Fantasy Football 2014: Early Mock Draft Strategy and Breakdown

August 2, 2014   ·   Nate Loop   ·   Jump to comments

The NFL is back, which means fantasy football is right around the corner and it's time to mock draft. Whether your league drafts in early or late August, there is no excuse for not sharpening your managerial instincts by participating in a few mock drafts to prep for the real thing.
Rather than try to explain an overarching mock-draft strategy that factors in every single variable one can look for, let's take a brief look at how mock drafts can help you, as a fantasy footballer, avoid a couple of pigskin-specific cognitive biases.
Running drills on mock drafts on a site like Fantasy Football Calculator can give you the leg up on your friends/coworkers/countrymen, or whomever you are trying to beat this season. ESPN also has a standout mock draft lobby.

Mock drafts are a good way to work on avoiding team or hometown bias. It can be extremely tempting for a North Carolina fan to grab rookie tight end Eric Ebron in the later rounds, believing that the karmic pick will inc...

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