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Welcome to Brew Crew Corner. The important preseason games, also known as the “dress rehearsal,” has passed. We now will look to make whatever changes we need to make to our final rosters. For some of us, there are still drafts to come in the final days of the preseason before the season kicks off. Some leagues will go as far as waiting until a few hours before Thursday’s game between the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings to hold their draft. Personally, I don’t think that gives owners enough time to evaluate their draft results and make lineup adjustments. It just shows you that there are so many ways you can customize your league and play fantasy football. There isn’t a wrong or right way to play, just variations on the hobby we love to play. In the last edition we looked at the Strength Of Schedule (SOS) for quarterbacks and the passing game. We will now look at the runningback situation.
There are a number of strategies you can use when looking at the run SOS for the runningback position. There is a different approach you will need when trying to trade runningbacks as owners will more than likely hold on to them longer than players of other positions.
Here are my six strategies:
Strategy No. 1:
Always start your stud runningback. Just like the quarterbacks, you pay a high price because they are there to perform.
Strategy No. 2:
If you don’t have a stud, draft a number of runningbacks in the middle rounds and play matchups.
Strategy No. 3:
If you are stocked at runningback and need help at other positions, take a runningback that has started hot that you won’t start on a weekly bases to help improve your team.
Strategy No. 4:
Trade for a struggling runningback that will play better. Jahvid Best is a runningback that will face three top 10 run defenses from last season in the first four weeks of the season. The Detroit Lions have a very tough schedule to open the season and that will limit Best early on. Target this player so that you can benefit later in the year when the schedule is more favorable.
Strategy No. 5:
Frustrated owners look for trades. Usually, it is due to an injury or a shared role on that team. This is a good opportunity to offer a 2-for-1 trade where you can upgrade to an elite runner while offering two decent options that they can fill holes with.
Strategy No. 6:
Monitor the waiver wire. There is always a runningback that comes out of nowhere or a starter that will get hurt. A player like Kareem Huggins (
This chart below list the SOS for each runningback as well as the teams they face for the first four weeks of the season.
I am really excited that the season is just a week away. We are just getting started as the Brew Crew Corner will be posted weekly.
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