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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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The 5 Craziest Upside Values in FFPC $350 Redraft Contests: No. 2 – Why Risk Brandon Aiyuk When You Get an Incredible Price on This Breakout Star
Shawn Siegele
August 28, 2024
Shawn Siegele brings you his five favorite upside values in the FFPC FantasyPros contest. At No. 2 we find a young receiving star who gives you Brandon Aiyuk’s upside but at a discount and without the drama. Right now there’s no question about your best chance to win $1 million in fantasy football this season. It’s the FFPC $350 FantasyPros contest. Blair Andrews has been getting…...
The 5 Craziest Upside Values in FFPC $350 Redraft Contests: No. 3 – A Better Vertical Option Than George Pickens at a Fraction of the Cost?
Shawn Siegele
August 27, 2024
Shawn Siegele brings you his five favorite upside values in the FFPC FantasyPros contest. No. 3 is a vertical threat about to go supernova. Right now there’s no question about your best chance to win $1 million in fantasy football this season. It’s the FFPC $350 FantasyPros contest. Blair Andrews has been getting you ready for the contest with his 10 Best Value Picks in…...
The 5 Best Picks in FFPC $350 Redraft Contests: No. 4 – This TE Shouldn’t Fall Behind Tyler Conklin
Shawn Siegele
August 27, 2024
Shawn Siegele brings you his five favorite values in the FFPC FantasyPros contest. The No. 4 option is an unfashionable TE about to jump to elite status. Right now there’s no question about your best chance to win $1 million in fantasy football this season. It’s the FFPC $350 FantasyPros contest. Blair Andrews has been getting you ready for the contest with his 10 Best…...
The 5 Best Picks in FFPC $350 Redraft Contests: No. 5 – A Better Late-Round WR Than Jalen Tolbert
Shawn Siegele
August 26, 2024
Shawn Siegele brings you his five favorite values in the FFPC FantasyPros contest, starting with a league-winning late-round WR. Right now there’s no question about your best chance to win $1 million in fantasy football this season. It’s the FFPC $350 FantasyPros contest. Blair Andrews has been getting you ready for the contest with his 10 Best Value Picks in FantasyPros Contests and a look…...
The RotoViz Home League Blueprint: 25 Priority Targets to Help Navigate Your Most Important Draft
Shawn Siegele
August 25, 2024
Shawn Siegele unveils his 25 Priority Targets for home leagues with PPR settings and shallower 2-RB, 2-WR, 1-Flex starting lineups. Yesterday we looked at the 24 Priority Targets for redraft leagues using FFPC settings. When combined with the Upside Mega-Tiers, those targets are broadly applicable to all formats. But today, we want to dig a little bit deeper into formats that are more starting-lineup heavy…...
Shawn’s 24 Priority Targets and 2024 Redraft Game Plan: How to Land the League Winners
Shawn Siegele
August 24, 2024
Shawn Siegele provides his 24 priority targets for the 2024 redraft season and works through how to attack upcoming fantasy football drafts. The Priority Targets list works best in companion with my 2024 draft plan, The Upside Mega-Tiers Use Optimism and Humility to Help You Crush Your League. That workshop allows you to envision the entire 2024 draft landscape as a dynamic organism that can be…...
2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown: No. 5 to No. 1 – The Tournament Winners
Shawn Siegele
August 23, 2024
In Part 3 of the 2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown, Shawn Siegele looks at five RBs who are poised to beat ADP by four or more rounds, including two who could leap into the 2025 first round. The first two parts of the Countdown included the full intro with links to our articles explaining the Zero RB rationale and the hits from previous seasons. If…...
2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown: No. 10 to No. 6 – Extreme Contingency-Based Upside
Shawn Siegele
August 21, 2024
In Part 2 of the 2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown, Shawn Siegele looks at three young players who could quickly push for the starting job and two RBs who would be starters in almost any other backfield. If you’ve read yesterday’s intro, jump into the Countdown. The Zero RB landscape continues to evolve, and our 2024 approach has emphasized the idea that you must Be the…...
