I don't even know why people still do non-PPR.
Another beef I has is with big league's, normally talking 16 team and up and especially 18 and 20 team leagues where they have to starting QB's. Worst leagues ever.
Anyway, 14 team leagues absolutely draft differently.
If there are guys you love and are targeting specifically don't be scared to reach a little early, especially if you're at a point in the snake where you don't pick for double digit picks, you'll be sad when you see them go 5 to 10 picks before you pick again and 20 picks and higher then they should.
If you don't get one of Gates, Finley or Clark and maybe Witten, do not bother wasting a pick on a TE until you're in the double digit rounds.
There will undoubtedly be an early run on QB's, don't panic, but if there is a guy you really feel you must have like a Brady, Rivers or even Romo, etc., don't wait, take them early.
Pick wisely, especially if you wind up at either far end of a round. Don't make a panic move and take a guy just because you're shocked he slipped and is "such value" unless you really like the guy.
Like let's say for example a guy like MJD starts sliding but you hated him pre-draft and swore you were going to stay away from him and a guy you love, say for example Jahvid Best is on board but it's a little too early to pick him, don't make a panic pick and go with MJD, let him keep slipping and go with your gut, you'll feel better about it in the end, especially if it pans out.
And then Best will get snatched up a couple picks before your next one and 15 picks too early from where you thought he would go and 25 picks ahead of his ADP if you have savvy experienced drafters and you're stuck with a guy you wanted no part of while your guy is gone and you have instant buyers remorse and ruin your big board and start a domino effect on the rest of your draft.
Now I'm not taking a shot at MJD or propping up Best, those were two completely random examples of players in that type of range and situation, don't try to read into it lol.
People say to leave defenses out there til late in all forms, it goes even further in 14 team leagues.
Kickers. Never take a kicker before the last 2 rounds and never ever draft a backup kicker.
Try to target a guy in a friendly offense with a late bye who doesn't coincide with too many of your projected starters bye weeks.
Don't take your super sleepers even really late. Leave them on waivers and take more of a value pick until there's a Yahoo or ESPN or other big name fantasy outlet article written about them.
You're going to bring attention to a guy the casual players would have never thought of and alert the other obsessed GM's that someone knows about their sleeper too and as soon as you have to drop him in the early weeks when there's an inevitable injury they're going to scoop him off waivers themselves instead of leaving him out there.
If you're waiting super late for your starting QB and going with a high risk huge upside guy like a Stafford, Kolb, Freeman, Bradford, etc., don't wait too long to take another one of the same type, he might not just be your backup, you may have to go by committee based on matchups or your first pick went bustola or got injured.
Go with RB depth, but don't forget about receivers. Receivers are one of the hardest positions to fill off waivers, especially in the middle of the season, there will always be RB2 options out there to grab though.
Pay attention to rushes on a position. Don't panic and follow the trend and go for a huge reach, but also don't leave a guy out there that you love even if you have to snatch him a round early, it's guaranteed someone else loves him to and they will panic.
On the other hand within that same concept, that is just the time to grab guys at a different position that are good value picks right there, especially if you're stacked at the position a run is happening on. You'll get your guy and leave the board thin on the next position before the next run starts forcing them to make huge reaches.
Enough help?
