...plays for a rival?
This was one reason I didn't play fantasy football. I have Zeke as my biggest name in fantasy but he plays for the Cowboys, obviously. I'm considering rooting for him to lose yardage every play but if he has a big game have it as a consolation prize. How do you guys handle these situations do you actively root for the player?
I root to make money
But if you're watching a Cowboys game do you root for him to pick up good yards on every carry or do you root for him to be stuffed? I think I'll do the latter.
My point is what do you do on each individual play if you're watching the game?
Look, if you're going to do fantasy anything, you have to be willing to draft and carry players who play for teams you hate. If you aren't, everyone wants you in their league because it means you'll pass on some really good players and you'll rarely ever win anything.
I only did 2 leagues this year. I have Prescott on one of the teams. Wentz is my 2nd QB on the other. If either guy is in one of my lineups it is what it is. It doesn't mean I root for them. Fantasy is always secondary and has no actual bearing on what happens on the field.
Why do you even need to "root for the player" if you draft them?
I just root for what suits the Giants best and let the fantasy pieces fall where they may. Like I said in my prior post, I actually have Prescott in one league. I am rooting for the Rams to beat Dallas first and foremost.
I don't watch every Prescott dropback and think to myself "man, I hope he connects on a bomb to Gallup here for a TD" - I am hoping he gets sacked, picked off, whatever..
If he has a good game, cool for my fantasy team, but I'm not actively rooting for Dak at all. I am just rooting against the Cowboys because the Giants are always going to be more important than fantasy. For me, at least.
That game won me so much money because the Giants defense was trash and I knew it. Not my fault. They played like shit that whole year and couldn't care less if I hurt their feelings in the process of winning money - because of their shit play.
Asshole cared more about his fantasy team than the Giants. Fuck him.
Because of this priority, I just don't draft Cowboys or Eagles (except for maybe a D). The Redskins are so bad I don't really need to draft any of them anyway.
Because of this priority, I just don't draft Cowboys or Eagles (except for maybe a D). The Redskins are so bad I don't really need to draft any of them anyway.
And let me add its not hard to do. For example if I had the 1st round pick and Zeke was sitting there, I bet also Kamara and Dalvin Cook are sitting there too. Any of these will be good picks and who really knows which one will be best.