Ask the Expert Question for the week: What is one of your hard-and-fast Fantasy draft rules? (If you have any; and if you don't, why not?)
I have many tips, techniques and rules, but often they only apply to certain situations. In other words, I let the draft come to me and the way the draft unfolds determines what I do or do not do. There is on rule I always follow. If I have to start a kicker or team defense then I only draft one of each and I make sure they are on different bye weeks, preferably later in the season; that way I maximize roster spots for depth at RB and WR (rather than have extra kickers or defenses). The same rule may even apply to TE unless they are in a PPR league with a flex option. When the sole kicker and defense are on differing late bye weeks, it gives me a longer time to evaluate the other sleepers before I have to drop one to add a bye week fill-in for the kicker/defense.
ASK THE EXPERTS appears weekly at http://www.fantasyindex.com/ with answers to a new question posted Thursday morning.
Sam Hendricks is the author of Fantasy Football Guidebook, Fantasy Football Tips, Fantasy Football Basics and Fantasy Football Almanac 2010, all available at his website, http://www.ffguidebook.com/, at all major bookstores, and at http://www.amazon.com/. He is a 20-year fantasy football veteran who regularly participates in the World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF), National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) and finished 7th and 16th overall (out of 228 top players) in the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC).
Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($10.95 on sale 10% off for $9.85) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428669
Fantasy Football Basics: The Ultimate "How to" Guide for Beginners available ($10.95, now just $9.85 10% off) at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428634
I have many tips, techniques and rules, but often they only apply to certain situations. In other words, I let the draft come to me and the way the draft unfolds determines what I do or do not do. There is on rule I always follow. If I have to start a kicker or team defense then I only draft one of each and I make sure they are on different bye weeks, preferably later in the season; that way I maximize roster spots for depth at RB and WR (rather than have extra kickers or defenses). The same rule may even apply to TE unless they are in a PPR league with a flex option. When the sole kicker and defense are on differing late bye weeks, it gives me a longer time to evaluate the other sleepers before I have to drop one to add a bye week fill-in for the kicker/defense.
ASK THE EXPERTS appears weekly at http://www.fantasyindex.com/ with answers to a new question posted Thursday morning.
Sam Hendricks is the author of Fantasy Football Guidebook, Fantasy Football Tips, Fantasy Football Basics and Fantasy Football Almanac 2010, all available at his website, http://www.ffguidebook.com/, at all major bookstores, and at http://www.amazon.com/. He is a 20-year fantasy football veteran who regularly participates in the World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF), National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) and finished 7th and 16th overall (out of 228 top players) in the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC).
Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting ($10.95 on sale 10% off for $9.85) www.amazon.com/dp/0982428669
Fantasy Football Basics: The Ultimate "How to" Guide for Beginners available ($10.95, now just $9.85 10% off) at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428634
Fantasy Football Guidebook (2nd Edition): Your Comprehensive Guide to Playing Fantasy Football ($19.95) http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428650
Fantasy Football Almanac 2010: Your Essential Fantasy Football Reference Guide. Order at amazon.com ($10.95 but now 20% off at $8.76) (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0982428618
Fantasy Baseball for Beginners ($10.95 Pre Order at 32% off for $7.38 only at BN http://tinyurl.com/32ogh9t)
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