Tips for Draft Prep

I came across a cool article on Tips for a Successful Fantasy Draft Prep. The writer went into how this time of year is the dreaded "waiting period" and how its the best time to start your homework for the next season. He made this statement in the article that I agree with completely, "Although a good draft does not guarantee you Fantasy Football Supremacy, a bad one will wreck your season. " So read the tips below and start doing your homework for the 2010 Fantasy Football season.

Below is a list of the 5 Tips he had for Draft prep...

1. Project players fantasy points - He goes into making sure you understand how your league scores points and setting up your "guesses" for how a player's stats may be for that year. Then convert that to fantasy points. And voila!, you have your list of players, now you need to rank them.

2. Get current on NFL off season moves - This one is self explanatory. You need to know where some people are now to see how that will affect their stats versus the previous year.

3. Review and Learn the NFL Schedules - This is important when setting your player rankings, b/c you can end up with one of those dreaded half of your starters have the same bye week situations. The bye weeks are also important for the playoff weeks as well!

4. Note Defensive Matchups in Playoff Weeks - This is important for making sure you have the best possible matchup for the playoff weeks. Who wouldn't love Petterson versus Detriot?

5. Participate in Mock Drafts - I personally do not see the advantage to mock drafts. I know there is some people who love them, but I do not get it. The writer suggests getting other people in your league to participate in a mock draft...but who is going to give away their "real" draft plan during a mock? The writer believes it is important b/c you get to see what people believe player values are and readjust your round strategies.

I hope these tips were helpful or at least provided a checklist for things to do prior to draft.

Now get out there and do your homework!

link to article: http://www.footballdocs.com/draft_preparation.html

**This i a re-post from last year. I will occasionally re-post articles from the past as they apply. **


Cheers!