Thread by @AndrewErickson_

Make your 2023 fantasy football league more FUN

By adding this roster setting...

Add an extra FLEX (WR/RB/TE) to your starting roster.

Here’s why adding another FLEX is a change for the better...

Adding an extra flex doesn't mean the rosters are different-sized.

So don’t let other managers “afraid of change” use this as an excuse.

Roster sizes can stay the same.

Except instead of an extra bench spot (a player that doesn't score any points)

You can start a player that scores points. That’s FUN.

Last time I checked...points are fun.

Scoring is fun. Shootouts are fun.

You know what's not fun?

When you can’t start a guy you like because you don't have enough starting roster spots...

Then he goes off on your bench. THE WORST.

And you get ZERO credit for the points despite your savviness as a manager to roster said player.

If only there was a way to make it more...how do I say it?

What's the word? More flexible???

Not to mention another "FLEX" encourages more trading...

Because you’re not tied to tighter starting restraints. Easier to trade an RB for WR etc. because you’re not trading for NEED as much.

You’re trading for players agnostic of position.

No. 2 reason.

Being able to start more players gives better managers a better chance of winning. LUCK is less likely to drive weekly winners.

You get rewarded for good drafting, smart trading, and savvy waiver wire moves.

In 8/10-team leagues, most teams are stacked.

So to truly reward the best managers, the starting rosters need to be deeper...

No. 3

Another FLEX will make your life EASIER. Less start/sit decisions to MAKE on a weekly basis because you can NOW start all your best guys more weeks than not.

A vote for another flex is a vote for FUN.

Get your commissioner on board.

Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.

And don’t just take it from me. This is the way that fantasy football drafts are moving.

You come to experts for drafting and player analysis, but you would be wise to follow their league settings.

The industry @FLEX_Leagues draft we just had is named as such…because there are TWO starting FLEX spots (s/o @allinkid)

But that’s not the only takeaway from the draft you should pay attention to.

Full draft board…

-Tony Pollard and Nick Chubb were both 1st round picks.

-1st round went to RBs. 7 RBs, 4 WRs, 1 TE. (RB ain’t dead yet in half-PPR)

-Dameon Pierce and Ken Walker were top-40 selections.

-1st QB wasn’t drafted till the end of Round 3.

-Alvin Kamara was drafted at the 6.6 post 3-game suspension news Right after James Conner, David Montgomery and Javonte Williams Rachaad White went a few picks after.

-WR Mike Williams fell to end the of Round 6.

-RB Rashaad Penny was drafted BEFORE D’Andre Swift.

- RB Antonio Gibson went 2 rounds ahead of Brian Robinson

- The latest team to draft a QB was RD 12 (Anthony Richardson)

-Only 14 QBs were drafted.

-WR Skyy Moore (9.12) was drafted before Kadarius Toney (10.8)

My strategy was a hero-RB (Bijan Robinson in Round 1)

https://twitter.com/SiriusXMFantasy/status/1687854636022013953

Looking back a most recent RBs drafted inside the top-8



Saquon Barkley was a stud as a rookie (RB1 overall) - 16 starts

Leonard Fournette was 7th in PPG (9th in 13 games)

Christian McCaffrey was 10th even in an RBBC w/
Jonathan Stewart, just 10 starts

https://twitter.com/AndrewErickson_/status/1685269635854184448

Ezekiel Elliott was top-3 in ppg (2nd overall) - 15 starts

Trent Richardson - RB7 ppg and RB5 overall (wasn't even good) - 15 starts

Adrian Peterson - RB1 overall (9 starts. DAYUM)

Reggie Bush - RB9 overall (8 starts)

The only actual top-8 RB to bust was Darren McFadden, but he got hurt and only started 5 games.

Most rookie RBs were mostly STRONG finishers. Bush was RB5 last 8 weeks.

Richardson was RB4 ppg last 9 gms. Fournette was the RB9 last 4 gms (started as RB3 1st 6 wks b4 injury).

The high-end rookies entering with top-tier draft capital post top-5 numbers during some pocket of games in Year 1.

And I'd bet for Bijan Robinson…
That happens in the back half of 2023 when he leads teams to fantasy football championships

Felt the tier drop-off coming at WR after Jaylen Waddle so didn’t want to miss on him in Rd 2.

Felt like I was reaching a bit on WR/RB here, so went the tight end route with Mark Andrews, who I like drafting in Round 3.

Couldn’t pass up on the BAL stack.

Although I probably could have gotten Jerry Jeudy and waited for Lamar Jackson in Round 5.

I still like Watson a lot as a breakout guy in Rd 5.

Two other teams also drafted a QB-TE in the first 4 rounds.

Who do you think built the best overall team among the 3 teams?

With the FantasyPros League Analyzer (featured as part of FantasyPros My Playbook)...

https://t.co/KHTTpcck8Qfantasypros.com/nfl/myplaybook…

It can give you an entire recap of your team post-draft and identify your strengths and weaknesses.

But I am “okay” with WR being my weakness in half-PPR. Pushing my chips in on some guys breaking out between Christian Watson, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Zay Flowers and Marvin Mims.

Only 1 or 2 to hit and I am golden.

And in true hero-RB fashion, I just pounded RBs late between Rachaad White (my favorite Rd 6 pick in all ) A.J. Dillon (RB1 upside), Kendre Miller (league-winner), Gus Edwards, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Chuba Hubbard and DeWayne McBride.

Thanks for reading the thread!

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