How prepared are you this year?

[Chief Dick]

Anymore, I print off a cheatsheet and carry a highlighter. The extent of my research is the message board here. What say you?

Edited July 31, 2009 by Chief Dick

[rajncajn]

About as prepared as I was last year, which I hope turns out just as well.

 

Actually, I pretty much keep up with the players but when draft time comes around I usually just use Rhino's sheet or another one for tracking available players & make my picks based on what I know/feel rather than compiling my own cheat sheet.

[The Wolf]

I'd be more prepared if my local auction was not so early...it's tomorrow, in fact! I have my ADP and VBD comparison and my players grouped into tiers, got my sleeper and my "beware of" lists, are aware of bye weeks, etc. I guess the early start (and understanding that anything can happen in training camp) is still making me feel less prepared than I'd like to be.

[Bronco Billy]

Cold beer in the fridge.

 

I'm ready!

[tbimm]

I guess I should be more prepared but I only have one redraft league so... I have made the switch to Dynasty Idp leagues and moved away almost entirely from regular redraft leagues.

[KordellStewartSucks4Life]

Anymore, I print off a cheatsheet and carry a highlighter. The extent of my research is the message board here. What say you?

 

I print a cheatsheet and use a highlighter, but that doesn't mean I am not prepared. I have a good idea of a draft strategy and I watch the trends of the draft as it unfolds. I also have an idea of my own rankings, I don't always follow the cheatsheet. I also put a mark next to sleepers that I target. I won my league last year in spite of bad early picks, but a lot of my late picks came through allowing me to trade.

[skylive5]

I print off a cheatsheet, carry a highlighter and darts.

 

Fixed.

[Puddy]

I still use my 1993 Fantasy Football Digest by Cliff Charpentier. So, yeah....I'm ready.

[loaf]

somewhere in there is me...

I don't make my own projections.

I fiddle around with Rhino's spreadsheet and give up.

I download the huddle's cheatsheet

and take my laptop with me...

[Savage Beatings]

I'm pretty much constantly looking at rankings and mock drafts for weeks up until my drafts, so by the time I get to the draft I pretty much know who I am targeting for value picks and who I am avoiding. That allows me to just use a cheatsheet and highlighter while I have a few beers.

 

I never feel unprepared. Although I still might decide to use a laptop this year... we'll see.

[muck]

four kids + busy job = one league, and its a free dynasty-ish league

 

four kids + busy job + one dynasty-ish league = huddle sheet and a highlighter

[The Wolf]

I think, also, the question is how prepared am I...relative to my league mates? With one or two exceptions, no one in my league is better prepared than I.

 

Of course, I still auction/draft poorly, so maybe the last-minute book buyers are doing something right!

 

[i_am_the_swammi]

Fixed.

[peepinmofo]

Drafting in fantasy football is like a high school test... I just Christmas tree the whole thing!

[Furd]

Dude, i just picked up 3 FF magazines, so I'm good to go.

 

Actually, I haven't really started to prepare yet. I don't do projections, but I do my own tiers, based upon others' research, of course.

[Outshined]

I pay the huddle to do my research.

[weebo]

How is bringing a laptop with you to the Draft going to make you better prepared?

[Capt. Stanky]

The NFL is a year long obsession for me, so I'm constantly feeding my brain with useless info. By the time the draft roles around it's all soaked in, so I don't have to do too much research. I usually modify the Footballguys VBD spreadsheet and use it as my list.

[MikesVikes]

I'm not very prepared this year but I don't intend to print a cheatsheet and show up. If I was in the Interboard this year, I'd be drafting right now. I've somewhat read the Fantasy Index team reports but that's about it for now.

 

Not very. I download a cheatsheet the day of the draft and use a highlighter.

[smt080]

I feel like I'm more prepared this year more than ever. I'm creating my own player labels for draft day. By doing this, I think I have a firm handle on what players are available and who's who.

[BeeR]

Other.

 

I create my own draft sheet of player rankings with max I'll pay (auction) but don't waste time on (stat) projections.

Edited July 31, 2009 by BeeR

[SeductiveNun]

If I drafted today I'd be hosed. I haven't looked at any real news or team reports yet this year. Outside of a few posts on the Huddle I haven't read up on anything.

 

Fortunately I don't have my first draft for about 3 weeks yet, so once the preseason games commence I'll be getting prepared.

 

Usually by then I'll have a cheatsheet and a highlighter, but I'll have a solid plan in mind with how I want to draft, along with plenty of other options/alternatives once my original plan gets usurped.

[electricrelish]

Where do you get Rhino's cheatsheet?

[Big John]

Where do you get Rhino's cheatsheet?

here

[whomper]

How is bringing a laptop with you to the Draft going to make you better prepared?

 

 

Do you wobble yet not fall down ?