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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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Love Robert Woods But Don’t Want to Pay for Him? Try These 2 Cheaper Alternatives With Identical Profiles
Shawn Siegele
July 9, 2020
After five years in the Buffalo desert, Robert Woods emerged when he joined the Rams in 2017. Three seasons with finishes between WR18 and WR14 (per game) followed. Woods has parlayed that into a WR18 ADP in 2020, a fair price for a player with his profile. But what if you don’t want to pay a fair price? If you’re looking to get this production…...
5 Players With Explosive Upside Who Are Discounted by ADP
Shawn Siegele
July 8, 2020
How do you build a juggernaut? How do you craft a team with more than just the occasional value player? Who should you draft to withstand the vagaries of the season and emerge better than ever? These are the questions we’re obsessed with at RotoViz, and we try to answer them from a variety of perspectives. One angle is to create upside from uncertainty. Zero…...
FFPC Pros v Joes Dynasty Superflex Startup: Blockbuster Trades, QB Dilemmas, and Widespread Skepticism About RB ADP
Shawn Siegele
July 3, 2020
Shawn Siegele breaks down the most recent developments in his FFPC Superflex Dynasty League startup. He profiles the blockbuster trades, examines the best picks, and explains why owners are ignoring the RB-heavy ADP of the format. Curtis Patrick and I are drafting in a loaded Pros vs Joes event that includes long-time friend Patrick Kerrane and many other talented owners. In 5 Takeaways from an…...
3 Quick Hacks Deliver Elite Win Rates in FFPC Best Ball
Shawn Siegele
July 2, 2020
Shawn Siegele discusses a trio of key tactical insights from the Roster Construction Explorer that will help you dominate FFPC best ball leagues. For those who listened to Mike Beers on our RotoViz Overtime best ball podcasts, you know a few tricks of the trade in FFPC leagues. Mike’s tools like the FFPC Command Center and the FFPC Dashboard provide all of the rankings and…...
5 Key Takeaways from the FFPC Dynasty Superflex Pros vs. Joes Event
Shawn Siegele
June 27, 2020
Curtis Patrick and Shawn Siegele draft in the FFPC Pros vs. Joes dynasty event. Shawn analyzes the key trends from their draft and breaks down the Team RotoViz selections. It’s always a lot of fun to participate in a startup dynasty draft with a partner, and it’s even better when that draft is an FFPC Pros versus Joes event. Owners in this league are engaged…....
The Win Rate Explorer Is Here and the Features Are Insane
Shawn Siegele
June 23, 2020
Those who listened to Mike Beers on the Best Ball episodes of RotoViz Overtime knew something exciting was coming. It’s here, and it’s spectacular. Last Friday, Mike unveiled the Best Ball Win Rates Explorer and the features are insane. You can look at all of the individual player win rates for the last five years, but you can also do something much cooler. Instead of simply…...
There Are Multiple Ways to Win in BestBall10s, But There’s One Glaring Path to Dominant Top-Six Finishes
Shawn Siegele
June 19, 2020
In the Wide Receiver Lesson of the 2020 Best Ball Workshop, Shawn Siegele discusses the WRs tactics that make the difference between winning and losing. It’s not hyperbole to say WR is the key to generating elite top-six percentages. The numbers will shock you. The Best Ball Workshop has been a blast to write again this season, and it’s a testament to the fantastic intel…...
If Wide Receiver Is Deep, Running Back Is Bottomless
Shawn Siegele
June 17, 2020
Running back-heavy constructions are all the rage in 2020. This is despite research that repeatedly shows the flaws in this approach. One persistent narrative may be the culprit: wide receiver is deep. This is certainly not the case from an evidence-based perspective. The Win the Flex tool shows you how many points have been scored relative to ADP by the different positions. After the megastar…...
Buy, Hold, Or Sell: How to Profit from Recent ADP Risers and What to Do With Alexander Mattison
Shawn Siegele
June 15, 2020
In an unusual offseason that’s lacked on-field workouts, we haven’t had the normal player buzz. We’re still seeing plenty of movement. The Risers/Fallers tab in the FFPC Dashboard helps locate the biggest ADP movers. With a little over a month until the proposed beginning of camp, you still have plenty of time to balance your portfolio at a profit . . . if you purchase…...
