Scott Fish Bowl Mock Draft | 2023 Fantasy Football

Don’t be sad that the fantasy football season is over; be glad it happened in the first place. However, if you are among the many football enthusiasts who play dynasty-format fantasy football, you know the season never truly ends. So while we might be staring down the barrel of the NFL offseason, there’s plenty to be done as a dynasty manager. Between now and the beginning of training camp is when champions are made. This week, Nate is joined by new co-host Matt Chester and special guest Michael Stoyanov to run a Scott Fish Bowl (SFB) mock draft.

What Is This Scott Fish Bowl You Speak Of?

If you’ve never heard of it before, welcome to the fun! Scott Fish Bowl, or SFB, it’s a fantasy football event created by Scott Fish (duh) and Ryan McDowell. It focuses on Fantasy Cares, a charity organization that brings the giving spirit to fantasy football. It includes a massive tournament with over 3,000 participants, live drafts across North America, and a 36-hour podathon benefiting Fantasy Cares.

The massive field is divided into 12-team divisions with themes (think TV shows, toys, video games, etc.). Participants can choose their divisions from an extensive list provided by Scott and Ryan. The SFB Avi Makers, a group of pro bono SFB graphic designers, create fun logos for shirts, hats and hoodies to go along with the division themes. They also offer custom Twitter avatars and banners for a small donation to Fantasy Cares.

Why Is It Special?

The Field

There are many charity-focused fantasy football leagues out there, but none are as big or as far-reaching as SFB. When invites start hitting inboxes in May, social media is abuzz with excited posts with screenshots of the email from Scott Fish himself. Participants include industry insiders from NBC Sports, ESPN, FOX and CBS, actors, former professional athletes, musicians and influencers who are all playing in the name of giving back.

The Community

As more and more invites go out, and invitees choose their divisions and draft picks, chat groups for people with the same pick or division begin to form. They can be found on just about any messaging platform but are most prominent on Twitter and Discord. These chats create a community of people who are in a similar mindset; we love fantasy football, and we love SFB. I’ve made lifelong friends in these groups, many of which continue far past the end of the SFB season. However, they don’t only breed camaraderie. You’ll get all the advice you can handle and be able to find mock draft after mock draft in these groups.

The Draft

It seems like it couldn’t get more fun, but we haven’t even drafted yet! Last year, Scott and Ryan decided to make the divisional theme cities; both fictional (Pawnee, IN) and real (New York City). This allowed them to do live, in-person drafts for the first time in SFB history. There were formal live drafts in some major cities and impromptu live drafts elsewhere. My wife, Jen, and I were lucky enough to be able to join a last-minute live draft in our hometown of Denver.

If you can’t make a live draft, your division will use My Fantasy League or Sleeper to conduct a slow draft with an eight-hour clock.

The Podathon

The draft’s start coincides with the SFB Podathon kick-off, hosted by Sal Leto and friends and runs for an uninterrupted 36 hours. The goal of the marathon of fantasy football content is to bring awareness to Fantasy Cares and to get people in the general giving spirit. It features guests galore, including Matthew Berry of NBC Sports, Heath Cummings of CBS and Scott Fish himself. Matt Chester and I will represent Dynasty Diehards and Razzball on this year’s podathon!

The Game

Then there’s the tournament. The scoring varies year in and year out, but the uniqueness does not. In previous seasons, QBs received negative points for incompletions, interceptions and sacks. Efficiency and accuracy were king for all positions, and you just had to draft differently than you do in any other league. Scott has instituted TE premium scoring, points for first downs, return touchdowns, points, and so on.

In-season, each team plays every division rival once head to head and competes against the division median scoring, allowing you to win twice weekly. Of course, you can also lose twice. All teams with 13 or more wins automatically advance to the playoffs, encompassing half of the field. The highest point totals determine the remaining spots.

Playoffs?

With thousands of managers competing for one prize, Scott has instituted a unique playoff format.

Week 12 – Wild Card Week 1:

Half the field will make the playoffs: All teams with 13 or more wins and the remainder based on points.
Each team will get their season avg (average of all previous weeks) plus their Week 12 score.
Bottom ~10% of starting field will be eliminated.

Week 13 – Wild Card Week 2:

Each team will get their season avg (average of all previous weeks) plus their Week 13 score.
Bottom ~10% of starting field will be eliminated.

Week 14 – Wild Card Week 3:

Each team will get their season (average of all previous weeks) avg plus their Week 14 score.
Bottom ~10% of starting field will be eliminated.

Week 15 – Wild Card Week 4:

Each team will get their season (average of all previous weeks) avg plus their Week 15 Score.
Bottom ~34% of starting field will be eliminated.

Week 16 – Semi-Finals:

Each team will get their season avg (average of all previous weeks) plus their Week 16 Score
Bottom ~34% of starting field will be eliminated.

Week 17 – #SFB12 Finals:

Each team will get their season avg (average of all previous weeks) plus their Week 17 Score
Final ~2% play, Top Score Wins.

SFB13

The General Stuff

This season marks the thirteenth and most extensive year of SFB. This year, 3,300 invitees will compete in 275 food and drink-themed divisions. Starting lineups consist of 1-2 QBs, 2-6 RBs, 3-7 WRs, 1-5 TEs and 0-4 Ks (11 Total). Overall, you will have 22 roster spots to fill. Trading is not allowed, and you get $100 for your free agent acquisition budget (FAAB) in a blind bidding system.

The Scoring

Here’s where things get crazy. This year, Scott went wild and removed all negative scoring, added some fantastic incentive points, and blew the top off of kicker scoring.

Passing

6-point passing TD
.1 points per completion
.1 points per 1st down
1 point for 25 yards passing (.04/per)
2 points per 2-point conversion

Rushing:

6-point rushing TD
1 point for 10 yards rushing (.1/per),
2 points for 2-point conversions
1 point per 1st down
.25 points per carry

Receiving:

6-point receiving TD
1 point for 10 yards receiving (.1/per),
2 points for 2-point conversions,
1 point per 1st down
1 point per reception

TE:

Extra 1 point per first down
Extra 1 point per reception

Kicking:

3.3 points for a made extra point
Decimal scoring bonus for FG (37 yarder = 3.7 points, 24 yarder = 2.4 points)

Special Teams:

6 points for any return TD
6 points if your player recovers a ball in the endzone for a TD (fumble recovery TD on Sleeper)

Is Your Interest Piqued?

If you’re intrigued and want to be part of the fun, I have good news! There is still plenty of time to register for SFB13 and many ways to win an invitation. Search #SFB13 on Twitter and make sure to follow Fantasy Cares to find contests and shows giving away a spot.

If you don’t make it in, you can still participate in the satellite divisions with a chance to win prizes and an SFB14 invitation.

SFB Mock Draft

On this week’s show, Matt and I were joined by actor and fantasy football enthusiast Michael Stoyanov to talk about Scott Fish Bowl and do a live SFB mock draft. How did it all go? Download this week’s episode to find out!

For more on Scott Fish Bowl and our #SFB13 Mock Draft, make sure to download this week’s episode of Dynasty Diehards.

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