The 2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown: No. 15 to No. 11 – Your Heart Should Race a Little
Shawn Siegele
August 20, 2024
Shawn Siegele begins the 2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown with a look at five explosive upside options who remain available at bargain basement prices. The Zero RB landscape continues to evolve, and our 2024 approach has emphasized the idea that you must Be the Avalanche at WR. This means building out a Zero RB game plan for best ball, and a redraft game plan that…...
The Dude’s Rug Category: Why a Featured Player on Do Not Draft Lists Will Tie Your Build Together
Shawn Siegele
August 19, 2024
“Did I pee on your rug? Did I urinate on your rug? So every time I, just want to understand this, sir, every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the-” Even drafting a large number of teams in a wide variety of formats, it’s easy to get tunnel vision. Sometimes it’s necessary to micturate rain on your…...
2024 Redraft Game Plan: The Upside Mega-Tiers Combine Optimism and Humility to Crush Your League
Shawn Siegele
August 17, 2024
Shawn Siegele breaks down his 2024 redraft plan and discusses the benefits of mixing humility and optimism through the “upside tiers.” Earlier this season, I wrote about the tier-based philosophy that will help you crush best ball leagues. As we’re about to reach peak redraft season, we can apply a tweaked approach to defeating your co-workers, besting your in-laws and cousins, embarrassing your college friends,…...
Fantasy’s Best Late-Round Pick Provides a 4-in-1 Value and Could Be This Year’s Adam Thielen
Shawn Siegele
August 16, 2024
Shawn Siegele reveals his favorite 2024 late-round pick and explains why a forgotten-yet-buzzy WR allows you to check four boxes at once. When it comes to volume, I generally have only one rule: don’t make the same volume play as everyone else. If you’re making the same volume bet as the community, then that bet is going to get pricey even if it doesn’t seem…...
Trading Down Is Your Dynasty Superpower: How and When to Make Your Move in Startups
Shawn Siegele
August 14, 2024
Shawn Siegele explains why trading down in startups is your dynasty superpower . . . and breaks down 17 trades that illustrate the concept. Colm Kelly and I have had a blast participating in an RV TriFlex dynasty startup with the Overtime community. By my count there have been 42 trades through the 13.03. Colm and I have been involved in 17. I recently articulated…...
Draft Josh Jacobs’ Profile at a Multi-Round Discount and Get a Serious Talent Infusion
Shawn Siegele
August 9, 2024
Shawn Siegele explains why Josh Jacobs is a 2024 fantasy football trap play and helps you find his doppelganger at a multi-round discount. In 2022 Josh Jacobs was an absolute world burner from the Dead Zone, scoring 330 points and finishing as the RB3. Unfortunately, he returned to his previous levels of performance in 2023, missed a few games with injury, and left fantasy managers…...
For the “I’m Probably Wrong” Files: 2024’s Upside Down Draft Landscape Has Created the Biggest RB Value Since LeSean McCoy in 2016
Shawn Siegele
August 9, 2024
Shawn Siegele looks at the evidence for 2024’s biggest running back value and wonders whether we’re getting LeSean McCoy circa 2016 all over again. LeSean McCoy’s 2016 season occurred at the intersection of trends that reverberate forward to the present. We were coming off the 2015 RB Apocalypse, and ADP moved heavily in favor of WRs. A short-lived RB Golden Age was about to start…....
2024’s Epic WR Breakout Will Emulate CeeDee Lamb . . . and Rescue You From That Bad Draft Slot
Shawn Siegele
August 7, 2024
Shawn Siegele profiles his favorite tournament-winning pick at wide receiver and explains why taking some risk on this selection could rescue you from a bad draft slot. As much as I love best ball and dynasty, there’s nothing like drafting in your home league, in the Apex Experts League, or in the FFPC Main Event. It’s time to dive into our FFPC redraft series, a…...
At Least Take Shots at Jackson, Tomlinson, and Kelce Level Upside: 3 Undervalued Foundation Picks for Superflex Dynasty Startups
Shawn Siegele
August 5, 2024
Shawn Siegele profiles three dynasty startup targets who allow you to trade down for more picks and still draft the future QB1, RB1, and TE1. The RotoViz Overtime Dynasty Startup draft is in full swing over at the FFPC where we’re playing the RV TriFlex format. It’s been even more fun than expected, with 28 trades occurring by the middle of Round 7. I’ll have…...
