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For the past 3 years I’ve kept a running note of things I’ve learned by playing fantasy football and religiously listening to @Fantasy_Mansion and @EvanSilva. In no particular order, here are my notes. I hope you can learn something (Re-draft STD/PPR Focus).....
1. Don’t draft a player in first 3 rounds with 3 strikes against them (Bad OL, New OC, New HC, Bad QB/New QB, New Team). 2018 – David Johnson, 2019 – Le’Veon Bell, Antonio Brown, 2020 – McCaffrey? (I feel dirty for even suggesting this and will hands down still draft him #1)
2.This is not the year to go “Zero RB” or “Modified RB”. Just no. Stop. Not even if you draft on the turn. If you draft out of the 1-3 hole you might feel forced to go RB/TE/WR but I absolutely hate that start (see Rule 12). I want at least 2 top RBs after my first 3 picks.
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a.RB – Get 3 studs
b.WR – 4-7th is the sweet spot of 2nd/3rd year WRs
c.TE – 10th and on
d.F*ck Kickers
e. Man plans, God laughs
a.RB – Get 3 studs
b.WR – 4-7th is the sweet spot of 2nd/3rd year WRs
c.TE – 10th and on
d.F*ck Kickers
e. Man plans, God laughs
4.Keep track of those players that “jump the shark”. If someone was going in rounds 8-10 months ago and are now going in rounds 3-5 – DO.NOT.DRAFT. 2018 – Chris Hogan, 2019 – Duke Johnson. 2020 – Ronald Jones?
5.Don’t draft a player that is only going to be “the man” for the first 3 weeks who hasn’t consistently shown he can do it. 2018 – Chris Hogan (cue dumpster fire gif).
6.Don’t draft a player coming off a torn ACL from the year before. Never. Never ever ever. Looking at you Preston Williams fans. 2018 – Dalvin Cook, 2019 – Derrius Guice
http://7.Here"> http://7.Here ’s a big one – DRAFT YOUR GUYS. If there is someone you want, get him. Who cares if you have to reach a round. Have conviction. Trust your gut. F*ck your rankings. Miles Sanders was mine last year. I’ll share “My Guys” at the end.
8.Can someone please explain to me why Adam Thielen is going as late as the 4th round? Absolute insanity. Think of the law of conservation targets and how Diggs is gone. This dude is gonna ball out. If Jonathan Taylor is not there in the 3rd, I am smashing the button on Thielen.
9.When it comes to drafting a QB, wait. Make a list of top upside QBs that you can get past round 10 and make sure you grab one of them. Think of QBs with a shitty D and a lot of weapons that will have to air it out to try to stay in games. 2019 – Jameis Winston
10.When it comes to drafting a QB, 2nd year ones (experience or new system) in high-octane offenses are amazing targets. 2018 – Patrick Mahomes, 2019 – Lamar Jackson, 2020 – Kyler Murray? (might be too expensive) Daniel Jones? Minshew?
11.The QB you wait to pick must have a lot of weapons. They will produce better numbers than stud QBs with bad supporting casts (looking at you this year DeShaun Watson). Supporting cast is EVERYTHING. 2018 – Jared Goff, 2019 – Jameis Winston 2020 – Bridgewater? Mayfield?
12.I have never won a league by drafting a TE in the first 3 rounds. Not saying it can’t be done, but I certainly can’t do it. You really have to hit on that TE AND on your mid round picks. TEs also have the highest injury rate.
13.When waiting to draft a QB & TE till the double digit rounds, know you are taking a risk. You really have to hit on one of them and be startable with the other, otherwise you are scouring the waiver wire week to week.
14.Disregarding the previous 3 rules, if I can get Dak Prescott in the 6th round I am asking for two claps and yelling out the loudest “WHOOOOO”. I love the risk (barely any) vs the reward (league leader). That’s value AND upside…(speaking of value and upside, buy #BTC 
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15. In terms of Round 1-5 value, an offense can only support a total of 2 WR/TEs. Don’t draft anyone in the 1st 5 rounds who isn’t going to be top 2 in targets on their team.
16. When it comes to drafting RBs in the mid rounds, chase productive backfields. “Muddy” backfields (credit @LateRoundQB), usually due to a highly drafted rookie RB, can produce good to great RB situations but you are going to have to wait for it to happen.
17. I do not draft non-feature back sized RBs before round 9. You shouldn’t either. 2019 – Cohen and Lindsay. 2020 – Mostert
18. Never draft a rookie WR. Last year I added “never waste your top waiver pick on a rookie WR”. Well, McLaurin and Brown ruined that. If you are strong & deep at RB, then you can put in a claim for a rookie WR with limited target competition that blew up.
19. Second year high ceiling WRs who flashed in their first year are great mid-late round picks. Same goes for TEs. Way too many to list, plus everyone knows this now.
20. I like Antonio Brown as a late round pick, especially if your league has extra roster spots this year due to COVID (bonus if it’s a keeper league). Low risk, high reward.
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MY GUYS
QB – Dak, Wentz
RB – JT, Dobbins, DeAndre Washington, Duke, Edmonds, McKinnon
WR – Thielen, Chark, Bob Woods, M Brown, Lazard
TE – Gesicki, Jonnu Smith, Herndon
K – F*ck Kickers
QB – Dak, Wentz
RB – JT, Dobbins, DeAndre Washington, Duke, Edmonds, McKinnon
WR – Thielen, Chark, Bob Woods, M Brown, Lazard
TE – Gesicki, Jonnu Smith, Herndon
K – F*ck Kickers
