Shawn Siegele looks at the quarterback position in 2023 and dives into the tools to ask whether a deeply contrarian approach might be the answer that unlocks extreme upside builds.

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Mike Beers’ best ball tools educated a mini-generation on the importance of the QB Window, and it was an area where our subs profited again in 2022 with league-winning early Window QBs like Jalen Hurts and Joe Burrow. But we also want to keep our eyes peeled for areas where the RCE might have a hard time anticipating a coming year’s trends. That’s especially true if drafters also don’t appear to see what’s on the horizon.

For almost a decade in fantasy, the QB position generated relatively little interest, as most savvy drafters understood the value of Late Round QB within the player and scoring environment of the time. As the NFL has changed, bringing hybrid QBs and analytics-infused offenses that lean into the pass even in run scripts, the early-round QB has been reborn. Add in the rise of Superflex, and QB is no longer an ignored position.

In today’s piece I’m going to dive into some elements of the 2023 QB landscape that have infused my draft plan with a contrarian approach that will lift your squad to epic success or reduce it to smoldering ashes.

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