

Auction Brief with Drew Davenport
Fighting Chance Fantasy
The Auction Brief, with host Drew Davenport, is a fantasy football show that will give you a unique perspective found nowhere in the fantasy community. He is not only a fantasy football analyst as a writer for Footballguys, but is a legal expert, and an auction draft expert. Enjoy this journey through all aspects of fantasy football with hard hitting analysis, in-depth conversations on how to be a better auction drafter, and discussions with some of the top minds in the fantasy industry. Along the way you might even learn a little about the intersection of life and fantasy football. Powered by Fighting Chance Fantasy Sports. Weekly episodes during fantasy draft season. Find Drew on Twitter: @DrewDavenportFF
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Jul 6, 2023 • 1h 43min
Guest Josh Larky talks Best Ball, Plus What 2 AFC teams Can't he Draft Enough of?
Episode 6 of the Auction Brief begins with your host Drew Davenport opining on the fact that life, and fantasy football, don't always have to be as hard as it seems. He wanders through the idea that often the meta-concepts will take us most of the way in fantasy football and that losing ourselves in the weeds can end up negatively impacting our results. He then plays an auction game where he envisions 3 hypothetical scenarios that come up during an auction draft and what your move should be in each one. Once he's finished, the Auction Brief brings on guest Josh Larky from the 33rd Team and the two have a spirited conversation about Best Ball strategies including common mistakes, should we stack, and how big of a deal is Week 17 correlation? Then the two dive into players Josh likes, doesn't like and he plants his flag on some of his favorite players from a couple AFC teams that should be a fantasy goldmine. Drew and Josh then end by talking about what we should do with the Chiefs WRs, the Jaguars WRs, Greg Dulcich, and so much more! The great episodes roll on here at the Auction Brief as we hit July! Stay tuned and enjoy! @DrewDavenportFF @jlarkytweets

Jun 29, 2023 • 1h 41min
Guest Marcas Grant - Which Players Will Repeat their Good, or Bad, 2022 Performances?; Drew on the 4 Circles of Auction Success
Guest Marcas Grant joins the Auction Brief in this week's Discussions with Drew to talk some auction strategy in tough rooms, how to approach it, and how to fight through the brutal nature of an experienced auction room. Then Drew and Marcas talk about players who had great, or poor, seasons in 2022 and whether they will repeat those performances. But before Marcas and Drew chop it up, your host gives you a legal update on Joe Mixon, Alvin Kamara, and Tyreek HIll and then launches into the topic of the day: The 4 Circles of Auction Success. Drew gives you the 30,000-foot view on how to put all the auction ideas together in 4 easy to remember concepts that encompass all the little skills you learn along the way. It's another information packed epsiode of the Auction Brief to help you dominate your fantasy drafts in 2023! @DrewDavenportFF @MarcasG

Jun 22, 2023 • 2h 1min
Guest Ian Hartitz from Fantasy Life on Difficult Fantasy Situations; Plus Drew on 7 Essential Nomination Strategies
The Auction Brief has come back with another dynamite episode in it's fourth offering of the summer. Guest Ian Hartitz from Matthew Berry's Fantasy Life joins the show for Discussions with Drew and the two hit on dozens of players and situations that you're wondering about. What should you do with the Cowboys wide receivers behind CeeDee Lamb? How should you handle the Commanders backfield? Why is the Packers backfield so low in ADP? Has the fade gone too far on Dak Prescott and Mike Williams? Drew and Ian wind their way through all of these topics and many more on a truly memorable Discussions with Drew. Before they got started, your host tells his first poker story of the summer and teaches a lesson about how we get better at fantasy football and auction drafting. Then he unveils his 7 Essential Nomination Skills that every auction drafter must have. Don't miss this loaded episode of the Auction Brief! @DrewDavenportFF @IHartitz

Jun 15, 2023 • 1h 46min
Challenging the Rookie Gold Rush in Redraft; Hype or Truth with Guest Mauricio Gutierrez
Season 3 of the Auction Brief rolls on with perhaps the most controversial, yet information packed, episode of the summer. Your host Drew Davenport starts the show with a little auction talk, highlighting a bedrock concept known as the Par Sheet and how it can help you crush your auction with little or no experience. Then Drew drops a bomb about rookies in redraft leagues. He discusses the value of rookies, how it's overblown every year, and which rookies it's ok to chase. Spoiler: It's far fewer than you think. After Drew finishes blasting away at rookies, he welcomes Mauricio Gutierrez to the show to play a game of "Hype or Truth" for players like Dalton Kincaid, Jahmyr Gibbs, Lamar Jackson, and many more. Then Discussions with Drew ends by talking about how to parse the players in the top half of Round 1, bottom of Round 1, and then how we proceed in Round 2 based on those choices. It's a great episode of the Auction Brief that is going to help you win more at fantasy football! @DrewDavenportFF; patreon. c o m/fantasyfootballlawyer

