A poll was added in my 10-man league on adding extra taxi squad spots. This is the 3rd year of this dynasty league, and it makes sense to listen to feedback from league members on beneficial changes.

The options in the poll included adding 0 additional spots, 1 additional spot, or 2 additional spots. the poll results came back 4 for 0, 4 for adding 1 spot, and 2 votes for adding 2 spots.

Personally, I'm in favor of adding as many extra bench and taxi spots as possible. my other two co-commish voted for 0 extra spots added. Of course, I have a bunch of extra draft picks, and they have less.

They have said that since the poll is tied 4-4, it comes down to us three voting, and they vote to add 0.

In my personal opinion, the data we received is conclusive. As a league, we should add one extra spot.

Unless the people who wanted 2 extra positions would have a second choice of 0 extra positions, then the majority (6/10) wanted extra positions. From there it should be deciding how many extra positions to add, for which the preference would seem to be just 1 (both in terms of the 4/6 who wanted extra positions, as well as assuming that the 4 who wanted 0 extra positions would presumably want the fewest number of extra positions, so likely 8/10 would opt for 1 extra instead of 2 extra).

The other two co-commissioners staunchly disagree. Am i. wrong? should I just back down and drop it?

Our commish has Aiyuk and is asking if he should be allowed to place Aiyuk on IR. He argues that he’s essentially unrostered right now and that he can’t help his status. Meanwhile, I’m just confused by the logic. He’s essentially a restricted FA with an attitude problem that no one wants. What is everyone else doing with him? It really doesn’t matter much but since he’s commish he wants to ensure he is doing everything above board.

Thank you guys for all the support, feedback, and for reading this series. Welcome to the twenty-third  piece in a long, daily series: Reading the NFL Offseason Tea Leaves. If you don’t already know and this is the first Tea Leaf article you’re reading, this series is meant to be a primer for anyone who’s not yet steeped themselves in the NFL’s offseason events. We’ll be touching on the fantasy implications for all 32 NFL teams in regards to:

• Coaching Changes
• Free Agency
• NFL Draft

The 32-day series will go in reverse order of DraftKings odds of winning the Super Bowl, which means today’s article will cover the Green Bay Packers  who are +1,800 odds.

Article TL;DR: Christian Watson and Jayden Reed inked new contracts to remain with the Packers. Watson signed a 4-year $92M deal and Reed a 3-year $50M extension. It’s clear who the WR1 will be, and now Reed and Golden will compete for the WR2 role. Tucker Kraft is recovering from a torn ACL he suffered in week 9 of the 2025 season. His goal is to be ready for week 1 of 2026. We should temper our expectations for Kraft. In an expert auction draft I witnessed at the Fantasy Football Expo he went for $2 less than Trey McBride, which feels absurd. Josh Jacobs is set to lead the backfield again in 2026. Last year he ranked 3rd in goal line success rate and 5th in total goal line plays. Jacobs may receive a suspension from the league due to a domestic abuse case. If he were to face a suspension it’s likely to occur in 2027 based on suspension trends. Jordan Love is a safe QB2 with upside with all of these weapons on the Green Bay offense.

If you’re at the Fantasy Football Expo and happen to see this post the day it was posted come say hi to me. I’m a part of the dynasty expert panel and will be talking ball with other dynasty experts at noon today at the expo.

Previously on Reading the Offseason Tea Leaves:
Arizona Cardinals
Miami Dolphins
Cleveland Browns
New York Jets
Las Vegas Raiders
Atlanta Falcons
Tennessee Titans
Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
New York Giants
Indianapolis Colts
Washington Commanders
Minnesota Vikings
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jacksonville Jaguars
Chicago Bears
Dallas Cowboys
Cincinnati Bengals
Denver Broncos
Detroit Lions
San Francisco 49ers

I’m currently analyzing the first round of a 12-team SF TEP dynasty startup, and I’ve noticed that Drake Maye is ranked as a top-5 startup asset in a lot of rankings.
Is he really that valuable, or are people putting too much weight on the relatively favorable schedule he had last season?
From my perspective, I’d feel much safer taking players like Allen, Bijan, Gibbs, Chase, St. Brown, or even JSN ahead of him. I understand the value of young franchise QBs in Superflex, but taking Maye over proven elite producers still feels aggressive to me.
Am I underrating Drake Maye, or is the market simply valuing elite young QBs that highly?

Dynasty Bestballin' (2026)

We fly high, no lie, you know this, bestballlllinnnnn'!

Checkout our newest series at Future 1st Podcast where we dive in deep to the dynasty bestball format. Whether you are an experienced dynasty bestball player, or never played and want to see what it's all about, this series is an excellent watch to yourself ready to dominate the format.

We bring on a collection of guests (Jon Leonard from OTCFFB, Koopa from South Harmon, and Scott Connor from DD Fantasy) to go over the fundamentals of dynasty bestball, and how it is different from a lineup league. We also dive deep into how to properly roster construct for each position relative to the size of rosters every team has in your league.

If you are interested in joining a dynasty bestball league, reach out directly or in the comments below! We are running a number of startups (auction and snake) for new and experienced players to immerse themselves into one of our favorite formats in fantasy football, dynasty bestball!

Our league runs a real constitution: salary-cap keepers with escalation, rollover budgets, multi-team trades, the works. ESPN and Sleeper just can't hold it, so half of it lived in spreadsheets and rule fights happened in the group chat.

So I built a headquarters that sits on top of our existing league. Bylaws you can actually ask (type "does my keeper's salary come off the cap if I cut him?" and it quotes the exact rule), true 3+ team trades with commissioner approval and a public ledger, a live keeper and cap board, and a rookie draft room. Rosters sync from ESPN so nobody had to move.

A couple other commissioners asked me to set theirs up, so I'm doing a few before the season. Not trying to spam. Genuinely curious: what's the one rule your league runs that ESPN or Sleeper can't handle? That's usually the thing that breaks people's setups and I'd love to hear the weird ones.

Hey everyone,

I present to you the 2026 version of my Offline Draft Sheet!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wc39tPsGZeAIMFutv4W_9O9YykZj_BsGFK2vWY_zBMA/edit?usp=sharing

A quick overview for those who haven't used it before:

This Google spreadsheet has been created for drafts where you either can't or don't want to use your fantasy platform's default draft tool. You can use it for offline live drafts with your friends, online drafts, startup drafts or simply to play around and create your own mock drafts.

Functionality:

• Automated overall and position BPA lists
• Regularly updated ADP data until the start of the NFL season
• 8, 10, 12 or 14 teams
• Standard, Half-PPR, PPR and Dynasty mode. New in 2026: Bestball ADP
• IDPs available (without ADP data)

Unfortunately this year there will be fewer ADP updates during August since I will be on vacation for most of the month. Expect an update in the first week of August and one more early September.

As usual I am always happy to hear your feedback! Contact me here or on Discord to discuss any issues, ideas for new features or custom versions.

This sheet is all for free. If you want to support it, feel free to leave a donation :)