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The Franchise League Football Auction Playbook: How to Secure Your Must-Have Targets While Balancing Elite Stars and Minimum-Salary Breakout Candidates
Renee Miller
August 20, 2025
If you’re following along, you’ve read about the newest fantasy football platform for diehard fans like you, Franchise League Football. If not, find an introduction here. In FLF, we start with a seasoned roster of 14 players . . . and their contracts. Last week, I broke down the keep/drop decisions I needed to make prior to our preseason auction. Everyone in the league must…...
Making the Most of a Suboptimal Roster: The Franchise League Football Blueprint, Part 2
Renee Miller
August 13, 2025
Last week, Renee introduced the Franchise League Football format of dynasty fantasy football (FLF). Today she digs deeper into the strategy of managing a team. Once your league is full, the commissioner will “activate” the preseason, which means the starting 14-man rosters will be randomly assigned to each fantasy GM. We employ an algorithm that draws on one of 10 realistic contract databases to assign…...
Sharp Dynasty Managers Are Changing the Way the Game Is Played: An Introduction to Franchise League Football
Renee Miller
August 4, 2025
Innovation comes slowly to fantasy football. Since I started playing, the two major, industry-wide additions to the standard format are PPR and Superflex. It’s not hard to find TE-premium scoring, and your league might employ a point-per-first-down element, penalize incompletions, or dozens of other small scoring tweaks. But you’re still playing the same essential game. Franchise League Football aims to change that. Franchise League Football…...
Next Level Game Theory for Fantasy Football
Renee Miller
July 20, 2015
Have you ever played a certain wide receiver because of the quarterback your opponent was starting? Have you ever picked up a defense or tight end off waivers not because you need one, but because your opponent’s top option was on a bye week? Do you often fade players that are likely to be highly owned in DFS tournaments? If you in any way take…...
Jamaal Charles, Doug Martin, and the Case Against Primacy Bias
Renee Miller
September 8, 2014
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Motivation Narratives Matter Not to Fantasy Football
Renee Miller
November 23, 2013
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The Big Questions
Renee Miller
November 18, 2013
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Revisiting the Primacy Effect – Part II
Renee Miller
November 9, 2013
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Revisiting the Primacy Effect
Renee Miller
November 9, 2013
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Neuroscience and Why Value Based Fantasy Predictions Can Be Inaccurate
Renee Miller
November 2, 2013
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Neuroeconomics and Fantasy Football: The Fear of Regret
Renee Miller
October 21, 2013
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Who Choked and Who’s Clutch? The Neuroscience Behind Extreme Sports Performances
Renee Miller
October 7, 2013
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Does Picking “Winners” Matter in Fantasy Football?
Renee Miller
October 2, 2013
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The Case for Delayed Gratification in Fantasy Football
Renee Miller
September 18, 2013
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Dealing with the Primacy Effect in Fantasy Football (Part 2)
Renee Miller
September 10, 2013
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Attention, Emotion, and the Primacy Effect in Fantasy Football Week 1
Renee Miller
September 5, 2013
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Using Prioritization of Drives Strategy in Your Tougher Fantasy Drafts
Renee Miller
August 29, 2013
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Outome Bias, Preparation, and Auction Drafts
Renee Miller
August 24, 2013
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Fantasy Football, the Pseudocertainty Effect, and Why I Changed a Tire
Renee Miller
August 20, 2013
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The Franchise League Football Auction Playbook: How to Secure Your Must-Have Targets While Balancing Elite Stars and Minimum-Salary Breakout Candidates
Renee Miller
August 20, 2025
If you’re following along, you’ve read about the newest fantasy football platform for diehard fans like you, Franchise League Football. If not, find an introduction here. In FLF, we start with a seasoned roster of 14 players . . . and their contracts. Last week, I broke down the keep/drop decisions I needed to make prior to our preseason auction. Everyone in the league must…...
Making the Most of a Suboptimal Roster: The Franchise League Football Blueprint, Part 2
Renee Miller
August 13, 2025
Last week, Renee introduced the Franchise League Football format of dynasty fantasy football (FLF). Today she digs deeper into the strategy of managing a team. Once your league is full, the commissioner will “activate” the preseason, which means the starting 14-man rosters will be randomly assigned to each fantasy GM. We employ an algorithm that draws on one of 10 realistic contract databases to assign…...
Sharp Dynasty Managers Are Changing the Way the Game Is Played: An Introduction to Franchise League Football
Renee Miller
August 4, 2025
Innovation comes slowly to fantasy football. Since I started playing, the two major, industry-wide additions to the standard format are PPR and Superflex. It’s not hard to find TE-premium scoring, and your league might employ a point-per-first-down element, penalize incompletions, or dozens of other small scoring tweaks. But you’re still playing the same essential game. Franchise League Football aims to change that. Franchise League Football…...
Next Level Game Theory for Fantasy Football
Renee Miller
July 20, 2015
Have you ever played a certain wide receiver because of the quarterback your opponent was starting? Have you ever picked up a defense or tight end off waivers not because you need one, but because your opponent’s top option was on a bye week? Do you often fade players that are likely to be highly owned in DFS tournaments? If you in any way take…...
