Throwing it back to you all this morning: What was your most gutsy draft pick--a guy almost no one else would reach for--and how did it work out?
I'm currently in trade negotiations in my 20-team league with a guy who drafted Andy Dalton in the 10th round--around the 195th overall pick. As many of you know, Dalton was my biggest bold QB prediction this preseason, ranked 9th among QBs vs. a universal average draft position of 26th. I placed him ahead of seemingly obvious top 10 QBs like Peyton Manning and Drew Brees.
And yet, when it came time to draft in each of my three leagues, I chickened out. So I'm sitting here wondering, "Why was I such a Jo-Jo?" (FF4W reference) Sure, I was gutsy in a number of ways, a majority of which have panned out. But Dalton--particularly in the 20-team league--could have been a difference maker.
In the future, if I'd done my homework, I need to have the confidence to act on what I've learned. Maybe I'll be wrong 40% of the time. But in most leagues, waivers and trades can back-fill for mistakes. The other 60%--going big on longshot bold predictions like Dalton, Woodhead, and Hurns, for example (I drafted only one of these guys in one league)--could prove to be difference makers.
But it's no time for regret. It's time to learn from mistakes and to keep getting smarter. So what big risk did you take, and how did it impact your team?
I'm currently in trade negotiations in my 20-team league with a guy who drafted Andy Dalton in the 10th round--around the 195th overall pick. As many of you know, Dalton was my biggest bold QB prediction this preseason, ranked 9th among QBs vs. a universal average draft position of 26th. I placed him ahead of seemingly obvious top 10 QBs like Peyton Manning and Drew Brees.
And yet, when it came time to draft in each of my three leagues, I chickened out. So I'm sitting here wondering, "Why was I such a Jo-Jo?" (FF4W reference) Sure, I was gutsy in a number of ways, a majority of which have panned out. But Dalton--particularly in the 20-team league--could have been a difference maker.
In the future, if I'd done my homework, I need to have the confidence to act on what I've learned. Maybe I'll be wrong 40% of the time. But in most leagues, waivers and trades can back-fill for mistakes. The other 60%--going big on longshot bold predictions like Dalton, Woodhead, and Hurns, for example (I drafted only one of these guys in one league)--could prove to be difference makers.
But it's no time for regret. It's time to learn from mistakes and to keep getting smarter. So what big risk did you take, and how did it impact your team?