Hey!

I've got a QB drafting rule that sounds counterintuitive at first, but once you hear it, you won't be able to unsee it.

The later you draft your QB1, the earlier you should draft your QB2. And the earlier you draft your QB1, the later you should draft your QB2.

Here's why this works:

If you wait on QB and end up with a mid-tier starter, say you grab a guy in rounds 8-10, there's a real chance he underperforms or gets hurt. You need insurance.

That means grabbing your QB2 relatively early to make sure you have a viable pivot, not a desperation waiver add in Week 4.

But if you invest early and land an elite QB in rounds 3-5, a Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson type, you're already set.

These guys are matchup-proof. You don't need a high-end backup. You can wait until the final rounds for a QB2, or skip one entirely and use that roster spot on a high-upside handcuff or sleeper instead.

That's the part most people miss. They either double up on QBs when they don't need to, or they go cheap at both spots and end up streaming all year.

Match your QB2 investment to the opposite of your QB1 investment and you'll have better roster construction than most of your league.

— Sal

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