The 10 Most Undervalued Redraft Players for 2020
Shawn Siegele
June 12, 2020
Shawn Siegele breaks down the 10 most undervalued redraft options and provides the top breakouts, bouncebacks, and Zero RB candidates for 2020. Writing the 10 Most Undervalued Players in Dynasty Startups was a blast. When I’m reading my favorite writers, I want to know which guys they’re targeting. It’s why Curtis Patrick’s Must-Draft RBs was so much fun. It’s why Matt Wispe’s 8 Late-Round Picks…...
20 Rounds of Death – Every Pick from the Top Experts and What the Roster Construction Explorer Has to Say About Them
Shawn Siegele
June 9, 2020
The MFL10 of Death is annually one of my favorite leagues. Drafting against these experts is an absolute blast, and I want to thank Pat Thorman for putting it together and donating the proceeds to charity. Each season I like to break down all 20 rounds to get a feel for how my compatriots are playing. It goes without saying that I hold all of…...
Turn Your Best Ball Drafts Into a Money Machine With These Unpopular RB Tactics
Shawn Siegele
June 4, 2020
In Lesson 6, we looked at all of the best two-round starts in best ball. Given what we know about RB dominance in 2019, the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches were surprising. In today’s Lesson 7 of the 2020 Best Ball Workshop, Shawn Siegele examines the key RB tactics throughout your draft, including the sweet spots for selecting your RB3 and RB4. It’s Best…...
Best Ball Workshop: Foundations of Success – The Best 2-Round Starts May Not Be What You Expect
Shawn Siegele
May 28, 2020
In the first five lessons of the 2020 Best Ball Workshop, we used the Roster Construction Explorer to provide the latest intel on each of the onesie positions. The insights from the 2019 Workshop led to sky-high win rates overall and dynamic results at the onesie positions. Now in Lesson 6, we move to the marquee positions of RB and WR. In the next several…...
Big Surprises in the Live and Loaded Black Crown Rookie Draft: Breaking Down All 4 Rounds of the Superflex Spectacle
Shawn Siegele
May 25, 2020
Last night, Curtis Patrick held the inaugural rookie draft for the Black Crown Dynasty League live on zoom. It was a raucous and festive occasion with many of my favorite writers in the dynasty community – T.J. Calkins, Ryan McDowell, Patrick Kerrane, J.J. Zachariason, Rich Hribar, Matthew Freedman, Scott Barrett, Tyler Buecher, Danny Kelly, and John Daigle. This is a Superflex, TE Premium league with…...
Re-Selecting Every Rookie Draft of the Last 5 Years and Why Going Through the Exercise Might Change the Way You Draft
Shawn Siegele
May 21, 2020
Shawn Siegele goes through the last five rookie drafts and explores what each draft would look like if it took place today. It’s always fun to go back and ask the question What if? It can also help us calibrate our expectations for the future. What should be the core of our dynasty startup teams? What is the hit rate for rookie picks? How well…...
The 10 Most Undervalued Players in Dynasty Startups Are All Discounted By Multiple Rounds
Shawn Siegele
May 16, 2020
As startups explode in the aftermath of the NFL Draft, this is the perfect time to develop your dynasty strategy for 2020. Beyond the Dynasty Command Center Rookie Guide and our deep research on the best players and tactics in rookie drafts, we’ve also been focusing on how to build your overall roster. Curtis Patrick’s Dynasty Startup Cheat Sheet helps you build the perfect core…...
Does Post-Draft Hype Provide a Dynasty Buying Opportunity for Veteran RBs?
Shawn Siegele
May 14, 2020
The 2020 NFL Draft created more carnage than usual at the RB position. Teams selected 10 running backs in the first 100 picks, more than any other draft in the last five years. And it’s not like there were a lot of wide open jobs. Only the Miami Dolphins – who didn’t select an early RB but traded for Matt Breida – appeared to have…...
