Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Overreacting much?


Why don't I ever get people like this in my fantasy leagues? A guy I know made the following fantasy moves this week:

Dropped - Marc Bulger
Added - Derek Anderson

Dropped - Marques Colston
Added - Patrick Crayton

Dropped - New England D/ST
Added - Detroit D/ST

So in his league, there are two top-5 round picks (Bulger, Colston) and a top 5 defense just sitting on the waiver wire. I can understand not starting Bulger and Colston every week, but there's no way they aren't deserving of a bench spot. You DON'T drop stud players because they have a slow start, or hit a slump. Obviously this is tougher in football than it is in fantasy baseball (07 league champion here) since we're 1/4 of the way through the season now. But Bulger (once Mr. 2,500 Steven Jackson gets healthy) will have some great weapons, and could easily have a break out game any week.

Fantasy moves are based as much on expectation as they are on performance. Detroit D gave up 56 points in a game. New England D is getting two of its top players back in the next couple weeks. I don't care if Detriot has outscored the Pats at this point; at the end of the year, that won't be the case.

Some top players this year are struggling. Don't be the moron that cuts someone loose because they had a bad start to a season. Or else that player could bite you in the ass when your opponent grabs him and then kicks your butt in the fantasy playoffs.

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