Fantasy Football is Won on Tuesdays

Its getting down to crunch time. Hopefully you are all set at Wide Receiver and Running Back. If for some reason you haven’t been following the plan and you need a running back you have Kolby Smith in KC, Justin Fargas in Oakland, Adrian Peterson in Chicago, Anthony Thomas in Buffalo and even Fred Taylor has re-emerged in Jacksonville.

I would hope you can identify one Receiver or Running Back on your bench you can dump. Find that player, or two and pick up the best free agent defenses you can find. Too many byes and injuries make it impractical up to now but from here on in you want three defenses to choose from each week so you can identify the best match up.

Defense doesn’t seem to get it’s due in Fantasy Football but that is alright by us. You can tap into 3-10 extra points per week by picking the best match ups. Many teams will start looking at the talent on the bench which means possibly big games for even middle of the road defenses.

Even if there is no solid defense to pick up, there may be a good match up to pick. San Francisco looks good at Carolina this week.

I have found that many fantasy owners totally neglect their defense. Granted, there is just a few elites and then a huge middle of the pack but this is the week you may be able to steal a good upgrade.

There are a lot of people that still have the likes of Miami on their roster. Upgrade your D already! When you are one of the bottom defenses after three weeks it’s more than just a funk.

Its probably too late to grab Houston but you may be able to snag Tennessee. Tennessee has shown itself to be a stout defense against some tough offenses included the Colts. They have a pretty favorable remaining schedule and three people, including Young, to carry the football for ball control if they ever need it.

Detroit is giving up a lot of points but they are getting a lot of turnovers and that has them scoring fantasy points. Especially if your “good” D is having their bye in the next couple weeks. Look at the match ups for the available defenses for that week and pick up your fill in now before the other owners think to do it.

-Chris