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Footballguy
This may be just me, but it probably applies to a good number of FFers out there.
My SOP is to put in my starting lineups each Tuesday, and tweak a slight bit during the week, based on matchups and injuries and new information. Then, Sunday morning, I triple-check my lineups. This Sunday morning ritual used to include looking at various cheat sheets and projections to bolster or break down some notions I had or wanted to counter. Nowadays, it's mostly all about checking the injury report.
A handful of years back, I noticed the clear trend that my Sunday Morning non-injury substitutions were detrimental to my fantasy performance. More often than not, it seemed, they were borne of overthinking and gut-doubting.
I made a concerted effort to try to stop making those boneheaded Sunday morning decisions. I still did so, occasionally. I started to loosely keep track of what Sunday morning moves my Sunday morning GM wanted to make, and then look at them after the games. More often than not, I was pleased I had not made them.
I don't have a lot of meat or data to flesh this notion out. Just wanted to share my story. It seems that Sunday morning overthinking is a by-product of the false notion that one can win at FF with brainpower and a good thinking toque. A good brain only gets you so far, can only slide the odds a good bit in your favor. A good gut is just as important; still yer gut is just yer brain in disguise, all unconscious down there. On Sunday morning, I now trust my last Tuesday self, and that has made all the difference.
My SOP is to put in my starting lineups each Tuesday, and tweak a slight bit during the week, based on matchups and injuries and new information. Then, Sunday morning, I triple-check my lineups. This Sunday morning ritual used to include looking at various cheat sheets and projections to bolster or break down some notions I had or wanted to counter. Nowadays, it's mostly all about checking the injury report.
A handful of years back, I noticed the clear trend that my Sunday Morning non-injury substitutions were detrimental to my fantasy performance. More often than not, it seemed, they were borne of overthinking and gut-doubting.
I made a concerted effort to try to stop making those boneheaded Sunday morning decisions. I still did so, occasionally. I started to loosely keep track of what Sunday morning moves my Sunday morning GM wanted to make, and then look at them after the games. More often than not, I was pleased I had not made them.
I don't have a lot of meat or data to flesh this notion out. Just wanted to share my story. It seems that Sunday morning overthinking is a by-product of the false notion that one can win at FF with brainpower and a good thinking toque. A good brain only gets you so far, can only slide the odds a good bit in your favor. A good gut is just as important; still yer gut is just yer brain in disguise, all unconscious down there. On Sunday morning, I now trust my last Tuesday self, and that has made all the difference.
