Ten Fantasy Football Myths You Should Ignore
10- Draft a Tight End Early
Most people rank tight ends too high on their draft boards, resulting in missed opportunities for depth or stronger value. The tight end position is very streaky and can be unreliable. People forget that a tight ends other primary job is to block; if a game plan calls for a heavy dose of running the ball, most tight ends become worthy of 3rd to 4th options for the QB. Players like Jason Witten and Antonio Gates are elite TE’s and are almost considered wide receivers, but anything after that is a crap shoot. Last year people couldn’t stop themselves from drafting guys like Jeremy Shockey, Ben Watson, and L.J. Smith as they figured that getting a player on a pass happy team would translate into more fantasy points. A better strategy is to draft a couple decent TE’s to give yourself more options week to week, opposed to taking a guy too early and having next to nothing as a replacement if he doesn’t work out.

9- Draft for the Future
Everybody wants the next hot rookie, but with the amount of new talent that comes in every year your odds of picking the right guy is too high risk. Go with what you know, rather than drafting hype players and planning for next years pool. Let everyone else kill themselves for the new meat while you grab reliable players you can trust each week.

8- Draft a Kicker on a Good Team
This makes no sense; if your league is like most, a kicker gets 1 point for an extra point and 3 for a field goal, just like he would in real life. So why would you want a kicker on a team that has no trouble scoring…is 4 extra points a good day? The best strategy is to look at teams that struggles in the red zone, giving you more opportunities for field goals. Some of the best fantasy kickers are on teams that are in the middle of the pack.

7- Draft Around Bye Weeks
If it just so happens that your running back has the same bye week as the next running back you want, don’t draft someone else. In a perfect world winning every fantasy week would be easy, but be realistic. If you’re willing to pass on a great player just because there will be one week where you’re not looking strong than maybe you should stick to playing keno with your grandma. So what if you’re screwed one week; if the rest of the year your two running backs destroy everybody in the league, that one loss won’t matter.

6- Start a QB Against a Terrible Team Rather Than a QB Against a Rival Team
This is classic over thinking. Most people would start a player against a bottom dweller team thinking that he will rack up the score, overlooking a QB in a big division rivalry.
Let me ask you, if you’re the Giants and you have a 21-3 lead at halftime over the Detroit Lions, would you really call a ton of aggressive pass plays? Most likely the Giants would milk the clock by picking up first downs then get the hell out of there with a win. Whereas if you had two rival teams taking turns moving down the field and scoring, you almost get a “top this” offense in which your players need to score to regain the lead. Remember NFL players only care about wins, so close games are typically better for fantasy points.

5- Start Multiple Players on the Same Team
The thinking here is that if the score is high you’ll be in on every play. Super high risk strategy (unless you have Brady, Moss & Welker), and while I’ve seen it work, the times it doesn’t is almost a guaranteed fantasy loss.

4- Stick to the Top Teams for Players
Don’t think that bad teams don’t score. Why draft 3rd or 4th string players on the Patriots, Colts, or Chargers when you could draft a number 2 player on a sub-par team? Find out who’s starting and draft for opportunties rather than jersey colors.

3- Draft the Best Defense
There’s always one guy in your pool that will do this way too early. So if you’re that person, here’s something to think about…there are only 12 players in your pool and 32 NFL teams. Don’t worry about not getting a good defense’ you’ll have your choice of quite a few at the end of the draft. Also have you ever noticed that whatever team they pick never turns out to be very good?

2- Trade the Players That Aren’t Working
Patience is a virtue when it comes to fantasy players. You can’t move your whole team after a couple bad weeks. Stick it out and play tough; if you do want to trade someone away at least make sure it comes after a big week, that way you’ll be able to demand more.

1- Draft Back-up Running Backs Who Could Win Jobs From Injuries
This has become the new standard for stupid. People are wasting draft picks by loading up on too many running backs that include tier 2 players in the hope of finding the next best thing from injury. Look, you and I both know how important running backs are to fantasy football, but if you have more than 6 RB’s on your team, you’ve definitely left another part of your team vulnerable. The best strategy is to be strong in all positions except kicker and defense, as those can easily be picked up on waiver wires or tossed into minor trades.

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