Fantasy Foundation: Block VI

Fantasy Foundation: Block VI

VI. Do NOT Draft a Kicker or Defense Too Early Don’t be the idiot who drafts the 1st defense or kicker unless all other positions are set and everyone else has been waiting on drafting them as well. My BIGGEST pet peeve in all of fantasy football is when the...
Fantasy Foundation: Block V

Fantasy Foundation: Block V

V. Wait on Drafting A Quarterback This is a good example of something that does not apply 100% of the time.  As this block falls below block II, it is implied that it is more important to understand the competition than waiting on a QB. Now, why do we want to wait on...
Fantasy Foundation: Block V

Fantasy Foundation: Block IV

IV. Stick to The Tiers Tiers are a way to segregate players within their position, and even in a top overall player ranking, so that it is obvious who the next selection should be.  On the website I should have a player ranking for the current year or one from last...
Fantasy Foundation: Block III

Fantasy Foundation: Block III

III. Develop and Follow a Fluid Draft Day Strategy Honestly, this is so essential that it could have been #1 but alas, I decided to put these rules in some sort of chronological order as well as order of importance.  Establishing a sound draft strategy is vital in...
Fantasy Foundation: Block II

Fantasy Foundation: Block II

II. Know the Competition Those of us who have played fantasy football in multiple leagues have experienced this first hand; some leagues are just more competitive than others, and some leagues draft differently than most. There are some leagues out there which are...
Fantasy Foundation: Block I

Fantasy Foundation: Block I

The Fantasy Foundation For those of us who have played fantasy sports before, we understand that going into the fantasy season without a plan-of-action is a bad idea.  Good strategies aren’t thought up on the fly; they are built from the ground-up and are flexible...