Navigating Treacherous 2020 Rookie Drafts: Player Targets and Trade Options for Every Pick in Round 1
Shawn Siegele
May 12, 2020
The 2020 rookie draft season is the craziest in recent memory. Player values were scrambled by an entertaining reality event. Generational prospect Jonathan Taylor fell to No. 41 overall and landed with a team that has both an established young starter and one of the better receiving backs. By contrast, Clyde Edwards-Helaire was the first back off the board into a dream landing spot. The…...
WR Prospect Lab: Day 3 Receivers Are Almost Free in Rookie Drafts – 8 Key Fliers to Stash and Watch
Shawn Siegele
May 7, 2020
In Part 3 of the WR Prospect Lab rankings, Shawn Siegele provides eight key fliers to stash at the end of rookie drafts. With rookie drafts in full effect and owners starting to get comfortable with the high-profile selections, it’s time to discuss the best sleeper and flier options for rebuilders and deep league owners. We’ve previously discussed the upset No. 1 receiver among the…...
Superflex Is Wild: Breaking Down 3 Rounds of an Experts League Rookie Draft
Shawn Siegele
May 1, 2020
Shawn Siegele breaks down the first three rounds of a superflex rookie draft featuring some of the top experts in fantasy. With rookie draft season already in full swing and set to take off this weekend, I wanted to take a closer look at the completed rookie draft from one of my most competitive leagues. A few weeks ago I had a chance to participate…...
Love Robert Woods But Don’t Want to Pay for Him? Try These 2 Cheaper Alternatives With Identical Profiles
Shawn Siegele
July 9, 2020
After five years in the Buffalo desert, Robert Woods emerged when he joined the Rams in 2017. Three seasons with finishes between WR18 and WR14 (per game) followed. Woods has parlayed that into a WR18 ADP in 2020, a fair price for a player with his profile. But what if you don’t want to pay a fair price? If you’re looking to get this production…...
5 Players With Explosive Upside Who Are Discounted by ADP
Shawn Siegele
July 8, 2020
How do you build a juggernaut? How do you craft a team with more than just the occasional value player? Who should you draft to withstand the vagaries of the season and emerge better than ever? These are the questions we’re obsessed with at RotoViz, and we try to answer them from a variety of perspectives. One angle is to create upside from uncertainty. Zero…...
FFPC Pros v Joes Dynasty Superflex Startup: Blockbuster Trades, QB Dilemmas, and Widespread Skepticism About RB ADP
Shawn Siegele
July 3, 2020
Shawn Siegele breaks down the most recent developments in his FFPC Superflex Dynasty League startup. He profiles the blockbuster trades, examines the best picks, and explains why owners are ignoring the RB-heavy ADP of the format. Curtis Patrick and I are drafting in a loaded Pros vs Joes event that includes long-time friend Patrick Kerrane and many other talented owners. In 5 Takeaways from an…...
3 Quick Hacks Deliver Elite Win Rates in FFPC Best Ball
Shawn Siegele
July 2, 2020
Shawn Siegele discusses a trio of key tactical insights from the Roster Construction Explorer that will help you dominate FFPC best ball leagues. For those who listened to Mike Beers on our RotoViz Overtime best ball podcasts, you know a few tricks of the trade in FFPC leagues. Mike’s tools like the FFPC Command Center and the FFPC Dashboard provide all of the rankings and…...
5 Key Takeaways from the FFPC Dynasty Superflex Pros vs. Joes Event
Shawn Siegele
June 27, 2020
Curtis Patrick and Shawn Siegele draft in the FFPC Pros vs. Joes dynasty event. Shawn analyzes the key trends from their draft and breaks down the Team RotoViz selections. It’s always a lot of fun to participate in a startup dynasty draft with a partner, and it’s even better when that draft is an FFPC Pros versus Joes event. Owners in this league are engaged…....
The Win Rate Explorer Is Here and the Features Are Insane
Shawn Siegele
June 23, 2020
Those who listened to Mike Beers on the Best Ball episodes of RotoViz Overtime knew something exciting was coming. It’s here, and it’s spectacular. Last Friday, Mike unveiled the Best Ball Win Rates Explorer and the features are insane. You can look at all of the individual player win rates for the last five years, but you can also do something much cooler. Instead of simply…...
