Just like any other game, fantasy football isn’t just an exercise in strategy — it’s a game of psychology.
Doubt, hubris, greed, indifference — all the same feeling you might have about your own team at points in the season — you can bet your rivals have felt as well. If you keep a steady head and watchful eye, you can capitalize on those emotions.
A fantasy manager in one of my leagues, perhaps out of frustration, dropped Michael Thomas to make a waiver-wire move. We’re not talking Mike Thomas, the Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver, but none other than Saint Michael, aka “Can’t Guard Mike,” aka “Slant Boy,” aka “the Slant God.