Fantasy Feedback: Becoming a Pro Fantasy Player

If you find yourself winless so far and out of tune this year, do not worry. If you are singing the fantasy blues like BB King, I have a 10 step program to get on the right track and strike the perfect chord.

• Fool’s Gold and the Bottle Flu: Sometimes other owners have had the luck of the draw with an easy standings schedule. It is important for the struggling owner to check total points. Your team maybe a middle tier or top team, but just drew a tough opponent for the week. It’s like a pro team drawing the Ravens and Steelers as their first two match-ups.

• The Injury Bug: You may have suffered a major injury to one of your stars. Mcnabb and Tomlinson owners need to take action with these players. Inaction can be action depending on your back-ups and free agents.

• Wednesday’s Catch of the Day: Since you are 0-2 and bottom feeding off the fantasy ocean floor, it is important to starting fishing for those waiver treasures. Week 3 brings Mario Manningham. Go get him now if he is on your waivers.

• Kicker & Defense Power-ups: If you need every point that you can get, upgrade defense and kicker. I picked up Lawrence Tynes after week one. He has a week 10 bye, and the Giants are always in the red zone area. If you are weak at tight end, it is time to find a quality back-up who may end up being your future starter.

• Trade Like the Stock Market: Stocks crashed in LaDainian Tomlinson, Inc. I had a man crush on L.T., but I had to part ways. If you don’t want to babysit injuries, there is usually a owner in a league who thinks he is Warren Buffet and will invest in your fallen star.
  

 

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• UFC Bye Weeks: Prepare for the onslaught of bye weeks during week 4 through week 10. It is important to start positioning your team for a smooth bye week adventure. While other stacked roster teams go in with confidence and weak bench, your team can be last team standing at week 10. Make sure you don’t have 3 running backs off on week 6 and so on. Through trades and free agency, a solid team can be prepared then watch the hot shot roster teams fall apart with bad bye week management, little depth, and possibly the injury bug to boot. Knockout.

• Exploit Bad Pro Teams: If you are desperate and suffering (maybe too many cocktails at the draft), exploit the worst defenses in the league. Pick players that are playing the worst defenses. My 5 worst: Lions, Rams, Browns, Texans, and Chiefs. Anybody will be a star against these powder-puff defenses.

• Don’t Give Up.

• If you end up at the bottom no matter what you try, have some fun and learn by your mistakes to crush your opponents next year. Try some new things that you wouldn’t normally try.

• Don’t Give up on your studs. If you are struggling now and you have players like Matt Forte and Steve Slaton, stick it out—better times are ahead.

Special Fantasy Lyrics for the FANTASY FOOTBALL BLUES: Verse 1

Woke up Tuesday mornin’ with an ache in my head

My team was behind when I went to bed

Monday Night Football was not good to me

Now I’m 0-2, I lost 100 to 93

‘Cause I got the fantasy football blues, baby.

By Marty Beil
ProFootball-fans.com Fantasy Football Director of Content