I'll admit I tend to over-analyse the bye rounds but I generally see it as an opportunity to improve my rank and in most cases I've been successful. But it is a fine line and I agree you can sometimes end up compromising your team in the long run.
Best 18 certainly helps and, like any other round, the key is to avoid donuts. I also tend to focus on the total score for all three rounds rather than the highs and lows. At the end of the day, it's a sum of 57 scores (54 + 3Cs).
In the past, the assumption with your "keepers" is you've got them for 2 out of 3 rounds but I think the extra trades will provide more opportunities / temptation for premo sideways moves this year. Whether that's a help or a hindrance remains to be seen.
Coming back to the original comment, the boosters may also prove useful in the first two rounds - making adjustments to grab the right rookies / tinker with structure but it's a long way to the finish from round 2 so the risk is greater.
Best 18 certainly helps and, like any other round, the key is to avoid donuts. I also tend to focus on the total score for all three rounds rather than the highs and lows. At the end of the day, it's a sum of 57 scores (54 + 3Cs).
In the past, the assumption with your "keepers" is you've got them for 2 out of 3 rounds but I think the extra trades will provide more opportunities / temptation for premo sideways moves this year. Whether that's a help or a hindrance remains to be seen.
Coming back to the original comment, the boosters may also prove useful in the first two rounds - making adjustments to grab the right rookies / tinker with structure but it's a long way to the finish from round 2 so the risk is greater.
