🏈 Fantasy sports before apps, instant scoring and online drafts? It was a completely different game.

On Episode 89 of the Inside Drive Podcast, Ryan Mulvey is joined by longtime fantasy sports player Steve Wiley for a trip back to the original paper-and-pencil era of fantasy sports — and a deep dive into the strategies that can still help you win your fantasy football league today.

Steve takes us back to his first fantasy baseball league in 1983, when drafts were held in person, statistics were tracked by hand, standings arrived by fax, trades happened over the phone or face-to-face, and fantasy leagues were as much about camaraderie as competition.

Then we turn our attention to fantasy football draft strategy and how Steve prepares his rankings heading into draft day.

🏈 Topics include:
• What fantasy sports were like before the internet
• Paper-and-pencil scoring and waiting for weekly standings
• Auction drafts vs. snake drafts
• Why live drafts were more social
• How technology changed fantasy sports
• Building pre-draft fantasy football rankings
• Ranking players by position and league format
• PPR and scoring-format considerations
• Injury history and player availability
• Finding value in the middle and late rounds
• Using tiers during your fantasy draft
• Identifying “my guys” and do-not-draft players
• Avoiding the mistake of drafting players just because you root for their team
• When to ignore your rankings and adjust to the draft board
• Why finding value may be the biggest key to winning your league

Plus, we wrap up with an update on Bay County high school sports, including the start of volleyball season and a look ahead to high school football.

🎙️ Inside Drive Podcast — Episode 89

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What do you miss most about old-school fantasy sports — and who is YOUR must-draft player this season?

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