$99 still feels like I'm stealing from you sometimes Ben when I read weekly Stealing Signals. The amount of actionable information I get from that is insane. It's easily THE most important fantasy football in-season content (not to take anything away from offseason and preseason content, which is stellar too.)
Thanks Ben! I started subbing to Rotoviz in 2015 and that's where I found you. You are still the name I won't say out loud to any of my league mates, although I did slip and say "stealing bananas" out loud one time. You are the best. Keep doing your thing.
Switching to annual today! Excited to head into year 2 as a stealing signals subscriber especially now that I'm more acclimated to the analysis and type of content you provide!
Just switched to annual a few months ago. I’ve been monthly for two and a half years (took me that long to realize that I’m fully in and I could be saving some money! lol). I used to get the teaser emails that tailed off after two paragraphs or so when I finally reached one that I absolutely had to finish, so I subscribed midway through the season two seasons ago.
It only took one full season of reading to carry me to my first championship (though the time spent ingesting the Gretch way of thinking for the half season prior was probably essential as well). The information is fairly dense and I feel like there’s a learning curve you need to go through before you feel confident that you’re getting everything out of the posts.
I just mentioned to my wife yesterday (I often read a sentence or two out loud to her) how I love your stream of consciousness writing style because I can see you reasoning through things in real time. You don’t just dump your takes on us. You tell us how you got there, and which tangents you took and which you’re avoiding. It’s honest, and it’s priceless.
The small miss/big hit concept referenced above is a key thing I’ve gotten from you. Mine that hit last year were Jayden Daniels and Bucky Irving. They carried me to the big win and I’m looking forward to repeating!
Annual subscriber and it is 100% worth it. Ben is an incredibly gifted writer (whether he admits it or not) and I have gleaned so much powerful insight that took my from a breakeven losing player to crushing last year. To more years!
Off topic, but had a shower thought this AM that I wanted to plant in your head and see if it sparked anything interesting.
We have indicators for measuring future value of WR/TE like TPRR, YPRR, etc. For RBs we have HVT shares as well as the receiving YPRR type of stuff. But is there an equivalent idea for QBs? Is it basically just "runs a lot"?
Happy to be an annual subscriber. And it's actually your long, tangent-ridden writing style that I'm here for. Plenty of places to get hot takes and listicles, no thanks.
If anyone is on the fence, just subscribe. Not that this is an overly compelling proof point, but I won both of my leagues last year, much of that due to several years of learning from Ben's way of thinking. (it took me a couple years to get it, haha)
Also another vote for the SF and auction content, those happen to be the two formats I play in. Excited for that.
Final note, I am becoming more and more fascinated with forward-looking, scenario-based analysis, as opposed to projections based so heavily on prior year performance. Not sure if you agree, but I do think there's space for more of this type of analysis, where more (potentially outlandish) what-if scenarios are considered.
Bc it seems to me that while the chaos you always speak of can't be avoided, perhaps there's an opportunity to uncover more of it before it happens.
Anyways, keep it up, be encouraged, and glad to see you raising rates to better reflect the value you provide.
Honestly it might be as simple as learning how to tell the difference between signal and noise. And then once you see a strong signal, not being afraid to go all-in on it.
As an example, last year after week 2 I traded Deebo for Bowers, which felt expensive at the time (given CMC's injury, Deebo's strong start, and not knowing if Bowers would actually perform all year, bc remember how bad the raiders were) and my league mates kinda laughed at it. But then it ended up paying off big time.
The other thing was what Ben calls "small miss / big hit" especially as it relates to rookies or guys coming off of down years. Just being able to identify and target more of these players. Which did have me off of guys like Henry and Barkley last year, but in on Jayden Daniels, Dobbins, Jameson Williams, Tee Higgins, etc.
Annual subscriber here. The value for money proposition is exceptional - no question. Appreciate your work BG!
$99 still feels like I'm stealing from you sometimes Ben when I read weekly Stealing Signals. The amount of actionable information I get from that is insane. It's easily THE most important fantasy football in-season content (not to take anything away from offseason and preseason content, which is stellar too.)
