

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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Aug 26, 2021 • 1h 40min
Episode 16 - The Auction Draft Day Primer; Fixing Draft Day Mistakes; Walking through an Auction
The final draft prep episode of the summer is here for The Auction Brief. Before the show goes on hiatus for a few weeks, host Drew Davenport gives you a comprehensive guide to succeeding in your auctions all in one episode. Learn how to handle one of the biggest hurdles facing most auction drafters - spending too quickly, or not quickly enough. Your auction expert walks you through how to fix those mistakes when they happen to you on draft day. After that, Drew takes you from the very beginnings of auction prep to the finish line of the draft as you're finalizing your roster. This comprehensive auction draft overview is the ultimate draft prep tool before you walk into your auctions this year. Find Drew on Twitter @DrewFBGAuctions, and on YouTube on The Auction Brief channel.

Aug 19, 2021 • 1h 55min
Episode 15 - Haymaker Time, Breaking Down an Expert Auction, and Guest Bob Harris
In Episode 15 The Auction Brief packs in more content than ever before. Your host Drew begins with a commentary on living with confidence instead of ego, and how this can cement your excellence in the auction draft room. Then he discusses a newly named Inflection Point - It's HAYMAKER TIME! Found out about this fairly common inflection point, when it hits, and how you should be using it to draft a monster auction squad. Before Discussions with Drew, your legal expert and criminal defense attorney gives you an FF Legal Update by talking about the latest developments with Deshaun Watson and what that means for his future. Finally, the episode is capped off with an in-depth discussion with Fantasy Football OG and true giant of the industry, Bob Harris of Footballdiehards. Bob is an invaluable resource on fantasy football in general, but also participated in the King's Classic last weekend and will give you a perspective on everything auction related that happened in the draft. It's a JAM PACKED Episode 15 of The Auction Brief! Follow Drew on Twitter @DrewFBGAuctions and Bob @footballdiehard.

Aug 12, 2021 • 1h 23min
Episode 14 - Superflex Auctions, An Expert Mock, and Guest Dr. Edwin Porras for Camp Injuries
In Episode 14 The Auction Brief welcomes injury expert and Doctor of Physical Therapy Dr. Edwin Porras from Fantasy Points. We cover Saquon Barkley, Justin Jefferson, Dak Prescott, and many more players to get you the injury information you need before you draft. Dr. Porras breaks down not only individual situations, but gives you excellent general approaches to all the different injuries you see every year - concussions, hamstrings, high ankle sprains, and more. Also, listen to host Drew Davenport start the show talking some more poker, superflex auctions, and then breaks down a recent mock draft with the experts at CBS. This episode is full of information that you can use in your upcoming drafts! Follow Drew on Twitter @DrewFBGAuctions, and Edwin @FBInjuryDoc.

Aug 5, 2021 • 1h 7min
Episode 13 - Guest Matthew Berry
The Auction Brief brings another big guest to the show to help you prepare for your auction drafts this summer. Matthew Berry, Senior Fantasy Football Analyst at ESPN stops by to talk all about his thoughts on auctions (salary cap drafts), what you should be thinking about when you're doing them, and his top tips for improving your auction game. Plus your host Drew Davenport talks about some listener questions addressing common auction problems like finding it hard to spend on big guys, buyer's remorse, and how much of your money should go to your starting lineup. It's another big episode of The Auction Brief with another top analyst to help you dominate your fantasy leagues. Follow Drew on Twitter @DrewFBGAuctions and find his writing over at Footballguys.

Jul 29, 2021 • 1h 31min
Episode 12 - Guest David Dodds; Revisiting Inflection Points; Philosophical Musings
Take a journey on this week's Auction Brief where you get hard core auction theory and player analysis with David Dodds, but meander around the mind of host Drew Davenport as he talks about one of the essential facts of life and how it applies to everything you do. Don't forget that Drew also has you covered in all things Deshaun Watson and how you should be handling him in drafts heading into August. This episode is a true journey as you'll get everything you can handle on auction theory from a master of the game, player evaluations from a unique fantasy mind, and musings on ethereal concepts from Drew on how to succeed in poker, auction drafting, and life itself. Don't miss this week's Auction Brief that will unlock levels of your fantasy game and mind that you didn't know existed! Follow Drew on Twitter @DrewFBGAuctions, and find his YouTube channel under the same title, The Auction Brief.

