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2QB & Superflex Strategy + Mock Draft (2025) | Fantasy Football Labor Day Weekend!
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It’s draft week! 🚨 The Bush League Huddle Fantasy Football Podcast is back with our BIGGEST episode of the year — the 2QB & Superflex Strategy + Mock Draft Special.
In this jam-packed episode:
🏈 2QB vs Superflex explained — key differences
🔥 QB tiers: The Cheat Codes, Hopes & Headaches, Fragile Vets
📊 Draft strategy breakdowns (when to pivot from QB runs)
📝 Live mock draft with analysis, steals & reaches
⚡ Sleeper QBs to stash late (Cam Ward, Michael Penix Jr., Bryce Young)
Whether you’re prepping for your home league or chasing a championship in high-stakes, we’ve got you covered this Labor Day draft weekend.
💬 Drop your draft strategy in the comments! Who’s your QB1 in 2QB leagues?
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Transcript
Introduction to the Podcast
00:00:11
Speaker
Welcome to the Bush League Huddle Fantasy Football Podcast. We have a big, big show for you guys today. Our second annual 2QB Superflex Strategy Plus Mock Draft episode.
00:00:26
Speaker
I'm Raj, joined by Knack. We are ready
Fantasy Draft Timing and Strategy
00:00:29
Speaker
to draft. This is a big, big weekend, Labor Day weekend where there's a ton of fantasy football drafts going on. So we wanted to equip you with as much information as possible, heading into your 2QB, heading into your Superflex
Understanding 2QB and Superflex Leagues
00:00:40
Speaker
leagues. So we're going dive right into it.
00:00:43
Speaker
First segment, we're going to talk about just basically the difference between 2QB and a Superflex league. On our end, the Bush League Huddle Fantasy Football Podcast, our home league is a 2QB league.
00:00:54
Speaker
2QB leagues, the difference between those and super flex leagues is the fact that you have to start 2QBs. So you see QB runs much faster much stronger in the first part of the draft.
00:01:08
Speaker
Also with a super flex, you don't necessarily have to start a QB at that second super flex position.
2QB Strategy: Quarterback Tiers and Drafting Skills
00:01:14
Speaker
If you want, you can maybe just roll with two QBs on a, you know, during your season.
00:01:18
Speaker
And if you have like a B. John Robinson, you have a, you know, a Josh Jacobs and you have another, you know, bona fide either WR1 or WR2 or RB1 and RB2, you could fit that, that guy into the the flex spot. So,
00:01:32
Speaker
We're going to focus mostly on two QB leagues in terms of the strategy. We'll try to sprinkle in a little bit of super flex aspect as well. But ah the goal here is we're going to go through kind of QB tiers, you know, the first tier, second tier, third tier. We're just going to talk and have a discussion in terms of, you know, where do we want to pick certain guys?
Top-Tier QB Analysis: Allen and Jackson
00:01:50
Speaker
Where do you, what's the jumping off point between, you know, going with a tier one player or maybe taking a skill position at the running back or wide receiver position. So, Knack, we're going to start with our first tier.
00:02:02
Speaker
We call this tier the cheat codes. We have Josh Allen, who currently in superer in sleeper sleeper leagues has an ADP of basically the number one one overall pick in two QB leagues.
00:02:14
Speaker
Lamar Jackson with an ADP of two. Jaden Daniels is going six overall. Joel Burrow is just going about 6.3 overall. And then there's Jalen Hurts at 10.3. I don't you, Nak, but I added Joe Burrow in here.
00:02:28
Speaker
He doesn't have the running cheat code, but his passing is so prolific. you know Almost 5,000 yards, over 40 touchdowns. If he's healthy, he's going to get to that
When to Draft Top QBs vs. Skill Positions
00:02:37
Speaker
point. So I think we would all agree that that's kind of the first cheat code tier. that Those are the first five quarterbacks.
00:02:44
Speaker
I'm curious, Nak, what is the jumping off point in terms of you know those first four or five picks where you would say, you know what, maybe I'll go with a... Jamar Chase or Bijan Robinson or Jameer Gibbs or Saquon Barkley?
00:02:58
Speaker
I think you said it right. those Those are the top five QBs. Obviously, the first four you named all have running rushing upside. So you definitely want a piece of those because they're they're in a class of their own.
00:03:10
Speaker
If you're talking about Allen and Lamar, you're talking about the last two and MVPs of the league. um Allen has been top two in fantasy for the last five years now. So you're getting a complete stud and you know that it is consistent in there.
00:03:26
Speaker
You know, 27 TDs in the last two seasons is a lot of rushing TDs to go along with his passing. So I think in terms of the class and where it drops off. I think it is after
Evaluating Mid-Range QBs and Skill Players
00:03:38
Speaker
Burrow. And I do like that you included Burrow because they do figure to pass a lot. And you're right. If he does stay healthy, he is in that top five, that top five range and could push even for, you know, number one overall. the cubi I think it was a QB two or three, depending on the type of league you have, whether it's five or six points, tds but he was, he was electric last year and their defense. Okay. they re re-signed Hendricks today or they gave him a raise, but it's,
00:04:03
Speaker
their defense didn't really get much better. So they figured to be in a lot of shootouts um during the year. I know they also start slow usually, but there's always, he's always good for it. I think he had like seven straight games last year where he passed for 300 yards and three touchdowns, yeah something like that, or at least three touchdowns a game. So you're getting consistency at that position. So definitely it's those five and
Drafting Mid-Range QBs vs. Skill Positions
00:04:26
Speaker
then it drops off. And in most situations,
00:04:29
Speaker
two QB leagues, those will be the five players off the board and no, not in any particular order, but those should be or likely to be the, the, the ones off the board. But once they do, once that burrow or Hertz comes off the board, then yes, there's a, there's definitely a drop in the QB at the QB position.
00:04:48
Speaker
Whereas you're going to get a bunch of, we'll get, we'll get to that. But before we get to that, ni I have two, two things I want to mention. First, the question to you, is it a coin flip between Allen and Lamar? Yes.
00:05:00
Speaker
Okay. So think it's just it's just pick your preference. It's more so like who do you want to who do you want to root for during the season, I guess? Yeah. Honestly, um Lamar also showed a lot more with his arm last year than he's ever done. So that's ah that's another but something else. And I guess he's got maybe a better supporting cast than than Josh Allen has. So there's there's that. But I mean, Derrick Henry is still there. So Derrick Henry definitely vultures a little bit yeah from Lamar Jackson. So But no, definitely those five. And then i wouldn't go after a QB. I'd like you said, I'd go after a Jamar Chase or, you know, a Bijan Robinson type player.
00:05:38
Speaker
Yeah, I think we're both in full like what we're both saying here in terms of like the initial strategy is if you have top five, go with the QB. This is against what I've done. Typically I've always waited, but the reason why I'm not waiting
Potential of Young QBs: Williams and Stroud
00:05:55
Speaker
this year. And I, you know, I know Bush league huddle friends. They don't believe me. they They think I'm, I still don't believe you.
00:06:00
Speaker
They think I'm, I'm, I'm fugazing it. If, if, if you don't believe me, I feel like I'm being a really good lie right now, but I looked at our Bush league huddle draft last year. Allen went one-on-one. So first overall hurts went.
00:06:11
Speaker
Yeah. To you hurts went a seventh pick seventh overall. so Somehow Lamar went fourth pick in the second round. Yeah, that still shocks me. Makes no sense. I don't want to even go go through why that happened. Daniels was justifiable third round.
00:06:27
Speaker
End of the third, yeah. End of the third. Burrow was early in the third. craziness That is not happening this year. I don't think I've ever seen like a top five as solid ah this year as as I've seen it. So that brings us to our next tier.
00:06:42
Speaker
So the next tier, I'm calling this next tier, the tier, the the the mid-range QB1s, the next big thing. So we have, we have Mahomes who has an ADP of 19.4, Knicks and ADP of 30.7 and Baker Mayfield and ADP of 31.6. So these are current sleeper ADPs for a two QB or super, super flex leagues.
00:07:05
Speaker
If you look at last year, you could have gotten actually my homes was going a 105. fifth pick overall, Knicks was actually around eight steel last year. he ended up being QB seven.
00:07:16
Speaker
So,
00:07:19
Speaker
Nak, if you think of the skill players that are going around those ADPs right now, you have Derrick Henry, Nico Collins, Drake London, AJ Brown, Jonathan Taylor, to name a few. What do you do with this tier? If you are it at the sixth, seventh, eighth pick, are you continuing this run of QBs after the top five?
00:07:38
Speaker
Or is this where you say, you know what, maybe I'll go get a Derrick Henry. Maybe I'll go get a Christian McCaffrey. Yeah, so as I was mentioning before, after this drop-off of those five QBs, you kind of have like 10 to 15 QBs almost that are like almost the same player.
00:07:57
Speaker
So that could finish
Live Mock Draft: Picks and Strategies
00:07:59
Speaker
kind of wherever in those in those numbers. So let's say the five QBs go off the board and you went with a Bijon Robinson.
00:08:10
Speaker
And on the turn, you're either faced with a Mahomes, a Knicks, or Mayfield, or... like you said, Derrick Henry slides there or a you know a Jonathan Taylor slides there.
00:08:20
Speaker
I think it's more valuable to you knowing that all of the five guys that picked the QB beforehand are going to need skill players. You can have a John Robinson, Derrick Henry backfield, and then knowingly, probably they won't they will probably have to take two skill positions knowing that coming all the way back, they won't be able to get those guys or those type of guys.
00:08:43
Speaker
So they're probably not going to go QB. So you could probably get Mahomes, a Knicks, or a Mayfield again in the third round when it comes back to you knowing that these skill positions are coming off the board.
00:08:56
Speaker
You think third round, you think so you think those guys are are going to be available in the third? Mahomes? Well, think about it. The way we glazed on Mahomes. But I'm saying if five of them go off the board in round one, I'm saying, right?
00:09:10
Speaker
There's bound to be someone on the turn taking one of the one of the one of these guys, right? there's There's going to be a Baker take in for sure or something. But if if you bypass it and get that running back situation, you're you're coming back. You might get that tier three, but then you get into like,
00:09:26
Speaker
a you get into like the Herberts, the the Purdy's, the but that's still a pretty solid guy and then now you have a Henry and Bajon Robinson whereas these guys will probably end up with a lesser running back or wide receiver and have that top end QB but I don't know, it's you have to play I feel like you have to play a different strategy when it comes to to there and try to get you know best bang for your buck rather than Mahomes or Knicks and then you come back and You don't have a wide receiver. Who are you taking?
00:09:58
Speaker
So that next tier that you just kind of talked about, the the Herbert and and Kyler, we call that the land of hopes and headaches tier. So they they kind of preclude or I guess you know they're they're right after the the initial run of, let's call it eight QBs, right?
00:10:15
Speaker
The top 10. There's eight eight QBs for, like let's say, the the first round, right? And not everyone's going to choose a QB. So naturally, you might see a Knicks. You might see a Mayfield.
00:10:26
Speaker
yeah I don't know if you'd see a Mahomes, but you
Mock Draft Breakdown and Evaluations
00:10:28
Speaker
might see them them at the turn and even you know in the third round. But out of Herbert, who's going 41st overall, Kyler, who's going 50th, Purdy is going 51st, Goff is going 53, Dak 61, and Fields at 80,
00:10:40
Speaker
dac sixty one in fields at eighty And even fields, it feels a little bit weird to be in that tier now considering how he performed the preseason. Who are you more comfortable with as your QB1?
00:10:55
Speaker
i think I'm going to go with Herbert. I think he's going to be the steady Eddie of the of the field here. Close second would be Fields, but he did, like you mentioned, had a rough preseason, still struggling with a bit of accuracy. So I know you're not taking him really for the passing. You're taking him more for the rushing. So that could be something where, as I mentioned, you grab two running backs or a running back wide receiver. You get, you know, Bajon and neighbors, let's say, or Bajon and Brian Thomas Jr. You come to the turn and you potentially get a Fields or
00:11:29
Speaker
ah herbert Goff kind of scares me with the new coordinator. um I don't know if i'm I'm ready to take him that high. Dak, as I mentioned, if he stays healthy, I think I have him in the um top 10 conversation this year. If he plays the whole season with Pickens and Lamb. so But definitely my steady Eddie on this list would be the target Justin Herbert.
00:11:57
Speaker
Yeah. so So if we look back at our Bush League huddle draft in 2024, Dak went early third. ah mentioned Brewer already early third. Still doesn't don't know how that made sense. Purdy was ah mid third. So the eighth pick of the third round.
00:12:11
Speaker
Herbert was the ninth pick of the fifth round. And Kyler was the second, second round, late second. I don't see Kyler going that high. I think the trust on Kyler has diminished quite a bit. Yeah. And that that's a, that has become more of a running offense that the Arizona Cardinals, I agree with you, Herbert. And, you know, we talked about it ah in our AFC West show. I think Herbert, there's a lot of, i think he's being undervalued and I think he could have a really solid season with the weapons that they added.
00:12:39
Speaker
Purdy will be interesting because there seems like a lack of weapons, no but I think that's an offense that, you know might want to throw the ball. And of course, Dak is Dak. If Dak, if Dak is healthy, MVP candidate. He's in two of the past, I believe four years or so, he's been pretty much a top three QB in fantasy. So, um and in terms of like skill positions that are around those ADPs, you know, again, you have to weigh, do I, do I go pick my first QB and around those ADPs? And, you know, we're talking again between like the 40th and 60th ADP, or do I go with a Garrett Wilson? Do I go with a Tyreek Hill?
