Sorry, I worded that weirdly. Meant to say more like this: Suppose you are 2nd or 3rd pick, oftentimes you'll pick a champ that you really like mid, one that doesn't necessarily counter Zed (i.e Diana) and then they get mid last pick, and OH HEY, it's Zed! That lane is basically insta-salt (For me at least), especially if you are playing a relatively squishy champ.
I really do try to expand champ pool as much as I can, but I am legitimately on the level of DogDookie 7, and avoid playing ranked unless it's with my friends who tend to be just as bad XD.
Edit: Also, how do you feel about
vs Zed? I feel like I've done fairly well, at least until my bot lane fed him like crazy and he insta-gibbed me before I could even ulti.