Snipers: Ammo for Auction Drafts

Little bit of a social commentary cross over. Plenty of foul language to go along with some possible foul play. Is the NFL rigged? What role is gambling playing in professional football? And what are the risks to fantasy and society at large? 

This is your chance to sit in on a top 1% ranked fantasy sports auction drafter, since 1988. Basically a masterclass in comparing and contrasting 3 different auction drafts for the 2024 fantasy season. All within just weeks of each other a breakdown my franchise keeper league draft on a play by play of my draft. I go over all the main details of my draft preparation before entering the draft room. With 15 keepers of a 30-man roster I give you the deep dive on each of my winning bids and why this is one of the best drafts I've ever had. This coming from a Yahoo Diamond Level ranked score of 1,012 as of the day of this recording. Listen, learn take your shots!

This episode gives you a play-by-play, fly on the wall view of the first 100 drafted players in a redraft league made up of some very good auction drafters. I also basically do a training course in the strategy of my personal team building and how psychology can play a lot in how you draft. Salary Cap drafts and player prices are heavily dependent on sequence of nomination. Knowing when to bid and how much to spend is understanding the sequence of bids, the draft patterns that emerge quickly in each individual draft (each draft is unique) and how much I should spend on my targets depending on when they get thrown out in the draft. It's best for your top priorities to come out first, in sequence one after another but it rarely works out that way. This is what complicates a draft and can blow up less experienced auction bidders. If you want a detailed review of a real auction, with guys that know what they're doing.... listen to this episode. 

Deconstructing Mathew Berry's Top 12 List. I warn you where the overvalued WR land mines are from an experts list. A few of these projections and WR comparisons are on target. Must have WR info for all fantasy football owners. 

I review Mathew Berry's Top 12 RB List and point out his glaring oversights. Then I give you my top 5 sleeper pics. Listen to this!

I review Mathew Berry's Top 12 QB List and point out his glaring oversights. Then I give you my top 5 sleeper pics and 2 definite QBs he doesn't project will be in the top 10. I say they will be!

So many leagues do their Keeper rules all wrong. Stop imposing a "Keeper Tax" on yourselves. Here is your solution to the best rules for Keeper leagues and players that want to have the best long term fantasy football experience possible. 

In this episode I provide the listeners with my favorite breakdown of funds allocation per total roster positions. Keep in mind this is a only a general starting point for team cap pricing structure. It should and will have variations based on your preferred player targets on draft day. Slight variations should be expected based on those targets. But if you have no clue who you want to target then use my basic funds management chart to be your draft day guide and shooting instructions. This episode will provide team cap budgets for both 1QB and Superflex leagues. 

My #1 Secret for dominating my leagues... no one else will tell you. The main stream media pervasively preaches the exact opposite. I explain exactly how I target my top players.  Stop listening to the crowd consensus, bust out of the rankings' echo chamber.  

The final episode in the Real Teams-Salary Cap Keepers Strategy: Superflex edition series. This 7-7 team just missed the playoffs which is just as bad as going 1-13 from the "having no chance" to win your league. 

The only part in this series that covers two teams in one episode.  Each team are among the worst teams in our league during the 2023 season, both ended up with 5-9 records. But their QB rooms are necessarily bad but they are completely different scenarios if you're playing in a dynasty league. I break down their teams based on what I would do if I were the owner. Who they should, or shouldn't freeze based on player salaries and other roster situations. 

Part 1 of 4 where I breakdown the best and worst teams QB situations. How they scored last year and their contract prices. Should the be frozen for 2024 or not? Takeaway strategy principles emphasized to help you prep for your 2024 draft, dynasty, keeper or redraft. 

Part 2 Real Teams, real talk series: Which 2 QBs would I freeze on the 2023  Championship team's roster for the upcoming season - NO BRAINER!

Big time episode on this one because we look in the rear mirror to last year's QB projections. I contrast the predictions with the reality and list the real sleepers to lay the ground work for my QB sleeper predictions that will absolutely help you win your Superflex league.One of my fave episodes to this point. Looking back to last year's predictions by a main stream NFL analyst and how to learn from his misses to hit your QB home runs for 2024. 

Don't trust the mainstream media rankings... they always get it wrong. In this Superflex targeted episode I will breakdown the good and bad about Mathew Berry's QB rankings and give you my top 4 QBs that will break the top 10 list that are being severely undervalued this pre-season. 

We finish up our thoughts on the shocking Falcons #8 pick of U of Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. and how this parallels 2QB strategy in Superflex leagues. 

In this episode (part 1 of 2) we give a fresh take on the mind blowing first round pick the Falcons took with the 8th overall. Is this Penix pick as bad as everyone is saying or is this a real life example of the importance of playing Superflex and having a QB insurance policy? Attention: 2QB and dynasty owners! Are you "all in" on your quarterbacks? 

A new series in the Snipers fantasy football podcast. An auction isn't just a salary cap draft you do one day a year... it's a salary cap league you play in all season long. And it play a much bigger role in your overall fantasy experience and level of enjoyment then you think. In my first episode of the Commissioner Quest series I discuss the 3 core fundamentals that make up every fantasy league.If you play in a league that has bad game design, if your rules suck and your Commissioner is clueless your experience as a team owner is going to be dog shit. As Michael Jackson once said, "they'e ignant." 

The first "unofficial Commissioner episode." Almost like a listener's "User Guide". Snipers is a show designed specially for more competitive gamesmanship.  We focus on deeper leagues that are skill based. But you may ask, "what is skill based fantasy football?" In this episode we discuss the answer to that question and what are the settings required to turn your league into a more competitive league. We promote specialized formats that enhance your fantasy experience  by immersing you much more into the game. Targeting full roster concept dynasty, keeper leagues with higher octane scoring settings.When it  comes to fantasy football,  more is better!

Too many fantasy football owners focus waiver wire and FA pickups on RBs and WRs while neglecting some of the prolific scoring positions, including D/ST and QB. I discuss some of my very own challenges this post season in getting just the right guys on my starting roster. Coming off a landslide victory in week 1 of the playoffs I'm facing the #2 cede with my 9-5 record 4th cede. Deliberating who I'm starting as my QB2 and best team D matchup.   Episode 16 will be focused targeted on owners of non-playoff teams and how to best begin preparing for the upcoming 2024 season. 

Don't get drunk on the preseason power rankings! In this episode I compare the current QB power rankings with all the hype or should I say, no hype for a few of this weeks to p 10QBs.  The last summer values and media hype of players has a bigger psychological impact on you than you think it does. Stop  being sheep. 

If you want to dominate your Superflex league just listen. Get your mindset right for next years draft, or implement the right mindset now, trade for undervalued guys, to get an advantage for next year's draft.  Always be sniping! 

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. 

Commissioners, what are you waiting for? Push your league harder to make the switch! Here, I got some ammo for you in this cast. Share link with all the owners of your league. 

New Bodcast July 9, 2022The ADP Free Zone In this episode I discuss the general parameters of Auction Drafts and how they impact player dollar values.  I also assert "Auctionphobia",  discuss the " Game Experience Tragedy” and the actual time commitment of snake drafts in connection to an owners overall roster managment needs and dispell a few myths about the salary cap format.