00:13:14
Speaker
you know, Kenneth Walker, the the the third, Devante Adams, Tetra McMillan. yeah After naming some of those players, I think that's where I'd be more likely to try to get my first QB if I passed on the initial five. And then I passed then on like the next, you know, the mid-range QB ones and in Mahomes, Knicks, and Mayfield where...
00:13:35
Speaker
you know I'm uneasy on Wilson. I'm uneasy on Hill. gartt Kenneth Walker the third is getting injured. Devontae Adams, love him, but he's old. And you know McMillan it's you know is a rookie. So um I think it's ah it's an interesting debate on that front.
00:13:49
Speaker
And then there's we have the next tier, which the Young Guns tier. So I'd be hard-pressed to choose any of these guys as QB1. uh caleb williams is going at 52 trevor lawrence is going at 53 drake may is going 57 cj stroud is going at basically 60 six round i like cj stroud at six round i think he could possibly fit as a as a qb1 jordan loves going at 69 i think he's shown qb1 potential as well but then there's jj mccarthy penix uh bryce young bryce young as well who rounded out finishes at 98
00:14:30
Speaker
Are you in agreement with me, Nak, where it's you know CJ Stroud coming off a tough sophomore season, new coordinator coming from the Rams and Nick Kaley, apparently they're going to give him much more liberty at the line of scrimmage to call protections and and and make different checks at the line.
00:14:47
Speaker
I'm feeling pretty bullish about Stroud. I don't know about you. Yeah, look, yeah i obviously it's been well documented that I didn't like Stroud coming into his sophomore year last year. He definitely did struggle.
00:15:00
Speaker
um There's definitely some weapons, some young guns too on the on on the outside as as as weapons. I definitely agree with you. I do see see him having a bounce back year.
00:15:12
Speaker
Am I ready to slot him in as my QB1? well, ah it's going to depend on how the draft breaks to you and and who's available at the position. Because as you mentioned, when you're looking at ah at a position, if QBs start taking a run off the board and then you you're stuck with kind of these skill positions that you're so-so on, you might have to to grab one of these guys.
00:15:37
Speaker
But I think I'm more... I think I like Caleb and Lawrence there at the 52-53. And if you circle back to the QBs at the top, like beyond Dak and like Herbert, I think he could still push like, like golf golf numbers and, and even Purdy with a lack of weapons.
00:15:58
Speaker
I see Caleb Williams and Lawrence, maybe dethroning them and leapfrogging them this year. Like Lawrence is kind of like make or break and like has everything at his disposal now.
00:16:09
Speaker
And i don't know. I I've said it. I I'm, I'm expecting big things from Lawrence. So I wouldn't be too, I wouldn't be too upset with Caleb or Lawrence as a, as my QB one. i I think there's, um there's worse ways to go.
00:16:23
Speaker
You're taking a risk. You're losing, but hear me out. Hear me out. If you not get really i really want to be sending gifts of Trevor Lawrence, when you say, I really don't, I really, really don't. I would be sending them of, I would actually be sending them of sunshine.
00:16:38
Speaker
I wouldn't be, I wouldn't use Trevor Lawrence. I use sunshine from remember the Titans, but, But this is – it's just a a situation where, like I said, if you go running back, running back, and then get a stud-wide receiver, and then on the turn back, you have one of these guys, well, at least you have very valuable skill positions in order to take that risk, right? Fair, fair.
00:16:59
Speaker
If you're telling me that I've got none of those guys, then yes, I'm not going with Caleb Williams or Lawrence Asmik. Yeah, like as someone who's had, you know, when I faced you in the finals two years ago, I had Goff, Carr, and Stroud.
00:17:14
Speaker
I was lucky enough that Goff had a pretty good year. Stroud was rookie season, and but I had to rely on Derek Carr a bit. That was painful. And then last year, i had to mostly rely on Geno Smith, Anthony Richardson, and Drake May.
00:17:29
Speaker
That was that like the most painful 2QB experience I've ever had, right? um So, you know, as someone who's going in here in our Bush League bushley huddle fantasy draft, you know, with fourth overall, i guys, I'm taking Burrow or Hertz. Like, just, just it's over.
00:17:46
Speaker
Like, could say I'm telling you right now, it's over. But anyways, I would love to bookend... Hertz or Burrow with, you know, Stroud or Hertz or Burrow with Caleb. So in my case, does that mean that maybe I'm taking a pass on skill positions a little bit?
00:18:01
Speaker
You know, yes, but you have to identify some of the skill positions that either you could find within that two, three, four range or guys that, you know, you can maybe get at a bargain later, like a, like a Trouba Hubbard, you know, who's, you somehow it's going, I think in like in the,
00:18:17
Speaker
as like a fifth round ADP, you know, I'm, I'm relatively high on Devonta Smith this year as like a, you know, in the 65 range, you know, Cortland Sutton's going at 69, right? So if, if you want to really solidify your QBs position with a bonafide stud,
00:18:36
Speaker
within that top eight that we mentioned, and then get someone who has relative upside, like a Stroud, like a love who are due for bounce back seasons, then just be prepared to have some, some guys who are maybe going a little bit under the radar, some, some post hype sleepers from past seasons that and are looking to bounce back, uh, this year. So.
00:18:58
Speaker
Yeah. You may have to overpay for some of those guys as well, but that's the kind of price you pay for solidifying your QB position. Yeah. For sure. And I think we didn't talk about like McCarthy to me is at ADP 72. That's a huge risk in terms of crazy high. I don't want him as my, you'd be crazy to want him as your QB1.
00:19:17
Speaker
You know, cu even QB2 is a bit risky. yeah means He's a QB3 to start the season. i mean, Penix or Stroud or are Young at the QB2 rather than. before we jump to the next year to talk like say what you want to say about penix and young if you have anything on on that front yeah look i i again penix came in strong the end of the year so there's not too much tape on him yet so he could still come in and have that like real rookie season um as we say and bryce young last year after the benching came in and had a great down the stretch um in fantasy football points wise so
00:19:53
Speaker
He could run a
Backup QBs and Depth Strategy
00:19:54
Speaker
little bit. They both can, like a little bit. Pennix less, but I mean, when you're talking McCarthy, who hasn't taken a snap yet at ADP 72, and these guys are going 20 and 25 picks later, I'm i'm still... like I understand Kevin O'Connell is the QB whisperer, but...
00:20:12
Speaker
I just don't. i just and Now you know you have Addison who's going be missing you know a few games. they're They're really thin at wide receiver. ah JJ has also been hampered with a hamstring injury. so yeah I don't think that bodes well for McCarthy to start the year, that's for sure.
00:20:28
Speaker
Yeah, we didn't talk much about JJ because we we did our NFC North preview a while ago. But, you know, when talking about, like, the jump-off point from that top five, i don't know. I'm curious see where people are going to pick JJ. I am i'm a bit worried. I'm worried about JJ. I'm worried about Malik Neighbors from a soft tissue standpoint in camp. Those are, as as we know, Christian McCaffrey, as we you know we are seeing with Devon Achan.