Already a Bust or About to Go Nuclear? The Cheap Path to Amon-Ra St. Brown or Cooper Kupp-Like Production
Shawn Siegele
August 2, 2024
Shawn Siegele breaks down his favorite 2024 play and explains why he’s willing to be wrong . . . again. I’ve been working on this piece for quite a while, and I’m feeling some gratitude that early practice reports appear to be pointing in the right direction. Of course, 97.6% of NFL players are enjoying good camps at this point. It’s a great time to…...
A Quarterback Plan for Every Draft Philosophy and the 7 QBs You Must Draft in 2024
Shawn Siegele
August 1, 2024
Shawn Siegele looks at the interlocking elements of QB strategy for the FFPC Best Ball Tournament and highlights his favorite QB plays for 2024. Part 1 of the 2024 FFPC Best Ball Tournament Strategy Guide covered the running back, wide receiver, and tight end positions, all of which can be played to serious competitive advantages. With $300,000 on the line, it’s a great feeling to…...
4 Dynamic Options Who Could Throw You a Rope If You Fall Over the Wide Receiver Cliff
Shawn Siegele
July 29, 2024
Shawn Siegele breaks down four post-cliff wide receivers who help rescue any fantasy football build in 2024. In 2024 drafters are faced with a choice: hammer WR early . . . or lose? The evidence is pretty convincing. In his simulation of thousands of seasons and millions of teams, Jake Boes found that early WR was the best way to attack the new ADP environment in…...
The 5 Craziest Upside Values in FFPC $350 Redraft Contests: No. 2 – Why Risk Brandon Aiyuk When You Get an Incredible Price on This Breakout Star
Shawn Siegele
August 28, 2024
Shawn Siegele brings you his five favorite upside values in the FFPC FantasyPros contest. At No. 2 we find a young receiving star who gives you Brandon Aiyuk’s upside but at a discount and without the drama. Right now there’s no question about your best chance to win $1 million in fantasy football this season. It’s the FFPC $350 FantasyPros contest. Blair Andrews has been getting…...
The 5 Craziest Upside Values in FFPC $350 Redraft Contests: No. 3 – A Better Vertical Option Than George Pickens at a Fraction of the Cost?
Shawn Siegele
August 27, 2024
Shawn Siegele brings you his five favorite upside values in the FFPC FantasyPros contest. No. 3 is a vertical threat about to go supernova. Right now there’s no question about your best chance to win $1 million in fantasy football this season. It’s the FFPC $350 FantasyPros contest. Blair Andrews has been getting you ready for the contest with his 10 Best Value Picks in…...
The 5 Best Picks in FFPC $350 Redraft Contests: No. 4 – This TE Shouldn’t Fall Behind Tyler Conklin
Shawn Siegele
August 27, 2024
Shawn Siegele brings you his five favorite values in the FFPC FantasyPros contest. The No. 4 option is an unfashionable TE about to jump to elite status. Right now there’s no question about your best chance to win $1 million in fantasy football this season. It’s the FFPC $350 FantasyPros contest. Blair Andrews has been getting you ready for the contest with his 10 Best…...
The 5 Best Picks in FFPC $350 Redraft Contests: No. 5 – A Better Late-Round WR Than Jalen Tolbert
Shawn Siegele
August 26, 2024
Shawn Siegele brings you his five favorite values in the FFPC FantasyPros contest, starting with a league-winning late-round WR. Right now there’s no question about your best chance to win $1 million in fantasy football this season. It’s the FFPC $350 FantasyPros contest. Blair Andrews has been getting you ready for the contest with his 10 Best Value Picks in FantasyPros Contests and a look…...
The RotoViz Home League Blueprint: 25 Priority Targets to Help Navigate Your Most Important Draft
Shawn Siegele
August 25, 2024
Shawn Siegele unveils his 25 Priority Targets for home leagues with PPR settings and shallower 2-RB, 2-WR, 1-Flex starting lineups. Yesterday we looked at the 24 Priority Targets for redraft leagues using FFPC settings. When combined with the Upside Mega-Tiers, those targets are broadly applicable to all formats. But today, we want to dig a little bit deeper into formats that are more starting-lineup heavy…...
