It’s that time of the year when the screenshots are running rampant from people who are selected to be in this year’s Scott Fish Bowl 16. If you’re unfamiliar with the SFB, then you’ve been missing out for a long time. Scott and Fantasy Cares have teamed up with multiple businesses to help support many different charities like Toys for Toys and other non-profit organizations through fantasy football. All proceeds are counted as donations, making it the biggest fantasy football draft in the world. The people they’ve helped along the way have been amazing, and what has made Scott a legend in the Fantasy Sports world. That being said, let’s get to the meat and potatoes of this article. Have a great day, everyone, and may the draft picks be with you.
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Roster Construction
The Scott Fish Bowl roster size is set at 20 spots, and the league is also a Super-Flex league, which means you can start two quarterbacks. However, only two spots of your starting 10 are Super-Flex instead of flex, giving you the option not to draft a quarterback. Of course, I would recommend drafting one, because quarterbacks could be key this year once you see the scoring. The SFB is also a tight end premium league, which awards them with 1.5 points per reception. All of these things will play a factor in your roster construction and draft once it starts for your league.
Scoring
Since the SFB has a video game theme this year, the powers that be decided to give out massive bonuses, which can alter any weekly matchup. These bonuses are 10 points each, which means you’ll need to have a pathway to as many of these bonuses as possible. Unfortunately for quarterbacks, they only have the option of two of these bonuses, which are 10 points for a 40-yard pass or rush. Quarterbacks do get 10 yards for 300 yards passing, and 20 for 400 yards passing. That means one big play could win you your match-up at the end of the week, on Monday Night Football.
In reality, the true cream of the crop is going to be wide receivers and tight ends, who will have more opportunities to hit these bonuses. Since it’s 10 points for every reception above 20 yards and so forth. That means a 35-yard catch will net you two bonuses for a total of 20 points, and that’s not including the yards or points for the reception. Scoring is going to be crazy this year, so make sure you adjust your draft strategy for these instances.
Drafting Live
I will be drafting live in Pittsburgh, on Twitch, since SFB made a deal with them, due to the video game theme this year. I will also be writing another article reviewing my picks and my total draft experience, while being on the center stage during the draft. Normally, a lot of leagues for the SFB are slow drafts online, whereas when you draft live, you draft the first 10 rounds.
This is where the human mind either excels or could break, because drafting in front of people is hard. I usually run my mouth the whole time while calling out my picks, as we put the names on the league-specific board. Since I’m in the Dracula division, our draft board will be a vampire theme. Drafting Live, under these circumstances, can bring out anxiety or other things that could cause you to freeze up. Once you freeze up, you might as well count your draft goodbye, so be ready for moments like these.
The Draft
Now that you’ve worked out your nerves, let’s get ready to draft. I selected the 12th position in my draft with the thought that the SFB was going to stick to the third-round reversal. They didn’t for this year, so that strategy is out the window. However, this makes the draft like a normal snake draft, which now gives me some merit to build my team around.
Usually, I always target a bell-cow running back in the first round, but since I have the 12th and 13th overall picks, that’s most likely not going to happen. So under this format, with those picks, I’ll be looking at either two wide receivers or maybe taking a chance by selecting Josh Allen. I most likely won’t do that, and I could have wide receivers like Justin Jefferson, Drake London, or Nico Collins. If, for some reason, James Cook slips to me, that could be where I decide to stack the Bills by selecting Allen with him.
Another thing to consider is where you’re drafting. Being in Pittsburgh this year, I could see a lot of homer picks go, which only helps your draft as well. You’ll want to make sure you gauge your competition before the draft starts as well. That way, you can tell if a certain person might select D.K. Metcalf earlier than anticipated, leaving you Michael Pittman or any other player at that point. However, with my next selections not until the 48th and 49th pick, I may have to think about drafting players like Ladd McConkey, Garrett Wilson, and Christian Watson. They aren’t the best wide receivers, but if I nail my first and second round pick, any of those three players would be perfect.
Final Conclusion
Remember to always check your scoring and be ready to adapt to your draft when the picks start rolling in. The best idea is to develop a game plan and talk to us in the Subs-Only Discord, as well. We’ll help you make the right decisions, and if you’re drafting live, ask us questions during your draft. We’re here to help you at Dr. Roto, and we’ll make sure you’re ready to bring the pain to your competition.
Remember, I’ll be releasing another article after the Pittsburgh draft, along with making it a topic on my Hard Hits Review podcast. That way, you’ll have both of these articles and those podcasts to prepare you for any type of fantasy draft this year.
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