Author: Lance Pedersen

As Mr. Myagi once said to his young karate student: Balance is key. It couldn’t be more true for Dynasty league fantasy football. In Part 2, I mentioned a couple areas that would differentiate your Dynasty league from others, including roster size, positions, and number of owners. But there is an even more significant way to deviate from the norm – scoring. I love the idea of a totally original scoring system. But commissioners beware: There is such a thing as overkill. You don’t want so many variations that your point values feel contradicting or unbalanced. Plus, it will be…

Now that we’ve established the definition of Dynasty fantasy football in Part 1, there are a number of areas to consider when starting or joining a league. For Part 2 of the 4 part intro series, let’s focus on size. Particularly in Dynasty, commissioners like to be original in the settings they create – sometimes to a fault. Aspects like roster positions, roster size and general league size are some of the most dramatic of all. The more Dynasty league owners you talk to, the more you realize some of the nuances between all the leagues out there. LEAGUE SIZE…

Alas, fantasy football is, for all intents and purposes, over.  You’ll have to wait another 8 months before attending your annual draft party where you’ll overindulge on chips and salsa, vienna sausages and your drink(s) of choice. Another 8 months before you can talk as much trash to fellow league mates about how this is the year that elusive fantasy football championship finally enters your grasp. Another 8 months to put all of your off season research to work, set a lineup, add from the waiver wire, and make trades. That is, unless you’re part of a Dynasty league. Fantasy…