Chomp Down on the Competition with Draft Sharks' MVP Board

photo by Joshua Ridgeway

You're fantasy football draft is coming up. You have the jitters all over again. That dreadful feeling of dissatisfaction from last season's draft looms over you. Don't be a victim of another bad draft. Instead, take a great white leap in the air and bite down on a prime fantasy football advantage! Become a member of Draft Sharks.

After trying out Draft Sharks' MVP Board, I'm convinced that it's one of the best tools out there for ensuring a quality draft. Let me do you a solid. I'm going to get right down to the chum of this thing and explain exactly why you should use Draft Sharks' MVP Board for your next fantasy football draft.

Draft Sharks Wins Awards

In two of the last four years, Draft Sharks has been awarded "The Most Credible Pre-Season Fantasy Football Projections" by FSTA. I found their overall player rankings to be close with mine and that of my most trusted resources. Personally, I would call DS's rankings, "down-to-earth."

The MVP Board Syncs with Your League's Settings

This is the single feature that won me over. With a DS account, you can configure the MVP Board by logging into your league's provider and transferring the settings. It was easy with Yahoo. The MVP Board uses your league's specific settings to rank the best player for your team when it's your turn to draft. Skeptical of its suggestions at first, I analyzed my first mock draft using the MVP Board and agree it works well. Because my league scores 6 points for passing touchdowns and rosters 1 QB, 2 WRs, 2 RBs, 1 TE, and 1 WR/RB/TE, QBs and RBs should be favored, and WRs and TEs are almost on the same level. DS made the right adjustments for this on the MVP Board.

The MVP Board is NOT an Auto Draft

The MVP Board Makes it easy for you to choose the right player in the right round. While you update the board with your picks and the picks of other team owners, the MVP Board computes the best players for you and suggests them in groups of 5. You simply choose the one you like the best. If you do not like any of the 5 suggested players, you can X them out individually (X-ed out players will repopulate if they're not drafted). This makes the MVP Board feel more like a personal assistant rather than Big Brother.

What You Need to Know
You'll need to practice using the MVP Board before you draft for real. No worries, there's an easy sample board for you to try out before you subscribe to their service. If you are drafting online, you'll essentially need to use two screens: one for the MVP Board and one for your actual online draft. I used the Windows Snap Feature and zoomed out a bit and this worked for me (see pic below). If you're drafting offline (like at a party) then don't let anyone sneak a peek for free. 

The Bottom Line
You'll draft a better team with Draft Sharks' MVP Board, and likely be in contention for the championship, if you continue to use its other valuable fantasy football features. Good luck and happy drafting.