By: Zach Jacobson
Fantasy football is all about managing your team correctly. You can't hope to win your league if you don't do your research before the draft, or stay active during the season. Hopefully this list of what to do--or more importantly, what not to do--will give you a fighting chance against your opponents.
Do...
- ...study! Do your homework. Nothing is worse than the guy that shows up half-drunk with a 3-month old fantasy magazine in hand. You need to know what your doing--bring cheat sheets, rankings, everything. It's the difference between drafting sleeper Jacoby Ford in the mid-to-late rounds, or drafting retired Randy Moss.
- ...try to build your team around running backs. Usually running backs give the most value in fantasy football, along with the most potential to put up big fantasy points. You'll want at least one stud running back, preferably more.
- ...know your league rules. This helps if your commissioner lays out a "constitution" of sorts, just something to show your league's specific rule variations. I've gone into what I thought was a standard draft before, only to discover coming out that it was a PPR league (Point Per Reception). Knowing the rules will lead you to draft differently.
- ...work the waiver wire. During the season search for free agents, it's where championships are generally won. Unless you have one helluva draft, you're going to need to seek out quality replacements eventually.
- ...go to others for advice. You're going to want objective opinions before you pull the trigger on a trade, or before you make a move that would seriously impact your team. This could be something as easy as asking a friend to glance at your team. Me? I like to go visit TFFG forums for input. It's a great community that's overflowing with members ready to help out.
Don't...
- ...share your rankings with other drafters. Especially rankings that contain your list of sleepers. You don't want a league-mate grabbing your breakout running back in round 11.
- ...overdraft players. What I mean by this is, if you have a favorite sleeper, and you know that he'll be there in round 12, don't go out of your way earlier in the draft to get him...unless for some reason you know that another member will pick him.
- ...base transactions off the first weeks of the season. It means nothing if Andre Johnson has a bad week 1 and 2, he'll work it out. You never want to trade or drop a stud because of a rough game or two. You also never want to look too much into a quality performance by a low-ranked player, it could only last a week.
- ...ever run away or abandon your team. Don't be a poor sport just because you have a losing record. This game we love is meant to be fun, don't take it too seriously. You also affect other teams' records if you don't give your best week in and week out.
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