Steeler said:
Thanks John! I understand the lines for some games aren't always available immediately for various reasons -- but most are available relatively soon. Is this only produced once during the week and never updated? Ideally for me, it would be put out as soon as possible and then updated throughout the week. And if some lines aren't solidified by the deadline, those lines could be noted in the chart - for example, you could guess at the lines and O/U (for the initial release) or simply leave those values at zero. Then as lines solidify throughout the week the chart could be updated with that information. Have you considered this option?
What time on Tuesday is your self-imposed deadline? I'm not trying to be a #### (and I'm not singling you out John), but I'm trying to balance DFS and regular Fantasy Football with being a father/husband/etc. and being able to set aside a known time for FF would be great for me. I love some of the tools FBG provides (VVC, IVC, 10 second primer, game log dominator - to name a few), but FBG is also going to raise the price next year by 300 or 400% (I don't remember exactly) if i want both regular and DFS coverage... still not a lot of money in the grand scheme... but I would still like to see some things tightened up in general.
Is this only produced once during the week and never updated?
Basically, yes...but if the line moves significantly, I will get in there and update it.
Then as lines solidify throughout the week the chart could be updated with that information. Have you considered this option?
I
have considered it, but I try to avoid from editing the VVC for several reasons: 1) It's meant to serve as an early
guide to help identify components of an offense to target/avoid, not to generate exact projections for players--we already have tools that do that, 2) updating the VVC in our CMS is not straightforward and is quite time-consuming, which eats into the 'free' time I have to do my other DFS content, and 3) between my 'real' job, my family, and my other DFS obligations, I truly have
very little time to go back and update the piece when a line moves a half-point, etc.
What time on Tuesday is your self-imposed deadline?
I
try to have it finished and uploaded into our CMS system by the end of the business day (~ 5 PM EST). After it gets uploaded, Clayton or Dodds have to link it to the landing page; sometimes they get to it right away and other times, it takes several hours. Yesterday, you noticed that it was 'live' with the link that Devin provided, but it had not been linked to the page yet. I have no control over how quickly it is linked it to the DFS landing page.
FBG is also going to raise the price next year by 300 or 400% (I don't remember exactly) if i want both regular and DFS coverage... still not a lot of money in the grand scheme... but I would still like to see some things tightened up in general.
The price for
both DFS and season-long coverage next year is going up
28% (from $34.95 to $44.95). That works out to about a hair over $2 per week for
both season-long and DFS coverage. It's JMO, but that is way too cheap for the level of DFS coverage we're providing (I've personally told Joe/David that they should charge more); other sites are charging far more money for less coverage (and getting it!). Add in the best season-long content on the planet (again, JMO) and the $44.95 price is the best bargain in all of fantasy football.
As a point of comparison, here are some subscription prices for FBG competitors that provide DFS content (price comparisons are against 2017 FBG subscription prices):
- 4x4Football: $99/year for both season-long & DFS (120% more than FBG)
- FantasyLabs: $90/month for DFS only (700% more than FBG without season-long content)
- RotoQL: "On sale" for $29.95/month (166% more than FBG without season-long content)
- FantasyInsiders: $25 per month for DFS only (122% more than FBG without season-long content)
- FantasyAlarm: $24.99 per month (122% more than FBG)
- FantasyGuruElite: $19.95/month (78% more than FBG without season-long content)
- RotoGrinders: $50/month for DK & FD content (344% more than FBG without season-long content or other DFS sites)