I thought the object was to have fun? Anything besides having fun sounds like the dumb theory to me.
If watching your player, even if it causes you to lose, is what makes the game more fun for you - by all means.
I have more fun when I win.
No kidding, I have Lewis and if I had DD, I would be starting him over Lewis without a second thought. This is one of the worst games of the year to start Lewis.