Alex Cates
Is activity always good? Or are we just spinning our wheels?
Those that have played Fantasy Football for a long time will know this feeling. You pay attention to the waiver wire every day. You churn...
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Alex Cates
- Aug 27, 2022
- 5 min
Auction Draft Strategy: 3 Year Review of Nomination Strategy
This will be part 3 of my 3-year review series. Each Saturday between now and the NFL season I will be releasing a new section. Week 1:...
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Alex Cates
- Aug 20, 2022
- 5 min
Auction Draft Strategy: 3 Year Review of Roster Construction
Here we analyzed 1100 auction drafts over the last 3 years to examine what strategies worked and which didn't
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Alex Cates
- Aug 13, 2022
- 6 min
Snake Draft Strategy: 3 Year Review
In this post, I look at the past 3 years to see how different draft strategies fared across ~1500 competitive leagues.
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Alex Cates
- Mar 5, 2022
- 6 min
2021 Draft Strategy Recap: Snake Drafts
With the fantasy season over, I am looking back at what snake draft strategies worked, and which did not for the 2021 Fantasy Football...
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Alex Cates
- Jan 22, 2022
- 5 min
Championship Players 2021: What players won your league?
With the Fantasy Season over, I look back at how drafting or rostering different players affected your odds of winning a championship.
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Alex Cates
- Nov 6, 2021
- 6 min
Luck vs Skill: How much does luck matter in season long fantasy football
Note: Along with this month's post, I am excited to announce fantasyleaguereport.com. For the last year, I have been working on...
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Alex Cates
- Oct 2, 2021
- 4 min
Weekly Leverage or Are All Fantasy Football Wins Created Equal
In my last post, I looked at how a team's playoff odds change depending on their record at different points throughout the season. That...
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Alex Cates
- Sep 25, 2021
- 6 min
Don't Panic! (at least not this week). Or your playoff odds given your record
Everyone says don't panic, your fantasy football team can turn it around. but you should panic eventually. Here we determine when to panic.
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Alex Cates
- Aug 21, 2021
- 7 min
The Effect of League Settings pt 2. Draft Strategy
In 2 previous posts, I looked at what draft strategies worked in snake drafts for 2020 and how different league settings affect...
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Alex Cates
- Aug 14, 2021
- 7 min
Should you stack players in redraft Fantasy Football Leagues?
Stacking. It is a controversial idea. For those who haven't heard the term before, stacking is the idea of having both a quarterback and...
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Alex Cates
- Jul 31, 2021
- 7 min
2020 Auction Draft Strategy: What Worked?
If you've played fantasy football for a long time you have probably heard of an auction draft. While the traditional snake draft means...
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Alex Cates
- Jul 3, 2021
- 7 min
How Important are Sleepers and Busts in a Fantasy Draft?
Every year certain fantasy players end up having an outsized impact, the sleepers and the busts. Here we explore how many sleepers and busts
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Alex Cates
- Jun 12, 2021
- 3 min
How does team level output affect fantasy production? Or do you want a QB with a bad Defense?
When choosing fantasy players, do you want to choose players whose teams are balanced, or do you want the player to be the sole focus of the
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Alex Cates
- May 4, 2021
- 6 min
How do Different League Settings Affect Positional Value?
Every year, Fantasy commissioners look to tweak their league settings to try to make the league fairer, more fun, or better match the NFL.
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Alex Cates
- Jan 25, 2021
- 5 min
2020 Recap: The QBs
In my last post, I looked at what draft strategies worked in snake drafts this past season. While there were a few interesting findings,...
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Alex Cates
- Jan 12, 2021
- 9 min
2020 Draft Strategy Recap: Snake Drafts
Note also check out 2020 auction draft strategies and a 3 year review of snake draft strategies Now that the season is over, we can look...
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Alex Cates
- Jan 7, 2021
- 4 min
Championship Players 2020: What players won or lost your fantasy football championships
Every year, I love to see which players were the most common on fantasy football champion rosters. It always provides a nice snapshot of...
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Alex Cates
- Nov 28, 2020
- 7 min
Ranking Showdown. ESPN vs FantasyPros vs Reddit vs You
4 ranking systems enter, one leaves. Is ESPN, Fantasy Pros, the Reddit Consensus, or YOU the best at setting your fantasy football lineup?
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Alex Cates
- Nov 21, 2020
- 4 min
Are interceptions good for Fantasy Football Performance? The Jameis Winston Theory
Update: The Saints have named Taysom Hill as the starting QB instead of Jameis Winston. This week brings the hope of seeing the "30 and...
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