Jul 22, 2021 • 1h 39min
Episode 11 - Guest Marcas Grant; Breaking Down an Expert Auction; Deshaun Watson
In Episode 11 Drew welcomes NFL.com's Marcas Grant to talk about some shifting fantasy landscapes in Jacksonville, Atlanta, Tennessee, and more. Plus, Marcas plays a tough round of "Who Would You Rather Have?", talks auctions, and gives us the players he's not leaving his draft without. Also, listen to Drew's latest comments on Deshaun Watson, and travel into his mind as he goes through a recent Expert Auction by breaking down his pre-draft thoughts, and how he attacked the draft as it moved along. Football is coming fast - let the Auction Brief prepare you for your drafts! Follow Drew on Twitter @DrewFBGAuctions and Marcas @MarcasG

Jul 15, 2021 • 1h 8min
Episode 10 - Story Time, Inflection Points, Listener Questions, and a Legal Update
Drew tackles this episode solo while broaching a wide range of topics. Story time makes it's return as Drew returns to stories from the poker felt, and then recounts one of his favorite auction stories ever - the Legend of Ladarius. Then your host hits two important keys to winning at fantasy football: Learning to Play the Game, and learning what Inflection Points are in your auction drafts. After diving deep into the theory part of the game, Drew brings it home with some listener questions, and then a Legal Update from your resident Fantasy Football criminal law expert. He gets you up to date with what's happening in the Deshaun Watson, Richard Sherman, and Frank Clark cases as NFL training camps set to open. Tune in for an entertaining and informative session of the Auction Brief with your host Drew Davenport. Find Drew on Twitter @DrewFBGAuctions, and at Footballguys for all his writing.

Jul 8, 2021 • 1h 30min
Episode 9 - Grinding the Room, There's Always One, Shrug Your Shoulders Guys, and Guest Jim Coventry
In Episode 9 of the Auction Brief Drew talks about what it means to grind the room. He takes you step by step through the questions and issues he debates as he is looking at a player up for nomination in an auction. Plus, he talks two new concepts: Shrug Your Shoulders Guys, and There's Always One. After that the Auction Brief welcomes in guest Jim Coventry from Rotowire and Sirius XM radio to talk about players flying under the radar, expectations for teams with new quarterbacks, whether you need to be worried about some players being drafted in the first or second round, and what camp battles are most interesting. But, the episode wouldn't be complete without Jim and Drew talking auctions. They discuss their strategies on different size leagues in an auction, how they adjust to more veteran rooms, how they adjust to the lack of talent on the waiver wire, and much more! This is an episode chock full of tips and thoughts to help you in your auctions and drafts this summer. Find Drew @DrewFBGAuctions on Twitter, and Jim @JimCoventryNFL.

Jul 1, 2021 • 1h 37min
Episode 8 - Listener Questions, Story Time, and Guest Mike Tagliere
Listen to a jam-packed Episode 8 that hits a broad range of topics. Hear some online auction talk, three questions from listeners about auction situations, and get an update on the Bye Week story straight from the source! Drew starts the show with yet another poker story that reminds listeners what it actually means to Have A Reason when you bid in an auction. Plus, your host spits some fire about the need for more auction drafters to be in tune with the room to "stick" people when they're bidding people up, and why not watching the results of your reads is a pet peeve. Then, Drew welcomes on Special Guest Mike Tagliere from Fantasypros to discuss how to parse the Bengals, Buccaneers, 49ers, and Steelers wide receiver situations, what first and second round picks have some red flags, and how Tua Tagovailoa is set up for 2021. Drew and Mike end their conversation with some auction talk to round out the show. Enjoy some bonus minutes of The Auction Brief brought to you by Fighting Chance Fantasy Sports! @DrewFBGAuctions on Twitter

Jun 24, 2021 • 1h 12min
Episode 7 - Nominating, Bidding, Online Auctions and More Story Time with Drew
In Episode 7 host Drew Davenport goes back to the well for more stories about auction draft experiences that can help you in your auctions this summer. Also, the show takes you deep into more auction theory with strategies on how you should approach online auctions, what makes a good nomination, and how you should always Have A Reason to put in a bid whenever you're in a draft. Plus, find out what it means when a Sniper drops in with a bid, Mike Caro's rule of tells, and what the difference is between Price Enforcing and Bidding Someone Up. This episode is jammed with content to help you in your auctions this season and going forward. Tune in next week for special guest Mike Tagliere from FantasyPros! Follow Drew on twitter @DrewFBGAuctions.


