when do u draft a QB?

[sabomnim]

if manning, brady and brees are off the board, what round do u usually draft a QB?
this is my first year doing only a 1 QB slot league and i wasnt sure if it was vital to geting one sooner when u only start 1 QB
this is a TD heavy league so passing TDs are 6
i got the last pick of a 10 man draft (3 player keeper league) so iw asnt sure if i should get like warner, rivers, or rodgers my first go around since i will have to wait a long time before another hits me
thnx

[default01]

Honestly, I'd rank Rodgers right up there with Brees/Brady/Manning (actually, ahead of Manning). I think you'd have to at least consider him at the 3/4 turn in a 6 pt pass TD league. If you don't go with Rodgers early, I'd wait and pick my starting QB after everyone else has theirs. You could end up with Cutler, Palmer, Ryan or maybe even Schaub at the 7/8 turn. My guess is a couple players I have above Rodgers would drop and be available at the 3/4 turn in a 10 team league so I'd end up waiting until the 8th. In a 12 team league, I'd probably end up with Rodgers if he's still available at the end of the 3rd.

[SD Turbos]

For a 1 QB league, I usually go in the 4th round.

I use the draft cruncher for free from draftcruncher.com and it tells me when I should take a QB and where the drop off is.

[fantasysportsguy1210]

I agree with the 4th round. Usually I think you can wait, but there's a severe drop off after Romo/Rivers/Rodgers/Schaub IMO.

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[Phantom]

I like to wait if I think i can grab a late round guy who will perform in the top 10 (which I do). It really depends on your feelings on particular QBs. Make your cheat sheet for QBs, and break them down into tiers (with each tier having QBs you feel similar about). For example, here's mine:


Drew Brees, NO
Tom Brady, NE
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Peyton Manning, IND
Kurt Warner, ARI
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Aaron Rodgers, GB
Philip Rivers, SD
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Tony Romo, DAL
Matt Ryan, ATL
Matt Schaub, HOU
Donovan McNabb, PHI
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Matt Cassel, KC
Jay Cutler, CHI
Ben Roethlisberger, PIT
Carson Palmer, CIN
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Eli Manning, NYG
Kyle Orton, DEN
Brett Favre, MIN
David Garrard, JAC
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Matt Hasselbeck, SEA
Trent Edwards, BUF
Jake Delhomme, CAR
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Jason Campbell, WAS
Chad Pennington, MIA
Joe Flacco, BAL
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Shaun Hill, SF
JaMarcus Russell, OAK
Brady Quinn, CLE
Marc Bulger, STL
Kerry Collins, TEN
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Daunte Culpepper, DET
Mark Sanchez, NYJ
Matthew Stafford, DET

Now I personally think I can cobble together a top 10 QB by drafting Garrard (who was a top 10 guy last year and has a better line and more weapons) and some combination of Edwards, Delhomme, Hassleback, and Hill. However, if someone slips out of their tier and is waiting for me at a good bargain, I'll grab them (this has happened with Warner a lot this year). The problem is, while I feel I can draft a very servicable QB in the later rounds, I do not feel as confident about drafting a top 15 WR or RB, so if I grab a QB in the 4th round, my starters will take a big hit.