Snipers: Ammo for Auction Drafts

Our first Draft Day+ episode of 2023. We're comparing running back draft day stock prices to week 3 actual stock values. As if you really needed more evidence that zero RB strategy is the way to go.  If you're in a Dynasty or Keeper league this is a must listen to episode. 

All of this analysis is based on looking at player values in hindsight instead of projecting values. Unboxing the preseason hype. 

We return late, but we return with our second podcast of the new season. not just your average auction draft podcast anymore. For 2023, we're using a new season to transition the show from just a preseason "draft strategy" podcast to a season long salary cap draft, salary capital league show.   In this first episode we take an in depth look at the anatomy of an auction draft broken down into  4 quarters through the duration of draft and how each separate period of the draft is distinct in how team capital is being spent. 

I analyze this "real draft" vs fake "mock draft" to give you a realistic look at how team owners actually spend their money on NFL players to build their fantasy teams. This is a fly on the wall insider's look at a highly competitive league. 

DRAFT TYPE: Dynasty Startup; 12-team deep roster salary cap league. (2QB, IDP) 

And bonus... we snuck our first episode of 2023 right after this episode ends. Why? Don't ask... just go with it. 

Straight outta the draft! The DraftDay+ series extends the draft results and player costs directly into the season. In this episode we examine the expense trends of IDP (individual defensive players) for a 2022 money league draft and how those investments are  paying off now. I coach up on planning for drafting, budgeting for defensive players and how to strategize for filling those roster slots during the season by using FAAB or your waiver wire.  

 The Draft Day+ series takes your auction draft advice to the next level.  Taking you into the season at week 9 we illustrate where the real draft day deals are now. Every single draft, every season, year after year will have deals out there. We focus your attention on absolute mind blowing deals some owners got in this years draft. We list the best deals at each of the offensive roster slots. 

The Draft Day+ series takes your auction draft advice to the next level. We transport you from the draft day directly into the season on a deep dive discovery of how your draft day decisions impact your successes and failures.  We answer questions like, "How do the player salaries affect your decisions during the season?", "How are free agent transactions and trade offers impacted based on the salary cap draft?" And finally "How do your contracts affect your overall roster management? Most importantly, we get to the impact your draft day selections have on your weekly H2H match-ups.  

In this episode,  we focus on Running Backs and their performances up through Week 7 and discuss how you employ the "Handcuff" or "Two of a Kind" strategy w/ RBs to secure your success. Backfield competition is the key to RB stacking on any particular.

The Draft Day+ series takes your auction draft advice to the next level. We transport you from the draft day directly into the season on a deep dive discovery of how those decisions impact your success and failures. We answer questions like; How do the player salaries affect your decisions during the season, free agent transactions, trade offers and overall roster management? Most importantly, we get to the impact your draft day selections have on your weekly H2H match-ups. 

The episode starts us on a season long fantasy football journey using a real league as a case example. It analyzes the draft's (salary cap) impact on the first five weeks of the a league's 2022 season with a focus on Superflex/2QB dynasty leagues.  

Follow us throughout the entire season as we give you real life fantasy examples using some experienced, some not so experienced owners with 2QB leagues. 

I time travel back to 1992 when I was doing drafts as a beginner. Give you the best advice any novice would need. Making the transition to auction from snake? This episode is a MUST LISTEN for all the newbies. Salary Cap essentials for Auction Dummies. 

 A Draft Story: in this episode I contrast the drafts of 2 identical leagues, from the same NFL season that have completely different draft dynamics and outcomes. How is this possible when league settings include the scoring and roster structure are identical?  And the drafts were just days apart? I explain in detail how to handle a budget management crisis through a terrible auction storm and come out of it  with a championship team.  

Digging into my personal vault of sports media news clips… I reveal one of the most insightful quotes I've ever heard, from one of the nations top syndicated radio analysts, about how you put together an NFL championship team.  Come inside this episode and hear the quote that begins, "There isn't a lot of gotta haves... You don't gotta have anybody except...".  But can you apply this strategy to fantasy and have it work? I reveal the answer, and the reason! And that’s just 1 big tip, we dive into 4 more deep ones in episode four. 

In this episode we discuss the absolute necessity for building a foundation for your team over the next 3 to 5 years. It all starts with your leagues Year 1 dynasty draft. Don't take the enticements, build a well rounded team and invest heavy on these guys! Download to get in on the mystery and hear an indie voice tell you what the mainstream fantasy establishment won't. Unlock the secret to a stellar SalaryCap draft.