I wouldn't play in them these days.

[Ras66not99 0]

Hi All,

 

I am a commish of a 10 league team and I am thinking about having 2 starting QBs per team. I was looking for any lessons learned, ideas, or otherwise?

Was thinking of having max of 3 QBs per roster and to make sure everyone never drafted 2 QBs on the same bye week.

 

Thanks ahead for your responses,

Bronxzoo33

 

Call me old fashion but I'm just not a fan of it.... a friend of mine runs a league were there's 12 teams and 2 Qb's.... meaning bye weeks you either drop the QB you have or you take a goose egg.... tried explaining to him it's a little retarded but oh well.... to each his/her own.....

 

IMO Teams are supposed to have one starting QB.... I've always ran my league like the basic .... 1 , 2 , 3, 1, 1.... and IDP's 2 DL, 2 LB, 2 Db's........ the more players you add the crazier the scoring gets.... I even counter defense against offense in Head to head to keep the scores semi normal... I'd much rather see scores that are like 38- 31 rather than in the 100's etc.... just my opinion though....

[bronxzoo33 0]

Some good suggestions.....

 

Here is what I am getting from this:

 

1.) 2 QBs are possible with 10-team league.

2.) Flex is an option rather then 2nd QB as most people will play the 2nd QB over other positions

but can if need be slot another position there just-in-case

3.) 2 QBs will change the draft

 

I am thinking either of the following tow possibilities for the league:

 

QB, 3RB. 2WR,WR/TE, K, D, Flex

 

or

 

2QB, 3RB. 2WR,WR/TE, K, D

 

Bronxzoo33

[fvl306 0]

Some good suggestions.....

 

Here is what I am getting from this:

 

1.) 2 QBs are possible with 10-team league.

2.) Flex is an option rather then 2nd QB as most people will play the 2nd QB over other positions

but can if need be slot another position there just-in-case

3.) 2 QBs will change the draft

 

I am thinking either of the following tow possibilities for the league:

 

QB, 3RB. 2WR,WR/TE, K, D, Flex

 

or

 

2QB, 3RB. 2WR,WR/TE, K, D

 

Bronxzoo33

 

Why 3 RB? Consider how many players are available each week.

 

There are NFL 32 teams, so there are 32 starting QB's. If there are ten teams in your league, each owner can draft 3 QB's (2 owners might have 4 QB's or there might be a couple free agents). That gives each team their 2 starters and 1 back-up for bye weeks.

 

There are also 32 starting RB's, although you might count a few extras with RBBC situations. Nonetheless, if you play 3 RB's, there aren't enough to let each team have a back-up for bye weeks. You won't enjoy having half the teams in the league take goose eggs at RB during the bye week stretch.

 

That's why the 2 QB system doesn't work for more than 10 teams. In a 12 team league, there aren't enough QB's for each team to draft a back-up.

 

If you want to add more players, go with WR's. Each NFL team starts 2 or even 3 WR's, so there's 80 WR's to choose from that you know will be on the field every week.