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West Fargo Rallies Around Family of Brooklyn Hansen

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The parking lot was already full and the inside of the Silver Dollar Bar and Flying Pig Grill in West Fargo was already packed just minutes after the benefit for the family of Brooklyn Hansen began on August 17th.

“The West Fargo community has always been amazing at pulling together for people that we care about,” said Tammy Clemens, Brooklyn’s aunt. “I can’t thank people enough for all of the support, messages, prayers, everything that’s gone on.”

Team Brooklyn organized the benefit while Brooklyn’s parents, Bert and Amanda, remain by her side at the Fairview Children’s Hospital in the Twin Cities.

16-year-old Brooklyn lives with her family in West Fargo and attends Horace High School.

Sadly, her battles with mental health led to a crisis about three weeks ago that forced personnel to airlift her to the cities for medical care.

“She’s struggled for a while with some depression issues, and it just kind of got the best of her this time,” explained Clemens.

Sunday’s benefit featured a silent auction, meat raffles, and free will donations to raise money so that Bert and Amanda can continue giving Brooklyn their full support as she faces a long road to recovery.

Tammy, though, wants people to know that Brooklyn is defined by so much more than her struggles with depression.

“She’s an amazing girl. She’s beautiful, she’s full of life, she’s fun, she’s sweet, caring – she’s amazing,” she said.

If you would like to donate to the family, Amanda’s Venmo code is @AMANDA-Hansen-156. You can also buy apparel here, and get updates on Brooklyn’s condition on her CaringBridge page.

Also, if you are struggling with mental health, you are not alone, and there are resources you can turn to for help. A crucial one is the National Mental Health hotline at 866-903-3787.

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2025 Auction/Salary Cap Draft Plan

Fantasy football auction leagues (also known as salary-cap leagues on multiple providers) feature my favorite way to draft, full stop.

There is constant action, with strategies changing on the fly. You have to pay close attention to the league around you — what other players are doing absolutely affects the way you should play. Most of all, you have to come in with a plan. That’s why I’m here to help.

That’s what makes them so much fun to do. You’re going to end up with some wild roster constructions in auctions, with some teams balanced from top to bottom, others loaded up at one position but not another, and yet other teams going with massive “stars and scrubs” approaches.

Before getting to Draft Day itself, let’s get into a few universal tips every auction drafter should know as they prep.

Pre-Draft Pointers

Tiers, Tiers, Tiers

I think “Tiers” drafting — grouping similarly ranked players instead of following a strict, rigid set of numerical rankings — is a good strategy to take in even a snake draft. One thing fantasy players should pound into their heads is that just because one player is ranked at RB7 and one player is ranked at RB8, it doesn’t mean there’s a drastic difference between the two.

Say you’re in 10 drafts and are given the same “either/or” choice in each one. Sure, you’re drafting De’Von Achane over Tony Pollard 10 times out of 10 if given that choice. But what about Pollard vs. Joe Mixon? Is it 7 to 3? 6 to 4? 5 to 5? They’re probably too close in your rankings to be 100% sure you’re making the right decision when you draft one. That’s because Pickens and Ridley are similarly tiered on your draft sheet.

In auctions, since you have a shot at drafting any player you want, tiering them is the most important thing you can do before your draft. That’s why we “tier” our Auction Cheat Sheet; although you may disagree with us and want to make adjustments (such as creating narrower tiers).

Say Ladd McConkey went for $10 more than you thought he would, even though he was a target. See if you can get Brian Thomas or Drake London for a price more in line with what you were thinking.

It’s imperative to remember which tier you must get a player from. You may have internally decided that Tier 1 RBs are too expensive, and that’s fine. However, perhaps you also concluded that to make your plan work, you need two Tier 2 RBs. It’s essential to bid smartly but aggressively within the player tiers you need to attack.

That’s why I try to get players in my targeted tiers — at least at RB and WR — while there are still players left in that tier. Getting constantly caught bidding at the back end of a tier is a great way to run out of money quickly and to be “drafting from behind,” not to mention constantly drafting the last player in a tier might naturally result in a worse team — paying a premium for an inferior product.

Mostly, Go Cheap at QB

NOTE: This strategy focuses on 1-QB formats.

In the past half decade, a gradual shift toward drafting quarterbacks earlier — and for higher prices in auction leagues — made sense given the power of cheat-code QBs.

Guys like 2018 Patrick Mahomes, 2019 Lamar Jackson, and 2020 Josh Allen won leagues at barrel-bottom prices. The idea was simple: identify a mid-to-late-round QB who might be unproven or rough around the edges, but is super athletic and can add value in the run game. Profit!