Jene Bramel
Footballguy
My annual bump of this thread....
I posted something along these lines in a different thread, but it bears repeating again and again this week.
The most important part of early season roster management -- particularly in dynasty leagues -- is knowing when to act and when to react. At this point of the year, reacting to one game without considering all the factors involved is a huge mistake.
Don't go grab the one week wonder and drop a guy who had a "poor" statistical week without considering all the variables. Look at the entire boxscore, not just the statline of the player you have rostered. Understand the flow of the game and how it affected opportunity. Some big games will stand out even more to you. Some big games won't be as impressive. And some "mediocre" games will begin to show themselves for the solid games they are.
On the other hand, sometimes waiting for a trend to develop is a good idea sometimes it isn't. Sometimes you need to act and grab a corner or defensive lineman when you see that breakout week. Again, a close look at the gamebook and your understanding of the skill set and scheme will help you sort through the studs and duds fairly easily.
We all need to take a deep, cleansing breath before considering our options.
I posted something along these lines in a different thread, but it bears repeating again and again this week.
The most important part of early season roster management -- particularly in dynasty leagues -- is knowing when to act and when to react. At this point of the year, reacting to one game without considering all the factors involved is a huge mistake.
Don't go grab the one week wonder and drop a guy who had a "poor" statistical week without considering all the variables. Look at the entire boxscore, not just the statline of the player you have rostered. Understand the flow of the game and how it affected opportunity. Some big games will stand out even more to you. Some big games won't be as impressive. And some "mediocre" games will begin to show themselves for the solid games they are.
On the other hand, sometimes waiting for a trend to develop is a good idea sometimes it isn't. Sometimes you need to act and grab a corner or defensive lineman when you see that breakout week. Again, a close look at the gamebook and your understanding of the skill set and scheme will help you sort through the studs and duds fairly easily.
We all need to take a deep, cleansing breath before considering our options.
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It was partly laziness and partly to illustrate that the same issues occur every season.
I was loudly proclaiming the downside of Phillips last year and would do the same again given the same information. But the larger point is key. It's just as important to determine which one-week-wonder is the real deal as knowing which are lineup killers in waiting.
However, bumping the thread was not meant to defend "my" preseason linebacker thoughts. It was intended to remind people not to take the numbers we're seeing this weekend at face value without critically looking into them. I know I'll be closely considering those numbers very closely this weekend. If there's something that would strongly suggest that a player's above or below expected numbers will likely continue, you better believe I'm going to highlight it -- regardless of what my prior thoughts were. I did that with Jonathan Vilma two seasons ago very early in the season.It's a cautionary reminder not to dump Aaron Schobel for Kenyon Coleman and to pay close attention to when a guy like Patrick Willis explodes in his first week. I won't be defensively sticking to my guns about Paul Posluszny nor will I be bragging about the days of Yeremiah Bell or Rodney Harrison this week. They'll all get objective analysis. That's the point of the original post in this thread, nothing more.
However, bumping the thread was not meant to defend "my" preseason linebacker thoughts. It was intended to remind people not to take the numbers we're seeing this weekend at face value without critically looking into them. I know I'll be closely considering those numbers very closely this weekend. If there's something that would strongly suggest that a player's above or below expected numbers will likely continue, you better believe I'm going to highlight it -- regardless of what my prior thoughts were. I did that with Jonathan Vilma two seasons ago very early in the season.It's a cautionary reminder not to dump Aaron Schobel for Kenyon Coleman and to pay close attention to when a guy like Patrick Willis explodes in his first week. I won't be defensively sticking to my guns about Paul Posluszny nor will I be bragging about the days of Yeremiah Bell or Rodney Harrison this week. They'll all get objective analysis. That's the point of the original post in this thread, nothing more.
Copied the line and forgot to edit the second one. Second line should read "five" solo tackles. Edited above. Thanks.
