Is QB depth good enough to pass on Stafford at 2.2?

[Fearsome 22]

Wondering if the depth of this draft at QB is good enough to pass on Stafford at 2.2 if he is there for me. I am in a 10 team, standard scoring keeper league. The top three will be gone and Stafford will be the best available QB in the draft when it gets to me. I have never been an early QB guy. Got Eli as my starter last year in the 10th. My keeper is Rice at 1.9.

[dpbuddha 9]

Nice value with Rice at 1.9 btw. I have to say that a team with Rice/Stafford would be pretty bad@$$. I'd be interested to know what else you expect to be available...not sure how your keeper system works. In a 10-team league there's going to be decent depth everywhere, especially WR imo. I think you'll be fine going any direction here BUT WR...unless Megatron is there for some crazy reason. If you wait until Round 9/10 for a QB you're still going to end up with a decent QB, but after Stafford it drops off and guys 5-10 are very similar so either take Stafford or wait until everyone else has their starting QB.

[Moemoney 8]

Grab Stafford! If healthy he could be number one overall!

[gridiron whirlwinds 10]

Dont pass on Stafford....pair him with Ray Ray

[montana 89]

I had Rice, Megatron, & Stafford last year on 1 team. If it weren't for injuries to the rest of my team I woulda dominated. Those 3 carried my team to a 3rd place finish.

I'd pick Stafford in the 2nd & look for best available in the 3rd+.

Those 2 could carry your team.

[We Tigers 71]

All depends on who's there. If Matt Forte slips to 2.02--which is definitely possible in a 10-team league--then I'd have a hard time taking Stafford. But if you're staring at Fitzgerald, maybe not. I grabbed him without hesitation at 2.07 in a 12-team league over the weekend, so I definitely think he's worth a second-rounder if you believe in his ability to repeat, or come close.

[rallo 139]

Nice value with Rice at 1.9 btw. I have to say that a team with Rice/Stafford would be pretty bad@$$. I'd be interested to know what else you expect to be available...not sure how your keeper system works. In a 10-team league there's going to be decent depth everywhere, especially WR imo. I think you'll be fine going any direction here BUT WR...unless Megatron is there for some crazy reason. If you wait until Round 9/10 for a QB you're still going to end up with a decent QB, but after Stafford it drops off and guys 5-10 are very similar so either take Stafford or wait until everyone else has their starting QB.

 

This last year the drop-off after the first 5 QBs was HUGE... why not give yourself the best possible chance to crack that top 5? By doing so you are probably giving yourself a 120 pt leg up on the rest of the competition (depends on your scoring system)