We're going to be switching from the traditional waiver wire system to FAAB for the upcoming season. Article explaining FAAB vs waiver wire: https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/08/20/fantasy-football-league-settings-free-agent-bidding
We've always used the rolling waiver wire. In this system, the strategy depends on players deciding when to use the waiver wire priority, often waiting for that big free agent if they get to No. 1 in the waiver order because making a claim sends them back to the bottom. This involves luck and doesn't always create a fair shot for everyone to add players. Everyone should get a chance to acquire every free agent. The best way to do this is to use Blind Bid Waivers, also known as FAAB.
FAAB stands for Free Agent Acquisition Budget. Each team gets a budget of imaginary dollars to use for the season. Each week, you bid on the free agents. By a specific deadline, the highest bidding team for each free agent wins that player. If there is a tie on bids, the team lower in the standings or with fewer points wins the bid. Players put in bids on players they want to add, and in addition, they will typically include a player they want to drop so they don't go over the roster limit. No one else sees the bids, so there is a lot of strategy involved every week. The FAAB system preferences strategic-based gameplay over luck.
You can bid $0 so you'll always have a chance for player acquisitions even if you spend all of your budget in week 1. The default FAAB budget for teams is $100. Here's a quick lil vid about FAAB if you'd like some more information:
We can try this for the 2021 season and then revisit the 2 systems (waiver wire vs FAAB) to determine which one we'd like to use for 2022.
We've always used the rolling waiver wire. In this system, the strategy depends on players deciding when to use the waiver wire priority, often waiting for that big free agent if they get to No. 1 in the waiver order because making a claim sends them back to the bottom. This involves luck and doesn't always create a fair shot for everyone to add players. Everyone should get a chance to acquire every free agent. The best way to do this is to use Blind Bid Waivers, also known as FAAB.
FAAB stands for Free Agent Acquisition Budget. Each team gets a budget of imaginary dollars to use for the season. Each week, you bid on the free agents. By a specific deadline, the highest bidding team for each free agent wins that player. If there is a tie on bids, the team lower in the standings or with fewer points wins the bid. Players put in bids on players they want to add, and in addition, they will typically include a player they want to drop so they don't go over the roster limit. No one else sees the bids, so there is a lot of strategy involved every week. The FAAB system preferences strategic-based gameplay over luck.
You can bid $0 so you'll always have a chance for player acquisitions even if you spend all of your budget in week 1. The default FAAB budget for teams is $100. Here's a quick lil vid about FAAB if you'd like some more information:
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