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Shawn Siegele
Author of the original Zero RB article and 2013 NFFC Primetime Grand Champion. 11-time main event league winner. 2015, 2017, 2018 titles in MFL10 of Death.
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6-Lessons-in-1: Early-Round Dynasty Startup Tactics That Allow You to Dominate Any Draft Context
Shawn Siegele
July 21, 2022
Shawn Siegele looks at six fundamental elements for maintaining the flexibility in startups that will let you build decade-long dynasties. As we hit training camp, new dynasty leagues will be sprouting up all over the place. I just had the privilege of drafting new RV TriFlex leagues with Patrick Kerrane and Matt Jones. From draft slot to draft style to trade culture, the two startups…...
The Next James Conner? 5 Veteran Running Backs With Gaudy Peripherals and the Potential to Smash ADP
Shawn Siegele
July 19, 2022
Shawn Siegele breaks down the key metrics that help you find the next group of league-shattering running backs. When we debuted the Advanced Stats Explorer last summer, I wanted to share some of the cool information, so I wrote 5 Veteran RBs Who Were Much Better Than Advertised in 2020. Three of those backs ended up on the Zero RB Candidates list, and each member…...
Can the Range of Outcomes Tool Find 3 Ways to Save Big on Ezekiel Elliott?
Shawn Siegele
July 15, 2022
Shawn Siegele begins the 2022 Discount Series. Is there an easy way to draft Ezekiel Elliott’s upside without having to spring for his increasing price? Over the past several years, the Discount Series has led us to drafting league-winning players like Diontae Johnson, D’Andre Swift, Chris Godwin, and Devin Singletary. Locating those mispriced players goes a long way to winning leagues and taking down tournaments,…...
My Wildest Dynasty Roster Ever and 5 Orphan Tactics to Build a Juggernaut in Any Dynasty League
Shawn Siegele
June 30, 2022
Shawn Siegele dives into the extreme dynasty strategy that builds a juggernaut even when you take on an orphan in ultra-competitive leagues. Few formats are as wild and crazy as deep superflex dynasty leagues and the RV TriFlex leagues are a perfect example. We’ve been focusing on startup and rookie tactics recently in the Dynasty Workshop, but today we’ve taken a brief diversion into the true…...
FFPC Superflex Best Ball Tournament: Can You Win With a Zero QB, Hyperfragile Cocktail of Crazy?
Shawn Siegele
June 29, 2022
Last year RotoViz Overtime hosts and listeners had fantastic seasons in FFPC best ball contests. What happens when they get together for our Superflex Best Ball Extravaganza? This happens. Colm Kelly and I had a chance to draft with the Overtime community last Sunday. It was an absolute blast, and the trends and decisions will help you address some of the difficult choices you’ll face…...
RV TriFlex Dynasty Strategy: 2 Key Tactics in Round 1 That Stave Off Dynasty Purgatory
Shawn Siegele
June 28, 2022
In this edition of the Dynasty Workshop, Shawn Siegele explains why first-round strategy will set your team up for a long string of title runs or doom it to dynasty purgatory. The most recent lessons in the Dynasty Workshop focused on executing blockbuster trades and trade tactics within a rookie draft. Today, we’re going back to the beginning and looking at the startup. The RV…...
The Zero RB Dream Team: 6 Core Elements and 18 Priority Picks for Underdog Tournaments
Shawn Siegele
June 15, 2022
Shawn Siegele uses the Underdog Roster Construction Explorer to break down a Zero RB dream team. After drafting a variety of Anchor RB and Hyperfragile teams in the early going, the people have spoken. The hunger for Zero RB teams won’t be sated with this draft, but it at least starts the process. I drew the 1.06 and put together one of my favorite Zero…...
Best Ball Evolution, the Impact of Structural Drafting, and How to Benefit from the Accumulation of Small Edges
Shawn Siegele
June 9, 2022
Shawn Siegele uses the Best Ball Win Rate Explorer to break down the all-important middle rounds of the 2022 MFL10 of Death. It’s been a blast to draft against the top minds in fantasy, and I want to thank Pat Thorman for creating and continuing this charity event. As Michael Dubner explained in his epic look at best ball strategy, most of what we want…...