Shawn’s 24 Priority Targets and 2024 Redraft Game Plan: How to Land the League Winners
Shawn Siegele
August 24, 2024
Shawn Siegele provides his 24 priority targets for the 2024 redraft season and works through how to attack upcoming fantasy football drafts. The Priority Targets list works best in companion with my 2024 draft plan, The Upside Mega-Tiers Use Optimism and Humility to Help You Crush Your League. That workshop allows you to envision the entire 2024 draft landscape as a dynamic organism that can be…...
2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown: No. 5 to No. 1 – The Tournament Winners
Shawn Siegele
August 23, 2024
In Part 3 of the 2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown, Shawn Siegele looks at five RBs who are poised to beat ADP by four or more rounds, including two who could leap into the 2025 first round. The first two parts of the Countdown included the full intro with links to our articles explaining the Zero RB rationale and the hits from previous seasons. If…...
2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown: No. 10 to No. 6 – Extreme Contingency-Based Upside
Shawn Siegele
August 21, 2024
In Part 2 of the 2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown, Shawn Siegele looks at three young players who could quickly push for the starting job and two RBs who would be starters in almost any other backfield. If you’ve read yesterday’s intro, jump into the Countdown. The Zero RB landscape continues to evolve, and our 2024 approach has emphasized the idea that you must Be the…...
The 2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown: No. 15 to No. 11 – Your Heart Should Race a Little
Shawn Siegele
August 20, 2024
Shawn Siegele begins the 2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown with a look at five explosive upside options who remain available at bargain basement prices. The Zero RB landscape continues to evolve, and our 2024 approach has emphasized the idea that you must Be the Avalanche at WR. This means building out a Zero RB game plan for best ball, and a redraft game plan that…...
The Dude’s Rug Category: Why a Featured Player on Do Not Draft Lists Will Tie Your Build Together
Shawn Siegele
August 19, 2024
“Did I pee on your rug? Did I urinate on your rug? So every time I, just want to understand this, sir, every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the-” Even drafting a large number of teams in a wide variety of formats, it’s easy to get tunnel vision. Sometimes it’s necessary to micturate rain on your…...
2024 Redraft Game Plan: The Upside Mega-Tiers Combine Optimism and Humility to Crush Your League
Shawn Siegele
August 17, 2024
Shawn Siegele breaks down his 2024 redraft plan and discusses the benefits of mixing humility and optimism through the “upside tiers.” Earlier this season, I wrote about the tier-based philosophy that will help you crush best ball leagues. As we’re about to reach peak redraft season, we can apply a tweaked approach to defeating your co-workers, besting your in-laws and cousins, embarrassing your college friends,…...
Fantasy’s Best Late-Round Pick Provides a 4-in-1 Value and Could Be This Year’s Adam Thielen
Shawn Siegele
August 16, 2024
Shawn Siegele reveals his favorite 2024 late-round pick and explains why a forgotten-yet-buzzy WR allows you to check four boxes at once. When it comes to volume, I generally have only one rule: don’t make the same volume play as everyone else. If you’re making the same volume bet as the community, then that bet is going to get pricey even if it doesn’t seem…...
Trading Down Is Your Dynasty Superpower: How and When to Make Your Move in Startups
Shawn Siegele
August 14, 2024
Shawn Siegele explains why trading down in startups is your dynasty superpower . . . and breaks down 17 trades that illustrate the concept. Colm Kelly and I have had a blast participating in an RV TriFlex dynasty startup with the Overtime community. By my count there have been 42 trades through the 13.03. Colm and I have been involved in 17. I recently articulated…...
Draft Josh Jacobs’ Profile at a Multi-Round Discount and Get a Serious Talent Infusion
Shawn Siegele
August 9, 2024
Shawn Siegele explains why Josh Jacobs is a 2024 fantasy football trap play and helps you find his doppelganger at a multi-round discount. In 2022 Josh Jacobs was an absolute world burner from the Dead Zone, scoring 330 points and finishing as the RB3. Unfortunately, he returned to his previous levels of performance in 2023, missed a few games with injury, and left fantasy managers…...
