HTH 79 Posted September 23 Just like regular football it's the injuries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,327 Posted September 23 57 minutes ago, HTH said: Just like regular football it's the injuries. I agree, it's the good and bad luck of it all. Since the internet has become common place, as well as YouTube, podcasts, satellite radio, etc., the amount of information regarding fantasy football is not only everywhere, it's free and or/cheap. On top of that, there are pay websites that somehow make a lot of money for concocting information that is portrayed as "game changing" in the fantasy world, but is still relatively common place. In the end, if you are playing in a league where everyone is on the same level as you, luck (good and bad), are the only separators of results. I'm in 3 leagues... in 2 leagues, I have a LOT of injuries and not enough roster spots or IR spots to really handle things the best. I'm not dropping someone like Tee Higgins for a spot fill that probably won't be a difference maker. So, I'll start someone like Javonte Williams and hope for the best. I'd rather start off 1-2 or 0-3 knowing I'm only a little health away from making a run. It's still early, I'm not going to try to address right now and screw myself of any future hope. All you have to do is make the playoffs. In one of my leagues, I've been fortunate to have no real injury issues (knock on wood). I've been starting Stroud, Mayfield, J. Taylor, Barkley, R. Rice, Godwin, Chase or R. White, and TE, K, & DE of the day (Engram is my only injury issue). I'm the top scoring team in the league and 3-0. It's all luck. Anyone tell you otherwise, they're trying to either boast about how great they are or make an excuse on the rules to justify why their team isn't good... yet maintain how great they are at fantasy football. Just try to migrate through injuries to give you the best chance to win now without selling out the future. If it works out, great. If it doesn't, it's not the end of the world, there's still next year. Use this year as a learning experience on ways to work around adversity and challenge yourself to come up with more clever ways to make things work. Even if you have to lose a trade to upgrade you're team, do it. If you have 3 good receivers, try buying quantity with quality to make another position better. If the best RB on your team or waivers is Rico Dowdle, and you need an RB, try trading Justin Jefferson for Drake London and Devin Singletary and cut Dowdle. Yeah, your WR's might take a hit, but you've upgraded your RB and as time goes, London could pick up and still be WR1 for you, the rest of the way. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HTH 79 Posted September 23 This is great. I agree completely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polecatt 437 Posted September 23 Forget football, that's just life in general Never can have enough depth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
makindollaz 47 Posted September 23 The thing I dislike most about fantasy football are those weeks where you’re the #2 scoring team in the league…and play #1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GobbleDog 909 Posted September 23 2 hours ago, TBayXXXVII said: It's all luck. Anyone tell you otherwise, they're trying to either boast about how great they are or make an excuse on the rules to justify why their team isn't good... yet maintain how great they are at fantasy football. Aside from injury luck, and getting lucky drafting players who do succeed... the head-to-head format is inherently stupid luck. How many times have ya finished top 5 in points, only to lose because ya played the top guy that week? By the end of the year, you can pretty much just look at POINTS AGAINST and guess which teams made the playoffs and which didn't, regardless of how many points the teams actually scored. Frustrating. My strategy to mitigate some risk is to avoid drafting the most volatile / injury prone position too early - Rbs. Doesn't guarantee success, but helps. Especially in this day of the pass-happy NFL and with numerous startable Rbs available later in drafts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nobody 2,330 Posted September 23 The all-injured team week 3 edition QB - Tua, Jordan Love RB - CMAC, Mixon, Pacheco, Kenneth Walker Mostert (I won't count chubby since we knew his deal before the season) WR - AJ Brown, Puka, Deebo, Kupp, Keenan Allen TE - George Kittle, Evan Ingram Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 2,798 Posted September 24 Nothing, I still enjoy playing, what don’t like, is how much the game on the field has changed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
