From the episode

If you're Daniel and you're in that situation, you're knocking Christian McCaffrey down from $50 to $30.

STACKED’s take

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McCaffrey example: reduce bid value in auto-draft to avoid overpayment.

Christian McCaffrey is used as an example in auto-draft strategy for salary cap leagues; the speaker suggests that if forced to auto-draft, reducing McCaffrey's bid value from $50 to $30 is a better strategy than keeping him at full value, to avoid overpaying while ensuring you don't accidentally acquire players you don't want.

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