RB vs. QB: Who to build your team around?

[Marc]

I want to know who all of your fantasy gurus out there build your football teams around: the running back or the quarterback? Which is more important?

[iFroggy]

If I can get Kurt Warner or Peyton Manning - then its QB. If I can get Marshall Faulk or Edgerrin James - its RB. If I can get Randy Moss or Marvin Harrison, which might be the case if I end of picking later, that its WR.

[Marc]

Yeah, but I'm saying if you had ANY player, who would be your first choice? (as in position)

[iFroggy]

Any player? QB Kurt Warner. :)

[Rick Dogg]

Quarterbacks last longer so I'd build my team around Donovan McNabb.

[H. Tiemann Jr.]

As for the player to build your team around, I would have to say either Faulk or James.

I think the RB position is the hardest and best postion to fill in first. I won the championship this year in one of my leagues and I had the first overall pick.

With that pick, I drafted James.

Do you know who my QB was? Gannon, who i drafted in the 8th round :)

For years now that i have been playing fantasy football, I have always drafted a RB first.

Needless to say, I have been pretty successful :)

[Brandon]

If you're in a keeper league, with so many good young QB's right now, I'd go after one of them.

If it's a one year thing, I would draft a RB probably. Since most places I play at play two RB and one QB a week, I'd want a good RB. Of course, I didn't follow that advice last year and picked Moss and Keyshawn and ended up first, but last out in the playoffs. :redhot:

[lmanchur.]

IMO, you always build a fantasy team around the anchor of a real pro team.

In baseball, that's the pitcher.
In hockey, that's the goalie.
In football, it's easily the quarterback who anchors the offense, so my choice is the QB!

[Wedge231]

I say the QB. Gotta go with Peyton Manning.

[PeterDewar]

Definatley the QB, he runs the offense and controls everything on the offensive side of the ball. He controls the RB for god-sakes so why build around a player who doesn't have complete control of the players.

[H. Tiemann Jr.]

I would still draft a RB first. You can always get a quarterback later. You get a stud RB that will get you 15-20 touchdowns and a quarterback that will get you 30 TDs. How many RB's will get 15-20 TD's a year? Not many.

As for qb's there are a bunch that can get near or over 30 td's a season.

[spike30303]

The age old quetion- QB or RB??? hmm. Im gonna go with Faulk a RB. He may not be the most reliable player, but although he may miss a game or two, he still finishes in the top 3 scores, you cant beat that. Also, I think many QB's stats fluctuate over the years, there are few QB's that put up unbelievable stats in consecutive years. If not Faulk, then Edgerrin. I dont select by position, I take best availble player, which is how I beleive everyone should select. I wont be afraid to take a QB.