Fantasy football is a year-round obsession for many of us, and mere hours after Week 16 had wrapped up, Twitter was pulsating with debate about whether David Johnson or Le’Veon Bell should be the top pick next year. Yes, we’re already thinking about our 2017 drafts. Perhaps this is a good time to trot out the old truism that drafting is just a fraction of fantasy success, and that in-season roster management is critical.
Sure, if you nail your draft, you might not have to spend as much time investigating trades and working the waiver wire. But in August, we never know as much as we think we know, and before long our carefully drawn battle plans have gone askew.