Superflex/Two-QB Strategy

By :: Tony Kneepkens (@tonytk44)

In this article, I want to cover some strategies and ideas specific to the number of starting QBs your league requires, briefly touching on “standard” leagues that require one starting QB only, leagues that have a Superflex position (you are allowed to play a QB in one of the flex spots), and leagues that require two starting QBs per team.

Standard (one QB)

In a 12-team standard league that only allows one starting QB, there are three fairly common draft strategies that are all viable, if executed well:

1. Draft a single stud QB and start them as many games as possible, potentially only adding a single bye-week fill in for one single week if all goes perfectly. 
2. Draft two QBs with the plan to play matchups between the two, or possibly stash a high-upside rookie for later in the season. 
3. You might target a single late-round QB with favorable early-season matchups, with the plan to add and drop QBs throughout the season or until a permanent starting option has been uncovered. 

In any of these scenarios, there should be plenty of QBs to go around. Even if all 12 managers want to execute a similar strategy, it is likely that some of the mid-20s QB range (think Geno Smith or Tua Tagovailoa types) will be available as waiver or free-agent pickups throughout the majority of the season. If you draft a high-end stud and they suffer a major injury, you will likely be able to add a start-worthy QB from waivers and likely even trade for a comparable player to the one you’ve just lost, if you are motivated to, without completely changing the makeup of the rest of your team.

Understanding How Superflex/Two-QB Changes Things