Friends, it’s been quite a ride here in 2010…for all of us.
I know from the discussions we’ve had in the comment section that many of you were triumphant and won championships this year. To all of you who won, I say congratulations. (For the record, I won championships in two out of my six leagues and made the playoffs in four out of six; all things considered, I’ll take that.)
I also know that some of you fell short, and that some of you fell short because of a recommendation of mine here or there that went awry. Trust me when I tell you that hearing those stories is truly disappointing and only serves to make me work harder and smarter in my never-ending quest to minimize bad picks and maximize the good ones.
We all know that perfection is never an option when it comes to fantasy football; it’s a game of attrition where the owner that is the least unperfect and most lucky wins. It’s what we all sign up for when the season begins, and it’s what we all must remember in good times and bad. And, for better or worse, we’re all just one great run or one devastating injury away from a championship or a last place finish next year.
So no matter what happened in 2010, don’t get too high nor too low. Remember that fantasy football is meant to be fun, and then take whatever lessons you were able to learn this year and stick them in your back pocket for next year.
Now, with all that said, it’s quite possible that some of you are still playing. Though I think it is a terrible way to set up a league, I know that some leagues do have their championships in Week 17. From years past, I know that these leagues are the minority, but I want to make sure that I’m here for anyone who is interested in my Week 17 start ’em, sit ’em advice.
I will not be doing a traditional start ’em, sit ’em post this week, nor a Week 17 rankings post. For one thing, it’s an even more random exercise than normal, with some teams already having playoff spots sewn up and teams in 4:00 games being in different situations based on what happens in the 1:00 games, etc. Things will change every 24 hours this week, and with far fewer people likely to read this post, I cannot justify the time it takes to write it.
That said, I’ll still be here to answer specific questions, which I think is the most important part of the weekly start ’em, sit ’em post anyway. So feel free to use the comment section below to pose any and all Week 17 questions, and I will be around Sunday morning with another live chat to help you out with the last second calls.
Finally, I just want to say to those of you whose seasons are over, and who have been loyal readers this season, thank you. I really appreciate your consistent visits to the site and your kind words of thanks throughout the season. I hope I’ve steered you in the right direction more than often than not, and hopefully we can all resume our championship quests together next season.
Before we delve into the Week 16 start ’em, sit ’em Q&A below, here is a quick note and then a recap of how I did with my Week 15 top-line picks:
- Don’t forget to check out the Text It To The House promotion. It’s the fun, easy weekly game I told you about a couple weeks back. You pick the five players who will have longest plays from scrimmage this week
And now a quick look back at my Week 16 top-line picks:
- Start em hits: Josh Freeman, BenJarvus Green-Ellis
- Start em misses: Larry Fitzgerald, Kevin Boss, New York Jets
- Sit em hits: Joe Flacco, Peyton Hillis, Dallas D
- Sit em misses: Dwayne Bowe, Jimmy Graham
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As you can see, it was a mixed bag with the top line picks in Week 16. As usual though, my lineup specific advice was better than these general picks, in which regular readers know I try to be a bit riskier anyway. It doesn’t help anyone if I tell you to start Tom Brady.
Anyway, just know that I always review what goes right and what goes wrong and try to learn from it. Hopefully you do the same. The key to fantasy football is all about managing risk and return. You won’t always be right, you just need to be right a greater ratio of time than the other people in your league (and have good injury/matchup fortune along the way). That’s my philosophy and I’ll keep sticking to it.
Fire away. All Week 17 start ’em, sit ’em questions welcomed below. I’ll tell you right now one guy I like a lot this week: David Garrard. If Tim Tebow can be fantasy-relevant against Houston, I think it’s safe to have confidence in a guy like Garrard, who has everything to play for and who finally has become a consistent fantasy contributor.
Commenting is turned off here, but head over to MSF Fantasy Sports to ask all of your Week 17 start ’em, sit ’em questions.
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