What do fantasy football players believe?

Question

I am using FF as an example in an essay and trying to determine what truths they hold to be self-evident. If you play, give it a shot and help me out.

Answer 1

Hahaha, high five for doing what seems to be a declaration of independence for fantasy football players.

1. Comb the waiver wire
2. Always start your first round pick
3. Never draft a kicker early
4. Never draft a quarterback unless his value is extremely higher than everyonelses on the board.
5. There is always next year
6. Rivalries never die, they are simply put on hold
7. Never draft brett favre
8. Jerry Rice is god.
9. Handcuffing is mandatory

Answer 2

Well, the other answers are more literal answers to your question, so i'll give you a kind of mental answer. I participated in Fantasy Football in a big league with 11 of my friends for the first time this year. I had a great time. It really teaches you to manage things. By running a team, even if it isn't real, you learn management, and many different skills. It is a way to communicate with friends more easily than email, because you can communicate with a number of people at once. It may not be the best use of time, but it is just a fun activity to do in your spare time. I plan on continuing with FF for the next couple of years.

Answer 3

The Top 5 Rules to Fantasy Football

1)Draft a RB first round unless he's Peyton Manning

2)Like TO or not, he's the best WR in Fantasy

3)Defense and Kickers can wait unless your the Bears then a 5th round is a must or a lost.

4)Believe in the Madden Curse...if you dont, talk to people who drafted Shaun Alexander, they will tell you its the real deal

5)Dont get over hyped on rookies because they dont do good in fantasy ussually intill their 2nd year in the pro's

Answer 4

~Running backs rack up most points
~t.o is always incredible in fantasy
~multi talented players and triple threats always help
~Peyton Manning will always rock from a qb stand point
~Don't draft kickers or defenses until the last and next to last round
~Jerry Rice is not god
~LT won't be nearly as good next year
~most the time players are good one or two years and kinda fade to average
~Use the Waiver Wire
~Snatch people who have had big weeks...they could turn out great, just look at Marques Colston.
~Draft order is key
~always draft RB then RB then QB then WR then WR and so on
~Include how popular the game has become from many people


Good Luck!

Answer 5

Don't draft a QB until the 5th round, RB are money, don't draft players you can't root for (ie Terell Owens)... WR are inconsistent, so take a flyer on a random one who is 3rd or 4th on his teams depth chart in the last round... I've lucked out 3 times, Wes Welker this year... Don't show other owners who your favorite team is or they will try to shnooker you with someone from that team (ie trying to trade you reggie bush for shawn alexander if you are a saints fan, i did that to someone this year)

Answer 6

Fantasy football is essentially Dungeons & Dragons for guys who think they're masculine and sports oriented. That's not necessarily a slam because I'm a big fantasy football player.

Answer 7

-ALWAYS take a RB in the first two rounds.
-ALWAYS take WR in the next two rounds.
-ALWAYS take the best available QB in the third round
-ALWAYS overload on RB and WR
-ALWAYS resist the urge to pounce on a rookie
-ALWAYS listen to who others are touting, but always with a grain of salt
-ALWAYS prepare for the draft-check multiple sources
-ALWAYS use your last draft pick on a veteran who might rebound that year (Marty Booker worked for me and Brunell the year before)

-NEVER draft a kicker, period. You can always find one on the scrap heap.
-NEVER draft a TE not named Gates, Heap or Gonzalez any sooner than the 7th round
-NEVER draft a defense before one of your last three picks
-NEVER mention who you like or want to take with any of your picks--FF is a dog-eat-dog world. Your friends will steal your picks.
-NEVER...NEVER...NEVER EVER reveal who your sleepers are or any inside information you have snagged, EVER!

-If you can, lie about who you're looking at. Make up statistics or injury stories, but do it close enough to the draft that no one can check your source.

-Be sure to read the paper/internet news the day of the draft, just in case of a freak injury

-Have access to a computer and the internet during the draft.

-Don't drink enough to make stupid picks.

-Don't draft your favorites--draft the best.

-Be willing to part with a star if he's slumping

-Free agency is home to many a fantasy savior.

-Check the injury report 10 minutes before every game is supposed to start.

-Don't...at any point...ever...have two kickers or two defenses or two tight ends on your roster. If you do...you don't deserve to be playing fantasy football.

-Study the scoring system for the league religiously and draft accordingly. Have a team's #3 or #4 WR is meaningless if your league doesn't offer points for return yards.

-Never pre-draft, you always set a mental precedent that the real draft never follows and it screws up your draft strategy.

Answer 8

Running backs, running backs, running backs. Top RB's are hard to come by, take them early and often, even with a late first round pick, take a RB. Running backs are the bread and butter of Fantasy Football.

Answer 9

First, last, and most important rule: Do your homework!!! While you might not be able to win your league on draft day, you can sure-as-heck lose it.

For the Survival League crowd: NEVER guarantee a winner from a NFC NORTH inter-divisional game.

Answer 10

Never draft kickers in the first round