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Winning Tips for Fantasy Football
Fantasy football is all about winning with a little ego gratification thrown in for good measure
Nothing makes football season more enjoyable than a winning season at the sportsbook and a winning fantasy
football season. Fantasy football, like betting, is all about winning. Sure the monetary impact of fantasy
football may not be as great as it is for betting on football games, but beating your friends at fantasy
football is good ego gratification. Winning at fantasy football begins with good player evaluation and
statistical analysis. Beyond the number, however, it is important to have a good strategy that enables
you to win your fantasy football league. Follow these tips to increase your chances of winning at fantasy
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Match the players on the team with byes on the schedule
Every NFL team gets one bye during the season. With few exceptions, entire divisions take their bye during the same week. For this reason, it is imperative that you match the scheduled byes with the positions on your team. It is not good to have your quarterback and receivers on the same bye week, unless of course you don't mind taking an automatic loss. NFL teams don't give away losses and neither should you.
The NFL Pre-season is not the same as MLB Spring Training
Baseball and football are not the same when it comes to preparation for the season. In baseball, pitchers need to get their arms in shape for the season and hitters need to get their timing down. The starters need to play a lot to get ready. The NFL is the opposite. The goal of the NFL pre-season is to evaluate young players. The other, and perhaps more important goal, is to get the important players through the pre-season with out injury.
For fantasy football purposes, you should only make sure that you don't draft players who get seriously injured during the pre-season. Disregard pre-season statistics regardless of how good or how bad they may be. They are meaningless.
Not all fantasy football leagues are created equal
A surefire way to lose at fantasy football is to not understand the rules of your league. Is your league point-based or yardage-based? Is it head-to-head or rotisserie style? If you are in a points-based league, then you need to know who the red zone receivers and running backs are. You need to know what teams are poor in the red zone and likely to have to settle for field goals. Conversely, if your league is yardage-based, you will want to draft the perennial 1000 yard rushers and West Coast Offense quarterbacks.
Don't forget to draft good backups
Reserve players are more important in fantasy football than in any other sport. Injuries are so prevalent in the NFL that you are lucky if you have even one of your fantasy football players make it through the season without an injury. In fantasy baseball, you can take a stab at a phenom. In football, the phenoms are the number one draft choices and everybody knows about them. Instead of rolling the dice on a young player, look for key backups. For example, if a team is going with an untested young quarterback, be aware of who the veteran reserve will be. The young quarterback stands a very good chance to be benched in favor of the veteran.
Another useful reserve strategy is to draft the real backup for your players. If you have the quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks, draft the backup. That way, if your player gets hurt, you already have the natural backup. Warning: Don't do this blindly. Make sure that the natural backup is a good player who will help your team.
That was then, this is now
This is another way of saying that last season is over. NFL teams change their personnel faster than teams in any other professional sport. Injuries limit the career span of players, non-guaranteed contracts are easy to get rid of, and free agency is widespread. Let's not forget the NFL coaching carousel either. The many changes and parity in the NFL - Not For Long - make it a very dynamic league where the only thing that can be counted on is change. What this means to the fantasy football player is that due diligence must be exercised before draft day. Last year's mediocre player could be this year's star, and last year's good player could be this year's bench warmer.
Plan your draft strategy before the draft
Many fantasy football players begin formulating their draft strategy after the draft begins. These are losing players. Think about your strategy before the draft, but be willing to adapt your strategy depending on how the draft unfolds. Here are some points to consider when designing your draft strategy:
- With few exceptions, you should always draft the best available players regardless of what position he plays. Don't take a weak player to fill a need when there is a star still available at another position. You can always make a trade.
- Don't be afraid to stockpile a position. Injuries occur in the NFL in bunches. Having depth allows you to cover yourself in the event of injury (it's not if, it's when) and to make trades to upgrade other positions.
- Some players are better to have than others. Wide receivers, beyond the top five, are a dime a dozen. Excellent tight ends, however, are fewer and far between. Good running backs are harder to find than good receivers.
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