MFL10 of Death: The Best and Most Controversial Picks – 15 Flag-Plant Selections from Top Experts
Shawn Siegele
June 7, 2022
Shawn Siegele looks at the best and most controversial picks from Pat Thorman’s MFL10 of Death and explains how his selections fit into an overall strategy. The MFL10 of Death is always my favorite draft to analyze. It’s loaded with the top minds in fantasy football, and it occurs at a moment in the calendar where we’re still operating with partial information on many players…...
Structural Drafting and Detours for Value in the FFPC Superflex Best Ball Tournament
Shawn Siegele
May 30, 2022
Shawn Siegele breaks down an FFPC Superflex Best Ball Tournament draft and explores the intersection of structure and value. The FFPC Best Ball Tournament has been one of my favorite formats to draft this offseason, and its popularity suggests a bigger tournament next year. Until then, I love the intimate 4,752-entry field and compelling $10,000 grand prize. I’ll be drafting fairly heavily in this format,…...
Best Ball Workshop: Can We Rescue a Weird QB Build in the FFPC Superflex Tournament?
Shawn Siegele
May 25, 2022
Can Shawn Siegele and Ben Gretch finish off their contrarian Superflex Best Ball build in style? Shawn breaks down Rounds 9 through 20 and further explores the strategy that could lead to a tournament championship. In Part 1, we examined the key tactics for building out your Superflex Best Ball roster in the FFPC Tournament. To add a personal flair, I used a recent Stealing…...
Best Ball Workshop: Early Round Picks and Contrarian Tactics in an FFPC Superflex Best Ball Tournament Draft
Shawn Siegele
May 24, 2022
Shawn Siegele breaks down the early picks in an FFPC Superflex Best Ball Tournament draft and explores contrarian tactics from an unfortunate draft slot. Last year, Blair Andrews and I used the FFPC Roster Construction Explorer to win a nice little chunk of money in the Best Ball Superflex formats, and we tended to choose the prize option with a bunch of $35 credits. Those…...
How to Inexpensively Build Uniqueness and Upside Into Your Best Ball Roster
Shawn Siegele
May 20, 2022
Shawn Siegele uses the Best Ball Explorers and best ball research concepts from Michael Dubner and Blair Andrews to build a case for some unlikely options. Getting to co-manage drafts with some of the top minds in the game is one of my favorite parts of working with best ball gurus like Conor O’Driscoll, Michael Dubner, and Zachary Krueger. I’m in drafts with all of…...
Dynasty Superflex Workshop: Perpetual Reloading – Blockbuster Trade Tactics
Shawn Siegele
May 17, 2022
Shawn Siegele explores the dynamics of a blockbuster superflex trade and looks at three scenarios where you can craft huge win-win moves that shake the foundations of your league. In the Dynasty Workshop, we explore how to create a Permanent Championship Window through a process I call Perpetual Reloading. We’ve been working through these lessons in real leagues from the RotoViz TriFlex format at the…...
Dynasty Workshop: Permanent Championship Window – Rookie Draft Trades Edition
Shawn Siegele
May 13, 2022
Shawn Siegele breaks down the trades from a RotoViz TriFlex rookie draft and explains how the right rookie draft tactics can help you create a permanent championship window in dynasty. Rookie draft tactics and dynasty trade tactics are both part of my Dynasty Workshop: The Permanent Championship Window, and they intersect during this glorious month of wall-to-wall rookie drafts. In today’s exercise, I’ll go through…...
Tier Breaks, Land Mines, and Crazy Values in Round 2 of RotoViz TriFlex Rookie Drafts
Shawn Siegele
May 12, 2022
Shawn Siegele breaks down the second round of RotoViz TriFlex rookie leagues, including all of the tier breaks, trade opportunities, and player targets. Yesterday I looked at Round 1 of RotoViz TriFlex for two reasons. First, I love the format. These rookie drafts have been among the most fun I’ve had playing fantasy. Second, the format is very similar to the majority of leagues that…...
Breaking Down Rookie Draft ADP: How to Navigate the 6 Mini-Tiers in Round 1
Shawn Siegele
May 11, 2022
Shawn Siegele breaks down the first round of RotoViz TriFlex rookie leagues, including all of the tier breaks, trade opportunities, and player targets. We’ve been talking a lot about the RotoViz TriFlex format because we’re participating in rookie drafts this week, but the best thing about the TriFlex is the similarity of the format to most of the new leagues forming for readers and listeners…....