00:20:51
Speaker
those are Those are, I'd be... Mac, is it wary or weary?
00:20:58
Speaker
It's wary. I'd be wary. I'd i'd be wary. I hope that person's listening. um We'll finish off with the last two tiers and we'll we'll we'll jump into the mock draft, which I think will help to kind of give a picture of what we're talking about. um Tier five, the mid-range back end QB QB twos, the fragile vets, injury prone and aging risks.
00:21:22
Speaker
Only three guys in this tier two, uh, Gino and Stafford
00:21:27
Speaker
in
00:21:30
Speaker
ah like These are also tough. Yeah, like... I'm speechless right now because, like, we talked about Gino in our AFC West preview. I talked about him. I i think he's going to have a great real-life year. I think fantasy-wise, especially with whatever's happening with Jacoby Myers, and think they're going to run the ball a lot with Gentile and Pete Carroll as coach.
00:21:51
Speaker
I think Stafford, his injury is very, very concerning. It has made me be...
00:21:59
Speaker
judicious on drafting Pukunukua and you know the aforementioned Devontae Adams. if stafford there's There's risk that Stafford might not play, whether it's a portion of this season or you know this could be a lot his last season, the way he was talking about it before. right so And then there's Tua who, when he's healthy, he's pretty good.
00:22:18
Speaker
like he He has thrown for, I believe, was it 4,600 yards? He threw a few years ago with the Dolphins, I believe. think so. The injury history is just the worst that there is for a QB.
00:22:31
Speaker
And then the tier six, we have stashes and deep super flexes, although you know some of those some of the players we'll mention could go also in the the fragile vets. But there's the there's cam Ward.
00:22:42
Speaker
who i very much like at in college i think he's had a really solid pre-season he looks like a gunslinger out there jackson dart has also had a very good pre-season although he's not going to be starting the year it'll be russell wilson he's also in this tier right after erin rod your erin rogers knack and then there's sam darnold joe flacco and daniel jones who rounded out Would you be, let's say you were in a situation where you said, I'm going to fully punt QB within the first half, even more, within the first eight rounds of my draft.
00:23:19
Speaker
And then you end up with a Geno Smith, Aaron Rodgers, QB duo. How confident would you be in that? Oh, not not very confident. I don't even know if they'd be even there going into round eight. A lot of people already have their QB threes locked up um around that and that area.
00:23:41
Speaker
ah Look, Geno Smith, I think you you hit it on the head. it's He's going to have a good real life season. I don't see it fantasy wise. Rogers, I think, is like a wild card.
00:23:53
Speaker
Right now, I feel. i just don't know how it's going to go. Is this going to be like what it was supposed to be with the Jets before? He's now one year removed from the Achilles.
00:24:04
Speaker
Apparently, his arm is still look like, ah you know, rock rocket passers. Yeah, it does. Yeah. he still looks great in that regard, but is the offensive line going to hold up where he's not just thinking and dunking the ball?
00:24:17
Speaker
Is he going to be able to air it out? Is he going to mesh well with DK Metcalf? Is that going to work out? are they going to bring in another wide receiver? You know, they were, they were speaking today about him calling a Packers beat writer about his Romeo Dobbs going to make the team. Is he going to be available?
00:24:31
Speaker
So it's just really funny how he always circles back to his guys. But I mean, No, a short answer, I guess, would be no, I would not be confident Geno Smith, Aaron Rodgers as my QBs, unless my roster is like I lit it up the first eight rounds of the draft.
00:24:49
Speaker
Yeah, I would agree with you. i will say Cam Ward is a great pick to have if maybe you started with Mahomes or Nix or Baker.
00:25:01
Speaker
i don't You don't want to have Cam Ward as your QB two so start to start the season. So if you think if pre-draft you're eyeing Cam Ward, ensure you get one of those top eight. um you know, maybe add Dak into that as well. Like I would love to have like a Dak, maybe a Drake May or a CJ Stroud and then have Cam Ward as just by the, by sheer luck that he maybe pops off and maybe Dak is injured and maybe CJ Stroud is, you know, is a little incel to start the season.
Key Strategies for 2QB and Superflex Leagues
00:25:27
Speaker
I love Cam Ward as a guy who, you know, similar to Penix as a guy who maybe could break out and have a, you know, a monster, not a monster, but ah a relatively good, rookie season or sophomore season in the case of Penix. But I would agree with you for the rest of those guys.
00:25:42
Speaker
um Looking back at last year in our Bush League Huddle draft, Rodgers was round six. Gina was round eight. So that's around where I would see them. Rodgers, I think, going a little bit ah little bit later.
00:25:53
Speaker
Russell Wilson, round 14. Sam Darnold was taken at an absolute discount by you, i believe. was me, yeah. That was you at round 12. That shows that late stashes do matter. You can get players late and they do break out. So in every tier, there's going to be someone who is bona fide.
00:26:13
Speaker
There's going to be some busts. There's going to be, you know, in the later tiers, some guys who... Break out or have an unexpected season. there's going to be injuries. There's going to be injuries. Absolutely.
00:26:25
Speaker
um And like, you know, that's, that's the other thing. Like, you know, do you need three or four QBs? I would say in a two QB league, because you absolutely have to start a QB.
00:26:37
Speaker
I would say like three is a must. Four is, you know, being safe. Five is being Guido or me, me a few years ago in a super flex. Again, um three QB, you know, two QB, you could roll with two QBs if you know you're getting guys who are relatively safe, relatively healthy all the time.
00:26:54
Speaker
um But three is, I think, a good number as well, because again, you could plug in like a wide receiver, tight end or or running back on that front. Again, it just all depends on where your draft falls at the end, because you could definitely get that fourth one you know, late where people are not, not many people roster four. So, it you know, it depends how, you know, who's available at the, at the four spot.
00:27:15
Speaker
So, yeah. Uh, So if ah if we're going to just summarize the final keys to dominate 2QB or Superflex as you enter into your drafts this weekend, top five QBs, absolutely round one worthy. And I think they go in they should go in short order, first, second, third, fourth, and fifth overall.
00:27:37
Speaker
After that, feel free to pivot because the skill position players are amazing this year. Don't chase the runs. you know kind of value the picks that that that are are coming up depending on the QBs that are there. Don't don't over let other people overpay.
00:27:51
Speaker
Try to roster three to four QBs, especially if you're in a 12-team super flexor or two QB. God bless you for that. ah Target mid-round QBs like May, Knicks, Love, guys who have ceiling. you know Think Cam Ward and Michael Panix Jr. as well.
