StickToTheModel v1.0 · JUL 2026 · LIVING DOC, UPDATES AS WE SHIP

A year of content ideas.
The tools to make them.

You make NFL content. We build NFL tools that settle arguments: sims, rankings, trade machines, daily games. This is the map of what to make with them, month by month. Steal freely.

The season, six windows. Jump in wherever it is right now.

Two ways to use this

Stuck for a topic? Browse a window for the idea. Already have the take? Use the tool to prove it, on camera, with receipts.

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Jul – Aug · Training Camp & Best Ball

Camp battles and draft-prep season

The argument right now: who wins the WR3 job, who makes the 53, and who's a best ball value or a landmine. Fantasy drafts start firing in August.

Defend or destroy: our best ball top 100 vs ADP
"The model has this guy 30 spots above where he's being drafted. Here's why it's right (or insane)."
The movePull the rankings, pick the 5 biggest gaps vs market, argue each one. Disagreement IS the content. Works weekly as ranks shift.
Cutdown day: build your team's 53-man roster
"I cut a fan favorite and chat lost it." Late August writes this one for you.
The moveRun Build Your 53 for your team on stream, make the hard cuts live, post the shareable roster card and let the comments fight.
Live fantasy mock with your audience's picks
"Chat drafts my team" is a proven format. The sim does the other 11 teams.
The moveRun the fantasy mock draft sim, let chat vote each pick, grade the final roster against the cheat sheet on camera.
The bust list nobody wants to hear
"Every year someone's ADP is a trap. This year it's..." Courage sells in August.
The moveRun bust evaluation, pick the three highest-drafted names it flags, make the case. Revisit in December for the victory lap (or the apology video, which also prints).
Position room power rankings
"Which team has the best WR room in football?" Every fanbase clicks to check theirs.
The moveWalk the position room rankings for one position per video. 11 positions = 11 videos, each one tagged to 32 fanbases.
Sep · Kickoff & Early Season

Overreaction season

The argument right now: is the hot start real, is the slow start a panic, and who do I start in Week 3. Everything is small-sample and everyone is certain.

Overreaction Monday, with receipts
"Everyone's crowning this offense after two weeks. The trends say hold on."
The moveTake Sunday's loudest take, pull the player trends page, and confirm or kill it with the actual usage data. Same segment every Monday, all season.
Start/sit with a number attached
"Don't take my word for it, here's the projection and here's why it disagrees with the consensus."
The moveWeekly start/sit content backed by the projections and stat predictor instead of vibes. Your calls get a track record, which becomes its own content.
Was that fantasy trade a fleece?
Your audience is already DMing you their trades. Judge them on camera.
The moveCollect audience trades, run each through the trade analyzer live, crown the biggest fleece of the week. Zero prep, infinite episodes.
Playoff odds check: September edition
"If the season ended today..." never gets old, especially when a 2-0 team is secretly cooked.
The moveRun playoff scenarios in the playoff machine for the surprise teams. Screenshot the bracket, save it, and roast yourself with it in January.
Oct – Early Nov · Trade Deadline

Everyone is a GM for three weeks

The argument right now: who's a buyer, who's a seller, and what would it actually cost. The deadline is the highest-engagement non-game moment of the season.

The deadline big board: who's actually available
"Here are the 15 most likely players to move, and where they fit."
The moveStart from the deadline candidates list, pick your top movers, then use the trade analyzer to price each one. Post one deal per day leading into the deadline.
Price check: what would it take?
"You want the star pass rusher? Fine. It's two firsts and you'll hate it."
The moveTake the trade your fanbase is begging for, build it in the analyzer, show the real cost. The comment section does the rest.
Deadline day live react
Trades drop all day. Grade each one within minutes while everyone is searching for reactions.
The moveAs each real trade breaks, rebuild it in the analyzer on stream and grade it instantly. Speed is the whole edge; the tool gives you a verdict before the pundits type a tweet.
Nov – Jan · Playoff Push & Awards

Legacy arguments and playoff math

The argument right now: who's the MVP, who's on a Hall of Fame pace, who makes the playoffs, and which coach is toast. Award debates are legacy debates, and legacy debates never die.

