DRAFT TIPS
DON’T WASTE MONEY ON MAGAZINES
Too many of them base their rankings too much on the year before
They rate too many players, nobody cares about the 140th ranked WR
They cost money and there are many websites you can look at for free
They base it off of what a player is expected to do, which is a good thing
They compare what a RB is expected to do to what a QB is expected to do, which is a bad thing
My rankings are based over the person’s career specifically focused on the last 5 years
My rankings are free
I use a tier system which compares RBs to RBs, QBs to QBs, and so on. The difference is that a mid to low second string RB is not much better than an early to mid third string RB. A top first QB is a lot better to have than even a mid first string QB.
GET STEADY PLAYERS, AVOID HAVING TO PLAY MATCHUPS
Getting a steady performer is better than having two guys that you have to decide on each week. It gives you more room to work with and you don’t have to get the backups as fast.You can’t avoid it for your 3rd WR and backups, but you can for almost all starters.
DON’T GET A BACKUP FOR YOUR TE, K, AND DST
Instead, get a TE, K, and DST with different bye weeks. Get a backup for whichever position has the first bye then drop him and add for whichever position has the next bye week. This will leave roster space for your risky picks or for when your WRs have bye weeks, then you can get an extra backup WR and play whoever has the best matchup.
DON’T DRAFT A TE TOO EARLY
Only the best TEs should be drafted before your second WR. The difference between the 6th TE and 18th TE isn’t near as much as the difference between the 13th WR and the 24th WR.
DON’T DRAFT A DST TOO EARLY
Only the top defenses should be drafted before you have a backup WR, RB, AND QB.
DON’T DRAFT A KICKER TOO EARLY
Kickers don’t make a big enough difference. You should have all positions filled and 1-2 backups at the key positions first.
DON’T COUNT ON BEING ABLE TO TRADE
People are too paranoid that they are getting shafted and trades don’t happen much in FF. Getting the top 3 WRs in hopes that you can trade one of them for a top RB is not a good idea.
ROB THE BYE WEEKS
Weeks 6 and 8 have 6 teams on a bye each. If you avoid drafting players with byes those weeks, it’s all of your starters against a team playing with backups.
FORFIET THE BYE WEEKS
There are 12 teams to choose from with byes in weeks 6 and 8 that will get you the title. Losing two games still gets you into the playoffs and to the gold. There are a lot of key players to choose from in these two bye weeks.
AVOID INJURY PRONE PLAYERS
There’s nothing like having McNabb get you to the playoffs and getting injured before your big game.
AVOID RETIRED PLAYERS
Keyshawn Johnson is the only retired guy worth drafting AS A RISK, as in when you already have 5 WRs.
HAVE FUN
That’s it, have fun.
DON’T WASTE MONEY ON MAGAZINES
Too many of them base their rankings too much on the year before
They rate too many players, nobody cares about the 140th ranked WR
They cost money and there are many websites you can look at for free
They base it off of what a player is expected to do, which is a good thing
They compare what a RB is expected to do to what a QB is expected to do, which is a bad thing
My rankings are based over the person’s career specifically focused on the last 5 years
My rankings are free
I use a tier system which compares RBs to RBs, QBs to QBs, and so on. The difference is that a mid to low second string RB is not much better than an early to mid third string RB. A top first QB is a lot better to have than even a mid first string QB.
GET STEADY PLAYERS, AVOID HAVING TO PLAY MATCHUPS
Getting a steady performer is better than having two guys that you have to decide on each week. It gives you more room to work with and you don’t have to get the backups as fast.You can’t avoid it for your 3rd WR and backups, but you can for almost all starters.
DON’T GET A BACKUP FOR YOUR TE, K, AND DST
Instead, get a TE, K, and DST with different bye weeks. Get a backup for whichever position has the first bye then drop him and add for whichever position has the next bye week. This will leave roster space for your risky picks or for when your WRs have bye weeks, then you can get an extra backup WR and play whoever has the best matchup.
DON’T DRAFT A TE TOO EARLY
Only the best TEs should be drafted before your second WR. The difference between the 6th TE and 18th TE isn’t near as much as the difference between the 13th WR and the 24th WR.
DON’T DRAFT A DST TOO EARLY
Only the top defenses should be drafted before you have a backup WR, RB, AND QB.
DON’T DRAFT A KICKER TOO EARLY
Kickers don’t make a big enough difference. You should have all positions filled and 1-2 backups at the key positions first.
DON’T COUNT ON BEING ABLE TO TRADE
People are too paranoid that they are getting shafted and trades don’t happen much in FF. Getting the top 3 WRs in hopes that you can trade one of them for a top RB is not a good idea.
ROB THE BYE WEEKS
Weeks 6 and 8 have 6 teams on a bye each. If you avoid drafting players with byes those weeks, it’s all of your starters against a team playing with backups.
FORFIET THE BYE WEEKS
There are 12 teams to choose from with byes in weeks 6 and 8 that will get you the title. Losing two games still gets you into the playoffs and to the gold. There are a lot of key players to choose from in these two bye weeks.
AVOID INJURY PRONE PLAYERS
There’s nothing like having McNabb get you to the playoffs and getting injured before your big game.
AVOID RETIRED PLAYERS
Keyshawn Johnson is the only retired guy worth drafting AS A RISK, as in when you already have 5 WRs.
HAVE FUN
That’s it, have fun.
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