Traded All Your Top Picks Away? Target These Discount Versions of First-Round Rookie Stars
Shawn Siegele
May 9, 2022
Shawn Siegele looks at some of his favorite discount options if you can’t afford the first-round stars in rookie drafts. RotoViz TriFlex rookie drafts started on Saturday, and they’ve been absolutely crazy. In my three leagues, I must have sent 100 trade offers. Ben Gretch and I executed five first round trades, moving down three times, out once (for 2023 picks), and then back up…...
Rookie Draft Sleepers: The Next Elijah Mitchell Could Be One of These Deep RB Candidates
Shawn Siegele
May 4, 2022
Shawn Siegele examines the situation for his favorite sleeper running backs and explains why one of them could be the next Elijah Mitchell. We’ve arrived at the best time of the year with a flood of rookie drafts taking place and startups launching every few seconds. I can’t wait for RotoViz TriFlex rookie drafts to start this weekend over at the FFPC, and I’ll be…...
Where Are the Value Areas in 2022 Rookie Drafts? A 3-Round Superflex Projection
Shawn Siegele
May 2, 2022
Shawn Siegele projects the first three rounds of 2022 superflex rookie drafts. RotoViz TriFlex dynasty leagues over at the FFPC will begin drafting rookies this weekend. Across the dynasty landscape, drafts are starting today as managers celebrate the conclusion of 2022 draft season. The best time of the NFL calendar is here. It was a whirlwind weekend for me. Ben Gretch and I covered the…...
6-Lessons-in-1: Early-Round Dynasty Startup Tactics That Allow You to Dominate Any Draft Context
Shawn Siegele
July 21, 2022
Shawn Siegele looks at six fundamental elements for maintaining the flexibility in startups that will let you build decade-long dynasties. As we hit training camp, new dynasty leagues will be sprouting up all over the place. I just had the privilege of drafting new RV TriFlex leagues with Patrick Kerrane and Matt Jones. From draft slot to draft style to trade culture, the two startups…...
The Next James Conner? 5 Veteran Running Backs With Gaudy Peripherals and the Potential to Smash ADP
Shawn Siegele
July 19, 2022
Shawn Siegele breaks down the key metrics that help you find the next group of league-shattering running backs. When we debuted the Advanced Stats Explorer last summer, I wanted to share some of the cool information, so I wrote 5 Veteran RBs Who Were Much Better Than Advertised in 2020. Three of those backs ended up on the Zero RB Candidates list, and each member…...
Can the Range of Outcomes Tool Find 3 Ways to Save Big on Ezekiel Elliott?
Shawn Siegele
July 15, 2022
Shawn Siegele begins the 2022 Discount Series. Is there an easy way to draft Ezekiel Elliott’s upside without having to spring for his increasing price? Over the past several years, the Discount Series has led us to drafting league-winning players like Diontae Johnson, D’Andre Swift, Chris Godwin, and Devin Singletary. Locating those mispriced players goes a long way to winning leagues and taking down tournaments,…...
My Wildest Dynasty Roster Ever and 5 Orphan Tactics to Build a Juggernaut in Any Dynasty League
Shawn Siegele
June 30, 2022
Shawn Siegele dives into the extreme dynasty strategy that builds a juggernaut even when you take on an orphan in ultra-competitive leagues. Few formats are as wild and crazy as deep superflex dynasty leagues and the RV TriFlex leagues are a perfect example. We’ve been focusing on startup and rookie tactics recently in the Dynasty Workshop, but today we’ve taken a brief diversion into the true…...
FFPC Superflex Best Ball Tournament: Can You Win With a Zero QB, Hyperfragile Cocktail of Crazy?
Shawn Siegele
June 29, 2022
Last year RotoViz Overtime hosts and listeners had fantastic seasons in FFPC best ball contests. What happens when they get together for our Superflex Best Ball Extravaganza? This happens. Colm Kelly and I had a chance to draft with the Overtime community last Sunday. It was an absolute blast, and the trends and decisions will help you address some of the difficult choices you’ll face…...
