As you head into your draft, I want to share a few last-minute tips that might give you an edge. I've condensed them into a handy acronym: F.A.I.L. Clever, right?

Okay, so from a marketing standpoint it needs some work. A lot of work. It's certainly not as good as the D.E.N.N.I.S. system from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." I'll touch it up later. But for now, it could help you make better decisions. So give them a try.

Familiarize. If your draft is online, you can probably enter the draft room an hour beforehand. Even if you've used that company for years, you still want to get there early.

The layout might have changed, and five minutes before the draft is the wrong time to get acclimated to the differences. And even if it's the same, you'll want to make full use of the queue system. With 60 or 90 seconds to make a selection, you don't want to be scanning a cheat sheet or list. There's no time for that. The queue ensures you don't forget about that player you like, and helps you choose from a smaller pool when time is limited. Take some time before the draft to make up a short list, then keep adding to the queue while you wait for your next selection. You won't miss out on a guy you really wanted that round, and the clock won't pressure you into a decision you'll regret later.

You should even add late-round favorites so you don't forget them when their time comes. Finally, you want to make sure you can actually get into the draft room or not get kicked out every two minutes. Have other windows open for other websites or information you'll want to use. And have a backup app on your phone just in case things get weird with your computer or tablet. You don't want to be the owner who gets the default players because you can't stay on the site. Every year a veteran owner seems to have this problem, and it could have been avoided.

That draft room will be your war room for a couple of hours. Know everything there is to know about how it works, and use that information to your advantage.

Assess/Adjust. Make sure you know what your opponents are doing so you can make the best decisions in each round. You should know what the owners directly ahead and behind you are doing in their draft. That should give you a general idea of who might fall to you, and who might not be there if you pass on them again.

Let's say you draft 11th in a 12-teamer, and the owner at 12 took a quarterback with one of their first two picks. You wouldn't even think about taking one with your third pick, right? You can wait until the fourth round, because it's highly unlikely they'll take another one.

(It's not impossible, of course. I've seen it happen. But the odds are way against it).

Instead, look at what position they ignored on their first go-round, and take the best available player from that group. You'll rob them of a pick, and you'll still get the quarterback you want coming back. It's common sense, but in the heat of the moment people don't always think about it.

Also, find out which owners (if any) are using auto-draft, which allocates players based on the site's rankings. A quick look will reveal who will be taken, so you won't have to waste your time wondering if they might fall to you. Just work your queue and don't worry about it.

By the way, I was tempted to make the "A" stand for "abstain," as in abstaining from alcohol when you should be as clear-headed as possible. But I'm not going to belabor that point again. I won't mention how dumb it would be to impair your judgment during the most important time of the entire fantasy season, and how your fellow owners are handing you an advantage by getting hammered, and how much better your team will look if you can just wait until the draft is over to start partying. Nope. Not a word.

Ignore. As in, ignore some of the things other owners use to make decisions. There's no reason to give weight to bye weeks when choosing your players. There's no reason to worry about having too many players from the same team. You're looking at your starters and projecting them to play throughout the regular season, even though history tells you that will never happen.

Your week 14 lineup might bear a passing resemblance to your week 1 starters, but it will also have backups, waiver wire pickups and trade acquisitions. Any issues with bye weeks might never materialize, or look very different once you actually get there. And the NFL team you thought would be dominating your lineup might have no representatives by week six. Let other owners make decisions based on issues that won't even affect them later. Just take the best player for your team.

Now, maybe you wouldn't want two kickers with the same bye week if you have to draft two, and you're limited as to how many pickups you can use. But in a standard league, don't let those issues cloud your decisions. Your fellow owners only help you when they do it themselves.

Lead. Every draft has period where there's a run on certain positions. Maybe there's a run on running backs even though all the early talk was about receivers. Maybe owners panic on quarterbacks for some reason. Maybe certain wideouts go even earlier than you expected.

Whatever it is and whenever it is, you don't want to be part of it. Lead, don't follow. It sounds easy enough, but there will be a big emotional pull to stake a claim on a dwindling resource. Fight it. Don't settle for the tail end of the talent pool when you could be stronger at another position. Even if it wasn't part of your strategy, you're better adjusting if there's an unexpected run.

After all, who does a run really benefit? The owner who started it, of course. Everyone follows suit, and they snap up better talent at another position later because everyone followed their lead the first time. Either be the owner who breaks the run, or the owner who starts your own. Either way, you're better off than just following everyone else.

So yeah, that's F.A.I.L. I hope it's what happens to your opponents on draft day while you coast to a title. And I hope you get the players you need, even if they aren't the players you want at that moment. Good luck.

Do you incorporate any of these steps already? Do you have your own draft tips you'd like to share with your fellow players? Share your insight below.