Alright, so I’ve been messing around with this whole “fantasy football depth chart” thing, and let me tell you, it’s been a journey. I figured I’d share my, uh, process – if you can even call it that – so maybe you can avoid some of my headaches.
First Steps (aka Staring Blankly at the Screen)
First, I needed data. Lots of it. I mean, you can’t build a depth chart out of thin air, right? So, I started by, you know, just Googling around. I hit up a bunch of different fantasy football sites, trying to find something that was kinda organized.
It’s all about copy-pasting, selecting all the data, one by one, manually!
The Spreadsheet Saga
Next, I created a spreadsheet. I went with Google Sheets because, well, it’s free and easy. I started dumping all the data into this thing. Team by team, player by player. It was a MESS. Seriously, just a giant wall of names and positions.
It was at this point that I realized I needed to, like, organize this beast.
Getting (Slightly) Organized
I started by creating separate sheets for each team. Then, within each sheet, I made columns for, position, and any other notes I thought might be useful (like if a player was injured or something).
This is where the real manual labor started. I had to go through each player and manually put them in the right order on the depth chart. Like, is this guy really the WR2, or is he more of a WR3? It involved a lot of flipping back and forth between different websites, reading articles, and basically just making educated guesses.
The Never-Ending Updates
And of course, the thing about depth charts is that they’re constantly changing. Some guy gets injured, another guy has a breakout game, and suddenly your whole chart is out of whack. So, it’s been a process of constantly checking the news, tweaking the spreadsheet, and trying to stay on top of things.
What I Got working
- It is a work process: I learned to check it frequently.
- Data Sanity Check: I added a little note section to each team’s sheet to jot down any major news or updates.
- Made it Visual(Sort of): I used some basic color-coding. Nothing fancy, but it helped me see the different positions at a glance.
So, yeah, that’s my fantasy football depth chart adventure. It’s not pretty, it’s not perfect, but it’s mine. And hey, maybe it’ll help me win my league this year. Or maybe not. Who knows? It is all fun after all!