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Quick tips to making the right moves with a fantasy football team
By: John Lowery
Issue date: 8/9/04 Section: Sports
3) Choosing a Kicker or Defense Before the Last Two Rounds
I don't care how good the Pittsburg Steelers defense was last year, or how many field goals Mike Vanderjagt kicked, do not choose a kicker or defense early in the draft. Once people fill all of their normal starting positions, they usually look to fill the defense and kicker positions; I can't overemphasize the foolishness of this. How many people picked Dallas last year in their drafts to carry them through the season? Or Atlanta the year before? Few did, and both would have been serviceable enough throughout the year. It's always easy to pick up a decent defense during the course of the season, and unless the league's scoring system heavily favors these positions, one should let them slide until the last two picks. Let the opponents waste picks on these unpredictable positions while you get first grabs on that sleeper who carries your team to a championship.
4) Not Knowing the Scoring System
If you're like me, you've never read an instruction manual in your entire life. That's forgivable, especially if you're unmarried and can spend three days putting together that Ninja Turtle cookie baking oven your mom got you for Christmas. Unfortunately, not knowing the details in fantasy football could paralyze a team before the league even gets started. If a league rewards rushing touchdowns more than passing touchdowns or gives points for receptions and completions, know how to adjust and who the best players are because of that scoring system.
5) Ignoring the Waiver Wire and Your Team
Again, this one may seem obvious, but countless losing teams are not vigilant in studying the waiver wire and subbing for players with bye weeks. Don't be the person who drafts a team and abandons it after three games because you're losing. Persistence and getting those players with high potential off the waiver wire are keys to succeeding.
Becoming that fantasy football playoff juggernaut is precisely what you're on your way to doing if you take heed to these five fantasy football rules to success. Good luck with your teams; you'll especially need it if you already drafted and used your first pick on Ricky Williams.
I don't care how good the Pittsburg Steelers defense was last year, or how many field goals Mike Vanderjagt kicked, do not choose a kicker or defense early in the draft. Once people fill all of their normal starting positions, they usually look to fill the defense and kicker positions; I can't overemphasize the foolishness of this. How many people picked Dallas last year in their drafts to carry them through the season? Or Atlanta the year before? Few did, and both would have been serviceable enough throughout the year. It's always easy to pick up a decent defense during the course of the season, and unless the league's scoring system heavily favors these positions, one should let them slide until the last two picks. Let the opponents waste picks on these unpredictable positions while you get first grabs on that sleeper who carries your team to a championship.
4) Not Knowing the Scoring System
If you're like me, you've never read an instruction manual in your entire life. That's forgivable, especially if you're unmarried and can spend three days putting together that Ninja Turtle cookie baking oven your mom got you for Christmas. Unfortunately, not knowing the details in fantasy football could paralyze a team before the league even gets started. If a league rewards rushing touchdowns more than passing touchdowns or gives points for receptions and completions, know how to adjust and who the best players are because of that scoring system.
5) Ignoring the Waiver Wire and Your Team
Again, this one may seem obvious, but countless losing teams are not vigilant in studying the waiver wire and subbing for players with bye weeks. Don't be the person who drafts a team and abandons it after three games because you're losing. Persistence and getting those players with high potential off the waiver wire are keys to succeeding.
Becoming that fantasy football playoff juggernaut is precisely what you're on your way to doing if you take heed to these five fantasy football rules to success. Good luck with your teams; you'll especially need it if you already drafted and used your first pick on Ricky Williams.
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