Fantasy Football: 10 Tips to Winning Your League

May 28, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Tim Tebow (11) and quarterback Sam Bradford (7) drop back to pass during OTA

5. Take risks 

(Don’t draft Tim Tebow; there’s a rare chance he will start this year)

No matter how much planning and preparation goes into something, the plan can change. Fantasy football players must come up with a plan, but also understand that players fall in their lap or are drafted higher than expected. This can change the plan and force players to swiftly switch their plan. Likewise, taking risks is something that must happen if you want to be successful. This is not to say that they will all pay off, but the return on investment, or risk in this case, isn’t known unless you pull the trigger.

This is not to say the No. 1 overall running back should be traded for a sleeper, but there are many trades that may appear to be head scratchers could pay off. Pulling of trades aren’t the only area of fantasy football exploring. Adding and dropping players before they are either a common name on ESPN, Yahoo, and CBS leagues, or a player was held for way too long and have now hurt your team as they’ve been in the starting lineup through their struggles on the field.

Risks also come in the draft as well. Taking a kicker in the first round isn’t a worthwhile risk, but taking a kicker that is a guaranteed point getter due to his consistency is something worth pushing for between rounds four-six than getting stuck with a kicker that you end up switching every different week because of their lack of kicks or inaccuracy.

The morale of the story is to take risks. They may back fire or be touch down worthy. The outcome isn’t known unless you think outside the box and throw the long ball for the game-winning score.

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