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i honestly have no idea

that's what I get for trying to be normal and display condolences

because of this thread I listened to Jeff Manns today

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And yeah agree on these “industry experts” being fricking buffoons that provide nothing of value whatsoever.


At least the guys I hear on XM in the car.

Like they can only be helpful to people that have literally never drafted before, and in 2019 I just find it hard to believe there are actually people out there that haven’t.

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even then, the general information out there is so much greater than it was even 10 years ago. i mean ADP alone being public for all online drafts is insanely helpful. that's a HUGE sample size telling you the relative value of EVERY player. you simply cannot "beat the market" in any rational sense (at least in the draft).

now there are the advanced stats guys, and i'm not an expert here but my take is the most valuable information they can give you is on under/over valued roster construction ideas. however, these are proliferated pretty quickly which means only the apex trendsetters really get to realize that value (and once that information is public, it's too late for anyone reading)

also due to the nature of traditional FFB (small rosters, set rosters, 1 game/week, and being point-based), you're just very limited even in construction. also each league dynamic is very important (esp once you get away from simplistic drafting and go to auction). for example, every league i've played on, on here, over-values the hell out of the very elite players compared to industry drafts. how can these people give me real analysis when they're playing a very different game?

I read Matthew Berry and listen to his Fantasy football focus podcast. Part entertainment, partly listening for ideas. I don’t blindly follow any analysts though, I make my own decisions

R/fantasy football is a great free website for resources. There’s a lot of smart people doing good work on there and sharing it, but of course you need to be able to understand their work to interpret if it’s good or crap

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for example, every league i've played on, on here, over-values the hell out of the very elite players compared to industry drafts.

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quite literally every auction I've ever done, the elite players go for 10-15 higher than listed values.

I could also deal without these assholes trying to push best ball so hard "ohh I own a lot of him in the 50 best ball leagues I'm in" Who gives a frick? Best ball is even more niche than auction but they push the hell out of that.

Agreed. I don’t find them entertaining at all. I do find they have the best rankings for me and they put up way more solid info than ESPN, Yahoo and CBS. But that’s all I’ll use them for.


Podcast I’ll do fantasy focus just for Dopp, Field and Matthew Berry.

Well, I'll die on the hill with the Footballers. I find them entertaining and knowledgeable.

Same the CBS guys. They're awesome to listen to and good info.

Hate Fantasy Focus. Cant stand listening to Berry whine for an hour.

The Yahoo podcast with Liz Loza and Matt Harmon is one I just found that's also pretty entertaining and good info. Plus, Loza is a fox.

Also, if you listen to XM, get ready for more Footballers. They now have a 2 hour live show every Thursday on there.