Welcome, fantasy football fans! Whether you’re on Yahoo’s fantasy football league or ESPN’s, we know you just can’t wait for the football season. Are you already pouring over your players in preparation? Well, here are some expert tips to keep in mind:
- With your first pick, take somebody good. This is your first pick, so you want to take a player that someone else might want to take. So take somebody good. Like Dan Marino, he’s good. He’s in those Nutrisystem commercials.
- Statistics matter. You want to make sure you take a player that has statistics, better statistics than other players. Make sure the statistics will help you. Almost always, statistics are numbers, and they sometimes have periods in them. Make sure you take a good look at statistics when looking at different players. Specifically, these statistics are important: Catching and rushing, and sometimes punting and touchdowns, too. Maybe sliding, too. You can get a good sense of statistics by looking at the back of football cards that you have stashed in the attic from when you were 9 years old.
- Take players that play positions. Positions are important, because you have them on your team and need players. Take a look at positions and make sure you know what the important ones are. Then draft players who play important positions (and, of course, have big statistics with positions.) For example, quarterback and wide receiver are positions. Be careful, sometimes this can be confusing, like “50 yard line” You may think this is a position, but it turns out it isn’t. A really good position to get is “Patriot.”
- Sleeper picks. Derek Jeter is a really good player, and so is Michael Jordan. Have you ever seen that poster where he has his tongue sticking out, and he has a huge orange football in one hand? You just know he’s going to get statistics. His position is jumper. If you can’t get either of those, take Tiger Woods.
- Don’t overlook teams. Players play on teams. You can tell because the clothes they wear are different. If a player isn’t on a team, think twice about drafting them. That guy Bill you know is really good at throwing stuff, but consider taking a guy on a team first, because being on a team makes it easier to look at statistics. Often, if a team has a game, this means the players are playing and getting statistics. And remember — this can’t be stressed enough — statistics mean stuff!
With that, you should be primed to have a really kick-ass squad. And if things don’t go well, you can always trade statistics, positions, or players with
other people.
Good luck!
Remember, picking the worst teams is often the best strategy.