RV TriFlex Dynasty Strategy: 2 Key Tactics in Round 1 That Stave Off Dynasty Purgatory
Shawn Siegele
June 28, 2022
In this edition of the Dynasty Workshop, Shawn Siegele explains why first-round strategy will set your team up for a long string of title runs or doom it to dynasty purgatory. The most recent lessons in the Dynasty Workshop focused on executing blockbuster trades and trade tactics within a rookie draft. Today, we’re going back to the beginning and looking at the startup. The RV…...
The Zero RB Dream Team: 6 Core Elements and 18 Priority Picks for Underdog Tournaments
Shawn Siegele
June 15, 2022
Shawn Siegele uses the Underdog Roster Construction Explorer to break down a Zero RB dream team. After drafting a variety of Anchor RB and Hyperfragile teams in the early going, the people have spoken. The hunger for Zero RB teams won’t be sated with this draft, but it at least starts the process. I drew the 1.06 and put together one of my favorite Zero…...
Best Ball Evolution, the Impact of Structural Drafting, and How to Benefit from the Accumulation of Small Edges
Shawn Siegele
June 9, 2022
Shawn Siegele uses the Best Ball Win Rate Explorer to break down the all-important middle rounds of the 2022 MFL10 of Death. It’s been a blast to draft against the top minds in fantasy, and I want to thank Pat Thorman for creating and continuing this charity event. As Michael Dubner explained in his epic look at best ball strategy, most of what we want…...
MFL10 of Death: The Best and Most Controversial Picks – 15 Flag-Plant Selections from Top Experts
Shawn Siegele
June 7, 2022
Shawn Siegele looks at the best and most controversial picks from Pat Thorman’s MFL10 of Death and explains how his selections fit into an overall strategy. The MFL10 of Death is always my favorite draft to analyze. It’s loaded with the top minds in fantasy football, and it occurs at a moment in the calendar where we’re still operating with partial information on many players…...
Structural Drafting and Detours for Value in the FFPC Superflex Best Ball Tournament
Shawn Siegele
May 30, 2022
Shawn Siegele breaks down an FFPC Superflex Best Ball Tournament draft and explores the intersection of structure and value. The FFPC Best Ball Tournament has been one of my favorite formats to draft this offseason, and its popularity suggests a bigger tournament next year. Until then, I love the intimate 4,752-entry field and compelling $10,000 grand prize. I’ll be drafting fairly heavily in this format,…...
Best Ball Workshop: Can We Rescue a Weird QB Build in the FFPC Superflex Tournament?
Shawn Siegele
May 25, 2022
Can Shawn Siegele and Ben Gretch finish off their contrarian Superflex Best Ball build in style? Shawn breaks down Rounds 9 through 20 and further explores the strategy that could lead to a tournament championship. In Part 1, we examined the key tactics for building out your Superflex Best Ball roster in the FFPC Tournament. To add a personal flair, I used a recent Stealing…...
Best Ball Workshop: Early Round Picks and Contrarian Tactics in an FFPC Superflex Best Ball Tournament Draft
Shawn Siegele
May 24, 2022
Shawn Siegele breaks down the early picks in an FFPC Superflex Best Ball Tournament draft and explores contrarian tactics from an unfortunate draft slot. Last year, Blair Andrews and I used the FFPC Roster Construction Explorer to win a nice little chunk of money in the Best Ball Superflex formats, and we tended to choose the prize option with a bunch of $35 credits. Those…...
How to Inexpensively Build Uniqueness and Upside Into Your Best Ball Roster
Shawn Siegele
May 20, 2022
Shawn Siegele uses the Best Ball Explorers and best ball research concepts from Michael Dubner and Blair Andrews to build a case for some unlikely options. Getting to co-manage drafts with some of the top minds in the game is one of my favorite parts of working with best ball gurus like Conor O’Driscoll, Michael Dubner, and Zachary Krueger. I’m in drafts with all of…...
Dynasty Superflex Workshop: Perpetual Reloading – Blockbuster Trade Tactics
Shawn Siegele
May 17, 2022
Shawn Siegele explores the dynamics of a blockbuster superflex trade and looks at three scenarios where you can craft huge win-win moves that shake the foundations of your league. In the Dynasty Workshop, we explore how to create a Permanent Championship Window through a process I call Perpetual Reloading. We’ve been working through these lessons in real leagues from the RotoViz TriFlex format at the…...
