I won the regular season in both of my expert leagues last year. Thought i would share some tips that have helped me achieve consistent success.
- In the later rounds of the draft load up on high potential backup running backs. Look for ones who would be a clear bell cow in a good offense if the starter went down. I do this every year and each season one or two of these guys pop
- look two week ahead for steaming D. Roster two defenses at all times, picking up a streaming D from the waiver wire with the target of starting them two weeks from now. All other owners only look one week ahead, so they will pay too many blind bidding points for a D with a good matchup. Meanwhile, since you are looking two weeks ahead, you can get a defense for the minimum bid
- target players who have already had Covid to lower chance of covid related absences on your roster
- mock draft from every position. If youre doing kds drafting this will help you decide on the best spot. It also allows you to develop basic team compilation strategies from each pick.
- schedule matter. Playoff schedule really matters. Understand which players have the softest and most difficult playoff matchups when drafting
- In the later rounds of the draft load up on high potential backup running backs. Look for ones who would be a clear bell cow in a good offense if the starter went down. I do this every year and each season one or two of these guys pop
- look two week ahead for steaming D. Roster two defenses at all times, picking up a streaming D from the waiver wire with the target of starting them two weeks from now. All other owners only look one week ahead, so they will pay too many blind bidding points for a D with a good matchup. Meanwhile, since you are looking two weeks ahead, you can get a defense for the minimum bid
- target players who have already had Covid to lower chance of covid related absences on your roster
- mock draft from every position. If youre doing kds drafting this will help you decide on the best spot. It also allows you to develop basic team compilation strategies from each pick.
- schedule matter. Playoff schedule really matters. Understand which players have the softest and most difficult playoff matchups when drafting