There Are Multiple Ways to Win in BestBall10s, But There’s One Glaring Path to Dominant Top-Six Finishes
Shawn Siegele
June 19, 2020
In the Wide Receiver Lesson of the 2020 Best Ball Workshop, Shawn Siegele discusses the WRs tactics that make the difference between winning and losing. It’s not hyperbole to say WR is the key to generating elite top-six percentages. The numbers will shock you. The Best Ball Workshop has been a blast to write again this season, and it’s a testament to the fantastic intel…...
If Wide Receiver Is Deep, Running Back Is Bottomless
Shawn Siegele
June 17, 2020
Running back-heavy constructions are all the rage in 2020. This is despite research that repeatedly shows the flaws in this approach. One persistent narrative may be the culprit: wide receiver is deep. This is certainly not the case from an evidence-based perspective. The Win the Flex tool shows you how many points have been scored relative to ADP by the different positions. After the megastar…...
Buy, Hold, Or Sell: How to Profit from Recent ADP Risers and What to Do With Alexander Mattison
Shawn Siegele
June 15, 2020
In an unusual offseason that’s lacked on-field workouts, we haven’t had the normal player buzz. We’re still seeing plenty of movement. The Risers/Fallers tab in the FFPC Dashboard helps locate the biggest ADP movers. With a little over a month until the proposed beginning of camp, you still have plenty of time to balance your portfolio at a profit . . . if you purchase…...
The 10 Most Undervalued Redraft Players for 2020
Shawn Siegele
June 12, 2020
Shawn Siegele breaks down the 10 most undervalued redraft options and provides the top breakouts, bouncebacks, and Zero RB candidates for 2020. Writing the 10 Most Undervalued Players in Dynasty Startups was a blast. When I’m reading my favorite writers, I want to know which guys they’re targeting. It’s why Curtis Patrick’s Must-Draft RBs was so much fun. It’s why Matt Wispe’s 8 Late-Round Picks…...
20 Rounds of Death – Every Pick from the Top Experts and What the Roster Construction Explorer Has to Say About Them
Shawn Siegele
June 9, 2020
The MFL10 of Death is annually one of my favorite leagues. Drafting against these experts is an absolute blast, and I want to thank Pat Thorman for putting it together and donating the proceeds to charity. Each season I like to break down all 20 rounds to get a feel for how my compatriots are playing. It goes without saying that I hold all of…...
Turn Your Best Ball Drafts Into a Money Machine With These Unpopular RB Tactics
Shawn Siegele
June 4, 2020
In Lesson 6, we looked at all of the best two-round starts in best ball. Given what we know about RB dominance in 2019, the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches were surprising. In today’s Lesson 7 of the 2020 Best Ball Workshop, Shawn Siegele examines the key RB tactics throughout your draft, including the sweet spots for selecting your RB3 and RB4. It’s Best…...
Best Ball Workshop: Foundations of Success – The Best 2-Round Starts May Not Be What You Expect
Shawn Siegele
May 28, 2020
In the first five lessons of the 2020 Best Ball Workshop, we used the Roster Construction Explorer to provide the latest intel on each of the onesie positions. The insights from the 2019 Workshop led to sky-high win rates overall and dynamic results at the onesie positions. Now in Lesson 6, we move to the marquee positions of RB and WR. In the next several…...
Big Surprises in the Live and Loaded Black Crown Rookie Draft: Breaking Down All 4 Rounds of the Superflex Spectacle
Shawn Siegele
May 25, 2020
Last night, Curtis Patrick held the inaugural rookie draft for the Black Crown Dynasty League live on zoom. It was a raucous and festive occasion with many of my favorite writers in the dynasty community – T.J. Calkins, Ryan McDowell, Patrick Kerrane, J.J. Zachariason, Rich Hribar, Matthew Freedman, Scott Barrett, Tyler Buecher, Danny Kelly, and John Daigle. This is a Superflex, TE Premium league with…...
