Last Friday morning I warned people not to get swept away by Eddie Royal, James Starks, and Willis McGahee. While I was busy researching which undervalued players might become huge fantasy assets, fantasy owners clamored for the chance to get one of these 3 overrated players.
So what happened in Week 3?
Royal -- 2 catches, 34 yards, 0 TDs
Starks -- 13 rushes, 55 yards, 0 TDs
McGahee -- 8 rushes, 9 yards, 0 TDs
If you had been "lucky" enough to have snagged all 3 of these guys last week, in Week 3 they would have given you a whopping 8 fantasy . . . combined.
Pathetic.
Royal and Starks were owned in more than 90% of ESPN leagues by this weekend--up about 80% each since earlier this season. McGahee was not as popular, but the 32-year-old former retiree should have been owned by 0%.
Meanwhile, my research brought me to WR Stephen Hill, the Jets' best hope for a productive fantasy performer. The 22-year-old did very little his rookie season. Add the fact that he's playing with a rookie QB on a relatively bad offensive team, and there's little wonder why he was owned in less than 3% of ESPN leagues.
The difference between winners and losers is that winners anticipate future success; losers follow past success. With 17 targets through 2 games, Hill was an offensive focal point. He had amassed only 125 yards with 0 TDs and had lost a fumble. But he had the makings of a regular fantasy contributor.
As you can see in the photo below, I picked up Hill less than 2 hours before the first Sunday kickoff. And how did he do? 108 yards and a TD.
Hill's Week 3 fantasy output was double that of Royal's, Starks', and McGahee's . . . combined.
Stop jumping on bandwagons. Start researching probabilities of future success. There are several Stephen Hills out there every week. They're not hard to find if you look hard enough.
So what happened in Week 3?
Royal -- 2 catches, 34 yards, 0 TDs
Starks -- 13 rushes, 55 yards, 0 TDs
McGahee -- 8 rushes, 9 yards, 0 TDs
If you had been "lucky" enough to have snagged all 3 of these guys last week, in Week 3 they would have given you a whopping 8 fantasy . . . combined.
Pathetic.
Royal and Starks were owned in more than 90% of ESPN leagues by this weekend--up about 80% each since earlier this season. McGahee was not as popular, but the 32-year-old former retiree should have been owned by 0%.
Meanwhile, my research brought me to WR Stephen Hill, the Jets' best hope for a productive fantasy performer. The 22-year-old did very little his rookie season. Add the fact that he's playing with a rookie QB on a relatively bad offensive team, and there's little wonder why he was owned in less than 3% of ESPN leagues.
The difference between winners and losers is that winners anticipate future success; losers follow past success. With 17 targets through 2 games, Hill was an offensive focal point. He had amassed only 125 yards with 0 TDs and had lost a fumble. But he had the makings of a regular fantasy contributor.
As you can see in the photo below, I picked up Hill less than 2 hours before the first Sunday kickoff. And how did he do? 108 yards and a TD.
Hill's Week 3 fantasy output was double that of Royal's, Starks', and McGahee's . . . combined.
Stop jumping on bandwagons. Start researching probabilities of future success. There are several Stephen Hills out there every week. They're not hard to find if you look hard enough.