A deep SuperFlex draft from the 1.01
How to approach SuperFlex when you can't get two elite QBs
I haven’t hit on a ton of SuperFlex content this year, but what I have hit on has emphasized the importance of the elite QBs again this year, after that was a big hit in 2022 when we made it the focus of 2022 SuperFlex content around here.
Well last night I drew the 1.01 in a very deep SuperFlex best ball contest among some of the sharpest analysts in the industry. This contest is being hosted over at FFPC, which is TE Premium as well, and on top of using SuperFlex it also has two additional Flexes, while starting 2 RBs, 3 WRs, and 1 TE, which makes for a total of 10 starting lineup spots to fill each week (without a K or DST).
This draft is the continuation of an invitational I’ve written about in the past, where the Deep End podcast has taken over from Draft Sharks in terms of hosting it. Since it’s always a fun format, and especially since I got some questions about how to apply my draft strategies for 2023 to SuperFlex leagues, I thought this would be an instructive draft to go through.
Looking through last year’s writeup, the format included just one Flex in addition to the SuperFlex — whereas this year it was two — and there were 25 total roster spots, while we were down to just 20 this year. That changed strategy somewhat as things really had to tighten up, but my approach through the first several rounds should be helpful in answering some of your questions about how I’d approach a SuperFlex format this year.
Here’s the first half of the board with me drafting out of the 1.01. Because it’s an industry draft, I’m well aware that things are going to be difficult to execute in some spots; in this one, for example, my Ship Chasing cohosts Pat Kerrane and Pete Overzet were back to back at picks 1.09 and 1.10 (at least I wasn’t down on their end of the board).