00:28:06
Speaker
And prepare,
Upcoming Bush League Draft Discussion
00:28:07
Speaker
prepare, prepare. I've done a ton of mock drafts. I'm sure, Nak, you have as well. do your mock drafts, figure out who are some of those values at the skill positions that you know you could take in 60s, 70s, and 80s.
00:28:20
Speaker
Nak, you ready? Agreed. I'm ready. So are you giving us your real um draft order? No. No, you're not, eh? No, 100%. I'm not. I would like to pick, let's say I'll pick third in this in this equation. How's that?
Mock Draft Reflections and Unexpected Picks
00:28:40
Speaker
Sure. Does that sound fair? Yeah. Did you claim it? I did. Okay. I am not a scaredy cat. Bring it on. So I'm going to pick in my real Bush League huddle um draft order. So I'm going to claim the fourth pick.
00:28:57
Speaker
Okay. So maybe then since we're so close by, I'll pick.
00:29:03
Speaker
I'll pick. Let's go nine. How's that? We'll make it a little fun here.
00:29:11
Speaker
All right. All right. Actually, I don't want to pick nine. but Whatever. I'll just pick nine. Okay. You ready? I'm ready. Okay. Let's see. Let's see where it goes. Let's see if Mr. Mrs. Sleeper listened to us.
00:29:32
Speaker
Whoa. Bijan at third. Okay. Interesting.
00:29:37
Speaker
That would have definitely not been my pick at three, but... to
00:29:43
Speaker
ah sure it's so We didn't talk about this earlier, but Daniels scares me. um you know the yeah The sophomore slump thing, the Terry McLaurin thing really scares me a lot. yeah Joe Burrow, the off offensive line, like if you could guarantee me Joe Burrow is healthy, I'll take him, no problem. Jalen Hurts, I have a sneaky feeling Hurts is going to have like a really good passing season because they're just not going to run enough.
00:30:06
Speaker
I think the tush push is still there. so let's ah Let's go with Jalen Hurts. Why not? Daniels, Chase, Jefferson. Wow, where are the running backs going?
00:30:19
Speaker
No running backs. So I've got here Gibbs, Barkley, and Gentty still on the board with, you know, CeeDee Lamb is still there after a few running. But you know what?
00:30:31
Speaker
For the fun of it, let's go Jameer Gibbs.
00:30:36
Speaker
So this is where I said it it could be interesting. This is where I look at this and you know you're on the turn. Now you have a Malik neighbors there. You have ah you know a Brown Puka. There's Brian Thomas Jr. So do you want to grab even another running back? You pair him with Derrick Henry and just literally solidify your backfield.
00:30:56
Speaker
And this is going to be probably the best backfield in the league. Or you go with a wide receiver. For fun, i will take Derrick Henry.
00:31:10
Speaker
Here comes the run of wide receivers, Brock Bowers 2.3. two point three That's what that's i mean, we talked about a last episode, Brock Bowers. That's super early. That's that's you're not getting great value. The value is just not there. Absolutely.
00:31:25
Speaker
Um,
00:31:30
Speaker
I can't, this is where I was talking about, you see the QBs kind of went early, so now they've got to decide like, okay, am I definitely need to take a skill position here, or am I really doubling down on on QBs?
00:31:44
Speaker
The computer, unfortunately, definitely won't double down on the QB position. ah So we we won't know for for certain. Obviously, it's it's computers for for the rest. But this is where you probably take a skill position and then decide, do I take another QB thinking that there's going to be a huge run or do I take two skill positions in a row?
00:32:03
Speaker
So in the past, I think in in our league and in the Bush League huddle, I've seen, i feel like we see way fewer people go QB, QB back to back. I just feel it's... Marco's done that think the last two or three years.
00:32:15
Speaker
I think with Justin Fields and Lamar Jackson, I find it a bit debilitating in terms of, you know, the running backs and wide receivers that are left. In my case, I, sure Christian McCaffrey is available and I'm not too far from the turn.
00:32:29
Speaker
If you can get Christian McCaffrey in the second round, like 2.7, you like eat that, you eat that all day long. You have to take it and just have some backup for afterwards. Yeah.
00:32:42
Speaker
Gentry went in the third round. gen gen So Gentry at the third round, that's that I like that a lot. I think that's very prudent since I already have my running back. Um, I am going to take the wide receiver that everyone believes will be a W potential WR one in this season. And it's here comes Nico Collins.
00:33:02
Speaker
Yeah. and Nico Collins in the third round is amazing.
00:33:08
Speaker
So again, here You know, I don't have a wide receiver. There's Jackson Smith and the Jigba available as your WR1. Do you really want him as your w r one You can kind of keep looking.
00:33:20
Speaker
Then you can kind of see like, okay, well, the other guy in front of me also didn't take a QB. What's here? What am I going to look for? Now, I'm guaranteed one of these one of these three QBs at the top. So maybe I want to try to get a wide receiver.
00:33:36
Speaker
But right now, it's it doesn't look... Very appetizing. I wouldn't want to start off with Marvin Harrison as my wide receiver one. Even Garrett Wilson kind of scares me.
00:33:47
Speaker
Yeah, Garrett Wilson is very scary. Yeah. So here, if I really wanted to go crazy, i would go Jonathan Taylor.
00:34:00
Speaker
and have literally the best backfield in fantasy football. I like i like that move. i like I love that move. I love that move because you're you're at the turn. yeah yeah now use a wing Yeah, knowing that for sure Mahomes could have been an option to be taken, but now even with no wide receiver,
00:34:19
Speaker
um You have to go. This is a two QB league. You have to go QB. um I think Bo Nix is going to struggle. And I think Baker Mayfield has way too many weapons to be bad.
00:34:32
Speaker
So this is where I'll take Baker Mayfield and my first QB in the fourth round. Yeah, I like that. And look, you're taking advantage of the fact that, again, the computer, I think in a real 2QB super flex league, QBs are taken before that.
00:34:46
Speaker
Yeah. um There's no doubt about it, but I think, you know, taking advantage of what you have now. And it's also seeing what's in the queue, how many positions you are left. And that's why a lot of players like the being at the turn, because you could better identify what is available who is coming up and then what you can get after that after that second pick comes up. So, yeah, I just went with, I just went with value there. There was no way like Marvin Harrison was going to be my, my number one and like Taylor figures to have more points than he does. So now my, my two running backs and my flex is sewn up and I could just now, you know, start diving in with, with wide receivers.
00:35:27
Speaker
For sure. So I took Hertz, McCaffrey and Collins for second, third round. um I have two options. I think I was down on T Higgins and we talked about him in our NFC North, ah sorry, AFC North show.
00:35:43
Speaker
If Higgins is healthy, he was, I think, top five in points per game last year. the reasons and one of the reasons why i didn't like Chase as much is because Higgins, I could see him factoring in a lot and then reducing Chase's numbers. So I could either short my wide receiver two position here with Higgins.
