Fantasy Foundation: Block XI

Fantasy Foundation: Block XI

XI. Remember, Fantasy Football is Meant to Be Fun! Last, but certainly not least, it’s important that we never lose sight of why we play fantasy football in the first place, to embarrass our competition.  I’m kidding, sort of.  Fantasy football is meant to be fun,...
Fantasy Foundation: Block XI

Fantasy Foundation: Block X

X. Utilize the Waiver Wire and Make Trades As I mentioned before, the season cannot be won during the draft, it can, however, be lost there.  After starting a season with a great draft there is still work to be done in order to win a championship.  This can be done by...
Fantasy Foundation: Block IX

Fantasy Foundation: Block IX

IX. Always Start The Studs! This is another block that could easily have been first but was dropped down due to continuity reasons. After considering everything I have mentioned above, SOS is something I hope everyone understands is important.  This shouldn’t be the...
Fantasy Foundation: Block IX

Fantasy Foundation: Block VIII

VIII. Play for the Championship, NOT the Regular Season This sounds fairly common-sense but this is something many fantasy players lose sight of.  Before the draft there is but one goal, winning the championship.  Somewhere along the way we can lose sight of that and...
Fantasy Foundation: Block VII

Fantasy Foundation: Block VII

VII. Utilize Mock Drafts Every veteran fantasy football player understands the value of mock drafting.  Something an inexperienced fantasy football player may think is that mock drafting is a waste of time.  Here is what mock drafting is good for: knowing what is...
Fantasy Foundation: Block VII

Fantasy Foundation: Block VI

VI. Do NOT Draft a Kicker or Defense Too Early Don’t be the idiot who drafts the 1st defense or kicker unless all other positions are set and everyone else has been waiting on drafting them as well. My BIGGEST pet peeve in all of fantasy football is when the...
Fantasy Foundation: Block V

Fantasy Foundation: Block V

V. Wait on Drafting A Quarterback This is a good example of something that does not apply 100% of the time.  As this block falls below block II, it is implied that it is more important to understand the competition than waiting on a QB. Now, why do we want to wait on...