All the pieces are falling in to place now. You are putting in the hard work on the front end of your draft so that you can dominate your fantasy football league through the fall and winter. You have your players slotted based on position, you have identified the drop off points and understand where players are generally being drafted by referencing average draft position. The goal of fantasy football is to beat your opponents and win your league. I believe knowing the scoring system of your league and the tendencies of your opponents are the often overlooked pieces of intelligence that might allow you to find some gems in your draft.
How could anyone reasonably expect to do well in a fantasy football league without fully understanding the rules? If you take my advice to heart and put in the time and work to plug your projections in to your league's scoring system part of your work is done. Make sure you know the scoring system that is in place! The other side of this is to know the roster makeup and positions that you will need to start each week. Much of your preparation should be dictated by the parameters that your league has in place.
One of the advantages of playing in a league with the same group of friends year after year is that you learn the tendencies of your opponents. Keeping some historical drafting data and a few mental notes will serve you well on draft day. There will be one guy who is eager to grab a quarterback early, someone comes to the table wanting to have a top three tight end, kicker and defense and another guy grew up outside Detroit and has some inside info on that 5th string undrafted free agent receiver that caught eleven passes in the preseason. This info will allow you to know what to expect and where you can maybe pass on a guy until the next round. Another good bit of information is the favorite team of all your opponents. We all have a tendency to gravitate to the known and fantasy football is no different. All these small pieces of information can be utilized to put you a few precious steps closer to walking away from your draft with a winning team.
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