For the “I’m Probably Wrong” Files: 2024’s Upside Down Draft Landscape Has Created the Biggest RB Value Since LeSean McCoy in 2016
Shawn Siegele
August 9, 2024
Shawn Siegele looks at the evidence for 2024’s biggest running back value and wonders whether we’re getting LeSean McCoy circa 2016 all over again. LeSean McCoy’s 2016 season occurred at the intersection of trends that reverberate forward to the present. We were coming off the 2015 RB Apocalypse, and ADP moved heavily in favor of WRs. A short-lived RB Golden Age was about to start…....
2024’s Epic WR Breakout Will Emulate CeeDee Lamb . . . and Rescue You From That Bad Draft Slot
Shawn Siegele
August 7, 2024
Shawn Siegele profiles his favorite tournament-winning pick at wide receiver and explains why taking some risk on this selection could rescue you from a bad draft slot. As much as I love best ball and dynasty, there’s nothing like drafting in your home league, in the Apex Experts League, or in the FFPC Main Event. It’s time to dive into our FFPC redraft series, a…...
At Least Take Shots at Jackson, Tomlinson, and Kelce Level Upside: 3 Undervalued Foundation Picks for Superflex Dynasty Startups
Shawn Siegele
August 5, 2024
Shawn Siegele profiles three dynasty startup targets who allow you to trade down for more picks and still draft the future QB1, RB1, and TE1. The RotoViz Overtime Dynasty Startup draft is in full swing over at the FFPC where we’re playing the RV TriFlex format. It’s been even more fun than expected, with 28 trades occurring by the middle of Round 7. I’ll have…...
Already a Bust or About to Go Nuclear? The Cheap Path to Amon-Ra St. Brown or Cooper Kupp-Like Production
Shawn Siegele
August 2, 2024
Shawn Siegele breaks down his favorite 2024 play and explains why he’s willing to be wrong . . . again. I’ve been working on this piece for quite a while, and I’m feeling some gratitude that early practice reports appear to be pointing in the right direction. Of course, 97.6% of NFL players are enjoying good camps at this point. It’s a great time to…...
A Quarterback Plan for Every Draft Philosophy and the 7 QBs You Must Draft in 2024
Shawn Siegele
August 1, 2024
Shawn Siegele looks at the interlocking elements of QB strategy for the FFPC Best Ball Tournament and highlights his favorite QB plays for 2024. Part 1 of the 2024 FFPC Best Ball Tournament Strategy Guide covered the running back, wide receiver, and tight end positions, all of which can be played to serious competitive advantages. With $300,000 on the line, it’s a great feeling to…...
4 Dynamic Options Who Could Throw You a Rope If You Fall Over the Wide Receiver Cliff
Shawn Siegele
July 29, 2024
Shawn Siegele breaks down four post-cliff wide receivers who help rescue any fantasy football build in 2024. In 2024 drafters are faced with a choice: hammer WR early . . . or lose? The evidence is pretty convincing. In his simulation of thousands of seasons and millions of teams, Jake Boes found that early WR was the best way to attack the new ADP environment in…...
The 5 Craziest Upside Values in FFPC $350 Redraft Contests: No. 2 – Why Risk Brandon Aiyuk When You Get an Incredible Price on This Breakout Star
Shawn Siegele
August 28, 2024
Shawn Siegele brings you his five favorite upside values in the FFPC FantasyPros contest. At No. 2 we find a young receiving star who gives you Brandon Aiyuk’s upside but at a discount and without the drama. Right now there’s no question about your best chance to win $1 million in fantasy football this season. It’s the FFPC $350 FantasyPros contest. Blair Andrews has been getting…...
The 5 Craziest Upside Values in FFPC $350 Redraft Contests: No. 3 – A Better Vertical Option Than George Pickens at a Fraction of the Cost?
Shawn Siegele
August 27, 2024
Shawn Siegele brings you his five favorite upside values in the FFPC FantasyPros contest. No. 3 is a vertical threat about to go supernova. Right now there’s no question about your best chance to win $1 million in fantasy football this season. It’s the FFPC $350 FantasyPros contest. Blair Andrews has been getting you ready for the contest with his 10 Best Value Picks in…...
The 5 Best Picks in FFPC $350 Redraft Contests: No. 4 – This TE Shouldn’t Fall Behind Tyler Conklin
Shawn Siegele
August 27, 2024
Shawn Siegele brings you his five favorite values in the FFPC FantasyPros contest. The No. 4 option is an unfashionable TE about to jump to elite status. Right now there’s no question about your best chance to win $1 million in fantasy football this season. It’s the FFPC $350 FantasyPros contest. Blair Andrews has been getting you ready for the contest with his 10 Best…...
