Blair Andrews and Shawn Siegele execute an extreme Zero-RB start in their FFPC Main Event draft. Can they pull it off?
Shawn Siegele and I recently participated in an FFPC Main Event draft. We got the 12th pick. Although there wasn’t quite as much excitement around that pick as in the quad draft Shawn did with Ben Gretch, Pat Kerrane, and Peter Overzet on Ship Chasing, getting the 12th pick does lead you toward a very clear and very on-brand strategy.
Needless to say, we both like the teams you can build with a Zero-RB approach. But Zero RB is always more fun and more effective when you push it to the limits. So how do you come out of an extreme Zero-RB draft with a team that you are (mostly) happy with? Let’s find out.
The 1/2 Turn
We had hoped George Kittle would make it to us at 1.12. He was picked at 1.08. We had also hoped Clyde Edwards-Helaire (yes, we like some RBs) would miraculously fall to us. He was picked at 1.06. We were even tempted by Miles Sanders, should he fall.[1] He was picked at 1.10.
This left us with a difficult decision: take two of Derrick Henry, Joe Mixon, and Kenyan Drake, or just draft the two best wide receivers in the NFL. Okay, maybe not that difficult. Our picks are the only two players with multiple top-three WR finishes since 2017. Nobody can accuse us of overthinking this.
The picks: Julio Jones / DeAndre Hopkins
The 3/4 Turn
Footnotes
| ↑1 | Zero RB is a ton of fun, but sometimes you need to be a little unpredictable. |
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