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PEW

Post by DOUGHBOYS » Wed Jan 22, 2020 8:23 am

I've been very critical of podcasters, experts, and writers (PEW) this year. It wasn't until I talked to an NFBC player by phone last night that I realized why.
And this is probably the case for most NFBC players.
PEW have stopped telling us stuff that we didn't already know.
The NFBC player has become as knowledgeable as these fellas.
No wait...the NFBC player has become MORE knowledgeable than these fellas.

We are at the pinnacle of the fantasy world. We study. We study hard. While PEW study enough for lists,then verify those lists by spouting OBP or OPS to back up those claims. Most of PEW are not talking to us. They are talking to Yahoo Kids. Fantasy players who are new or play in leagues where they ask, "Should I trade Mike Trout for Kole Calhoun, Kurt Suzuki, Cole Hamels, and Scott Oberg?"

Greg and Tom have a radio show and get these type of trade questions. They are never asked for fantasy advice on these Message Boards.
Why?
Because the NFBC player knows that if asking Greg and Tom for fantasy advice that they have not studied enough.
To the masses, Greg and Tom head the best and toughest fantasy site in the world.
And they do.
But this is a school where the students are even more savvy than the Principal.

Most fantasy enthusiasts prefer the more luck-ladened daily game.
They study the matchups and put in their players.
The tough job of studying and drafting for six months followed by six months of intensive in-season Management.
We should be proud.
PEW doesn't do this.
Heck, hardly anybody but us does this.
We toe the line between ultra passionate and madness.

With all this said, we do even more that sets us apart from PEW and others.
We put our money where our mouth is.
PEW gets paid for spewing advice. Advice we have heard over and over.
PEW gets paid whether they are wrong or right.
This includes Greg and Tom on their radio show.
Us?
We pay hundreds or thousands of dollars.
And we only get paid if we are right.
THAT is what really sets us apart.
PEW can yell to the highest heavens that we should draft this player or that one.
They have absolutely nothing on the line during these rants. Nothing.
It is more entertainment. Less information.
With money on the line, that doesn't help us much.
On my tombstone-
Wait! I never had the perfect draft!

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Re: PEW

Post by DOUGHBOYS » Wed Jan 22, 2020 10:22 am

There is no truth to the rumor that I am critical of these 'entertainers' because they use the word 'value' so much.
But DAMN, they use it a lot don't they?
It's because it gets your attention.
Hell, there is not one red blooded American that wants to miss out on 'value'.
Of course, the problem in this sense is that PEW doesn't know 'value'.
They look at ADP and judge that I would take this player in this round and get....'VALUE'.
They're stupid.
They focus on the where. The where is entertainment.The where makes for great talk.
WHERE did you get so and so?

Now, with all that where talk, let me ask you one question....
You've drafted your Main Event team. You're looking at your roster.
Do you now give a flying F--- WHERE you drafted any of these players?
The answer is no.
THIS is the team you live with for the next six months.
The where becomes zero importance. The WHO becomes monumental.

We can try and cheat ADP all we want. WOO HOO VALUE
But, you know what, the best drafters know that the who is more important than where.
Lindy Hinkelman took George Springer at pick 15 in a year where Springer's ADP said third round.
Did Lindy get 'value'? No, not according to the folks from PEW.
What Lindy drafted was a player he felt was being missed by ADP.
And if you'll remember, ADP is built by 14 of 15 drafters who will LOSE.

All good games have layers.Beating ADP or getting 'value' or 'jumping' ADP are both part of the layers.
I will 'jump' players when it comes to the Main Event.
I believe that ADP has incorrectly identified many players this year.
PEW doesn't get that.
Day after day, they preach 'value'.
Which only leads me to believe that those that can't play with the Big Boys, do podcasts.
On my tombstone-
Wait! I never had the perfect draft!

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