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Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Week 4: Advice for Fringe Flex Fantasy Football Starters

NFL football is a game of highs, lows and absolutes—except, of course, in the rare case of a regular-season tie. The same is true in fantasy, where a breakout performance can lead to an unexpected win and one flop can lead to a crushing loss.

As is the case in the real world, choices mean the difference between victory and defeat.

Here, we'll try to help managers make the right lineup choices for Week 4, specifically targeting fringe starters riding the line between active slots and the bench.

For starts, we'll focus on players rostered in no more than 70 percent of ESPN or Yahoo leagues at the time of writing, according to FantasyPros.