Dynasty Workshop: Permanent Championship Window – Rookie Draft Trades Edition
Shawn Siegele
May 13, 2022
Shawn Siegele breaks down the trades from a RotoViz TriFlex rookie draft and explains how the right rookie draft tactics can help you create a permanent championship window in dynasty. Rookie draft tactics and dynasty trade tactics are both part of my Dynasty Workshop: The Permanent Championship Window, and they intersect during this glorious month of wall-to-wall rookie drafts. In today’s exercise, I’ll go through…...
Tier Breaks, Land Mines, and Crazy Values in Round 2 of RotoViz TriFlex Rookie Drafts
Shawn Siegele
May 12, 2022
Shawn Siegele breaks down the second round of RotoViz TriFlex rookie leagues, including all of the tier breaks, trade opportunities, and player targets. Yesterday I looked at Round 1 of RotoViz TriFlex for two reasons. First, I love the format. These rookie drafts have been among the most fun I’ve had playing fantasy. Second, the format is very similar to the majority of leagues that…...
Breaking Down Rookie Draft ADP: How to Navigate the 6 Mini-Tiers in Round 1
Shawn Siegele
May 11, 2022
Shawn Siegele breaks down the first round of RotoViz TriFlex rookie leagues, including all of the tier breaks, trade opportunities, and player targets. We’ve been talking a lot about the RotoViz TriFlex format because we’re participating in rookie drafts this week, but the best thing about the TriFlex is the similarity of the format to most of the new leagues forming for readers and listeners…....
Traded All Your Top Picks Away? Target These Discount Versions of First-Round Rookie Stars
Shawn Siegele
May 9, 2022
Shawn Siegele looks at some of his favorite discount options if you can’t afford the first-round stars in rookie drafts. RotoViz TriFlex rookie drafts started on Saturday, and they’ve been absolutely crazy. In my three leagues, I must have sent 100 trade offers. Ben Gretch and I executed five first round trades, moving down three times, out once (for 2023 picks), and then back up…...
Rookie Draft Sleepers: The Next Elijah Mitchell Could Be One of These Deep RB Candidates
Shawn Siegele
May 4, 2022
Shawn Siegele examines the situation for his favorite sleeper running backs and explains why one of them could be the next Elijah Mitchell. We’ve arrived at the best time of the year with a flood of rookie drafts taking place and startups launching every few seconds. I can’t wait for RotoViz TriFlex rookie drafts to start this weekend over at the FFPC, and I’ll be…...
Where Are the Value Areas in 2022 Rookie Drafts? A 3-Round Superflex Projection
Shawn Siegele
May 2, 2022
Shawn Siegele projects the first three rounds of 2022 superflex rookie drafts. RotoViz TriFlex dynasty leagues over at the FFPC will begin drafting rookies this weekend. Across the dynasty landscape, drafts are starting today as managers celebrate the conclusion of 2022 draft season. The best time of the NFL calendar is here. It was a whirlwind weekend for me. Ben Gretch and I covered the…...
6-Lessons-in-1: Early-Round Dynasty Startup Tactics That Allow You to Dominate Any Draft Context
Shawn Siegele
July 21, 2022
Shawn Siegele looks at six fundamental elements for maintaining the flexibility in startups that will let you build decade-long dynasties. As we hit training camp, new dynasty leagues will be sprouting up all over the place. I just had the privilege of drafting new RV TriFlex leagues with Patrick Kerrane and Matt Jones. From draft slot to draft style to trade culture, the two startups…...
The Next James Conner? 5 Veteran Running Backs With Gaudy Peripherals and the Potential to Smash ADP
Shawn Siegele
July 19, 2022
Shawn Siegele breaks down the key metrics that help you find the next group of league-shattering running backs. When we debuted the Advanced Stats Explorer last summer, I wanted to share some of the cool information, so I wrote 5 Veteran RBs Who Were Much Better Than Advertised in 2020. Three of those backs ended up on the Zero RB Candidates list, and each member…...
Can the Range of Outcomes Tool Find 3 Ways to Save Big on Ezekiel Elliott?
Shawn Siegele
July 15, 2022
Shawn Siegele begins the 2022 Discount Series. Is there an easy way to draft Ezekiel Elliott’s upside without having to spring for his increasing price? Over the past several years, the Discount Series has led us to drafting league-winning players like Diontae Johnson, D’Andre Swift, Chris Godwin, and Devin Singletary. Locating those mispriced players goes a long way to winning leagues and taking down tournaments,…...
