It is that time boys and girls, fantasy football draft time. And so here is what you need to remember for your IDP draft.
Know
This is the simplest and the one that everyone forgets or thinks is too remedial to worry about. But you have to know the scoring system your league is following! This will determine who is going to help your team and who is spending time taking up useless space.
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And once you know the scoring your league employs, know the defense the NFL team plays. If a team has a 3-4 defensive scheme, then target the outside linebackers. Defensive linemen and inside linebackers on a 3-4 scheme get tackles but not much more. And we all know we look for more, always.
If the team employs a 4-3 scheme, the defensive ends and middle linebackers are your men. In a 4-3 scheme the defensive ends have the best opportunity for sacks. The middle linebackers become a tackling machine.
Here are the most likely defensive schemes for each NFL team.
AFC East AFC North
Buffalo Bills: Multiple schemes the front leans towards a 3-4 Baltimore Ravens: Multiple lean towards 3-4
New England Patriots: 4-3 Cincinnati Bengals: 4-3
Miami Dolphins: 4-3 Cleveland Browns: Multiple lean towards 3-4
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New York Jets: 4-3 Pittsburgh Steelers: 3-4
AFC South AFC West
Houston Texans: 3-4 Denver Broncos: 3-4
Indianapolis Colts: 3-4 Kansas City Chiefs: 3-4
Jacksonville Jaguars: 4-3 Oakland Raiders; 4-3
Tennessee Titans: 3-4 with some multiple San Diego Chargers: 3-4
NFC East NFC North
Dallas Cowboys: 4-3 (Tampa-2) Chicago Bears:3-4
New York Giants: 4-3 Detroit Lions: 4-3
Philadelphia Eagles: 3-4 Green Bay Packers: 3-4
Washington: 3-4 Minnesota Vikings: 4-3
NFC South NFC West
Atlanta Falcons: 4-3 Arizona Cardinals: 3-4
Carolina Panthers: 4-3 some multiple St. Louis Rams: 4-3 with some multiple
New Orleans Saints: multiple front and 4-3 San Francisco 49ers: 3-4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers:4-3 Seattle Seahawks: 4-3
And remember nothing trumps talent. When drafting IDP it is sometimes better to find that individual talent on a bad defense, ’cause you know he is going to be on the field ALOT.
Here are top five for your IDP draft thanks to fantasypros:
Top 5 IDP Players
JJ Watt Houston DE1
Lavonte David Tampa Bay LB1
Luke Kuechly Carolina LB2
Robert Quinn St Louis DE2
CJ Mosley Baltimore LB3
Top 5 Linebackers
Lavonte David, Tampa Bay
Luke Kuechly, Carolina
CJ Mosley, Baltimore
Navorro Bowman, San Francisco
Bobby Wagner, Seattle
Top 5 Defensive Line
JJ Watt, Houston
Robert Quinn, St. Louis
Chandler Jones, New England
Calais Campbell, Arizona
Everson Griffen, Minnesota
As always good luck and stay tuned for your IDP needs!
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