![]() ![]() In a July draft - or any early summer/early preseason draft - it's always optimal strategy to load up on running backs. If an offense takes off like the Bengals, a stack can work even without the top target. It's hard to remember, but at this point last season, the Bengals were thought to be very risky with Burrow coming back from a knee injury, the offensive line seen as a huge problem and Chase had questions if he could catch the NFL ball. I had the Vikings (Cook, Kirk Cousins, Adam Thielen) without their top receiver ( Justin Jefferson) and the Bengals ( Joe Burrow, Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd) without Ja'Marr Chase. The price was high to get the top stacks, but I found productive secondary stacks. Since there's a large overall component in this contest, I wanted some correlation between my top offensive players. I got lucky in free agency to fill some voids ( Mike White!) at the position. If I had an error in this draft, it was that I whiffed on a third QB ( Cam Newton, oops). I took a high upside and high floor QB with my third- and fourth-round picks. And then I waited on QB, getting a big value of Tyreek Hill (arguably last year's top preseason WR) at pick 2.10, though this league's format devalues wide receivers a bit. 2 RB last season (and coincidentally, I do this year as well). These picks historically have performed the best. At the top of almost any league (barring a 14-plus team, 2-QB league) I always take a sure-fire, three-down running back in the top 3-5 picks overall if possible. And that makes sense with the scoring system and the penalty for incompletions. Seven of the first 12 picks were quarterbacks. It's a Superflex league so quarterbacks are at a premium. Key pickups included Rashaad Penny in December for his late-season run (671 yards rushing and six touchdowns in his final five games), Rhamondre Stevenson right before Week 1 and Alex Collins for his brief stretch of value from Week 3 for Week 8 5 points extra point reception (1.5 PPR, so "TE Premium" scoring). The 2021 rules for the quarterbacks had -1 points per incompletion and. The rules change every year and some of the scoring rules are unique. It has a roster of 22 players that starts 1-2 QB, 2-6 RB, 3-7 WR 1-5 TE, 0-4 K (11 Total). The Fish Bowl is essentially a superflex league with deep rosters. ![]() So let's review my last year's team and how I applied that same strategy to my 2022 Scott Fish Bowl entry, and how that strategy can apply to your team for this season. And that strategy paid off when the luck all came together. How did I do it? It was one of those drafts where just about every pick hit its maximum outcome. I had a chance to win going into the final game with Dalvin Cook playing in the final Week 17 contest on Sunday night, but alas Kirk Cousins didn't play due to Covid and the Vikings offense couldn't muster anything against the Packers. I say "expert" because I actually finished fourth overall with three "fans" occupying the top-three spots (there's not much to distinguish an expert from a fan in this hobby other than the expert gets paid). It's become the largest and maybe most high-profile fantasy football industry competition. I had a good run last year finishing as the top "expert" in the Scott Fish Bowl, a competition featuring more than 2,500 teams with proceeds going to charity. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |