This is an informational post, much like Matthew Berry but not 90% crap. These are facts and simple strategies for you morons out there who can’t seem to win in fantasy football. There is a lot of skewed stats out there in fantasy, there is also a lot of solid stats out there. Know which ones to use and how to read so you can make an informed decision about your team. Once you have made a decision, act on it. Don’t sit around looking at the standings thinking of million impractical playoff scenarios @ross and @cubby. To break it down a little easier for you idiots here is Kevin Davis’s 5 tips for fantasy football, AFTER draft day.
1. Fantasy football is a weekly game.
Most of you say this or have heard it a million times by now, but still don’t know what it means. It simply means any player can breakout or bust in any given week. That’s why you go for consistency, let the other league members gamble on the guys who drop huge point totals and then goose eggs. A more consistent team will win more. For example, Marshawn Lynch, solid back but on a crappy team with a very inconsistent offense. Trade him! I did, for a guy like James White, who drops me 11 points a game, very solid for an RB2. Id honestly rather have James White then David Johnson this time of year. I can count on him to score and score more consistently then the guys on my bench.
2. Matchups.
I picked up Eli Manning this week. An awful pick up honestly. But with Aaron Rodgers on bye and Phillip Rivers playing a top 5 defense I’m going with a guy who is playing the god awful Falcons defense. Also, this is my main point, Ryan Smiths team is garbage. After I traded for DeAndre Hopkins, the only good player left on his team is Odell. So, with the pickup of Eli that ensures a big game for Odell equals more than likely, a big game from Eli. Weakening his biggest threat, all with an otherwise awful pickup if I wasn’t playing Smith.
3. Supply and Demand.
Most of us, if not all, are some form of business majors. We all know that supply and demand drive’s the business world, but it also drives the fantasy football world. How do you create demand? Pick up and trade for positions that people may need, creating a monopoly of one position so you then have trade leverage over anyone else. For example, Ross worked this concept in the opposite direction. TE have been by the plenty this year. Ross had a ton of them, Jimmy Graham he traded to Matt, Ross acquired Gronk, and Ross also dropped Eric Ebron. These are arguably 3 of the top 5 TE of the year. Zach Ertz and Travis Kelce, I also put here. Ross through all of them away like they were garbage when he could’ve sold them out to people for great trade value. Another example is Kevin Davis, creating value at the WR position, you want a top 5 WR? Talk to Kevin, he has arguably 4 of them.
4. Waiver Wire
It’s as simple as going to the player listings on Tuesday morning or afternoon and selecting the guy who put up the most amount of points last week in a position you need. You could luck out as the player repeats his stellar performance or you could attempt to trade them away if they seem appealing to others who were not as fortunate to be higher up on the transaction order. The best example of this is the past week, I pick up Barber RB from Tampa and some WR I don’t know who dropped 30 in Miami last week. Both picked up from the waiver wire in one week, both traded to Smith for DeAndre Hopkins.
5. Never, EVER, settle.
This point works for fantasy football but also for marriage. Never settle. You must reach for the best and continue to reach for the best in order to be successful and happy. One second you may be enjoying your roster and jacking off, the next second Kevin Davis makes some great trades and fucks your wife. If you do not trade, you end up like Drew and Cubby. Remember that, both these guys waited to long to trade…their teams are no going downhill. They now watch me, Matt, and maybe Jake climb back into the standings.
You’re Welcome.