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Have you ever wanted to play fantasy football but like most people complain that it’s too hard? Well, a good thing for you I’ve gotten together a list of ways that could make YOU, the champion of your league. I get it, I used to be in that same exact boat you’re in. Where you couldn’t figure out who to start, who to pick up, who to trade for, and who to avoid, etc. But now, I can help you figure out how to be a champion.
Field Yates, an NFL insider for ESPN who has been working at ESPN since 2012, and also every Sunday has a podcast called Fantasy Football Focus. Yates states that the three best things you can have to be successful this year in fantasy football are; hope you have a little bit of luck and have a certain level of attention and skill. What that means is that if you want to become a champion, you have to know what to look for and when to look for it. For example, if you were to be in a league and you had finished your first game with a loss, you’re down, and you’re unconfident in your talents as a GM. But then, a shimmering light emerges, and that light is none other than Puka Nacua emerges, a waiver wire steal. And if you were, like me, one of the lucky few who were able to get their hands on such a gem, then you should be well off for the rest of the year.
He states in his article “How to play fantasy football: Guide for the NFL Season”
“While there is a certain level of skill and attention that can influence your fantasy football fortunes, the reality of the game is good luck can often overcome many hours of lineup prep your league-mates put in before each draft or each week during the season.”
Michael Fabiano, who is the senior fantasy football analyst for NFL Media, also has 2 decades of fantasy football experience on NFL Fantasy Live on the NFL Network. Fabiano states that there are 2 main game types, while there are many sub-types to those 2 main types.
He states .“There are two main types of game types: season-long and daily fantasy. Further, there are sub-categories within these. In season-long, you have re-draft and dynasty leagues. In Daily Fantasy, referred to as DFS, you have Cash and Tournament. Best Ball is a newer type of league and gaining popularity. It is a season-long league but you are only competing to score the most fantasy points in your league during the NFL regular season.”
Sophie Hanson, The Entertainment Editor at Stylecaster who has written for Vogue Harper’s Bazaar, VICE, and Bustle goes into the history of fantasy football and where it originated.
She states “Fantasy football emerged in 1962 when Bill Winkenbach, then part owner of the Oakland Raiders football team, gathered with some friends in a New York City hotel, and together they created the first fantasy football league, which got named the GOPPPL (Greater Oakland Professional Pigskin Prognosticators League).”
So, now that you know how to succeed and be the coolest person on the planet, how are you going to take control and dominate your fantasy league?
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Tips and tricks to help win your Fantasy Football League
November 3, 2023
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Daniel Hart, Staff Writer
Daniel Hart is an 11th-grade student at Jenison Senior High School. He currently does not do any extra-curricular activities, and instead, he works at Wendys