Alex Cates
Snake Draft Strategy Review: What Worked in 2023
This post covers the overall averages of various snake draft strategies worked in 2023 compared to previous years. New this year is a...
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Alex Cates
Oct 14, 20238 min read
Quantifying Fantasy Football Skill: Sleeper vs ESPN, which managers are better at Fantasy Football
How do we know if our league is competitive? Those of us that have played in multiple leagues know that some leagues are more competitive...
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Alex Cates
Aug 19, 202311 min read
A deep dive into Zero-RB: Is it ever the optimal strategy?
Zero-RB is a popular Fantasy Football Strategy, but it a winning strategy or a backup plan for your draft? Let's see what the data says...
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Alex Cates
Aug 5, 20235 min read
2022 Snake Draft Strategy Review
A look back at the 2022 season and what strategies worked for fantasy football drafts
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Alex Cates
Nov 5, 20227 min read
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, 20225 min read
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, 20225 min read
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, 20226 min read
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, 20226 min read
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, 20225 min read
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, 20216 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20216 min read
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, 20217 min read
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, 20217 min read
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, 20217 min read
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, 20217 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20216 min read
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, 20215 min read
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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