TIPS/TRICKS - Getting into a dynasty start up league - PPR - Superflex, TE premium 1.5ppr.... any help or suggestions on how to prep for such a draft? First time in a dynasty/superflex/te prem league so its a whole new world.
I have won this format a couple times in paid leagues. Get one top QB then focus on WR. RB is easier to replace in season. Don’t value TE any more than in a non TEP. Maybe use it as a tie breaker in a decision but QB and WR will get you more points on average.
The point of owning your own future first is having a good insurance policy essentially. You can look like the title favorite and trade away next years first, suddenly you get hit with a couple major injuries and core competitive pieces like Ekeler can become washed overnight and you find yourself as a bottom 3 team just by bad luck. If you don’t even have your first you’re screwed as being able to add a top 3 rookie pick would be key in helping you retool
If you’re coming up to a trade deadline however and you’re locked in for the playoffs and you know it’s a late first and you just need something else to bolster your title push, that’s a different story. I NEVER want to trade my firsts far out
In Dynasty I have to sayings I love. The first I created the second I was told to me. 1. You gotta trade to get paid. The more trading the better. Even if you end up losing a trade here or there (by circumstance I.e. injury trade, draft replacement etc.) keep trading. 2. Win now and later. Trading studs for other studs lower in the same tier and adding draft capital is great. Gives you more weapons to trade etc. (Keep trading) some guys are cool and some guys are dicks. But remember even the guys that are dicks come around sometimes so keep shooting offers. If someone gets offended by an offer wait awhile and then touch base and send another.
And totally agree with @Timultuous . RB is by far the least important position. You can solve that almost any year in a rookie draft, or can acquire great old vets for very cheap. They’re extremely replaceable outside the unicorns like CMC. QB and WR (young and elite) is the key to sustained success
@DontTakeTheRUFies also very important to not use trade calculators as a bible. KeepTradeCut and some other sites are fantastic resources despite the amount of people that shit on them. They’re a great guide, but not end all be all by any means whatsoever. Use trade calcs and rankings like that to just get a rough idea of consensus values and rankings and fine tune your own rankings yourself
My point is, things can fall apart quickly. Something weird happens to your team and those two firsts can turn into a 1.05 and 1.01
I won last year, and it’s true I could slide alittle from year to year but I always prefer to be competing than playing it safe.
You don’t fall from 1.12 to 1.01 or 1.05 if your active and trading alot
The guys getting the 1.01 are trying to get the 1.01
Nope
Team in my main league won the championship in 2022, aquired CMC for last season and missed playoffs
Shit happens
Agree with most that’s been said. Cept I will say that RB is the position you can gain the most from in a single season setting. At least at the top end, if you deemphasize the position, it’s correct, they can be patched in at RB2 and below. The reason people deemphasize them is because in dynasty you have to account for injurability and longevity, and RBs are both the most injury prone and have the shortest shelf life on the average. Just know that the top RBs will bring the most bang for your buck of any position. As for draft picks, I think I sorta agree with jimmi, mainly in that I don’t throw away my firsts willy-nilly. Specifically your own first, you have the most control over. I’ll move them for the right deal, but owning your own pick allows you to better reap benefits if you need to pivot midseason into rebuild mode
It’s because injuries happen
Dude got decimated
It happens. And he had traded his future picks to keep competing and now looks like he’s in for a tough rebuild
But I usually have more than just my first anyways
Just Win Baby
Man got lucky one year and knows the secret to winning all of the sudden lol
@jimmikmik your funny lol. I won a redraft league 2 years ago with a regular season record of 5-9…. Can you believe my team was that good. Playing against the median…. I don’t get lucky. I watch guys like you all season saying next year is my year lol
We can all pretend we’re fantasy gods, but end of the day, a lot comes down to luck plain and simple
You can set yourself up to have better odds, but end of the day…it’s luck lol. Fooling yourself if you think differently
Pick trading really comes down to objective projections and being good at it. Everyone always thinks they’re going to win, but I can’t stress enough that the ability to know objectively whether you’re realistically contending this year is probably the most important piece of information you can have. Knowing that you don’t have a real chance outside of luck allows you to take full advantage of value swings of the various assets, which goes hand in hand with owning your own pick. Because of this, I’ll almost NEVER trade my own personal picks in the distant future. I’ll trade mine for next year to compete now or grab a key player I want for rebuilding, but I’m rarely trading my distant picks