00:36:02
Speaker
i can I don't like the running backs available at this point. I think I could wait a little bit. paul im I don't like Brees Hall. James Hook, I think he's a touchdown regression candidate. I think there's still too many QBs, right? Like this is where you don't have to over, over pick. So I, I quite like T Higgins here.
00:36:21
Speaker
Interesting. Oh, another tight end. Yeah. I mean, George Kittle, George kill is, i think it was the number one tight end last year. Number two tight end. So he was number, and number number two.
00:36:36
Speaker
Yeah. Um, I just love Chuba Hubbard at this spot. You know, 54 ADP. it's It's right where I am at right now.
00:36:49
Speaker
Just super solid. I'm not too, you know, after doing a bit of digging, I'm not too concerned with the Rico Daudel factor. The Canadian boy. Yeah.
00:36:59
Speaker
Yes. I could go with Terry McLaurin, but I am very we wary of the Brandon Nayuk aspect yesterday, last year, ah and the CD Lambs. So I'm going to go with, I'm going to go with Chubbap.
00:37:13
Speaker
Nice pick. Evans, Porter, Rice. Yep, so for me, obviously, um the run came for my running backs.
00:37:24
Speaker
I did take my QB. um Again, i in my In our home league, I'm probably taking another QB here um just because there's going to be a huge run. There's just not enough that have been taken ah right now. But if I play the board and how it is, I definitely need a wide receiver.
00:37:45
Speaker
So top ones on the board, Devante Adams, the Troya, McMillan, TJ Moore, and Metcalf. um
00:37:55
Speaker
I just, I see Devante Adams scoring double digit touchdowns yeah this year. I just, I kind of, I know he's old. I know we talked about it old, but I think I'm getting value with him in the fifth.
00:38:08
Speaker
And I'm not scared of having him as my WR1 because of what my three running backs look like. So I'm going to go ahead and take Devante Adams. I like that. um The Rams have become more of a running offense.
00:38:25
Speaker
But Puka Nakua, if you look at Puka Nakua's metrics, he he doesn't score a lot of touchdowns. He he seems a little bit allergic to touchdowns, and he gets injured quite often, and that's that's what would scare me. Yeah. So after Devante Adams, Metcalf would have maybe have been someone I would have targeted here on the turn.
00:38:43
Speaker
um I'm still going to go wide receiver here. I think it's... um
00:38:51
Speaker
I think ah it's it's needed. We do start three wide receivers in this league, so definitely have to stock the cupboard a little bit more. So here, what I would typically do is I would either go wide receiver, if the you know if i don't if i and if I didn't like someone here, I'd maybe shore up my second QB. But um at this spot, I think Raj has made me a believer of this guy again, so I think I'm going to go ahead and add DJ Moore.
00:39:23
Speaker
Good. Yeah, I like that pick. There's, there's some Roma dunze talk that I'm a bit concerned about. You know, there's a lot flowing around away where he could be the the the main guy in Chicago, but we won't know until we see it.
00:39:37
Speaker
Um,
00:39:40
Speaker
So I have two running backs. i have two wide receivers. I have a QB. Still feel like I could wait on QB at this point with, you know, Kyle Murray, Brock Purdy, Caleb Williams, and then the rest of the guys we talked about.
00:39:53
Speaker
So i here I debate between James Connor and yeah you know, to go with James Connor. I'm going to solidify that flex position and hope I could get a wide receiver on the turn.
00:40:07
Speaker
If I'm lucky enough, I'll get my one i'm Ah! That's the gamble I i was looking for. So that would have been me. I was going for either DJ Moore or Kams or Cortland Sutton because I knew it wasn't going to get back to me.
00:40:20
Speaker
And I figured that's where you would of were would have gone, but I thought you would have probably grabbed them before, but...
00:40:27
Speaker
Yeah, I think, well, the the computer went Judkins, so I think they would have taken... Yeah, he hasn't even signed yet, so i don't even know how that's... That pick probably doesn't happen there, but... Exactly.
00:40:38
Speaker
um So here in the seventh round, again, i still find a bit too early for QB. I might wait another round. This is where, you know, there's Travis Hunter, Xavier Worthy, Jameson Williams. I feel they're all nestled into the same bucket.
00:40:58
Speaker
I am going to go Oh, this is tough. This is tough.
00:41:08
Speaker
let's Let's go Jamison Williams. Let's take a little bit of ah a home run and and see if maybe he becomes WR2. So there's a couple ways I can go here. There's still some tight, some high and tight ends on the board in TJ Hawkinson. And I think Travis Kelsey in the seventh round is, um,
00:41:29
Speaker
pretty high value. We did say he's lost some weight and all that stuff. And then he got engaged. He got engaged. I still need a wide receiver. um Again, the board is falling nicely in terms of QBs. So I'm not overly concerned right now.
00:41:45
Speaker
um I think I still have a high end tier two QB. So I think my guy will be available. So I will likely... The running backs, I don't need anything from.
00:41:59
Speaker
yeah you're good there. Yeah. Let me, I'm going to go and shore up the tight end position and i'm going to go Travis Kelsey. You want Kelsey over Hawk?
00:42:10
Speaker
Yeah. Hawkinson, there's a lot more injury history with him, ah injury concerns. So um I'm not too, not too high on him. And then i was i was right about... So now you're in the so now now you're in the eighth round. for We'll just say that for those who are not on... will be watching on YouTube.
00:42:29
Speaker
Yeah, again, I'm i eighth round. i could go QB here, but again, there's still there still quite a bit on the board here um that I don't really, I'm not in a hurry and I really want to shore up that WR3 position.
00:42:44
Speaker
And um I think I'm going Calvin Ridley. no He's in line for a ton of targets. Indeed.
00:42:55
Speaker
Yeah, I like that a lot.
00:42:59
Speaker
So here got my three running backs. i got my three wide receivers.
00:43:09
Speaker
I am going to take a gamble in case Roma Dunze, the talk of him maybe being the guy in Chicago. Roma Dunze is him. Yeah, if Roma Dunze is him indeed.
00:43:22
Speaker
um So now in the ninth round, I'm annoyed. Addison is going to be a great value in the ninth round. He was on a per game, base points per game basis. He was really good last year.
00:43:35
Speaker
even just despite reservations with JJ McCarthy. So now in the ninth round, there's Drake made there's Jordan love.
00:43:49
Speaker
This is where I take my tight end and I'm gonna go with Tyler Warren. Shades of Jeremy Shockey with the long hair and the physical tight end play. Let's go. Beautiful. So this is now towards the end of round nine.
00:44:04
Speaker
And i think a bit of advice is shore up your QB two before you start picking bench players. I think that's how I've always tried to treat it. You don't want to see bench players before you shore up a very important position on your roster.
00:44:18
Speaker
And there is one guy here um who hasn't been picked yet, who, Could have very, very big upside, and I would not mind pairing him with Baker Mayfield.
