Fantasy Football For Truly Uninformed

                                            Picking A Winning Fantasy Football Team

The selection of players for your fantasy football team is not the task it once was. Today’s sports atmosphere is rife with chances for error and while it’s only a game, it is Football!

In order to make decisions which consider twenty-first century facts, one must delve deeply into potential players’ histories, not just statistical analyses.

What is the player’s name? While many past footballers had less than manly names, Bronco, Mad Dog, Bear, etc., were easy choices. Jason, Tucker, and Tyler are a bit iffy and quite common these days, so watch that.

Colleges are another clue in this puzzle. If your guy went to Saint anything, look twice. If he graduated summa anything, in fact if he graduated, look very carefully.

Coaches are a huge consideration in the selection process. If the coach has been thrown out of more than one game in the past season, award one point. If he’s hit a referee during any game, two points. One or more of his players, three, and four points if he hits a member of the opposing team.

It is presumed that this same group of individuals will also hit the opposing team’s coach, so these people get an added point for each such skirmish.

Another consideration in your selection process is the criminal record of your prospect. Some offences are permissible, in fact, may be looked at as desirable. But care must be taken to examine the details of each situation. A disorderly conduct charge, while on its face appears to signal a high-spirited individual, may also point to a young man who loafs in parks or playgrounds watching kiddies. Two very different indicators.

The amount of gold jewelry should be considered, given the weight when running and the potential for injury. A possible smack in the eye by a gold cross is nothing to ignore.

Also, caution must be exercised regarding the potential of these young men for injuries new to the scouting world. In particular is the wrist problems many players are affected by, which are the result of behind-the-back handcuffing. Gun shot wounds, old knife scars should be evaluated for the effects on your star’s game as well as his availability for the entire season.  Sometimes these past problems recur and can interfere with the continuation of your team's roster.  NFL suspensions along with these other off-the-field difficulties may force you to consider more back-ups for a just-in-case scenario.

Anyone who has been injured in an after-score demonstration should be automatically stricken from your list of potentials. If they can’t get out of their own way, what can you expect them to do in a real game situation? Those players who choreograph these end-zone dances deserve some negative attention. On whose time did these people practice their moves?   What kind of player thinks that these antics are a good idea?  What happened to leaving it at “Hooray for us!” And the players who make a show of pride after making a good play. What are they being paid for if not for making good plays? Try jumping up and down at work after successfully selling a refrigerator.

Consider these suggestions as you select your fantasy players.

It’s a new world out there, sports fans, and we have to keep up with it.