5 Bonus Tips:
71.) Stash An Injured Player If They Are Good
If a player gets dropped due to an extended length of time injury and their team can no longer bear to hold them anymore consider picking them up. Even though they might not be ready to play for some weeks, having them and getting them might make more of an impact down the line then somebody sitting at the bottom of your roster now. There is no right or wrong time of how far in advance to get them or whether you should or not, but if your team is good enough and can afford to take on an injured player that can start for you when healthy then why not take the chance of making your team better?
72.) Look At Add/Drop Trends
Some leagues will show you how many people have added or dropped a particular player over the course of the week. This tool might be helpful in determining who to drop and who to add. If somebody is among the most added players that week, there is likely a reason why whether it is due to injury or whatever the case may be. If somebody is getting dropped there may also be a reason like poor play or they are hurt. Monitoring those can tell you the hot pickups and who might not be on the waiver wire much longer. Make sure to check the transaction log daily because somebody may drop a key player midweek and without continually looking at it, you might not notice they became available. Same applies to scrolling down on the first day of the waiver wire for the week and seeing who all was added and dropped and making sure you scour for anything that can be considered an upgrade.
73.) Avoid The Fluke Week Pick Ups
I’m always cautious of those one week wonder players. Yes somebody might have a great week but then they go back to being a nobody. Ka’Deem Carey had a week where he got 14 carries and looked like he was going to be the guy for Chicago and then had 22 carries over the next seven games combined. Cole Beasley had a nine catch 112 yard game with two touchdowns in week nine. He scored 5.2 points or fewer in six of his next eight games. Just because somebody has a monster week does not mean you have to pick them up. In some cases it makes sense if they are moving up because of injuries and will get more playing time, but if it’s just a big week be cautious. Players will have a big week on occasion but I consider trends before adding them. Is it just a one week thing or is going to happen each week. If I don’t think they can routinely do it then don’t pick them up. Somebody else will and they might end up dropping a better player long term to gobble up.
74.) Contract Year Players Have The Most To Gain
Pay attention to players in the last year of their contract. Those guys have a lot riding on a big season. If they can perform well and boost their value, they increase the amount of money on their next contract by the millions. A bad season will hurt their free agency market so they will do whatever they can to set themselves up. Some of those names to watch are Kirk Cousins, Le’Veon Bell, Eddie Lacy, Alshon Jeffery, Doug Baldwin, Michael Floyd, Emmanuel Sanders, and Jordan Reed.
75.) Avoid Runaway Teams
Teams that runaway with the division can cause problems down the stretch. If your league goes 17 weeks you might know what I’m talking about when you are in the Championship game and you have multiple players not playing that week because their team has nothing to play for and is avoiding any injuries in a meaningless game before the real NFL playoffs. If a team has a hot start and looks like they might end up resting, try and trade some of their players most of the way through the season or do not add too many of them. Those sits in the crucial weeks can sting. The ultimate letdown is having them get you so far only to not participate when at the end of it all.
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