Success and fantasy football have never, and I mean NEVER, been words that have been used consecutively to describe my fantasy career. I draft bad. I trade bad. I make bad free agent pickups. I've been the punchline of so many jokes within my league it can't be tracked. To chronicle my misadventures through this season I started this column. It was going to be a way for me to vent my frustrations, anger, depression, anxiety, and general upset-ness with this stupid exercise in failure I gladly participate in every single year. I drafted Michael Turner and Ryan Matthews, so naturally their legs should have been broken by now (actually, Ryan Matthews almost came through for me with the "high ankle sprain" that seems to not be a "high ankle sprain"). But….
My teams are actually good. Go figure. I play in 3 leagues and my combined record is 8-1. I'm 3-0 in my primary league, and I don't know how to handle all this success. I'm looking to make trades just for the sake of making a trade. I know I should just sit tight and ride the wave, but I'm not used to that. I'm not used to any of this. But I like it. I'll take it. I'm sure this week will bring me a loss. I'm certain Jay Cutler will start throwing to the other team, that my kicker will put up a big fat 0, that both my WR's will get 2 catches for 14 yards total. It will happen, it's not a matter of if, just a matter of when. In the meantime, I'm just going to role with the success. Enjoy it and talk smack.
But to be honest, I think my good fortune this year, it's more a function of luck. Now, I believe that there is (generally) no such thing as luck. Luck is when preparation meets opportunity. If you prepare, and then get a chance, good things will happen. BUT, when fantasy football is concerned, luck, pure unadulterated luck, is the factor for success. Sure, you have to draft a good team and make the right lineup decisions from week to week, but everything else out of your control. Injuries, crazy coaches (uh, Todd Haley, if you know what is good for you, give Jamaal Charles ALL of the carries) and fluky plays can make or break your Sunday. Check that, your whole week. And I won't even get in to the schedule, or Virtual Defense (VD), one needs to "draft" to have a winning week (see prior entry). Lucky is the name of the game in fantasy football.
Role with your big names this week regardless of match-ups. I know Calvin Johnson has a bad look. You have to keep him active. Ray Rice has a bad matchup plus a banged up knee; you drafted him high for a reason. He's freaking good. If he's healthy and starting, how can you bench him? MJD has been garbage. Tell me your benching him. I'll trade you Darren McFadden for him straight up. I'd rather lose with my studs than go down with a bunch of bench scrubs.
Best of luck to everyone this week, except CHAAAAD.
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