My Wildest Dynasty Roster Ever and 5 Orphan Tactics to Build a Juggernaut in Any Dynasty League
Shawn Siegele
June 30, 2022
Shawn Siegele dives into the extreme dynasty strategy that builds a juggernaut even when you take on an orphan in ultra-competitive leagues. Few formats are as wild and crazy as deep superflex dynasty leagues and the RV TriFlex leagues are a perfect example. We’ve been focusing on startup and rookie tactics recently in the Dynasty Workshop, but today we’ve taken a brief diversion into the true…...
FFPC Superflex Best Ball Tournament: Can You Win With a Zero QB, Hyperfragile Cocktail of Crazy?
Shawn Siegele
June 29, 2022
Last year RotoViz Overtime hosts and listeners had fantastic seasons in FFPC best ball contests. What happens when they get together for our Superflex Best Ball Extravaganza? This happens. Colm Kelly and I had a chance to draft with the Overtime community last Sunday. It was an absolute blast, and the trends and decisions will help you address some of the difficult choices you’ll face…...
RV TriFlex Dynasty Strategy: 2 Key Tactics in Round 1 That Stave Off Dynasty Purgatory
Shawn Siegele
June 28, 2022
In this edition of the Dynasty Workshop, Shawn Siegele explains why first-round strategy will set your team up for a long string of title runs or doom it to dynasty purgatory. The most recent lessons in the Dynasty Workshop focused on executing blockbuster trades and trade tactics within a rookie draft. Today, we’re going back to the beginning and looking at the startup. The RV…...
The Zero RB Dream Team: 6 Core Elements and 18 Priority Picks for Underdog Tournaments
Shawn Siegele
June 15, 2022
Shawn Siegele uses the Underdog Roster Construction Explorer to break down a Zero RB dream team. After drafting a variety of Anchor RB and Hyperfragile teams in the early going, the people have spoken. The hunger for Zero RB teams won’t be sated with this draft, but it at least starts the process. I drew the 1.06 and put together one of my favorite Zero…...
Best Ball Evolution, the Impact of Structural Drafting, and How to Benefit from the Accumulation of Small Edges
Shawn Siegele
June 9, 2022
Shawn Siegele uses the Best Ball Win Rate Explorer to break down the all-important middle rounds of the 2022 MFL10 of Death. It’s been a blast to draft against the top minds in fantasy, and I want to thank Pat Thorman for creating and continuing this charity event. As Michael Dubner explained in his epic look at best ball strategy, most of what we want…...
MFL10 of Death: The Best and Most Controversial Picks – 15 Flag-Plant Selections from Top Experts
Shawn Siegele
June 7, 2022
Shawn Siegele looks at the best and most controversial picks from Pat Thorman’s MFL10 of Death and explains how his selections fit into an overall strategy. The MFL10 of Death is always my favorite draft to analyze. It’s loaded with the top minds in fantasy football, and it occurs at a moment in the calendar where we’re still operating with partial information on many players…...
Structural Drafting and Detours for Value in the FFPC Superflex Best Ball Tournament
Shawn Siegele
May 30, 2022
Shawn Siegele breaks down an FFPC Superflex Best Ball Tournament draft and explores the intersection of structure and value. The FFPC Best Ball Tournament has been one of my favorite formats to draft this offseason, and its popularity suggests a bigger tournament next year. Until then, I love the intimate 4,752-entry field and compelling $10,000 grand prize. I’ll be drafting fairly heavily in this format,…...
Best Ball Workshop: Can We Rescue a Weird QB Build in the FFPC Superflex Tournament?
Shawn Siegele
May 25, 2022
Can Shawn Siegele and Ben Gretch finish off their contrarian Superflex Best Ball build in style? Shawn breaks down Rounds 9 through 20 and further explores the strategy that could lead to a tournament championship. In Part 1, we examined the key tactics for building out your Superflex Best Ball roster in the FFPC Tournament. To add a personal flair, I used a recent Stealing…...
