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One of the byproducts of streaming hundreds of drafts over the years is that I’ve developed some very quick reflexes.

There have been countless moments where I’ve had to make a literal last second pick as the draft clock neared expiration.

Sometimes it’s because I got distracted with the chat. Other times it’s because I’m trying to reach a consensus with a guest (Shawn Siegele is notorious with the filibusters). Sometimes it’s manufactured via a difficult Randomizer prompt. And on other occasions, I’m trying to set world drafting records.

Regardless, I pride myself on my nimble fingers.

But recently, they’ve come under attack.

On last week’s episode of Ship Chasing, I failed to select our preferred QB (Kirk Cousins) in time and instead got auto-drafted an unstacked Justin Herbert. I was pissed…and so were my co-hosts.

I tried to spin zone the mistake as a blessing in disguise, but the damage was done.

An attack ad was made:

It didn’t end there.

In last night’s debut Randomizer draft with Matt Harmon, my detractors received even more ammo as a glitch conspired against my nimble fingers and resulted in a devastating Skyy Moore selection.

I’ll be spending the rest of the weekend drilling my own “Finger Fundamentals!” course.

It might take me the rest of the summer to rehab my “nimble fingers” personal brand, but I refuse not to return my digits to their former, dexterous glory.

😇 I let God make the first five picks in this draft. In this new draft challenge video, we let the (ADP) Gods dictate our first five picks before taking over. Can we salvage a start made entirely of the top ADP values?? Check it out on the Deposit Kingdom channel.

🎡 Randomizer Draft w/ Matt Harmon. Harmon kicks off the new season of Randomizer drafts with a bang. He calls Austin Ekeler, sings some Creed-inspired fantasy lyrics, eats some kale, and stacks up Jayden Daniels with the last WR you'd expect.

🪓 A Strategy Guide To The Eliminator. Put together some thoughts on how to attack Underdog’s eliminator contest.

☕ Best Ball Breakfast: Playing With QB Fire. Shawn Siegele, Pat Kerrane and The Club fellas join the show to navigate tricky BBMV rooms. Topics discussed: early QB/TE picks in a WR avalanche, 2nd-year WR breakouts, the importance of letting stacks fall to you, and the rainbow flop start. Most importantly, we also learned how to lie to yourself.

🏆 Fantasy Life roundup. This week I wrote about the tired discourse surrounding Round 2 in drafts and the Jets continual collection of RBs this offseason.

☣ The Punishment For Tanking A Draft?? This week on Lolz we put a bow on the Scottie Scheffler situation, dissect the recent controversy on Underdog involving a badge bro who rage tanked a draft after getting sniped, preview two new best ball contests, and lament a new sports betting tax in Illinois.

🚢 ADPs That Have Jumped The Shark w/ Mike Leone. Leone breaks down all the Best Ball Mania IV data he has been analyzing, as well as the the latest ADP trends on Underdog Fantasy. We then hop in a Best Ball Mania V draft together and fight over deadzone RBs.

💪 The Swolecast Drafts A BBMV Team. The one where Dave screws up a beautiful Zero RB start and Davis goes full stack slappy.

⏰ How To Attack The Greyound Single Entry Contest. The Off & On The Clock crew discuss contest integrity on Underdog, the Chiefs WRs after the Mavs game, and how to attack The Greyhound, a new single entry contest in the Lobby.

🖼 Book #9 for May (COMPLETE): The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

The first three quarters of this book is all thriller—heists, deception, and a billion dollar art collection hidden in an attic. And It’s all orchestrated by a rare art thief who actually cares about the art. But then the final quarter reveals the sad reality that Breitwieser at his core is just a serial kleptomaniac who gets a high from stealing.

His partner in crime, Anne-Catherine, often asked what the end game was to his thievery. When would it stop? When would it be enough? We do eventually get the answer (it’s never enough).

🛶 Book #10 for June (NON-FICTION): River of Doubt by Candice Millard

At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth.

Some of my favorite reads over the past five years have been non-fiction adventure stories (The Tiger by John Vaillant, Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson, and The Lost City of Z by David Grann, to name a few), and I wanted to get something along those lines for a fun summer read.

This story certainly fits the bill and is even more compelling considering it comes directly after Roosevelt lost the 1912 election. The impetus of his expedition was basically to do something so difficult and dangerous that it took his mind off his humiliating defeat.

🕵 Book #11 for June (FICTION): The Hunter by Tana French

It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is coming home. Both of them are coming to get rich. One of them is coming to die.

Multiple people recommended Tana French in the Deposit Kingdom Discord, so I figured it was a logical selection. I had a hard time deciding which of her novels to include, but her latest has been getting rave reviews so I went with that.

✅ Book #9 for May (COMPLETE): The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
✅ Book #8 for May (COMPLETE): Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
✅ Book #7 for April (COMPLETE): Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson
✅ Book #6 for April (COMPLETE): The Trading Game by Gary Stevenson
✅ Book #5 for March (COMPLETE): Recursion by Blake Crouch
✅ Book #4 for March (COMPLETE): The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
✅ Book #3 for Feb. (COMPLETE): Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk by Billy Walters
✅ Book #2 for Feb. (COMPLETE): Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
✅ Book #1 in Jan. (COMPLETE): Clear Thinking by Shane Parris

We got one show on tap this weekend…

Dwain from Fantasy Life joins the show to talk offseason data projects and draft a Best Ball Mania team. Become a YT member to watch live (top 2 tiers).

New That’s Fair merch in the store. There's no better way to show your mild disdain for a fantasy counterpoint than by hitting them with a "that's fair."

The pocket T is my favorite, as modeled here by Tyler. Get 10% off with code ‘POBOX’ in the store:

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