Fantasy Football Team Analysis

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For everyone who has wanted to live their dream of a successful football player or coach, but wasn't nearly athletic enough or credible enough, fantasy football is perfect. An online reality meant to sweep the user away from the monotony of everyday life into their own dream occupation will die for a chance at a successful fantasy football team.
Overview
Fantasy football is an online game or simulation that allows you to manage a football team in any way the user desires. In each week, two of the teams in the league compete with one another in order to see whose team will score more fantasy points that week; the most points win. Generally, in order to be successful in a fantasy football league and to form a dynasty of your own, it can fall into five separate steps. Offseason research, the NFL(national football league) draft, the preseason, a league draft, and the NFL regular season. These all share the fact that fantasy football is a year round dedication that requires daily research and analysis. The process of drafting a successful fantasy football team is significantly more difficult than it appears due to the immense amount of time expended and analytical analysis required.

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Following the first three years in fantasy, it was regarded very lightly without much thought or consideration going into the draft picks or trades that were made. Not a single season did the season extend into the playoffs where glory is defined. However, the past three years in fantasy, the analysis and time put into my research and thought ramped into an exponential growth. As of writing this paper right now, the past three seasons have culminated in nothing but success, including three straight trips into the playoffs, as well as two championship

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