Re-Selecting Every Rookie Draft of the Last 5 Years and Why Going Through the Exercise Might Change the Way You Draft
Shawn Siegele
May 21, 2020
Shawn Siegele goes through the last five rookie drafts and explores what each draft would look like if it took place today. It’s always fun to go back and ask the question What if? It can also help us calibrate our expectations for the future. What should be the core of our dynasty startup teams? What is the hit rate for rookie picks? How well…...
The 10 Most Undervalued Players in Dynasty Startups Are All Discounted By Multiple Rounds
Shawn Siegele
May 16, 2020
As startups explode in the aftermath of the NFL Draft, this is the perfect time to develop your dynasty strategy for 2020. Beyond the Dynasty Command Center Rookie Guide and our deep research on the best players and tactics in rookie drafts, we’ve also been focusing on how to build your overall roster. Curtis Patrick’s Dynasty Startup Cheat Sheet helps you build the perfect core…...
Does Post-Draft Hype Provide a Dynasty Buying Opportunity for Veteran RBs?
Shawn Siegele
May 14, 2020
The 2020 NFL Draft created more carnage than usual at the RB position. Teams selected 10 running backs in the first 100 picks, more than any other draft in the last five years. And it’s not like there were a lot of wide open jobs. Only the Miami Dolphins – who didn’t select an early RB but traded for Matt Breida – appeared to have…...
Navigating Treacherous 2020 Rookie Drafts: Player Targets and Trade Options for Every Pick in Round 1
Shawn Siegele
May 12, 2020
The 2020 rookie draft season is the craziest in recent memory. Player values were scrambled by an entertaining reality event. Generational prospect Jonathan Taylor fell to No. 41 overall and landed with a team that has both an established young starter and one of the better receiving backs. By contrast, Clyde Edwards-Helaire was the first back off the board into a dream landing spot. The…...
WR Prospect Lab: Day 3 Receivers Are Almost Free in Rookie Drafts – 8 Key Fliers to Stash and Watch
Shawn Siegele
May 7, 2020
In Part 3 of the WR Prospect Lab rankings, Shawn Siegele provides eight key fliers to stash at the end of rookie drafts. With rookie drafts in full effect and owners starting to get comfortable with the high-profile selections, it’s time to discuss the best sleeper and flier options for rebuilders and deep league owners. We’ve previously discussed the upset No. 1 receiver among the…...
Superflex Is Wild: Breaking Down 3 Rounds of an Experts League Rookie Draft
Shawn Siegele
May 1, 2020
Shawn Siegele breaks down the first three rounds of a superflex rookie draft featuring some of the top experts in fantasy. With rookie draft season already in full swing and set to take off this weekend, I wanted to take a closer look at the completed rookie draft from one of my most competitive leagues. A few weeks ago I had a chance to participate…...
Love Robert Woods But Don’t Want to Pay for Him? Try These 2 Cheaper Alternatives With Identical Profiles
Shawn Siegele
July 9, 2020
After five years in the Buffalo desert, Robert Woods emerged when he joined the Rams in 2017. Three seasons with finishes between WR18 and WR14 (per game) followed. Woods has parlayed that into a WR18 ADP in 2020, a fair price for a player with his profile. But what if you don’t want to pay a fair price? If you’re looking to get this production…...
5 Players With Explosive Upside Who Are Discounted by ADP
Shawn Siegele
July 8, 2020
How do you build a juggernaut? How do you craft a team with more than just the occasional value player? Who should you draft to withstand the vagaries of the season and emerge better than ever? These are the questions we’re obsessed with at RotoViz, and we try to answer them from a variety of perspectives. One angle is to create upside from uncertainty. Zero…...
FFPC Pros v Joes Dynasty Superflex Startup: Blockbuster Trades, QB Dilemmas, and Widespread Skepticism About RB ADP
Shawn Siegele
July 3, 2020
Shawn Siegele breaks down the most recent developments in his FFPC Superflex Dynasty League startup. He profiles the blockbuster trades, examines the best picks, and explains why owners are ignoring the RB-heavy ADP of the format. Curtis Patrick and I are drafting in a loaded Pros vs Joes event that includes long-time friend Patrick Kerrane and many other talented owners. In 5 Takeaways from an…...
