In a recent draft, I started to feel a little cocky and started up a side conversation via the message box. The draft was going excessively slow and I decided to start some lively banter. You know, good-natured trash talking. Afterwards I realized I had broken one of my cardinal tips of drafting. Do not waste time chatting. Instead, stay focused and do something, anything, productive.
In addition, this tip is not in my latest book, Fantasy Football Tips.
Fantasy Football Tips ($9.95, www.amazon.com/dp/0982428669) has 201 Tips, so I will be adding additional ones like this one here at my blog on occasion.
Why not chat, because you lose an advantage. If you use the time to check what the other owners are doing, perhaps you can negate their handcuff strategy with your next pick. Alternatively, maybe you notice an error with your own picks and can correct it early versus waiting for free agency. No, every minute of the draft is precious. You cannot afford to be idle with chitchat; instead stay focused on the draft and how it unfolding around you. Save the smack talk for after the draft when you love you team and your opponent has two QBs on the same bye week.
This is especially true for online drafts. There is no one to distract you except your own surroundings. Do not be decoyed into a conversation during the draft and divert your attention from some other cross check. In a live draft, the occasional comment is OK just do not get into protracted debates about whether the beer has a “great taste” or is “less filling”(I am dating myself here) and miss something critical to your championship run.
Sam Hendricks, author
Fantasy Football Tips ($9.95) http://www.amazon.com/0982428669
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