Thanks Ben! I started subbing to Rotoviz in 2015 and that's where I found you. You are still the name I won't say out loud to any of my league mates, although I did slip and say "stealing bananas" out loud one time. You are the best. Keep doing your thing.
Excited to finally be in the discord and this gave me the push to upgrade to Gold. Love your stuff, well worth the subscription.
I should've written this but if you're in Gold, shoot me an email with your Discord handle so I can give you access to that channel
Switching to annual today! Excited to head into year 2 as a stealing signals subscriber especially now that I'm more acclimated to the analysis and type of content you provide!
Just switched to annual a few months ago. I’ve been monthly for two and a half years (took me that long to realize that I’m fully in and I could be saving some money! lol). I used to get the teaser emails that tailed off after two paragraphs or so when I finally reached one that I absolutely had to finish, so I subscribed midway through the season two seasons ago.
It only took one full season of reading to carry me to my first championship (though the time spent ingesting the Gretch way of thinking for the half season prior was probably essential as well). The information is fairly dense and I feel like there’s a learning curve you need to go through before you feel confident that you’re getting everything out of the posts.
I just mentioned to my wife yesterday (I often read a sentence or two out loud to her) how I love your stream of consciousness writing style because I can see you reasoning through things in real time. You don’t just dump your takes on us. You tell us how you got there, and which tangents you took and which you’re avoiding. It’s honest, and it’s priceless.
The small miss/big hit concept referenced above is a key thing I’ve gotten from you. Mine that hit last year were Jayden Daniels and Bucky Irving. They carried me to the big win and I’m looking forward to repeating!
Annual subscriber and it is 100% worth it. Ben is an incredibly gifted writer (whether he admits it or not) and I have gleaned so much powerful insight that took my from a breakeven losing player to crushing last year. To more years!
Ears perked up when you referred to the 2023 Primetime team Ben. Great times!
Off topic, but had a shower thought this AM that I wanted to plant in your head and see if it sparked anything interesting.
We have indicators for measuring future value of WR/TE like TPRR, YPRR, etc. For RBs we have HVT shares as well as the receiving YPRR type of stuff. But is there an equivalent idea for QBs? Is it basically just "runs a lot"?
Worth every penny!
I'm excited for another season of fun. Keep crushing it BenGretch.substack.com!
Happy to be an annual subscriber. And it's actually your long, tangent-ridden writing style that I'm here for. Plenty of places to get hot takes and listicles, no thanks.
If anyone is on the fence, just subscribe. Not that this is an overly compelling proof point, but I won both of my leagues last year, much of that due to several years of learning from Ben's way of thinking. (it took me a couple years to get it, haha)
Also another vote for the SF and auction content, those happen to be the two formats I play in. Excited for that.
Final note, I am becoming more and more fascinated with forward-looking, scenario-based analysis, as opposed to projections based so heavily on prior year performance. Not sure if you agree, but I do think there's space for more of this type of analysis, where more (potentially outlandish) what-if scenarios are considered.
Bc it seems to me that while the chaos you always speak of can't be avoided, perhaps there's an opportunity to uncover more of it before it happens.
Anyways, keep it up, be encouraged, and glad to see you raising rates to better reflect the value you provide.
Curious: what were the biggest lessons or changes you feel finally settled in last year to make the difference?
Honestly it might be as simple as learning how to tell the difference between signal and noise. And then once you see a strong signal, not being afraid to go all-in on it.
As an example, last year after week 2 I traded Deebo for Bowers, which felt expensive at the time (given CMC's injury, Deebo's strong start, and not knowing if Bowers would actually perform all year, bc remember how bad the raiders were) and my league mates kinda laughed at it. But then it ended up paying off big time.
The other thing was what Ben calls "small miss / big hit" especially as it relates to rookies or guys coming off of down years. Just being able to identify and target more of these players. Which did have me off of guys like Henry and Barkley last year, but in on Jayden Daniels, Dobbins, Jameson Williams, Tee Higgins, etc.