How To Draft Fantasy Football Gems

So you’re the guy who reads 2-3 fantasy football magazines front to back and sponges up everything and anything. You know your stuff, yet on draft day your fantasy board has no highlighted players, or if it does… they were added that morning. Some are great at knowing every stat and others are great at sniffing out fantasy gems. This article should give you a few tips for looking at stats in a different light and hopefully point you in the right directions of finding some fantasy football gems

Fantasy Football Research

There are countless informative sources for fantasy football strategies. Yet, one of the best tools for your fantasy prep work may be using your own knowledge of the game. Try to break free from staring at stats, and look at how the real game is played. It can be a good starting off point in choosing a team to analyze their strategy technically as well as fundamentally. You’ll be hearing plenty of advice, but never stray away from your own research or gut instincts.

To get started, look first into the technical side of matters. Check the best stats from the teams leading individuals, but focus your attention on the amount of games played. Don’t avoid looking at game averages. Meaning, if a player has solid numbers but missed 3-4 games, make a mental note that his numbers should rank higher from lost opportunities. Also try to see who filled in to replace that top talent, are they a threat to steal more? Or were they merely a quick fix when the team was in a jam? More often than not, fantasy fans stare at top 100 lists and overlook the talented-wounded, while over ranking players that got clean up work or filled in for a game or two with ok numbers. Remember, if a team gets excellent production from a back-up/depth player, they will use him more, but filling in for an injury and not making a good impression doesn’t mean they are in the plans for the future.

Stats Long Term

Avoid the hype by studying a players progression. Don’t just look at the current stats from a year ago, check out the previous years stats to help you ascertain whether the player is improving as an NFL athlete. A consistent player is capable of putting up good numbers every year. Progression is the key, is he learning? Does he get more opportunities with every year?

Next, gather a huge number of players by performing technical analysis only. Like, who had the best divisional performances or played well on the road. Can’t find such stats? Well be sure to visit Gridiron Experts in mid-August…we will have tons of free goodies.

Upon using technical analysis and finding good players, you can then proceed with fundamental analysis. Search for players who have been in the news, either for good reasons or bad ones. A player experiencing some personal troubles or those in new uniforms might play poorly as they are not comfortable. You need to watch team changes closely. There’ s a high probability that a player who played excellent for his previous team will not blend quite as well with the new one. Try to search online for training camp rumors for some idea about the player’s abilities to perform with his new team; this is not Madden, a change of location can affect a players performance drastically.

In closing, there are numerous people online who will give you advice about who is the best person to add to your team in the late rounds. However, in the long run, you may find that you can be more successful if you stick with your own diligent research and decide what you believe is the best sleeper brewing. It’s quite important that you learn how to make the best choices by yourself and not rely too much on other people’s suggestions. You need to be excited and convinced about what he can offer to your fantasy team.