The best offense is a great defense. In a game dictated by offensive players, it can be difficult to see how this adage applies to fantasy football. After all, you won’t see any defenses taken in the first round of your draft. But that isn’t how you play defensively. The best way to win your league is to put yourself in the most advantageous position. So while everyone else wonders which players to draft in the first round, turn your attention to the later rounds. Football, real or not, is a game of attrition; and I’ll show you how to win.
How to Beat the Midseason Slump
What’s worse than watching your top player go down with an injury in the middle of the season? You hope that it’s just a muscle cramp and they can come back stronger than ever next week, but that doesn’t always happen. You have to plan for the worst. This can mean scouring the free agent lists hoping to find rising stars, but if your star player has a multi-week injury, nothing but greatness can replace greatness. That means you have to trade.
Last year, I found myself in such a predicament. My QB was Russell Wilson, who had a less than stellar year due to injury. In the end, he totaled 3,113 yards and 25 touchdowns. Considering I was able to draft him later than others, I thought I got him as a steal. But because my backup was Ryan Tannehill, I was in a bit of a pickle. Losing games by less than 10 points, I needed to trade for a better QB, and boy did I. Eventually, I was able to trade Wilson along with Aaron Jones to get Matthew Stafford and Antonio Gibson.
While Gibson wasn’t a bad RB to have, he was certainly no Aaron Jones, and Stafford’s game isn’t quite suited for fantasy football. The trade ultimately failed to staunch my wounded roster and I was eliminated from the playoffs in the semifinals. And when you have Jonathan Taylor on your team, that stings.
So how can you beat the midseason slump? You draft two great QBs, and you do it quickly.
Attack the QB Draft Pool Early
The earliest I have seen a QB go in a fantasy mock draft is in the third round, and there aren’t many. At this point, it will only be Josh Allen and/or Patrick Mahomes picked this early. That said, your opponents will start panicking and Justin Herbert won’t last long. If you can grab any of these three quickly, you’re set. The player pool is still rich with RBs and WRs, you can afford to wait another round if you can add someone like Lamar Jackson or Tom Brady to join your other star QB.
Why do this? Simple: QBs can make a team upwards of 300 points in a season. Allen, the number one ranked QB, is projected to get 377 points. And he’s just the best projected QB. Having a high scoring player on your team, can easily help you win your league. But more importantly, those are points your opponent won’t have. Holding onto two stud QBs gives you complete leverage at the midseason slump. When someone who needs a boost to their team comes to you for an impressive QB, that’s checkmate.
When you have Mahomes and Herbert on your roster, you can thank me for getting you elite players without compromising your team. Like the article? Read more of my writing here!
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