Jun 8, 2023 • 1h 54min
Guest Denny Carter - Making Sense of Cloudy Fantasy Situations
The Auction Brief is back with the 2nd episode of Season 3 as Denny Carter from the Rotoworld Football show joins Drew to try and make sense of murky fantasy situations around the league. Before Denny gets started, Drew takes you through mistakes people are making in auction preparation, chasing players too hard, and how we missed so badly on Rusell Wilson and Kyle Pitts. After Drew dissects how to avoid those mistakes again, Denny hops on the mic and takes you through the Chiefs WRs, Bears RBs, Ravens WRs, Jaguars RBs, and more! This is a jam-packed episode of the Auction Brief that hits it all - legal analysis on the latest cases, auction talk, fantasy player analysis, and fantasy football theory. Don't miss this week's episode of the Auction Brief! @DrewDavenportFF

Jun 1, 2023 • 1h 30min
7 Fantasy Football Lessons to Take into 2023 (Season 3, Episode 1)
The Auction Brief is Back! We must be hurtling headlong into redraft season because your host Drew Davenport is back on the mic to help you dominate your fantasy leagues again this year. Season 3 is underway as Drew gets warmed up for the summer by discussing what the Auction Brief is all about and why it's a fantasy football show like no other. Then, it's on to a deep look into what makes us human, and how this can translate to other parts of life, which, of course, includes fantasy football. Finally, the host reveals his 7 Fantasy Football Lessons to Take into 2023 to help you stay ahead of the groupthink and trends of the day. Don't miss this dynamite intro to 2023 Redraft Season! Next week, Drew will be joined by Denny Carter of NBC/Rotoworld for Episode 2 as the Auction Brief rolls on towards peak draft season. @DrewDavenportFF

Nov 18, 2022 • 39min
Episode 40 - Taking Home Your Fantasy Title: 3 Things to Know to Win Your 'Ship
The Auction Brief is back for the final episode of 2022. This time your host Drew Davenport breaks down the keys to winning a fantasy title. How can we prepare NOW to win a title over the next 7 weeks of football? Your host gives you 3 keys to success as we head down the stretch of the NFL season. Learn about how to optimize your roster, what teams have hot passing or rushing schedules, and what teams have schedules to avoid. Can you count on Justin Fields? The Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes? Miami, Tua, and their amazing receivers? The answers may surprise you. Come have a listen to a SPECIAL Friday Edition of the Auction Brief at the Trade Deadline! @DrewDavenportFF

Nov 3, 2022 • 1h 27min
Episode 39 - The Biggest Fantasy Storylines in Week 9 with Marcas Grant from the NFL Network
The Auction Brief returns, this time with Marcas Grant from the NFL Network to go over Drew's Clues heading into Week 9. Not only does your host, Drew Davenport, talk about 3 things he wants you to know to get better at fantasy football, but Drew and Marcas hit too many topics to list. Kyle Pitts, D'Onta Foreman, Justin Fields, Aaron Jones v. AJ Dillon, and so much more. Your analysts discuss which guys have staying power to help you win it all, and which guys are to be treated with caution. This show is chock full of actionable fantasy football information and will help you as you head into Week 9! @DrewDavenportFF @MarcasG

Oct 13, 2022 • 1h 7min
Episode 38 - 12 Situations You Need to Know before Week 6; Alvin Kamara Legal Update
The Auction Brief is back after a hiatus to discuss everything you need to know heading into Week 6 of the Fantasy Football season. Your host Drew Davenport is back on the mic solo for this episode and he hits everything you are wondering about for your fantasy teams. Drew starts with a conversation about Fantasy Football strategy that leads to 3 Tips everyone can learn right now to make their fantasy games better. Then, your host calls on his legal expertise to break down the Alvin Kamara situation and what's happening with Davante Adams after his run-in with a photographer in Week 5. Next up it's 12 Fantasy Football situations and players you need to be dialed in on before you go into Week 6. What do we know about the Chiefs WRs, the Falcons RBs, the Broncos offense, Kyle Pitts, Brian Robinson, and many more! This is an information packed episode of the Auction Brief that you don't want to miss! @DrewDavenportFF

Aug 25, 2022 • 1h 5min
Episode 37 - Everything You Need to Know Before Your Auction Draft
The Auction Brief is back for one final episode before the biggest fantasy draft weekends of the year. Before a short hiatus, your host Drew Davenport leaves you with the ultimate Auction Draft Day Primer by cramming all the highlights from the summer into one impressive whirlwind of information to take into your auction rooms. The show starts with a look at Three Buckets into which all auction advice falls and how remembering those Buckets will help you focus during your draft. Then, Drew goes into his 5 Crystal Clear Auction Ideas that will help you relax, focus, and dominate your auctions. After walking you through Everything You Need to Know for Auction Success, the Legal Update ends the episode by putting a bow on the Deshaun Watson saga, and then gets into the effect Tony Buzbee will have on the Alvin Kamara case. The final episode of the Auction Brief for the summer is here and if you only listen to one episode before your auction THIS is the episode for you! @DrewDavenportFF