The MVP case, argued with an actual standard
"MVP isn't a vibes award. Here's the bar, and here's who clears it."
The moveUse the MVP standard page to frame the race: who clears the historical bar, who's riding narrative. Update monthly as the race moves.
Is he on a Hall of Fame pace?
"If he retired today, is he in?" is a segment that works for 50 different players.
The movePick one star per week, check his HOF pace, compare to the legends at the same age. Evergreen through January and perfect for the bye weeks.
Playoff scenarios: the paths in and out
"Here's every way your team makes it. Yes, it involves rooting for the Jets."
The moveRun your team's realistic paths in the playoff machine, walk the scenarios on camera. Weekly from Thanksgiving on, and demand spikes every Sunday night.
Coach hot seat rankings
"Who actually deserves the blame?" Coaching rankings put a number under the discourse.
The movePull the coaching rankings, compare seat temperature to actual performance, name who's unfairly cooked and who's skating.
Jan – Apr · Draft SZN

The crown jewel: mock draft season

The argument right now: who does my team take, what would you trade to move up, and who's the steal. This is the biggest content window of the NFL calendar and the tools were built for it.

The full 7-round mock, on camera
"I ran your team's whole draft. Round 4 is where it gets spicy." The #1 format in NFL content, period.
The moveRun the sim with trades on, narrate your logic pick by pick, post the graded share card. One video per team = 32 videos, each targeted at a fanbase that HAS to react.
Be A GM: run the whole offseason
"I fixed the Cowboys in 20 minutes: cap cuts, free agency, and the draft." Full-offseason fantasy for grown-ups.
The moveTake one struggling team, run the complete offseason sim (cuts, signings, trades, draft), present the finished roster as your plan. Fans share it to argue with it.
Draft against your audience, live
Multiplayer rooms: your subscribers control the other war rooms. Chaos, and it's YOUR chaos.
The moveCreate a multiplayer draft room, drop the join link to your community, draft live on stream. The join link is the CTA and the show at the same time.
Big board fights: your guy vs the consensus
"The consensus has him top 10. He's not in my top 20, and here's the data."
The movePut the STM big board next to your own rankings, argue the biggest gaps. Use the community consensus page to show what the fans think, then dunk on it (or agree, occasionally).
Combine winners and losers
"His 40 time just made him $10 million." Combine week is a 7-day content buffet.
The moveTrack the numbers on the combine page, pair a riser and a faller per day, connect each to a team fit using the sim.
May – Jun · The Dead Zone

When there's no news, make hindsight content

The argument right now: nothing is happening, which means everything is up for debate. Redos, grades, and hypotheticals carry the slow months.

Fix the Franchise: redo a draft everyone remembers
"It's 2017. You're the Bears. Do you still trade up for Trubisky?" Hindsight is the most reliable engagement machine in sports.
The movePlay the daily Fix the Franchise scenario on camera: you re-run a real historical draft, then get scored against what the real GM did and the optimal path. Your L is content. Your W is content.
Offseason grades: every team, judged
"Your team had a C+ offseason and you know it."
The moveWalk the full offseason grades one division at a time. Four videos, every fanbase mad at exactly one letter grade.
Rookie fantasy landing spots
"Which rookie WR actually sees targets in year one?" Dynasty players never stop consuming this.
The moveCross the draft results with early ADP and projections, flag the two rookies the market is over- and under-pricing.
All-time hypotheticals
"Could the 2007 Patriots go 17-0 today?" The dead zone runs on time machines.
The moveUse the games and historical data as segment engines: build a 17-0 team, blind-resume two legends, make chat guess. Low prep, high replay value.
Any week · Evergreen

Recurring segments that never expire

Formats you can run every single week regardless of the calendar. These are the ones to make yours: same segment, same day, every week, until your audience expects it.

Daily games as a stream opener or challenge
Wordle-style NFL games: the grid, blind resumes, "where'd he go", stat match. Chat plays along; scores are instantly comparable.
The moveOpen every stream with the daily game. Challenge a rival creator's score. Post your streak. It's a two-minute segment that builds a daily habit for you AND your audience.
Player X vs Player Y, settled
Every group chat has one of these running. Be the one who ends it.
The moveTake the comparison your comments keep fighting about, put both players side by side, declare a winner. Ask for next week's matchup in the comments: self-refilling format.
Positional rankings reaction
QB rankings drop = free content, every time, for everyone.
The moveReact to any STM position ranking: agree loudly with 8, fight 2. Rotate the position weekly and you have a year-round series.
Working with us

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Changelog

This is a living document. New tools ship, new plays get added, and the link you have stays current.

v1.0 · Jul 2026 First edition: six season windows, 24 content plays, evergreen segment library.