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7 Habits of Highly Successful Owners

14 May, 2007 Strategy

J.W. Poof Anyone can have a good year in Fantasy Football. A lot of this game is luck but have you ever noticed that some owners always win the big games? Good owners who work hard can make themselves more lucky. What makes those elite owners better than you? What is it exactly that makes the difference between winners and losers.

1) Prepare for your draft – Start months out so that you don’t have to cram. Invest in whatever resources you need. Having several different sources of information about players gives you more food for thought when compiling your own rankings. You can’t be too prepared.

2) Have a strategy – Have a game plan and stick to it. Maybe you think it is good to have a quarterback and receiver combo from the same team, maybe you think you shouldn’t draft big ten backs. The kind of analytical thinking required to formulate a strategy requires a deeper comprehension of the game and just the act of putting that much thought into fantasy football will gradually increase your acumen.

3) Monitor free agents – Being vigilant about improving your team can have huge benefits. Every year some new studs appear out of nowhere. Terrell Davis, Kurt Warner and Curtis Martin were undrafted in our league when they had their breakout years. These are the kind of players that can make a difference for whatever owner is savvy enough to grab them.

4) Trade – If you have good players that you aren’t utilizing or you know of another owner who does, trade. There is always the possibility of a trade that is good for both teams. If you can’t find that then try to screw somebody over. Keep your eye on the league and if you have a feeling that one of your players is going to start sucking soon, wait for a decent statistical game and then trade him to some dumb person in your league.

5) Don’t get emotionially involved – This always happens. If you are too emotionally invested in a player it interferes with your judgement. Just because Emmitt Smith had 25 touchdowns for you in 1995 doesn’t mean he should still be on your roster. This is a problem when you have a lot of players on your team that you like. The opposite can also be true. Just because you hate Terrell Owens doesn’t mean you shouldn’t draft him. You are only evaluating players based on what they can give to your team. If they are murderers that isn’t your concern.

6) Learn from other owners – You may notice certain things that other owners in your league do that work. There is no reason to let pride interfere with winning. If someone else has a winning strategy, STEAL IT. Talk to other owners and see if they will clue you in to their plans. Act like their friend and then screw them over with the info you get.

7) Watch the games – This is the biggest difference between good owners and great owners. Watching the game gives you all kinds of information that the internet and box scores can’t. If you see that a player has incredible talent but maybe isn’t being utilized as much as he should, pick him up. It will only be a matter of time before his coach finds a way to use him. If a player has good stats but misses blocking assignments or gets all of his stats on just a couple of fluke plays, trade/drop him. This is what watching the games gives you. I can’t believe how many people use the internet as their primary source of information. If you memorize all of the NFL stats that the internet can provide you can tell me what HAS happened, if you watch all of the games you can tell me what WILL happen.

Use these 7 habits of successful owners in your upcoming draft and throughout the season to crush your enemies, to see them driven before you and to hear the lamentations of their women. It will be good.