Let us explore this method of fantasy football drafting at RTS sports.  This method has earned me a lot of money playing fantasy football at RTS.  It was the reason why I had the most teams of anybody in the finals of the RTS Tournament in 2011…this year I want to improve on my success and capture the main title.

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The main thing to be aware of in RTS is that the flex position can either be a RB or WR so you need to determine what your flex position is going to be.  So if you decide to create a RB team…you would need to draft four RBs in your first six picks and if you go WR then the same for that position.  This type of team will always be able to crank out three quality WRs or RBs each week…and if a RB/WR get injured…you still have three quality starters to throw at the competition.  Here are the Pros of drafting this type of fantasy football team.

1. In case you lose a stud you can replace him with another stud and not loose a step.
2. The heart of your team is immune from bye-weeks.
3. It allows you to focus on a neglected area of your team and keep hammering that position in hopes of finding a diamond in the rough.
4. It allows you to focus your wavier wire attention to one position.
5. This type of drafting will cause the other teams to panic and create and sustain runs.

This type of drafting style puts other teams on tilt like no other.

Using the same 2012 RTS draft I will create a sample team out of the 3rd spot.

QB P. Manning, Freeman

RB: McCoy, M. Bush, P. Hillis, R. Hilliman, M. Leshoure

WR: Nicks, Godzilla (Brandon Marshall), Steve Johnson, Dez Bryant

TE J. Finley, O. Daniels

This is a solid team that we have here.  If a RB2 can ever be established out of these guys…this team would be unstoppable.  However, now you know you have to work the wavier wire.  Knowing that you have three of the four WRs at your disposable every week of the 2012 fantasy football season…is something special.

At RTS I know guys who have been very profitable by simply drafting their starting fantasy football line-up first and then filling in depth later on.  These fantasy football players get a QB, TE, two RBs and three WRs before they start drafting for depth.  These are not value drafters…these are not the guys who use computer software…or believe in the stud running back theory, etc.  These guys are simply…draft their starting guys first and then figure the rest out.  This method does have merit as we will explore.

1. In fantasy football leagues with shallow benches…like RTS. There is always going to be some fantasy football gold in the wavier wire.  Therefore, if you are active on the wavier wire you will be able to solidify your weaknesses during the season.
2. In leagues like RTS where you need to insert the most firepower into the line-up and the active rosters are smaller, it makes sense to get the guys who have the best shot at performing the best each-week.
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   Starting in round nine you can start drafting for depth and handcuffing your players.  The truth is, there are a lot of quality fantasy football player that can be drafted in the 9th, 10th, and 11th round of a fantasy football draft at RTS.

4. Your starting line-up looks quite remarkable not only to you…but to the rest of your fantasy football league.
5. Depth is overrated anyways.  It is like insurance…you never want to use insurance…but you are happy when you need it.  If you are fortunate not to have to use depth…then it is wasted luxury.
6. It makes setting your line-ups easier. If you select your starting line-up first then you know who is going to start week-in-and-week-out.  When you have a bunch of depth…sometimes the lines get blurred on who your starters are and who is your depth.

Here would be a sample line-up using ADP from a real cash money 2012 RTS fantasy football draft.

Drafting out of the three hole you could have drafted the following starting line-up:

QB:  Tom Brady

RBs: McCoy, R. Bush

WRs: Maclin, Demaryius Thomas, T. Smith

TE: J. Graham

In my opinion…that is a nasty line-up.  You have a top 3 QB, a top 3 TE, and a top 3 RB.  Plus…both Maclin and Thomas have the potential to be top 15 WRs and Bush has the potential to be a top 10 PPR RB this year.  Sending this team against all of the other teams week-in-and-week-out is going to give you a strong advantage.