Give yourself as many chances as possible to hit big. Rather than targeting the backups to your starting running backs, scoop up the interesting backups for other players. Play for the big inning in your draft.Pay your entry before the season starts, too. Being commissioner can be a thankless job.In many formats, it makes sense to stream defenses aggressively, treat them like a burner phone from The Wire. When mulling your DST picks, consider the early-season schedule. Now that we’re in September, you might as well draft them not much news is likely between today and kickoff. In early-summer drafts, it’s probably best to ignore the kicker and defense positions.If they bust quickly, so what? The waiver wire awaits you. And almost all of your late picks need to be defined by upside only. But most leagues shift into upside-is-king mode very quickly. Floor can have some early and even some late-round value in specific setups, depending on your league specs.Just make sure you maintain it out of view from curious neighbors. If you’re drafting in person, a piece of scrap paper is your player queue.Expect that every so often, the two or three managers ahead of you will take precisely who you want. Keep freshening your player queue as you meander through an online draft.Drive slowly to your draft, listen to music that relaxes you.You’ll often crush a casual league just by showing up and doing your reps, doing your weekly diligence. Conversely, the more casual your league is, the more an ABC approach is likely to work. But the more competitive your league is, the more risky you likely need to be. I don’t believe in making hair-on-fire picks just for the sake of being bold you’re not looking to market your team, you only want to build a contender.Listen to every fantasy analyst and pundit you respect, but make your own decisions.I also published a piece which is more about specific players this run is more about general strategy. This piece is aimed with the best general advice I can offer as we head into the busiest fantasy weekend of the year. But you’re going to be the one splitting the fairway, wearing out the greens, and sinking those clutch putts. Today I’m your caddy, looking to give you confidence, good aim, and plenty of swing thoughts. Imagine the fantasy football season is a golf tournament.
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