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TouchdownHeroes Ballot for 2022 Preseason

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 24, 2022, 9:57 a.m.

Overall Rationale: Power Poll - on a neutral field my #6 team would beat my #7-#25 team for example. It's mostly forward looking, so while wins and losses matter, the goal is to be predictive. This would not be the same as if I had to submit a playoffs rankings which would be most deserving based on resume. These are subjective choices based on extensive preseason research, watching as many games as possible (I try to watch 4 games every time slot often flipping around), going over every available advanced metric, and an aggregation of all the info and experience I've learned/gained through years of doing this. Early on I rely a lot on my preseason research - which includes things like knowing the OL depth of most P5 teams and a good bit of G5 times - but I'm quick to adapt when it's clear my preseason forecasts are off or players massively improve/decline. Of course I'll preface all this by saying 2022 after the top 3 feels like a crapshoot so the order of the top 25 matters less in the preseason this year than maybe any other year I've done this.

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