00:44:29
Speaker
I am going to take Justin Fields at value at the ninth pick. Oh, Nak. I don't know about that, man. Over Jordan Love? Yeah.
00:44:40
Speaker
You think the rushing upside is going to be that good, eh? He was his last year in Chicago, which was two short years ago. he finished as QB seven in, um, in fantasy and his numbers were hovering at that 50% mark. So I have total confidence that he will come back and have, you know, even top 12. If it's top 15 numbers, I'm ecstatic, right? As yourre yeah your, your QB two. So I think top 15 is in the definite realm of possibility.
00:45:10
Speaker
Now I can go look at, you know, what's lurking around in in the running back land if I wanted to. I still only have three wide receivers, so just kind of check what's going on. Jacoby Myers kind of scares me a bit with the the talk, the the trade talks.
00:45:27
Speaker
um I think... Yeah, i'm I'm still very confident in my running back room that I don't need to grab any of these guys. I think I'm going go wide receiver and a guy I think who's going to have a big year and it's going to be Matthew Golden.
00:45:44
Speaker
Oh, yes. The only reliable receiver on that roster. Yeah, i don't they i hope they don't catfish us this year and and still give him like ah a 10% target share and and give everyone like a 15% target share. But I have high hopes on Matthew Golden as well.
00:46:01
Speaker
At this point, i think I have to take a QB. And between Jordan Love, JJ McCarthy and Trevor Lawrence, this is kind of the, you know, mid-tier, maybe could be QB1s, but very well entrenched as QB2s.
00:46:18
Speaker
Jordan Love is a perfect pick here for me with a lot of high upside if you could get back to his 2023 season. Yeah, that was a great, great pick. Yeah. Well, Ibuka was going to be my next pick, but he falls at 11.2.
00:46:33
Speaker
Yeah, Ibuka or Pearsall would have been great for me here. um So now I could wait again on the QB three at this range. I've been picking this guy, my entire mock drafts.
00:46:46
Speaker
The reason why i did not feel the need to pick Kenneth Walker, the the third Zach Charbonnet, I think he's going to take over the running back position when KW three inevitably gets injured again.
00:46:58
Speaker
Great pick. Great, great pick. So right now my wide receivers are looking good. My running backs are still looking great, but the wide receivers right now at the top of the list are not um but really high on my list. A lot of injury prone guys as well. So I might look elsewhere.
00:47:16
Speaker
You could look at tight end and and solidifying and and grabbing a second tight end. Not a lot of people do it. I'm not really one who does it all that often. And you know what? In my mock drafts in and around this pick, I'm usually picking this guy here because he is going to lead the backfield. So having another one, and another lead back, I believe in your back pocket, it doesn't hurt. So I am going to take JK Dobbins. Oh, my league winner.
00:47:43
Speaker
Your league winner. And then after this, Again, I'm going to go look in the QB cupboard to see what the QB three looks like. So um you have Michael Penix, Cam Ward and Bryce Young still on the board. And I think I'm going to go with the guy who had a strong ah down the stretch season in Bryce Young and solidify my QB three.
00:48:12
Speaker
One thing super important to check is the buys, especially obviously with your QBs. find it with scope positions. It's not as important. It's not as important, but when you're in a two QB or super flex, especially two QB league, make sure you check the buys for your QBs make sure they're, they don't have the same buys I've been burned on I should have, for I should have checked the Mayfield and fields are week nine.
00:48:32
Speaker
Well, thank please. As a practice run, Mr. Nacarado. thank um I'm going to take Mr. Nac's advice and shore up my QB3 position.
00:48:44
Speaker
i think ah drummel please I I know territory. Well, know Jalen hurts has a very good floor. I think Jordan love can have a good floor with, you know, less injuries and, and better wide receiver play. So for me, it's between, you know, who can maybe have a bigger upside between Michael Panics jr. And cam ward.
00:49:09
Speaker
I am actually, can't even see my bias right now. have to go on my team. Uh, Yeah, let's just go with Cam Ward. Let's go with Cam Ward. It's not real. It's okay. It's a practice run. We're going to go with Cam Ward.
00:49:23
Speaker
And then coming back on the 13th pick. So my my last three picks had Love 10th, Charbonnet 11th, Ward 12th. And now ah in the 13th round, let's see who we have.
00:49:39
Speaker
I have four running backs. I have four wide receivers.
00:49:47
Speaker
You know what? I know what you're doing. I'm going to go with Michael Penix. Might as well. bring up my guys I got my guys. i got they got I got my guys. I got guys. I got an all-black quarterback room, too. Truth be told here, i was going to go Pitts and steal a 13th round. Kyle Pitts, whoever took Kyle Pitts in the 13th round, that is really, really great value.
00:50:12
Speaker
I must say. um Let's see. And then Josh Downs actually went. That would have been another guy i would be targeting in and around this area. Hmm.
00:50:26
Speaker
Let's see. Again, kind of short up in the running back. I might need another wide receiver here. There's not one that's jumping right off the page to me. not in love with your wide receivers. I'm not going to lie now.
00:50:39
Speaker
ah You don't have to be in love with them. They have to just do the job because my my wide risk my my running backs are going to run train on this league. ra i love it um You know what? Let's... I don't really like anyone here.
00:50:58
Speaker
This is a tough position now.
00:51:02
Speaker
Too early for defense? Yeah. This way too early for defense. and do i Do I take a page out of your book and then grab a fourth QB? Might not be a bad deal. You know who I'm going to grab just for maybe some trade bait later down the line when it becomes the number one?
00:51:20
Speaker
I'm going to go Jaden Blue.
00:51:26
Speaker
Yeah, that that Cowboys backfield, i have no clue what's happening there. i'm its It's a hard pass for me.
00:51:34
Speaker
You know what? For my last bench player, I'm going to go with my darling, and hope that he cracks. I think you know where I'm going with this one, Raj.
00:51:45
Speaker
Rowan Wilson. Isaac Tesla. Tesla. He had a great, great preseason. So that's a great segue, Nak. I think one of the one tip for a lot of managers, either make sure you scroll down all the way in every position or just set up a queue.
00:52:06
Speaker
ahead of time because Tesla is a guy you have to scroll down quite a bit to find. And there's a few other guys like that. um So set up a queue beforehand and and be prepared.
00:52:20
Speaker
I'm, I'm selling that QB. I don't feel like I need anyone else unless I messed up the buys, but that's a story for another day. This is more of a depth play for me right now. um And I'm going to go with a guy who I think is going to potentially be the lead in the backfield in Duval.
00:52:43
Speaker
Duval. That's Mr. Tank, Cartavia's Bigsby. Beep. Beep. Beep. And whoever just took Nick Chubb at 14 is flying in value as, um what was his name?
00:53:03
Speaker
Who's the other running back? Joe Joe Mixon is out for minimum four weeks to start the year. so And they say could potentially be longer.
