Pretty self explanatory here. A necessary guide for all
fantasy football newbies, but there’s some insightful comments for even the
most savvy fantasy veterans here.
Streaming- Can stream basically any position, but like
pitching in baseball, the most easy positions to stream (and most impactful)
are QB and Def. Streaming QB’s can feast on a weak defense, while Defenses can
feast on a weak offense, sometimes more so than a supposedly legit weekly
option can. (Exhibit A: San Diego D v. NY Jets, or any Defense v. Oakland)
Fantasy zombie – a fantasy player (usually old or over the
hill) who is left for dead by almost everyone in fantasy circles but then COMES
ALIVE with some great performances. (Exhibit A: 34-year-old Antonio Gates
reeling in 2 TD’s last weekend)
Stud – standards differ as to what constitutes a stud, but
generally top 5 at each position qualifies, and I’ve seen that parameter
stretch out to top 10 and top 20. Thus, very devastating when you lose a stud
to injury, especially if it’s a RB and you haven’t grabbed their handcuff (See
handcuff).
Bellcow – very rare situation nowadays where one RB gets
almost all of a team’s rushing carries. Sometimes coaches promise that a RB
will become the bellcow but they’re actually just another Holstein in the pack,
thus frustrating you endlessly. Bellcows also tend to get goal-line
opportunities, fending off touchdown vultures (RB’s who only come in during
goal-line situations and thus steal TD’s that are rightfully other RB’s) in the
process.
Handcuff- getting the backup RB to a team’s starting RB, a
crucial act especially with the lack of bellcow running backs out there and
increasing amount of injuries.
Waiver wire – the most important resource in any league,
anytime, unless you’re in the deepest format ever and no one’s available.
Still, there should always be room to get a kicker, a DEF, or a QB (in a 1-QB
format, that is)
Monday night miracle- a double-edged sword, could be when
you’ve all but given up hope after Sunday’s games and only have one measly guy
going on Monday night needing 20 or 30 points, all but impossible. Then the
impossible happens and Deshawn Jackson gets 157 yards and 2TD’s (like last
night) and you snatch a victory from the jaws of defeat. (Or if your opponent
performs the miracle, snap defeat from the jaws of victory). One of the more
exhilarating things in all of sports in the midst of Monday night miracle and
still wondering if it will fully consummate.
Noodle arm- Ryan Fitzpatrick. Christian Ponder. Derek Carr.
Weak-armed QB’s are generally not going to cut it in fantasy football.
Rosterbating – “getting excited” about one’s roster,
especially after adding a waiver wire darling (i.e. Branden Oliver. Notice a
lot of Chargers in these comments?) and making one’s team stronger. Rosterbating
can happen at any time but is most frequently done after free agent/ waiver
wire adds have processed, a trade has been agreed to, or most frequently, the
draft, when the highest amount of player movement happens.
Sleeper- there are no sleepers in fantasy football anymore
because of the accessibility of the internet and other mediums of information,
but way back when it stood for a player that was previously unheralded and
would have a high chance of doing well despite limited popularity. Nowadays,
the opposite probably is true, where the supposed “sleepers” are targeted by
everyone and get an inflated value whereas established veterans/ less heralded less
“sexy” players are better values.
Fantasize on, Robert Yan
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