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How to Manage Your Fantasy Football Team. You've drafted a promising team, and the season's
under way. Now increase your chances of making the playoffs. You will need Time Football
news Knowledge of your league's rules and patience. Step 1. Devote time to following
football news. Keep track of injuries, players who are performing above or below expectations,
and weekly matchups. Knowing more than your opponents about individual players and the
game schedule is the key to getting ahead. Step 2. Unless they have a season-ending injury,
wait a few weeks before you drop or trade away players you picked within the first 10
rounds of the draft. Be extra patient with wide receivers, who tend to post inconsistent
numbers from week to week. Step 3. Pick up free agents – players who don't belong to
any of your league's teams – on the waiver wire. In most leagues, beginning on Tuesday,
the worst teams get to pick first, and the best teams go last. Step 4. Usually, starting
on Thursday and continuing for the rest of the week, free agents become available on
a first-come, first-served basis. Use the knowledge you've gained from following football
news to add and release players. In order to claim a free agent, you have to open a
spot on your roster by dropping a player. Step 5. Look for diamonds in the rough: free
agents who are flying below the radar, but are either posting consistent numbers or are
about to become more valuable because they're replacing injured starters. Step 6. Grab running
backs whose stats are on the upswing, and keep them on your roster as bargaining chips
for trades. Running backs are in demand in every fantasy league. Step 7. Trade with other
teams for key players to fill the holes in your roster. You must submit trade requests
to your league's commissioner before a set deadline, and they can reject your trade.
Step 8. Don't forget to actually watch the games on Sunday and Monday. Not only will
you learn valuable information you can only get by watching the players in action, but
you may also have fun! Did you know Did you know? The average fantasy football player
spends almost three hours a week on their league's web site.