Picking up a player in the early part of your draft is an investment.
Much like the real NFL draft, the higher a player is drafted, the more money he will likely receive.
If your spouse, family, friends or colleagues wonder why you spend so much time watching football and carefully planning your next move as a fantasy football owner, the answer is plain as day. Fantasy football teaches us valuable investment lessons that can be applied to your future as an investor! Fantasy football gurus now have hard evidence as to the benefits of spending Thursday night, all day Sunday, and let’s not forget Monday night on the couch or in their favorite recliner carefully monitoring their franchise.
It’s okay to have a bad quarter. Detroit Lions’ quarterback Matthew Stafford had a rough start the first game of this season, throwing two interceptions in the second quarter and three total during the first half … two of which we’re in the Red Zone. Detroit fans were left wondering if last year’s playoff-worthy performance was a fluke and if their team was headed back to the cellar. But Stafford rallied. He maintained his composure, turned to Calvin “Megatron” Johnson, Kevin Smith and other team leaders, and marched down the field several more times. In the end, he delivered the kind of results hometown fans and fantasy football team owners hoped for.
The lesson here is Don’t Throw In the Towel! If you have invested in a player, then you have to ride that player out through the good times and bad. Even though players like Matt Stafford and Larry Fitzgerald may have gotten off to a rough start, you likely picked them in the top three rounds and need let your investment run its course.
Much like investing money, you need to protect for big players. Always make sure to consider back up plans for large investments like Quarterbacks and running backs. These are positions that many people are after (i.e. the defense) and are much more prone to injury. Invest wisely in your backup options and always consider paying a little more to cover your ASSets.
Lastly, consider the fact that veterans pay dividends. There are always cases of a rookie who shocks the league and puts up big points…or numbers, if we are talking about the market. However, it is always safer to invest in veterans. Someone who year in and year out has proven themselves as a performer is hard to argue with.
All this being said..just go have fun! Talk some smack to your buddies and go out and play put the best team on your roster as possible. Remember, bet with your head, not with your heart. Drafting Stephen Jackson in the second round is NOT smart, even if you are a Ram’s fan like me.
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