3 Quick Hacks Deliver Elite Win Rates in FFPC Best Ball
Shawn Siegele
July 2, 2020
Shawn Siegele discusses a trio of key tactical insights from the Roster Construction Explorer that will help you dominate FFPC best ball leagues. For those who listened to Mike Beers on our RotoViz Overtime best ball podcasts, you know a few tricks of the trade in FFPC leagues. Mike’s tools like the FFPC Command Center and the FFPC Dashboard provide all of the rankings and…...
5 Key Takeaways from the FFPC Dynasty Superflex Pros vs. Joes Event
Shawn Siegele
June 27, 2020
Curtis Patrick and Shawn Siegele draft in the FFPC Pros vs. Joes dynasty event. Shawn analyzes the key trends from their draft and breaks down the Team RotoViz selections. It’s always a lot of fun to participate in a startup dynasty draft with a partner, and it’s even better when that draft is an FFPC Pros versus Joes event. Owners in this league are engaged…....
The Win Rate Explorer Is Here and the Features Are Insane
Shawn Siegele
June 23, 2020
Those who listened to Mike Beers on the Best Ball episodes of RotoViz Overtime knew something exciting was coming. It’s here, and it’s spectacular. Last Friday, Mike unveiled the Best Ball Win Rates Explorer and the features are insane. You can look at all of the individual player win rates for the last five years, but you can also do something much cooler. Instead of simply…...
There Are Multiple Ways to Win in BestBall10s, But There’s One Glaring Path to Dominant Top-Six Finishes
Shawn Siegele
June 19, 2020
In the Wide Receiver Lesson of the 2020 Best Ball Workshop, Shawn Siegele discusses the WRs tactics that make the difference between winning and losing. It’s not hyperbole to say WR is the key to generating elite top-six percentages. The numbers will shock you. The Best Ball Workshop has been a blast to write again this season, and it’s a testament to the fantastic intel…...
If Wide Receiver Is Deep, Running Back Is Bottomless
Shawn Siegele
June 17, 2020
Running back-heavy constructions are all the rage in 2020. This is despite research that repeatedly shows the flaws in this approach. One persistent narrative may be the culprit: wide receiver is deep. This is certainly not the case from an evidence-based perspective. The Win the Flex tool shows you how many points have been scored relative to ADP by the different positions. After the megastar…...
Buy, Hold, Or Sell: How to Profit from Recent ADP Risers and What to Do With Alexander Mattison
Shawn Siegele
June 15, 2020
In an unusual offseason that’s lacked on-field workouts, we haven’t had the normal player buzz. We’re still seeing plenty of movement. The Risers/Fallers tab in the FFPC Dashboard helps locate the biggest ADP movers. With a little over a month until the proposed beginning of camp, you still have plenty of time to balance your portfolio at a profit . . . if you purchase…...
The 10 Most Undervalued Redraft Players for 2020
Shawn Siegele
June 12, 2020
Shawn Siegele breaks down the 10 most undervalued redraft options and provides the top breakouts, bouncebacks, and Zero RB candidates for 2020. Writing the 10 Most Undervalued Players in Dynasty Startups was a blast. When I’m reading my favorite writers, I want to know which guys they’re targeting. It’s why Curtis Patrick’s Must-Draft RBs was so much fun. It’s why Matt Wispe’s 8 Late-Round Picks…...
20 Rounds of Death – Every Pick from the Top Experts and What the Roster Construction Explorer Has to Say About Them
Shawn Siegele
June 9, 2020
The MFL10 of Death is annually one of my favorite leagues. Drafting against these experts is an absolute blast, and I want to thank Pat Thorman for putting it together and donating the proceeds to charity. Each season I like to break down all 20 rounds to get a feel for how my compatriots are playing. It goes without saying that I hold all of…...
Turn Your Best Ball Drafts Into a Money Machine With These Unpopular RB Tactics
Shawn Siegele
June 4, 2020
In Lesson 6, we looked at all of the best two-round starts in best ball. Given what we know about RB dominance in 2019, the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches were surprising. In today’s Lesson 7 of the 2020 Best Ball Workshop, Shawn Siegele examines the key RB tactics throughout your draft, including the sweet spots for selecting your RB3 and RB4. It’s Best…...
