Even after 8 years of doing auction drafts, it’s still possible to make mistakes. And I made some in my league’s online auction last week. So to help me learn from them and to help you avoid them, I’m sharing my auction draft mistakes with you. This was my only auction draft of the season. It’s a competitive 14 team league and we switched to auction drafting eight years ago.
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Fantasy Football Draft Party Ideas
The draft party is your fantasy football league’s most important event of the year. It’s when all the league managers meet to select their team’s players before the fantasy season starts. This might be the only time the whole league gets together in person during the season so it’s a good excuse for a party with lots of food, drink, trash talk and fun. The draft party is usually organized
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Draft day. It’s the most important day of the fantasy football season. Your decisions during the draft are crucial to your fantasy success and winning the league championship. What’s your draft strategy? Below I’ll give a quick overview of basic fantasy football draft strategy and tips for a great draft. This guide will get you up to speed quickly on several commonly used draft strategies. It’s not a comprehensive listing
Continue readingAuction Draft or Snake Draft – Which Is Better?
Auction vs. Snake Draft Fantasy draft day is the most important day of the fantasy football season. One of the biggest decisions your league commissioner will make is which draft format to use…auction or snake? Most of the major fantasy sites (Yahoo, ESPN, etc) now support online auction drafts. That makes it easier than ever for fantasy leagues to try auction drafts. Below we’ll cover the advantages of each draft
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Are You Ready For Your Fantasy Auction Draft? Auction drafts are different than the standard snake draft you’re probably used to. The action is faster, you have a shot at any available player and you need to manage a fantasy draft budget. Below you’ll find a quick overview of fantasy football auction draft strategy and tips to help you get the best value with your fantasy budget. While the focus
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A Guide for the New Fantasy Commish Congratulations! You’ve either decided to start your own fantasy football league or your buddies nominated you to run a league when you weren’t around. Only problem is that you have no idea what a fantasy football commissioner does or how to run a league. Don’t worry, this guide will explain how to successfully run a fantasy football league. You’ll find plenty of tips
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Fantasy Football 101 Welcome to the insanely addictive world of fantasy football! This guide is for Fantasy Football rookies and anyone looking for advice to improve their fantasy football skills. Here you will find an explanation of the game, tips to guide you through each phase of the game and links to additional fantasy resources on the web. The NFL season is here so start learning how to play fantasy
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