00:53:13
Speaker
Yeah, I think they're going to try Rudy Marks. think they're going to try Dare Abungawale. I'm sure they're going to try Damian Pearce as well. I think it'll be interesting one there.
00:53:24
Speaker
And I'm going to pick ah very similar. And this is where you have to scroll because if you're just kind of looking at him, you know, the first few players, you're not going to see him. I'm going to pick another player who may end up being...
00:53:37
Speaker
The lead in the backfield, whether it's week one or it is. Can I guess? You can. He's he's a badger. Dylan Sampson. No, he's a bad he's a Wisconsin badger. Oh, Wisconsin badger. Excuse me.
00:53:51
Speaker
And that is Mr. mr Where is he? You're not going to get him, eh? You're not going to get it. Braylon Allen. no There's been too much noise about Brees Hall and Alan has looked fantastic. He's trucking dudes. He's outrunning guys at like 6'3", 240, 250 pounds.
00:54:12
Speaker
He looks like Derrick Henry out there.
00:54:16
Speaker
Nice pick.
00:54:18
Speaker
And well, a I did it to myself. So I think I'm going to have to go with a QB and um one who's not on by week nine or week 12.
00:54:32
Speaker
I think I'm going to take, like, I don't know why he'd still be here at this point, but sir you know what? Just because I want to have a little rush on Sundays, I'm going grab Aaron Rodgers.
00:54:47
Speaker
And then for my defense, well, first one's left on the board. I'll take the Steelers defense. There you go Here we go. least I have a couple of Steelers, you know? Here we go.
00:54:57
Speaker
so i Notice I did not take a kicker because i don't want any of that noise. Exactly. I am going with the same strategy. More and more of our Bush League huddle mates are going with the same strategy of not drafting a pick a kicker.
00:55:09
Speaker
So defense will be definitely be the last pick. I am going to go with, you know, let's go with the the Texans. They had one of the best pass defenses in the league last year. Let's go with them.
00:55:23
Speaker
that'll amazing That'll do it. So I will mention my team and not going to be to give yours just to recap. Both my QBs, I have Jalen Hurts and Jordan Love. Starting running backs, Christian McCaffrey and Shuba Hubbard.
00:55:37
Speaker
Starting wide receivers, Nico Collins, Tee Higgins, Jamison Williams. I'm kind of regretting that pick. tight end i have tyler warren and at my flex i have james connor and then in my bench have roma dunze charbonnet who i picked in the 11th round cam ward in the 12th michael pennix jr in the 13th 10 bigsby in the 14th and braylon allen in the 15th i i think i like the value i got out of nico collins and christian mcafree both in the third and second round respectively so uh knack what's what does your team look like
00:56:11
Speaker
Yeah, so I picked from the ninth position, and I went three running backs to start in Jameer Gibbs, Derrick Henry, and ah Jason taylor ah jonathan Taylor, Jonathan Taylor.
00:56:25
Speaker
Then I went, I solidified my first QB in Baker Mayfield, took a couple of wide receivers in Devonta Adams DJ Moore. Then I went with a little bit of value here in the late seventh round and took my tight end in Travis Kelsey.
00:56:41
Speaker
Follow that up with Calvin Ridley. Took my second QB in Fields. Then went Golden and J.K. Dobbins. Took my third QB in Bryce Young.
00:56:52
Speaker
Then went with Jaden Blue. ah Isaac Tesla. And then went with a fourth QB. Don't usually do that, but obviously if you keep looking and you you know you have two on by the same week, it's probably best to take two and then finish it off with the Steelers defense in the final round and opting to not take a kicker.
00:57:20
Speaker
I think I have a better team than you, Nak. I'm not going to lie. Of course you do. Of course you do. But my running backs are going to get 60 points every single week at a minimum, at a minimum.
00:57:32
Speaker
That gives you guys a little ah purview of what to do in your 2QB super flex leagues. Nak, any final words, any final thoughts in terms of strategy for listeners who are entering their drafts this weekend?
00:57:46
Speaker
Yeah, i would just say play the board, play it how it falls to you and always pick with value. Just because, you know, five QBs go off the board doesn't mean you have to rush and take a QB because just think those guys there will not be taking a QB probably on their next turn. So you could, you know, probably wait and then grab that value. So,
00:58:06
Speaker
That's pretty much what I did with my first two picks in Gibbs, Henry, and then Taylor, because the value was just there. and didn't like a wide receiver in third round and decided, Hey, now I'm going to have the best running back in the league by far, the best top three that anyone has.
00:58:25
Speaker
It's, it's not even an, I don't even think it's close. If I'm, if I'm looking around here, maybe team three that had Robinson, Irving and cook, but even at that, like Gibbs, Henry and Taylor, I think they'll, they'll,
00:58:36
Speaker
Those are top 10 numbers for for all three of them, right? So um that's what that would be my advice is just play the board. Let the board fall to you and don't you know don't overdraft. And if if you really want a player, you might have to you know pay up for him. But I would just say draft value.
00:58:56
Speaker
Yeah, and like in your case, you drafted like a you know future Hall of Famer in Adams, DJ Moore, who's who's proven 1300 yard player, Calden really is proven 1300 yard player. So, you know, where you were at, I think you made the right choice, ah you know, because you went running back first. So I think my advice is fantasy football is supposed to be fun.
00:59:16
Speaker
Draft players in fun offenses. Draft players in offenses that you know are going to be good or you know you're going to want to follow. You know, that's why I took T. Higgins. Cincinnati's going to, you know, they're going to ball out.
00:59:27
Speaker
Nico Collins, Houston's going to have I think, a really good passing season. Philly with Hurts. McCaffrey, San Francisco, always is able to either run the ball or throw the ball with Kyle Shanahan, you know. Jamison Williams with Detroit, even a Dunze with Chicago and Ben Johnson that's supposed to be kind of a revamped team.
00:59:44
Speaker
And then in my later rounds, maybe I'll try to get more, you know, guys who are in teams that maybe are not as good, but you know, they might be down a little ah quite a bit in Cam Ward and Calvin Ridley.
00:59:55
Speaker
you know, or even tanks big tank because, you know, you're just taking a flyer there. But I think it's important to take players who you know are going to be in top offenses. And I want to reiterate next point, especially in the early rounds.
01:00:08
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Don't just take a guy that you just like for the sake of it. Don't over. Don't overpay just because, you know, it's, I like, I really like this guy. Like, is he in a good offense?
01:00:19
Speaker
Is he primed to have ah another good season? Is the infrastructure around that player good? You know, is there a new coach in the offensive line? So on and so forth. So don't overpay and draft players that, you know, you know, are going to be in cohesive offenses.
01:00:35
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That'll do it for us. This is a super fun episode. This is one of our most important episodes of the year, 2QB and Superflex Strategy. As always, you can check us out on YouTube, Spotify, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and Apple Podcast.
01:00:49
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01:01:00
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01:01:12
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01:01:24
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