Best Ball Workshop: Early Round Picks and Contrarian Tactics in an FFPC Superflex Best Ball Tournament Draft
Shawn Siegele
May 24, 2022
Shawn Siegele breaks down the early picks in an FFPC Superflex Best Ball Tournament draft and explores contrarian tactics from an unfortunate draft slot. Last year, Blair Andrews and I used the FFPC Roster Construction Explorer to win a nice little chunk of money in the Best Ball Superflex formats, and we tended to choose the prize option with a bunch of $35 credits. Those…...
How to Inexpensively Build Uniqueness and Upside Into Your Best Ball Roster
Shawn Siegele
May 20, 2022
Shawn Siegele uses the Best Ball Explorers and best ball research concepts from Michael Dubner and Blair Andrews to build a case for some unlikely options. Getting to co-manage drafts with some of the top minds in the game is one of my favorite parts of working with best ball gurus like Conor O’Driscoll, Michael Dubner, and Zachary Krueger. I’m in drafts with all of…...
Dynasty Superflex Workshop: Perpetual Reloading – Blockbuster Trade Tactics
Shawn Siegele
May 17, 2022
Shawn Siegele explores the dynamics of a blockbuster superflex trade and looks at three scenarios where you can craft huge win-win moves that shake the foundations of your league. In the Dynasty Workshop, we explore how to create a Permanent Championship Window through a process I call Perpetual Reloading. We’ve been working through these lessons in real leagues from the RotoViz TriFlex format at the…...
Dynasty Workshop: Permanent Championship Window – Rookie Draft Trades Edition
Shawn Siegele
May 13, 2022
Shawn Siegele breaks down the trades from a RotoViz TriFlex rookie draft and explains how the right rookie draft tactics can help you create a permanent championship window in dynasty. Rookie draft tactics and dynasty trade tactics are both part of my Dynasty Workshop: The Permanent Championship Window, and they intersect during this glorious month of wall-to-wall rookie drafts. In today’s exercise, I’ll go through…...
Tier Breaks, Land Mines, and Crazy Values in Round 2 of RotoViz TriFlex Rookie Drafts
Shawn Siegele
May 12, 2022
Shawn Siegele breaks down the second round of RotoViz TriFlex rookie leagues, including all of the tier breaks, trade opportunities, and player targets. Yesterday I looked at Round 1 of RotoViz TriFlex for two reasons. First, I love the format. These rookie drafts have been among the most fun I’ve had playing fantasy. Second, the format is very similar to the majority of leagues that…...
Breaking Down Rookie Draft ADP: How to Navigate the 6 Mini-Tiers in Round 1
Shawn Siegele
May 11, 2022
Shawn Siegele breaks down the first round of RotoViz TriFlex rookie leagues, including all of the tier breaks, trade opportunities, and player targets. We’ve been talking a lot about the RotoViz TriFlex format because we’re participating in rookie drafts this week, but the best thing about the TriFlex is the similarity of the format to most of the new leagues forming for readers and listeners…....
Traded All Your Top Picks Away? Target These Discount Versions of First-Round Rookie Stars
Shawn Siegele
May 9, 2022
Shawn Siegele looks at some of his favorite discount options if you can’t afford the first-round stars in rookie drafts. RotoViz TriFlex rookie drafts started on Saturday, and they’ve been absolutely crazy. In my three leagues, I must have sent 100 trade offers. Ben Gretch and I executed five first round trades, moving down three times, out once (for 2023 picks), and then back up…...
Rookie Draft Sleepers: The Next Elijah Mitchell Could Be One of These Deep RB Candidates
Shawn Siegele
May 4, 2022
Shawn Siegele examines the situation for his favorite sleeper running backs and explains why one of them could be the next Elijah Mitchell. We’ve arrived at the best time of the year with a flood of rookie drafts taking place and startups launching every few seconds. I can’t wait for RotoViz TriFlex rookie drafts to start this weekend over at the FFPC, and I’ll be…...
Where Are the Value Areas in 2022 Rookie Drafts? A 3-Round Superflex Projection
Shawn Siegele
May 2, 2022
Shawn Siegele projects the first three rounds of 2022 superflex rookie drafts. RotoViz TriFlex dynasty leagues over at the FFPC will begin drafting rookies this weekend. Across the dynasty landscape, drafts are starting today as managers celebrate the conclusion of 2022 draft season. The best time of the NFL calendar is here. It was a whirlwind weekend for me. Ben Gretch and I covered the…...
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