By Justin Hume – Guest Writer from WeeklyProjections.com:
If you haven’t heard, RotoHog.com is giving away $300,000 this football season in totally free prizes. With that kind of opportunity it’s certainly worth signing up to give it a try, and it’s also worth taking some time to get a leg up on the competition. How do you do this? Well, at the beginning of the season, it’s all about making the most money, the fastest.
Rotohog uses a market-based system in which players are continually bought and sold on the virtual trading floor. However, this floor doesn’t open until Sept. 4. In the meantime, teams will be drafting their initial rosters from a list of players with set prices. Finding the key bargains here is crucial because their prices will shoot up when the market is finally opened for trading.
For this particular article I’m going to look specifically at the top value-priced RBs. Without further ado…
#1 Cedric Benson – $36 – Cedric Benson finally has the place all to himself. Thomas Jones is out, and there is no one around to steal Benson’s thunder (or carries). Given this new, improved situation Benson seems like a safe bet to put up career-best numbers. As just the 20th most expensive RB on RotoHog it’s hard to see anything but upside for this guy.
#2 Brandon Jacobs – $33 – Along with Michael Turner, Jacobs is one of those guys I’ve been eager to see take over a feature-back role. While Turner will likely have to wait another year, Jacobs’ time appears to be now. The biggest concern for Jacobs is he’ll be looking over his shoulder at Reuben Droughns all year. While I don’t see this being an issue, the nice thing about RotoHog is if Jacobs loses his starting job, you’re free to sell him and move on to the next great bargain. I see Jacobs as at least seven slots better than his current position as the 25th most expensive RB.
#3 Adrian Peterson – $34 – Where do you start with a guy like this? Talents like Peterson don’t come along every year, and he’s got a chance to be really special. I had Peterson pegged as a value pick at $20 before RotoHog made some price adjustments and I still like him even at $34. The interesting thing about Peterson, however, is that he may not be a great value until later in the season if Chester Taylor sees a majority of the carries to start the year. In a typical league you would have to draft and hold Peterson to get his value, but in RotoHog it may be worth it to hold off until he’s seeing the bulk of the time for the Vikings. Watch this one closely as Peterson could easily become much more valuable than his current price of $34.
There you go. three RB bargains to get you started. I’ll be posting full write-ups for every position at my site, WeeklyProjections.com, starting Sunday.
One more tip before I go: DRAFT LATE. Overall, RotoHog has done an excellent job setting these prices, and for the most part they’re very accurate. However, it’s inevitable performance or injury will lead to lesser-known players finding bigger roles. This is where you can really make big profits. Good luck!
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