Depending on the league and scoring system, your strategy should be always be flexible to take the best advantage of the players
on your roster, the team you're playing against. Pay attention to any recent news, current weather, and injuries. In most leagues, on
a weekly basis, you'll start one quarterback, 2 running backs, 2 wide receivers, one tight end, one kicker, and one defense, although
this can change depending on the rules of the league.
One helpful strategy is to know your enemy and their positional advantages: if your opponent is starting the league's leading
passer, and you have that same team's receiver, you can equalize much of that advantage by starting that receiver in your
lineup – Every passing yard the QB gets, it's possible that your receiver will be involved and get points for the catch.
Other strategies involve watching your own roster and how those players line up in their real world games - if you can start both
a strong QB and his own team's receiver, you can almost double the potential points of that good combination. This also prevents
you opponent from doing the same against you or from playing a positional advantage.
Another strategy is to keep your eye very closely on the real-world events of your players to minimize potential losses and
capitalize on potential gains - many fantasy football team owners have missed a news article about one of their starting lineup
players being out for the week or that a second string player will be getting more field time due to the poor performance of the
1st string player at their position. It is these small tidbits that can add up in the end and make a difference.
If you are going to trade a player, remember the old stock market rule: buy low, sell high. The best time to trade a hot player is
after several straight games of top performance - it's not likely that they will be able to keep that up along the whole season,
and you will be able to get more for him earlier, rather than later, after he has a few games playing badly.
