The most underrated aspect of fantasy football..... (1 Viewer)

[ffinmyblood]

Is DEPTH. You would not believe the number of people I have heard over the years say "if so and so goes down, my season is over anyway." It's not if you have quality depth. I just don't understand the people that think this is so seemingly unimportant?? Especially in 14-16 team leagues where the waiver wire is usually razor thin.

 

[perry147]

Is DEPTH. You would not believe the number of people I have heard over the years say "if so and so goes down, my season is over anyway." It's not if you have quality depth. I just don't understand the people that think this is so seemingly unimportant?? Especially in 14-16 team leagues where the waiver wire is usually razor thin.

Well there is more than one way to look at something, and often I have to decide if I want depth or a young prospect or a handcuff. If you draft LT then without a doubt you draft Turner but if you drafted Alexander would you still draft Morris or maybe you go with someone like Reuben. Each owner has to decide how much risk to take.

 

[Anonymous Internet User]

Is DEPTH. You would not believe the number of people I have heard over the years say "if so and so goes down, my season is over anyway." It's not if you have quality depth. I just don't understand the people that think this is so seemingly unimportant?? Especially in 14-16 team leagues where the waiver wire is usually razor thin.

Well there is more than one way to look at something, and often I have to decide if I want depth or a young prospect or a handcuff. If you draft LT then without a doubt you draft Turner but if you drafted Alexander would you still draft Morris or maybe you go with someone like Reuben. Each owner has to decide how much risk to take.

handcuffing is only a matter of convenience. it has nothing to do with depth.

 

[fruity pebbles]

Fine line between depth and maximizing your scoring ability through your starting lineup.

 

[perry147]

Is DEPTH. You would not believe the number of people I have heard over the years say "if so and so goes down, my season is over anyway." It's not if you have quality depth. I just don't understand the people that think this is so seemingly unimportant?? Especially in 14-16 team leagues where the waiver wire is usually razor thin.

Well there is more than one way to look at something, and often I have to decide if I want depth or a young prospect or a handcuff. If you draft LT then without a doubt you draft Turner but if you drafted Alexander would you still draft Morris or maybe you go with someone like Reuben. Each owner has to decide how much risk to take.

handcuffing is only a matter of convenience. it has nothing to do with depth.

The two are not mutually exclusive. Depth with backups protects against injury. (Michael Turner)Depth with lower ranked players works also. (Anthony Thomas, Chris Brown)Depth with younger/unknown players is very risky but the reward is greater than the other two. (Booker)

 

[The Duff Man]

If you are starting 3 WRs your #4 WR is going to get in the lineup at least 3 times (assuming you don't have common byes). Maybe a game or two more if you have any starters that miss a game, or if they have a bad matchup. Having quality depth in this type of scenario is important.

 

[The Jerk]

I thought I was going to open this thread to see "... is making good lineup choices more often than not."

Actually, the two tie together in a certain way. If you have better depth and use it weekly rather than just as bye replacements, you can have a team performance that is better than the sum of its parts.

This is not easy, but if you can get good with lineup decisions, you can definitely outperform teams that supposedly have better overall talent.

 

[Spartans Rule]

You would not believe the number of people I have heard over the years say "if so and so goes down, my season is over anyway."

If you're playing in a shark league, that's generally going to be true. You lose your #1 pick, forget about it. If your competition is as good as you are, your best hope is to maximize value in your starting lineup and hope they stay healthy.

 

[chris1969]

And I thought the most underrated aspect of fantasy football was all the loose women hanging around after the draft waiting for me to show them my first round draft choice.

Sorry, was I dreaming again?

 

[nygiants56]

Is DEPTH. You would not believe the number of people I have heard over the years say "if so and so goes down, my season is over anyway." It's not if you have quality depth. I just don't understand the people that think this is so seemingly unimportant?? Especially in 14-16 team leagues where the waiver wire is usually razor thin.

what they mean is, if you have either LT or Sjax or LJ, and he gets hurt, then yes, most likely ,your season IS over.ok, maybe you can draft Michael Turner to backup LT, but if you don't, your season is over.Whos' the #2 in KC,Mike Bennett?!?! uggh. Leonard backs up Sjax.so in these instances , yes, your goose is cooked.