cctekguy
Staff member
The 3 teams that are the most frustrating for fantasy owners are the Redskins, Saints and Pats.
The frustration comes from never knowing who will be featured from week to week at various positions.
Many of us think that this type of strategy is a conspiracy against fantasy owners...specifically YOU. Yes, these 3 coaches get together and laugh about how many owners started their players and how many fantasy weeks they ruined. Great fun to build a players fantasy value and then rip the rug out from under them.
Some of the more level headed fantasy owners can appreciate the fact that their star players are being "protected" by the coaches in an effort to keep them "fresh" for the post season run. This is the angle that the media espouses but that's not much consolation when you've just lost by 3 pts to the worst team in the league because last weeks top rusher was holding a clip board.
I want to introduce a 3rd possible reason that these 3 coaches (and others to some extent) rotate their stars and strategies from week to week.
It's the oldest and most common reason in the world.
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By not allowing a star to shine teams avoid those miserable hold outs and payday demands from players whose only leg to stand on is their stats.
Imagine if Chris Johnson had been splitting carries with Ringer in 2009 and ended up with 1100 yds instead of 2000. Could he have demanded "Top Running Back Pay"? No! He would have not held out and would be working for a lot less...and probably playing harder. Might have to pay Ringer a little more but thats minor.
No, if there is a conspiracy in place it's not against fantasy owners but rather the NFL owners conspiring to keep salaries down and superstars to a minimum.
The frustration comes from never knowing who will be featured from week to week at various positions.
Many of us think that this type of strategy is a conspiracy against fantasy owners...specifically YOU. Yes, these 3 coaches get together and laugh about how many owners started their players and how many fantasy weeks they ruined. Great fun to build a players fantasy value and then rip the rug out from under them.
Some of the more level headed fantasy owners can appreciate the fact that their star players are being "protected" by the coaches in an effort to keep them "fresh" for the post season run. This is the angle that the media espouses but that's not much consolation when you've just lost by 3 pts to the worst team in the league because last weeks top rusher was holding a clip board.
I want to introduce a 3rd possible reason that these 3 coaches (and others to some extent) rotate their stars and strategies from week to week.
It's the oldest and most common reason in the world.
$$$
By not allowing a star to shine teams avoid those miserable hold outs and payday demands from players whose only leg to stand on is their stats.
Imagine if Chris Johnson had been splitting carries with Ringer in 2009 and ended up with 1100 yds instead of 2000. Could he have demanded "Top Running Back Pay"? No! He would have not held out and would be working for a lot less...and probably playing harder. Might have to pay Ringer a little more but thats minor.
No, if there is a conspiracy in place it's not against fantasy owners but rather the NFL owners conspiring to keep salaries down and superstars to a minimum.
