The first draft is under our belt, and Yahoo has given all the teams their "Draft Grades".
I always love reading them, because they are so divorced from reality! Here's what makes me laugh about them:
1) Ratings are based on Yahoo's player rankings, and nothing else. The number one rated draft in the 12 team league was someone who did not even draft live, but instead, let Yahoo make the picks. No wonder Yahoo thought they had the best draft! (Another auto-drafter was ranked 5th!)
2) Our leagues are PPR. Yahoo does not take that into account.
3) If you build a deep bench at RB or WR, Yahoo downgrades you because you can't start them all the same week. Yet, you are also downgraded if you have multiple players with the same bye week (even though you have the depth to cover them!)
4) Failing to draft back-ups at Kicker or Defense results in a downgrade, even though these are both solid Fantasy Football strategies! However, at least one member was chastised by the Yahoo bot for having 2 kickers! Make up your mind, Yahoo!
The bottom line is, don't be discouraged if Yahoo has rated you low! You probably know more about Fantasy Football than their bots (even if you did take a kicker in the 4th round
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