Stealing Bananas The Great SB Rankings Debate: Our Favorite Plays and Biggest Disagreements
Aug 12, 2024
In this discussion, Ben Gretch, the mind behind Stealing Signals, teams up with Shawn Siegele, co-owner of RotoViz and a fantasy football contrarian. They dive deep into player rankings, sparking debates about controversial picks and shining a spotlight on rising stars like Breece Hall and Kenneth Walker. The duo analyzes quarterback strategies, including standout performances by Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields. They also explore the intricate balance of drafting techniques and the impact of injuries on player evaluations, providing insights for the upcoming fantasy season.
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Coaches Revert To Proven Player Profiles
- Shawn recounts how team insiders or coaches can mislead and that coaches often revert to proven player backgrounds.
- He uses his own youth tennis coaching to illustrate human decision errors in sports contexts.
Delay Ranks Until Projections Are Done
- Wait to release rankings until projections and team context are in to avoid premature lock-in.
- Use tiers to communicate ranges of outcomes, not just a single ordering.
Tiers Reveal QB Floor, Median, Ceiling
- Shawn values tiered groupings to reveal differences in floor, median, and ceiling for quarterbacks like Stroud and Love.
- He argues tiers guide draft targets and show where players can outperform positional peers.