Jim and Dwight‘s introduction to Fantasy Football

Bears, beets, Battlestar Gallactica... oh yeah and Fantasy Football!  Get an introduction to the game from the ground-up and see how you can get started in the world of Fantasy Football.  We start at the beginning and make it as easy as possible for you to start on your FF journey.  From choosing your hosting site, going over basic scoring and rules, to drafting your team, we've got you covered.  We will get you rising to Assistant to the Regional Manager in no time!

Show outline:

Episode 001: How to play Fantasy Football / Glossary of Terms

What is fantasy football?

Draft a team – a player can only be on one team at a time
Set a starting lineup – (except for best ball leagues) only points for these players count (sometimes bench points are a tie-breaker as well)
Players accumulate points in relation to their performance / stats (i.e. yards, touchdowns, field goals, etc.)
Manage a team throughout the NFL season – you typically keep a majority of the players you drafted all year long, unless you trade them to other teams
Pick up undrafted players week-by-week to upgrade your team
Play head-to-head matchups (or rotisserie scoring) against another person’s team

Choose a site

Yahoo
ESPN
CBS
Sleeper

Find a league

Invited?
Public leagues (good for practice)
Start your own and invite friends

Select / review scoring system and league settings

League type
Redraft
Keeper
Dynasty

Number of teams
Influences draft strategy
Standard is 10 teams
More teams = more difficult (more players to know)

How to determine a winner:
Head-to-Head
Rotisserie / top half of points scored gets a W
Best Ball

Scoring:
PPR
Non-PPR
½ point PPR
Performance bonuses

Roster configuration:
standard
extra WR or extra FLEX
superFLEX (QB-eligible)
IDP
IR slot(s)
Head Coach

Draft type:
Snake draft
Auction
Online vs. Offline

Waivers system:
Continuous waivers
Reset weekly waivers
No waivers (must watch A LOT of football!)

Playoffs:
How many teams
Tiebreakers
Any Byes?
Reseeding?
1 or 2 week matchups

Money:
League Dues
Weekly payouts for wins / top scores
Regular season champ (record or points)
Playoff champ
Pay per roster move (postseason party fund)
Trophies / Belts
Loser punishments
Using consolation bracket for next year’s draft order

Mock draft – do your research

If you know your draft spot, mock in that spot over and over on the site you are going to use
Try different strategies to see how your lineup ends up
Zero RB
TE / QB early
RB / RB / RB

Drafts tend to loosely follow the pre-rankings of the site

Set your lineup EVERY WEEK

Be active in your league – trash talk

Download the app!

Great for tracking stats during games (matchups)
Can do mock drafts and your real draft from here as well
A lot of fantasy content from experts on each site
Last-minute lineup changes!

Have FUN