The 5 Best Picks in FFPC $350 Redraft Contests: No. 5 – A Better Late-Round WR Than Jalen Tolbert
Shawn Siegele
August 26, 2024
Shawn Siegele brings you his five favorite values in the FFPC FantasyPros contest, starting with a league-winning late-round WR. Right now there’s no question about your best chance to win $1 million in fantasy football this season. It’s the FFPC $350 FantasyPros contest. Blair Andrews has been getting you ready for the contest with his 10 Best Value Picks in FantasyPros Contests and a look…...
The RotoViz Home League Blueprint: 25 Priority Targets to Help Navigate Your Most Important Draft
Shawn Siegele
August 25, 2024
Shawn Siegele unveils his 25 Priority Targets for home leagues with PPR settings and shallower 2-RB, 2-WR, 1-Flex starting lineups. Yesterday we looked at the 24 Priority Targets for redraft leagues using FFPC settings. When combined with the Upside Mega-Tiers, those targets are broadly applicable to all formats. But today, we want to dig a little bit deeper into formats that are more starting-lineup heavy…...
Shawn’s 24 Priority Targets and 2024 Redraft Game Plan: How to Land the League Winners
Shawn Siegele
August 24, 2024
Shawn Siegele provides his 24 priority targets for the 2024 redraft season and works through how to attack upcoming fantasy football drafts. The Priority Targets list works best in companion with my 2024 draft plan, The Upside Mega-Tiers Use Optimism and Humility to Help You Crush Your League. That workshop allows you to envision the entire 2024 draft landscape as a dynamic organism that can be…...
2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown: No. 5 to No. 1 – The Tournament Winners
Shawn Siegele
August 23, 2024
In Part 3 of the 2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown, Shawn Siegele looks at five RBs who are poised to beat ADP by four or more rounds, including two who could leap into the 2025 first round. The first two parts of the Countdown included the full intro with links to our articles explaining the Zero RB rationale and the hits from previous seasons. If…...
2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown: No. 10 to No. 6 – Extreme Contingency-Based Upside
Shawn Siegele
August 21, 2024
In Part 2 of the 2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown, Shawn Siegele looks at three young players who could quickly push for the starting job and two RBs who would be starters in almost any other backfield. If you’ve read yesterday’s intro, jump into the Countdown. The Zero RB landscape continues to evolve, and our 2024 approach has emphasized the idea that you must Be the…...
The 2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown: No. 15 to No. 11 – Your Heart Should Race a Little
Shawn Siegele
August 20, 2024
Shawn Siegele begins the 2024 Zero RB Candidates Countdown with a look at five explosive upside options who remain available at bargain basement prices. The Zero RB landscape continues to evolve, and our 2024 approach has emphasized the idea that you must Be the Avalanche at WR. This means building out a Zero RB game plan for best ball, and a redraft game plan that…...
The Dude’s Rug Category: Why a Featured Player on Do Not Draft Lists Will Tie Your Build Together
Shawn Siegele
August 19, 2024
“Did I pee on your rug? Did I urinate on your rug? So every time I, just want to understand this, sir, every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the-” Even drafting a large number of teams in a wide variety of formats, it’s easy to get tunnel vision. Sometimes it’s necessary to micturate rain on your…...
2024 Redraft Game Plan: The Upside Mega-Tiers Combine Optimism and Humility to Crush Your League
Shawn Siegele
August 17, 2024
Shawn Siegele breaks down his 2024 redraft plan and discusses the benefits of mixing humility and optimism through the “upside tiers.” Earlier this season, I wrote about the tier-based philosophy that will help you crush best ball leagues. As we’re about to reach peak redraft season, we can apply a tweaked approach to defeating your co-workers, besting your in-laws and cousins, embarrassing your college friends,…...
Fantasy’s Best Late-Round Pick Provides a 4-in-1 Value and Could Be This Year’s Adam Thielen
Shawn Siegele
August 16, 2024
Shawn Siegele reveals his favorite 2024 late-round pick and explains why a forgotten-yet-buzzy WR allows you to check four boxes at once. When it comes to volume, I generally have only one rule: don’t make the same volume play as everyone else. If you’re making the same volume bet as the community, then that bet is going to get pricey even if it doesn’t seem…...