Jamaal Charles, Doug Martin, and the Case Against Primacy Bias
Renee Miller
September 8, 2014
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Motivation Narratives Matter Not to Fantasy Football
Renee Miller
November 23, 2013
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The Big Questions
Renee Miller
November 18, 2013
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Revisiting the Primacy Effect – Part II
Renee Miller
November 9, 2013
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Revisiting the Primacy Effect
Renee Miller
November 9, 2013
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Neuroscience and Why Value Based Fantasy Predictions Can Be Inaccurate
Renee Miller
November 2, 2013
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Neuroeconomics and Fantasy Football: The Fear of Regret
Renee Miller
October 21, 2013
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Who Choked and Who’s Clutch? The Neuroscience Behind Extreme Sports Performances
Renee Miller
October 7, 2013
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Does Picking “Winners” Matter in Fantasy Football?
Renee Miller
October 2, 2013
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The Case for Delayed Gratification in Fantasy Football
Renee Miller
September 18, 2013
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Dealing with the Primacy Effect in Fantasy Football (Part 2)
Renee Miller
September 10, 2013
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Attention, Emotion, and the Primacy Effect in Fantasy Football Week 1
Renee Miller
September 5, 2013
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Using Prioritization of Drives Strategy in Your Tougher Fantasy Drafts
Renee Miller
August 29, 2013
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Outome Bias, Preparation, and Auction Drafts
Renee Miller
August 24, 2013
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Fantasy Football, the Pseudocertainty Effect, and Why I Changed a Tire
Renee Miller
August 20, 2013
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The Franchise League Football Auction Playbook: How to Secure Your Must-Have Targets While Balancing Elite Stars and Minimum-Salary Breakout Candidates
Renee Miller
August 20, 2025
If you’re following along, you’ve read about the newest fantasy football platform for diehard fans like you, Franchise League Football. If not, find an introduction here. In FLF, we start with a seasoned roster of 14 players . . . and their contracts. Last week, I broke down the keep/drop decisions I needed to make prior to our preseason auction. Everyone in the league must…...
Making the Most of a Suboptimal Roster: The Franchise League Football Blueprint, Part 2
Renee Miller
August 13, 2025
Last week, Renee introduced the Franchise League Football format of dynasty fantasy football (FLF). Today she digs deeper into the strategy of managing a team. Once your league is full, the commissioner will “activate” the preseason, which means the starting 14-man rosters will be randomly assigned to each fantasy GM. We employ an algorithm that draws on one of 10 realistic contract databases to assign…...
Sharp Dynasty Managers Are Changing the Way the Game Is Played: An Introduction to Franchise League Football
Renee Miller
August 4, 2025
Innovation comes slowly to fantasy football. Since I started playing, the two major, industry-wide additions to the standard format are PPR and Superflex. It’s not hard to find TE-premium scoring, and your league might employ a point-per-first-down element, penalize incompletions, or dozens of other small scoring tweaks. But you’re still playing the same essential game. Franchise League Football aims to change that. Franchise League Football…...
Next Level Game Theory for Fantasy Football
Renee Miller
July 20, 2015
Have you ever played a certain wide receiver because of the quarterback your opponent was starting? Have you ever picked up a defense or tight end off waivers not because you need one, but because your opponent’s top option was on a bye week? Do you often fade players that are likely to be highly owned in DFS tournaments? If you in any way take…...
Jamaal Charles, Doug Martin, and the Case Against Primacy Bias
Renee Miller
September 8, 2014
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Motivation Narratives Matter Not to Fantasy Football
Renee Miller
November 23, 2013
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The Big Questions
Renee Miller
November 18, 2013
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Revisiting the Primacy Effect – Part II
Renee Miller
November 9, 2013
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Revisiting the Primacy Effect
Renee Miller
November 9, 2013
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Neuroscience and Why Value Based Fantasy Predictions Can Be Inaccurate
Renee Miller
November 2, 2013
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Neuroeconomics and Fantasy Football: The Fear of Regret
Renee Miller
October 21, 2013
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Who Choked and Who’s Clutch? The Neuroscience Behind Extreme Sports Performances
Renee Miller
October 7, 2013
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Does Picking “Winners” Matter in Fantasy Football?
Renee Miller
October 2, 2013
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The Case for Delayed Gratification in Fantasy Football
Renee Miller
September 18, 2013
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Dealing with the Primacy Effect in Fantasy Football (Part 2)
Renee Miller
September 10, 2013
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Attention, Emotion, and the Primacy Effect in Fantasy Football Week 1
Renee Miller
September 5, 2013
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Using Prioritization of Drives Strategy in Your Tougher Fantasy Drafts
Renee Miller
August 29, 2013
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Outome Bias, Preparation, and Auction Drafts
Renee Miller
August 24, 2013
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Fantasy Football, the Pseudocertainty Effect, and Why I Changed a Tire
Renee Miller
August 20, 2013
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