5 Ways To Draft a Better Fantasy
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3. FILTER INFORMATION
With so many sources reporting on each bit of minutia surrounding the NFL, paying attention to everything could muddle your fantasy strategy. Take training camp news and preseason-game performances with a grain of salt — yes, someone might have an amazing performance … against a practice squad-caliber defensive unit. Third-string running backs rarely break through to the starting lineup, even after 100-yard preseason games. “Depending on how plugged in you are, you can use the news both ways,” Quintong says. Meaning, you can take advantage of bozos in your league by playing up panic-inducing hype (“Brady sprained his hair; it could affect his whole season!”) so that they overcompensate on draft day.