You should briefly consider the rosters, needs, and likely behavior of Teams 1 and 2 before you make your selection. Say you’re picking third or fourth and the draft is moving downward, in an even round. Use neighborhood information to help you make good draft decisions.And it’s valuable to have one more set of eyes to react to hot news. You have someone to share the work with, someone to share the highs and lows with, someone to talk you out of an occasional bad idea. If you can find the right partner, shared fantasy management is a cheat code.Focus on upside and not safety this early in the season. There's no need to look for insurance on your star running back during fantasy drafts. We’ll worry about insurance later in the year, when your needs and winning path are much more defined and specific. 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.
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.