Trading Down Is Your Dynasty Superpower: How and When to Make Your Move in Startups
Shawn Siegele
August 14, 2024
Shawn Siegele explains why trading down in startups is your dynasty superpower . . . and breaks down 17 trades that illustrate the concept. Colm Kelly and I have had a blast participating in an RV TriFlex dynasty startup with the Overtime community. By my count there have been 42 trades through the 13.03. Colm and I have been involved in 17. I recently articulated…...
Draft Josh Jacobs’ Profile at a Multi-Round Discount and Get a Serious Talent Infusion
Shawn Siegele
August 9, 2024
Shawn Siegele explains why Josh Jacobs is a 2024 fantasy football trap play and helps you find his doppelganger at a multi-round discount. In 2022 Josh Jacobs was an absolute world burner from the Dead Zone, scoring 330 points and finishing as the RB3. Unfortunately, he returned to his previous levels of performance in 2023, missed a few games with injury, and left fantasy managers…...
For the “I’m Probably Wrong” Files: 2024’s Upside Down Draft Landscape Has Created the Biggest RB Value Since LeSean McCoy in 2016
Shawn Siegele
August 9, 2024
Shawn Siegele looks at the evidence for 2024’s biggest running back value and wonders whether we’re getting LeSean McCoy circa 2016 all over again. LeSean McCoy’s 2016 season occurred at the intersection of trends that reverberate forward to the present. We were coming off the 2015 RB Apocalypse, and ADP moved heavily in favor of WRs. A short-lived RB Golden Age was about to start…....
2024’s Epic WR Breakout Will Emulate CeeDee Lamb . . . and Rescue You From That Bad Draft Slot
Shawn Siegele
August 7, 2024
Shawn Siegele profiles his favorite tournament-winning pick at wide receiver and explains why taking some risk on this selection could rescue you from a bad draft slot. As much as I love best ball and dynasty, there’s nothing like drafting in your home league, in the Apex Experts League, or in the FFPC Main Event. It’s time to dive into our FFPC redraft series, a…...
At Least Take Shots at Jackson, Tomlinson, and Kelce Level Upside: 3 Undervalued Foundation Picks for Superflex Dynasty Startups
Shawn Siegele
August 5, 2024
Shawn Siegele profiles three dynasty startup targets who allow you to trade down for more picks and still draft the future QB1, RB1, and TE1. The RotoViz Overtime Dynasty Startup draft is in full swing over at the FFPC where we’re playing the RV TriFlex format. It’s been even more fun than expected, with 28 trades occurring by the middle of Round 7. I’ll have…...
Already a Bust or About to Go Nuclear? The Cheap Path to Amon-Ra St. Brown or Cooper Kupp-Like Production
Shawn Siegele
August 2, 2024
Shawn Siegele breaks down his favorite 2024 play and explains why he’s willing to be wrong . . . again. I’ve been working on this piece for quite a while, and I’m feeling some gratitude that early practice reports appear to be pointing in the right direction. Of course, 97.6% of NFL players are enjoying good camps at this point. It’s a great time to…...
A Quarterback Plan for Every Draft Philosophy and the 7 QBs You Must Draft in 2024
Shawn Siegele
August 1, 2024
Shawn Siegele looks at the interlocking elements of QB strategy for the FFPC Best Ball Tournament and highlights his favorite QB plays for 2024. Part 1 of the 2024 FFPC Best Ball Tournament Strategy Guide covered the running back, wide receiver, and tight end positions, all of which can be played to serious competitive advantages. With $300,000 on the line, it’s a great feeling to…...
4 Dynamic Options Who Could Throw You a Rope If You Fall Over the Wide Receiver Cliff
Shawn Siegele
July 29, 2024
Shawn Siegele breaks down four post-cliff wide receivers who help rescue any fantasy football build in 2024. In 2024 drafters are faced with a choice: hammer WR early . . . or lose? The evidence is pretty convincing. In his simulation of thousands of seasons and millions of teams, Jake Boes found that early WR was the best way to attack the new ADP environment in…...
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