Welcome to FFS! Let me walk you thru step by step about how to get started and explain a couple of other features you'll probably have questions about later on. But we'll start at the beginning.

Before you can access the cheat sheets or get player rankings, you have to first create a team name (you'll populate it with players later after your draft) and enter your scoring system and starting roster requirements. This way the analyzer can create customized cheat sheets specific to your scoring system. If you do not know what your league scoring system is yet, I recommend just leaving it at the "Basic/Standard" default it automatically sets to when you first access the page. You can always go back in later and set it manually by simply making any changes and clicking the Save button at the bottom. 

You also need to make sure to manually set the minimum and maximum number of starters at each position and the number of player flex options (if any). If you don't do this, the results you see on the Draft Analyzer results page will be less accurate and your Lineup Analyzer won't recommend the correct amount of starters during the season.

Follow these directions:

Log in.

Go to the "My Rosters" tab in the upper right.

Click the link for: "Begin naming and creating your fantasy football rosters (maximum 5) now!"

Name the team and click "create team now"

That will take you to the starting roster requirements and customized scoring page. Fill in those areas (including flex options if any) and click "save". Thru the "Enhanced Scoring" tab you can also customize for each individual position if your league gives different bonuses to different positions for the same scoring category. If not, just the "Scoring" tab needs to be filled in.

For example: If your league requires you to start 1 QB, 2 RB's, 3 WR's, 1 TE, 1 K, and 1 Defense you should set the min and max at each position to those numbers and set the flex option to 0.

If that same league instead gave you the option of starting either a 3rd RB or a 4th WR, you would set the flex option to 1 and the max numbers at RB to 3 and at WR to 4.

Below that is the scoring system manager. Simply fill in any changes to the generic scoring system we have set up as a default there. When finished, click on the "Save" button.

After that, either go back to the My Rosters tab or go the Tools tab and click on the Draft Analyzer button. Choose the team you want to run the Analyzer for by clicking on the link connected to that team's name. 

That takes you to the Draft Analyzer set up page. Here you use the drop down bars to enter the number of teams in your league, and the number of rounds in your draft. After setting those, for simplest use, click the "Use default for max players" button and then make sure there isn't a check mark on the line that says "Allow TEs to be used as WRs" (the only reason to have that box checked is if the TE position is completely optional in your league).

Click the "Run Raw Data Analyzer" button.

The system will take anywhere from a few seconds to maybe a minute to pull up the Value Based Draft Board. And on that results page there are also links to see the individual position rankings, along with customized Tier Rankings cheat sheets, and each individual player's stat projections.  


After you've completed your draft, you'll be able to enter the players you drafted by going back to the "My Rosters" tab and clicking on the team name. That will take you to a page where you can add (and subtract if you make a trade or free agent transaction later on) the players on your team so our Lineup and Trade Analyzers can make their analysis for your team during the season.

Also, this way the system knows who is on your team for our Smart Alerts. Smart Alerts are specific player alerts sent to you either via email or to your smart phone about specific players just on your roster. Injuries, demotions, etc are sent directly to you usually with recommendations about how to proceed. Smart Alerts can be signed up for by clicking on the Smart Alerts link under your team's name in the "My Rosters" tab

Some Smart Alerts will be for players specifically not on your team. These are usually advisories about players who may be available in your league that you might consider adding to your roster for one reason or another.

Just a side note: since our software does not interface with league management sites, it cannot know whether those players are available in your specific league. It is up to you to check for them on your league management site.

You'll be able to see specific player analysis by Dan, Kelly, and myself on the Player Cards. These will usually be short in nature. The Player Card can be accessed in 3 places.

First is on the Draft Analyzer results page. Just click on the "Strength of Schedule (Week by Week)" graph to the right of each player.

Second is on the Lineup Analyzer results page. There will be a link under each player that says "View Player Card"

Third will be on the Power Rankings page. Each week of the regular season we list the top 32 QB's, TE's, K's, and D/ST's, along with the top 40 RB's and top 60 WR's in order of their Probability Points Projection based on the scoring system you set up for that league. The Power Rankings can be accessed thru buttons in the middle of the home page after logging in, and also thru the "Tools" tab along the top of every page. Just click on a player's name to pull up his Player Card.


The one element we can't provide is "luck". But it's been said that Luck is what happens when Preparation meets Opportunity. We try to provide the best Preparation which in turn should lead to the best chances for good luck.

With that in mind, we wish you the best of luck in your fantasy leagues this season!


If you still have any questions, contact us