In the world of fantasy football, bye weeks can be deadly. This can be especially true if you have multiple players sitting out in a given week. Star players who give teams their biggest point totals aren't immune to bye weeks, and sometimes your bad luck can all be based around timing.
This past week I faced every fantasy owner's fear of having to play your back-up quarterback. Lucky for me, my backup is Jay Cutler; a player who is considered a starter in many other leagues. This occurrence was just luck. Most fantasy owners starting back-up quarterbacks struggle, often ending in defeat for their teams. I on the other hand, had a dominating performance and found myself with my second victory of the year. I even got to take down the #1 team in the league! Quite the feat for a guy still sitting in last place.
This week could also prove to be a winner for me. My adversary will see the downfall of having a starting QB on a bye week; forcing him to start Seattle Sea hawks quarterback Russell Wilson. This may not seem like such a terrible option, however, his QB is normally Drew Brees. Brees is an absolute all-star, and any week with him on the bench is going to hurt.
When super-stars like Brees, or Arian Foster, or Peyton Manning have a week off, fantasy owners can feel like they have no chance. Just take a deep breathe. Every team faces the dreaded bye week, and every team moves through it. You prepared for this way back during the draft!.. Or at least you should have. Drafting 2 players, who play the same position (this applies to all positions), who have the same bye week is just poor research beforehand. This late in the season you should still be able to pick up a starter in free agency. It may not be a standout player, but you need him (at least for this week).
My team is at full strength this week. No injuries. No bye weeks to worry about. I feel pretty optimistic that I can take down my buddy's weakened roster. A victory against him this week could put me right back in the hunt for a playoff birth.
Last week my league saw me pull off one of the biggest upsets of the year thus far. This week they may see me crawl out of the league's basement, dirty and tattered, but with playoff hopes in hand.
Tyler has a very descriptive and analyzed outlook onto fantasy football. His summary and analysis is detailed, but very basic, which would help people who do not follow fantasy football at all help understand what it is about. He introduces a topic such as free agency pickups, then he uses an example of how he picked up Bilal Powell in free agency. He then explains why he did it, so it helps the reader understand the concept of the free agency aspect of fantasy football in a nut shell. I do not mean this to sound rude or against Tyler's writing, but it is similar to the "...For Dummies" book series. Very well done.
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