Everybody has their own theories on how to draft a successful fantasy football team but most of the time these theories are based off of ideas that don’t always hold water. In the Fantasy Alarm 2015 NFL Draft Guide Ray Flowers explains some of the common fantasy football myths when it comes to putting together a squad.
Draft Guide: Strategy - Fantasy Football Myths
By Ray Flowers
Some myths are real like Bigfoot or the Chupacabra. Others are more dubious in nature. Ray Flowers gives his thoughts on some fantasy myths.
Preseason stars star when it counts.
In 2015, the top five quarterbacks in preseason passing yards were Zach Mettenberger, Jimmy Garoppolo,Ryan Nassib, Austin Davis and Ryan Griffin. The top five runners were Lorenzo Taliaferro, Henry Josey, Joe Banyard, Rashaad Jennings and Andre Williams. The top five in receiving yards were Allen Hurns, Justin Hunter, Brice Butler, Roberts Woods and Travis Kelce. Preseason numbers don’t matter.
Strength of schedule matters.
The strength of schedule argument pertains to team versus team junk. It has very little to do with the fantasy game. Besides, good teams sometimes have bad fantasy defenses.
Planning for the playoffs early is a winning move.
Calling shenanigans here. There is no way anyone, even the Oracle (that’s me by the way), can predict the health of players. One key injury to an offensive player can sink a whole offense. Conversely, an injury or two to a main cog on defense can have catastrophic results (think what happened to the 49ers last season). You shouldn’t plan for the playoffs until the season hits at least the midway point.
Drafting players from bad teams is a losing move.
In fantasy, we don’t care if a team gives up 30 points and 400 yards a week while going 3-13. In fact, having offensive players from a team with a terrible defense is a good thing since the offense is going to have to open things up in order to try and catch up. Moreover, the worse a team is the less likely it is they have tremendous depth, which means bad teams often feature their better players even more so than good clubs. Team record matters little.
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