Best Ball Workshop: Foundations of Success – The Best 2-Round Starts May Not Be What You Expect
Shawn Siegele
May 28, 2020
In the first five lessons of the 2020 Best Ball Workshop, we used the Roster Construction Explorer to provide the latest intel on each of the onesie positions. The insights from the 2019 Workshop led to sky-high win rates overall and dynamic results at the onesie positions. Now in Lesson 6, we move to the marquee positions of RB and WR. In the next several…...
Big Surprises in the Live and Loaded Black Crown Rookie Draft: Breaking Down All 4 Rounds of the Superflex Spectacle
Shawn Siegele
May 25, 2020
Last night, Curtis Patrick held the inaugural rookie draft for the Black Crown Dynasty League live on zoom. It was a raucous and festive occasion with many of my favorite writers in the dynasty community – T.J. Calkins, Ryan McDowell, Patrick Kerrane, J.J. Zachariason, Rich Hribar, Matthew Freedman, Scott Barrett, Tyler Buecher, Danny Kelly, and John Daigle. This is a Superflex, TE Premium league with…...
Re-Selecting Every Rookie Draft of the Last 5 Years and Why Going Through the Exercise Might Change the Way You Draft
Shawn Siegele
May 21, 2020
Shawn Siegele goes through the last five rookie drafts and explores what each draft would look like if it took place today. It’s always fun to go back and ask the question What if? It can also help us calibrate our expectations for the future. What should be the core of our dynasty startup teams? What is the hit rate for rookie picks? How well…...
The 10 Most Undervalued Players in Dynasty Startups Are All Discounted By Multiple Rounds
Shawn Siegele
May 16, 2020
As startups explode in the aftermath of the NFL Draft, this is the perfect time to develop your dynasty strategy for 2020. Beyond the Dynasty Command Center Rookie Guide and our deep research on the best players and tactics in rookie drafts, we’ve also been focusing on how to build your overall roster. Curtis Patrick’s Dynasty Startup Cheat Sheet helps you build the perfect core…...
Does Post-Draft Hype Provide a Dynasty Buying Opportunity for Veteran RBs?
Shawn Siegele
May 14, 2020
The 2020 NFL Draft created more carnage than usual at the RB position. Teams selected 10 running backs in the first 100 picks, more than any other draft in the last five years. And it’s not like there were a lot of wide open jobs. Only the Miami Dolphins – who didn’t select an early RB but traded for Matt Breida – appeared to have…...
Navigating Treacherous 2020 Rookie Drafts: Player Targets and Trade Options for Every Pick in Round 1
Shawn Siegele
May 12, 2020
The 2020 rookie draft season is the craziest in recent memory. Player values were scrambled by an entertaining reality event. Generational prospect Jonathan Taylor fell to No. 41 overall and landed with a team that has both an established young starter and one of the better receiving backs. By contrast, Clyde Edwards-Helaire was the first back off the board into a dream landing spot. The…...
WR Prospect Lab: Day 3 Receivers Are Almost Free in Rookie Drafts – 8 Key Fliers to Stash and Watch
Shawn Siegele
May 7, 2020
In Part 3 of the WR Prospect Lab rankings, Shawn Siegele provides eight key fliers to stash at the end of rookie drafts. With rookie drafts in full effect and owners starting to get comfortable with the high-profile selections, it’s time to discuss the best sleeper and flier options for rebuilders and deep league owners. We’ve previously discussed the upset No. 1 receiver among the…...
Superflex Is Wild: Breaking Down 3 Rounds of an Experts League Rookie Draft
Shawn Siegele
May 1, 2020
Shawn Siegele breaks down the first three rounds of a superflex rookie draft featuring some of the top experts in fantasy. With rookie draft season already in full swing and set to take off this weekend, I wanted to take a closer look at the completed rookie draft from one of my most competitive leagues. A few weeks ago I had a chance to participate…...
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