what mistakes do fantasy players make? (1 Viewer)

[TheFanatic]

I very seldom offer trades. Why... because I draft damn good! I draft a guy because I know he will help me. Not to trade him away!

Next thing you know right after draft all them scavengers are offering you there draft mistakes for my studs. Offering guys I intentionally passed up for a reason for my guys I didn;t pass up for a reason!

I've got to say it. Doing what this guy does. On draft day you are 100% sure all the guys you drafted are studs? If you had that kind of predictive ability then you could quit your job and make a living at this. A good living. But you don't. Guys that are studs on draft day have a good chance of being busts on opening day. Don't discount the art of the trade based on some perceived psychic ability when it comes to drafting. This is where you come in and tell me it's based on research not psychic ability. All the research in the world will take you only so far. They still have to play the game on Sunday. They still have to negotiate contracts. They still have to avoid injuries. They still have to run behind crappy lines. Or throw to bad WR's. Or throw to bad WR's because the top WR held out or got injured. With 50% turnover in the top 10 at the 3 major positions (QB, WR, RB) every year and a virtual crap shoot as to who replaces the 5 that wash out, there is no way to be absolutely certain that your squad is stacked with studs from top to bottom on draft day.

Leagues are seldom won on draft day. Sure they can be lost on draft day but if you don't take advantage of possible trades or even more importantly the WW then you are going to be on the outside looking in during the playoffs.

 

[crimsonrebel]

lol how about not suscribing to FBG? well last year i didnt get enough WR depth and when d jackson went down i was hurting at WR2. 4 backup RB's was waaaay too many.

 

[Riffraff]

I very seldom offer trades. Why... because I draft damn good!

Everyone drafts damn good. Then the season actually starts...

 

[fsufan]

Buying magazines that were wrote in July.

Also, buying magazines that were written in March!

What are you guys thinking? Everyone knows Miss February is always hot!

I quit buying magazines about 5 years ago. FBG is all you need.

 

[Arm Chair Express]

lol how about not suscribing to FBG? well last year i didnt get enough WR depth and when d jackson went down i was hurting at WR2. 4 backup RB's was waaaay too many.

If they were quality RBs you should have been able to trade for WR depth. I find myself stock piling RBs because they are easier to trade to fill holes. Plus WRs are crap shoots from year to year.

 

[losgalacticos]

My biggest mistake, which I still make, is that I get emotionally attached to my elite players and can't let them go in a trade before they take the inevitable plunge off the performance cliff. This is true, even when the signs indicate that the future is downhill for the player. Keeping Ahman while the O-line in GB deteriorated is a good example of this. I guess that is a variation of "overvaluing my own players."

Your "mistake" may be the best way to go. My problem has been dumping guys I think are running low, and missing out on many years of production. Limiting this to Hall of Fame calabers- I have traded Rice and Sanders after their worst prime year seasons (they really did have a worst season- you can look it up!), thinking that they were slipping. Question is- what is the trade off of great years at the end vs. beginning of a career?

 

[milehighcamo]

Buying magazines that were wrote in July.

i made that mistake, the depth charts changed alot by September :(

 

[Bri]

Buying magazines that were wrote in July.

i made that mistake, the depth charts changed alot by September :(

most are, if not earlier

 

[bumpman]

My biggest mistake, which I still make, is that I get emotionally attached to my elite players and can't let them go in a trade before they take the inevitable plunge off the performance cliff.  This is true, even when the signs indicate that the future is downhill for the player.  Keeping Ahman while the O-line in GB deteriorated is a good example of this.  I guess that is a variation of "overvaluing my own players."

Your "mistake" may be the best way to go. My problem has been dumping guys I think are running low, and missing out on many years of production. Limiting this to Hall of Fame calabers- I have traded Rice and Sanders after their worst prime year seasons (they really did have a worst season- you can look it up!), thinking that they were slipping. Question is- what is the trade off of great years at the end vs. beginning of a career?

That's an interesting question. I traded Gannon for Ahman just before Ahman took off in GB. Gannon went to the superbowl the next year and had an MVP season. I certainly missed out on the best performance of Gannon's career. Shortly thereafter, Gannon imploded, so the trade is still worth it to me. It really depends on what you get in return and if the net present value of the presumably younger players you got in return is better than the residual years you miss out on by trading away a player in the middle of his prime.

 

[TBD]

dynasty leagues

1. overvaluing rookie picks

2. undervaluing vets

 

[Texasmouth]

Letting my homerism overtake my logic....

Drafted Julius Jones in every league. (Cowboys homer)

Drafted Priest Holmes in several leagues. (Longhorn homer)

Ignoring injury prone stigmas.

 

[lionsroar]

In the past i have tiers that group players, but within that tier my gut is telling me that this guy is the real deal. Then without warning I go against my gut. Example-Micael Clayton instead of Steve Smith.