It’s that time of year. School is back in session; the weather in the Bay Area turns toward Indian Summer, and countless dudes (and some lady-dudes) sit around their computers selecting NFL players for their fantasy football teams.

Going into a fantasy football draft is often the best part of the football season. Opportunities are limitless. Most managers, of most teams, in most leagues, have a very real chance of walking out of their drafts with a playoff-caliber team.

Most years I spend an embarrassing amount of time crafting a spreadsheet, ranking players, color-coding tiers, highlighting sleepers, noting lopsided strength of schedules, etc. It’s crazy. And also, it doesn’t work.

So much of fantasy football is luck-driven that I’m simplifying things greatly this year. For one thing, I’m all about the Colts QB. I mean, luck-driven…am I right???

Seriously though, I have simplified my strategy. I’ve pre-ranked my players based on a single source, and I’ll have a few notes to look at during the draft. Mostly though, I’m going to just eat pizza, drink beer, and relish the sense of opportunity for my team: Crimea River. Get it?

What is problem?