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Our Footballguys staff recently sat down to discuss their favored options at the quarterback position when playing in a salary cap league.
- $200 cap
- 12 teams
- Full PPR
- Starting Lineup
- 1 QB
- 2 RBs
- 3 WRs
- 1 TE
- 1 flex (RB, WR, TE)
How do you approach the quarterback position in a salary cap draft? Feel free to discuss price enforcement and budget allocation.
Thoughts from Jason Wood
The $200 cap makes it difficult to pay up at quarterback because price inflation will drive the best RBs and WRs into the $40-plus range, and you want to give your bench enough talent that you're not doomed with inevitable injuries to your top players.
I'll generally attempt to pay no more than $15 for two quarterbacks and am willing to pay $7-$8 for two competent starters or more for a higher-end starter and backfill with a $1 or $2 lottery ticket.
My view on price enforcement comes down to how I read the tiers at any position. I rarely price enforce at quarterback other than making sure a top-5 starter isn't going off for more than a 10% discount to my projections. And I'll only enforce if I don't already have my starter.
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