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GW1 BB: Pros, Cons, and First Draft for Bench Boost

GW1 BB: Pros, Cons, and First Draft for Bench Boost

Update: 2025-07-28
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Today is going to be a deep dive on strategy for Game Week 1. Specifcally, I will be calling out pros and cons, then doing a bit of a thought experiment where I steelman my own arguments for and against the bench boost for GW1. After wading through all the arguments, I give my overall take and then walk through my draft for BB GW1 along with a bunch of alternatives and context supporting my decisions (up to this point- it's all subject to change). 


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GW1 BB: Pros, Cons, and First Draft for Bench Boost

GW1 BB: Pros, Cons, and First Draft for Bench Boost

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