Fantasy football on Yahoo is another game I've played for ever (ten years!) I've placed first in several leagues and usually finish in the top three or four because I've learned the hard way which players to draft in the auto draft, and which players to pick up during the mid-season. Some years I haven't been so lucky because of injuries, but if you know where to look and let someone else's losses become your gain. You can dominate the league from the start. The following will give you some of the tricks of the trade.
1. Running backs, running backs, running backs! Running backs are the most important players to draft. They should always go high. Some would say quarterbacks because they are involved with each play, but you'll get more running backs that can catch for yards and run for yards. In the case of Ladainian Thomilson, he'll throw for yards, too.
Running Backs were the top ten point-getters for fantasy points last year. That list even included Shaun Alexander and he didn't even play every game due to injuries! But players like Stephen Jackson ran for 1500 yards and caught for 800 yards- that's a double threat if I ever saw one. Get the running backs that play most downs and aren't sharing carries among a conglomerate of backs.
2. Rookie Quarterbacks are slow to develop- avoid early! Many great quarterbacks in college didn't start off so hot in the NFL. It took Vince Young and Matt Leinart half a season just to make it into the starting rotation and they dominated their college leagues for years. Be very wary of drafting upstart QBs. You're safer with established pros like Manning and Carson Palmer-another great NCAA QB that came into his own three years later. Phillip Rivers sat behind Drew Brees before he exploded. Speaking of Quarterbacks...
1. Running backs, running backs, running backs! Running backs are the most important players to draft. They should always go high. Some would say quarterbacks because they are involved with each play, but you'll get more running backs that can catch for yards and run for yards. In the case of Ladainian Thomilson, he'll throw for yards, too.
Running Backs were the top ten point-getters for fantasy points last year. That list even included Shaun Alexander and he didn't even play every game due to injuries! But players like Stephen Jackson ran for 1500 yards and caught for 800 yards- that's a double threat if I ever saw one. Get the running backs that play most downs and aren't sharing carries among a conglomerate of backs.
2. Rookie Quarterbacks are slow to develop- avoid early! Many great quarterbacks in college didn't start off so hot in the NFL. It took Vince Young and Matt Leinart half a season just to make it into the starting rotation and they dominated their college leagues for years. Be very wary of drafting upstart QBs. You're safer with established pros like Manning and Carson Palmer-another great NCAA QB that came into his own three years later. Phillip Rivers sat behind Drew Brees before he exploded. Speaking of Quarterbacks...
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