Fantasy Football for Smart People the Most Advanced Fantasy Book on the Market

Fantasy Football for Smart People has launched and is ready to take the fantasy football world by storm.
By: FantasyFootballDrafting.com
 
May 23, 2012 - PRLog -- Fantasy Football for Smart People is the latest fantasy football book on the market.  As an in-depth analysis of fantasy draft strategy, Fantasy Football for Smart People can help you dominate your draft in 2012.  The aim of the book is to provide advanced material for experienced owners and “bottom line” analysis for novices. The book is not a collection of player rankings or projections for 2012, but rather an assessment of various draft strategies and fantasy football tenants.  

Fantasy Football for Smart People was authored by Jonathan Bales. Bales is the founder of TheDCTimes.com and writes for the New York Times, DallasCowboys.com, and USA Today.  He's an experienced fantasy sports writer, publishing at prestigious sites such as Pro Football Focus, Roto Experts, FF Today, Fantasy Football Starters, and more.  

Offered in both e-book and paperback varieties, Fantasy Football for Smart People really fills a hole in the fantasy sports market. With 30 million+ people playing fantasy football worldwide, Fantasy Football for Smart People is the first and only book of its kind to provide advanced analysis that is practical to owners of all skill levels.

                                                   Table of Contents
Chapter 1:  The Most In-Depth Introduction You’ll Ever Read

This is an introduction, but I dive right into complex draft strategy, explaining how position scarcity, consistency, game theory, and league requirements are the four pillars of fantasy draft strategy.

How to use scarcity at a position to acquire maximum value
How to use your opponents’ beliefs to get the best players
Why predictability is more important than projected points

Chapter 2: Why Week-to-Week Consistency is (Almost) Worthless

An explanation of why weekly projections are of little value, why season-to-season consistency is invaluable, and how to implement risk

Why you should start a nearly identical lineup each week
How to create tiered rankings that implement players’ risk
When and how to take gambles during your draft

Chapter 3: Season-to-Season Consistency: Why It Matters and How to Use it

The strength of correlation of fantasy football statistics from one year to the next

How stats like rushing, receiving, and passing yards/touchdowns translate  from one season to another
Why defenses and kickers are almost entirely unpredictable
Why a quarterback or top-tier running back should be your first-round selection
Why tight ends are the most consistent players in fantasy football and drafting one early in 2012 might not be a poor idea
How to use “hidden” stats like quarterback rushing yards to gain a draft advantage

Chapter 4: Tier-ing Up: How to Create Basic Projections and Tiered Rankings

Basic projection philosophy, including how to use consistency, risk, and average draft position to create rankings

A basic formula to create projections
How to make tiers in your rankings
Why you should almost never take the best player available on your board (for real)
Why drafting near the end of a round is advantageous

Chapter 5:  More on Position Scarcity

A short chapter on scarcity and VORP draft strategy

Why Aaron Rodgers and Rob Gronkowski might be the perfect 1-2 combination in 2012
Why you can grab quality wide receivers late

Chapter 6: Identifying Value: Regression, Randomness, and Running Backs

Using stats to identify breakout players and dispel fantasy football “trusisms”

How to identify undervalued players
Why running backs with lots of carries aren’t really being overworked or overvalued
How to predict running back’s yards-per-carry

Chapter 7: Getting Bullish: What the Stock Market Can Teach Us About Fantasy Football

How fantasy football is incredibly similar to the stock market (and what we can learn from the latter)

Why ‘opportunity cost’ for both stock traders and fantasy owners
Why a player’s value can be different for different teams
How to “buy low” and “sell high” during your draft
How to utilize public perception
Why your focus shouldn’t be securing the most projected points with each pick, but rather “losing” the least

Chapter 8: The Ultimate Draft Plan: From Projections to Selections

Creating an overarching draft plan to dominate your draft

Specific formulas to project player stats
How to factor league requirements into your rankings
Sample breakdowns of Matt Ryan and Steve Smith
How to create player power ratings and turn them into the ultimate big board

Chapter 9: Don’t Mock Me: Oh, now wait. Go ahead.

Taking you through three mock drafts I completed in May

Notes on all 60 draft picks
Tips on strategy from specific draft slots

You can buy the book at http://FantasyFootballDrafting.com
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