Auction Brief with Drew Davenport

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

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.

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.

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

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.

In Episode 6 of The Auction Brief powered by Fighting Chance Fantasy Sports, Drew takes on three pervasive auction myths that continue to hang around. Find out whether you need to hop out of the shower during a lightning storm, why waiting on your targets might be a bad idea, and what fundamental thing everyone has wrong in their auction theory. After that, Discussions with Drew welcomes in auction extraordinaire Matt Schauf from Draftsharks.com to talk confusing fantasy situations like San Francisco and Denver, and what we should do with some of the OTA player hype. Then Drew and Matt dive into auction theory while also talking specifics about how they like to attack auctions. You don't want to miss this episode chock full of stuff to help you in your fantasy football drafts! Find Drew on Twitter @DrewFBG Auctions, and Matt @SchaufDS. Enjoy Episode 6!

Your host takes the reins in a solo episode to talk all about preparing for your auction drafts. Drew takes you on a step by step tour of how he recommends getting yourself ready for battle in an auction room from the macro concepts, down to the minutiae of how he does it. Come along for another entertaining poker story, find out how Zach Morris from Saved By the Bell is your model of preparation, and why you should never bring Auction Values into your draft room. All this, plus a legal update on Derrius Guice and Deshaun Watson from your host and legal expert. Enjoy Episode 5 and join us next week for Episode 6 with another special guest!

Drew turns the calendar to June by looking back at what happened in the 2020 fantasy draft and NFL season to figure out how to be better in 2021. The episode looks at not only auction mistakes, but the mistakes that people made the most last year - Justin Jefferson, Stefon Diggs, Aaron Rodgers, DeAndre Hopkins, and more. Drew explains how failing to examine prior draft results as part of your 2021 draft preparation is a huge blind spot for most fantasy players. Honest assessment of how fantasy managers did can be the best starting point for growth in all aspects of fantasy, and particularly in auction drafting. Guests Steve Rapin and Brian Drake also join the show in Discussions with Drew to give away a Scott Fish Bowl spot, talk about the biggest misses of the year, and how we can be better this summer in our drafts. Come join us on The Auction Brief! @DrewFBGAuctions; @DrakeFantasy; @Fantasygeek37; @FCFantasySports

In Episode 3 host Drew Davenport gets into the data behind whether or not you should be chasing rookies in your redraft leagues this summer. He breaks it down from both a snake draft, and auction draft, perspective and the answer he gives might surprise you. Then Drew welcomes in guest Ryan McDowell to discuss all things rookie, including Dynasty players he finds himself drafting, how he perceives rookies in redraft, and his love of auctions. Finally, The Auction Brief wouldn't be complete without getting some advice from Ryan and Drew about how to tackle the fear of auctions and some tips for those just getting started in auctions. Powered by Fighting Chance Fantasy Sports. Find Drew on twitter @DrewFBGAuctions, and Fighting Chance Fantasy @FCFantasySports.

On Episode 2 of the Auction Brief, powered by Fighting Chance Fantasy Sports, host Drew Davenport gets into mistakes that beginners make when they're just starting out doing auctions. How do you walk the tightrope between spending on studs and not taking yourself out of the draft too quick? Find out about the swings in value in an auction room based on many factors that tend to be underrated to novice auction drafters. Plus, Drew talks with fantasy football celebrity Bob Lung, founder of the King's Classic, how he founded a brutally tough lineup of drafters, what it's like to draft at the Hall of Fame, and to chauffeur the game's greatest players as they get inducted into the Hall of Fame. But more importantly, come listen to Bob talk about his Consistency Guide and how it can help you in your drafts this summer. And as always, don't skip the Legal Update from your host about the Deshaun Watson situation and how you should be playing it right now. All this and more on Episode 2 of the Auction Brief! @DrewFBGAuctions @FCFantasySports