The page has officially turned in the NFL season, and so too things are beginning to take shape in the dynasty fantasy season as well. I firmly believe this is one time of year when you can make a lot of ground on your opponents. This is easier than you might think, as it’s more of an engagement piece than making moves on your roster. If your league has a chat feature or group text, this is the time to simply discuss football and see what knowledge of the happenings around the NFL each member of your league possesses. This gives you an idea of their commitment level and how hasty they are to react to news.
My goal is to remain patient in all aspects of my fantasy league and capitalize on mistakes others make. I have supreme confidence that, given enough time, I can build a dynasty without the help of any other person in my league, so it’s a patient game. Currently I’m absorbing NFL news such as Aaron Rodgers will make a decision on playing soon as this could signal the end of the line since he probably wouldn’t pull the plug in July as the Steelers had some assurances that he would play last year but to make a decision early so they can fill in the pieces to the roster while time is on their side means its at least plausible that he will be all done. This is probably one of the only times I will sell at a loss, as I did counter for two fourths for Aaron Rodgers, but really, it’s about having more draft capital in those spots than the picks themselves. Other than trades like this that really strengthen my team, I’m really not looking to make many moves, as players will be moving around and roles will be changing, which I currently don’t like to speculate on.
In most cases, if I don’t like the player, no one else does either, and if I like the player, then everyone else does too, so deals aren’t really there unless it’s me trading away Kenneth Walker, as he might have had his best year behind him so if someone will pay career year price, then I’ll sell. If you have to ask, should I make the trade? Then the answer is probably not, as trades should accomplish something significant with your team design. Let other owners trade to trade and make mistakes. Think about last off-season, how many people bought Jalen Hurts off a Super Bowl win with the tush push still in operation, or bought Brock Bowers at top value. Don’t be the person who buys Trey McBride this year off a career year.
When you have these players, it doesn’t mean you need to sell them, it just means that you buy TE’s like Warren, Loveland, or Kincaid, or even Bowers, guys that we know are better than the 2025 season showed and are still young in playing years. All of these players cost a rookie first when drafted, so I want to buy cheaper than that, so I’d be looking at the top of the 2nd draft picks when my pick is on the clock for a player someone wants. At this time, I also always look to begin draft pick conversations, which I like to make deals after the NFL draft, and I rarely, if ever, move up. I always want to move back and acquire more picks. The more dart throws, the better chance I have, whether it’s this year or future years.
Roster builds are not important currently, as you just want to own players that other owners feel they need to have to complete their roster, as this is the best way to build future draft picks is selling players over the summer for the next couple of years’ rookie picks. Each trading partner feels their team is going to win, and they are in “Win Now” mode, and you have their missing piece. They fail to realize that injuries happen and aren’t controllable, so the perceived best teams in the summer aren’t really the championship teams at Christmas time. I constantly add young players and draft picks. I only traded one 1st round pick away last year, and it was a two-time championship team that ironically didn’t win this year, and so now the pick I traded away is 1.10. I did double-tap WR last year with the trade with Egbuka and Hunter, but that doesn’t look that great right now, especially since I didn’t 3 – Peat.
The other important item to pay attention to this week is getting to know the rookies and their personalities, just like the team. Great humans make impressions on teams and get more opportunities than character-issued humans. The separation between talent in the first round and talent in the 3rd round isn’t separated by much. Taking a deep dive into what makes up the person will help you get ahead of most of your league mates, who just look at the numbers and forget that these aren’t robots; they have bad days and good days, and how these are handled may define a career.
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