The Anchor’s Desk with Scott Reister: Never Too Early For Fantasy Football Talk

As unpredictable as the NFL is (Cards NFC Champs?), your Fantasy Football Draft may be even crazier. A year ago, Matt Forte was about as well known as you were when it came to NFL running backs. Now, he’s a first round FFL pick, possibly two overall.

Take a look at a recent mock draft by some so-called “experts.”

http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasyfootball/story/11789125

What the $#%@?

It seems crazy to have guys like Steve Slaton, DeAngelo Williams and Chris Johnson going in Round One, but believe it or not, those guys had the best stats in 2008.

A bunch of little known dudes (others include Tim Hightower, Le’Ron McClain) delivered huge points, while name-brand stars (Tomlinson, Gore) fizzled and “F-ed” you over.

What have we learned? Find out who the super-fast rookies are, see if they are healthy and atop the depth chart, and pull the trigger.

More and more, random wild-card players are taking over fantasy football, meaning you have to do more research before your draft, and watch the waiver-wire like a hawk.

Hell, Forte wasn’t even drafted in most leagues last year and now the CHI RB is projected to go #2 overall. Looking at mock drafts this year, I notice they look NOTHING like they did last year. The exception is Adrian Peterson going in the top 2. This year he is number one and about the closest “sure thing” you’ll get.

The other first rounders that won’t screw you over include ATL RB Michael Turner (great offense w/ Matt Ryan) and ARI WR Larry Fitzgerald (once the top RBs are off the board). Tom Brady is a risky pick in Round One, and no other QB needs to go that high.

When it’s your turn to make a pick, and you’re deciding between an older guy who is the safer choice, and a younger guy like Beanie Wells or Ray Rice…go young! The NFL stands for Not For Long, just ask Shawn Alexander.

Playing it safe won’t win your league. So pick young, fast, and use that waiver wire. Today’s nobodies will win your league for you and end up atop next year’s mocks.

Note:
QBs and Kickers are the two positions where this logic doesn’t apply. Experience is good here. With QBs, always go for the highest number of TD passes. It’s way more important than yards.

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