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I keep my heart out of FF. I'll take 'Skins as long as they are worthy, and I won't shy away from taking Cowboys.

One year I took a bunch of Skins and it actually paid off. It was in '99 and I drafted BJ, Davis and Westbrook all as backups. I also took E. James as a rookie and with him and Davis I cruised to the league title. BJ and Westbrook also worked out very well too.


I keep my heart out when it comes to picking Redskins. But I can never bring myself to start a player if his team is going up against the Redskins that week-unless my season is on the line.

I'm usually against picking many players from the same team, but it paid off for me a couple of years ago when, in an autodraft, I got Holmes, T. Green and Gonzo

I know that keeping your "heart out of it" is always good advice for building a successful fantasy team - but I feel stronger about the Skins than I do about fantasy football. I'd rather see the Skins win than my fantasy team. So I do allow a little bias to float in. But if the Skins have a big year - and they will eventually - then it'll be a double-whammy.

I also don't like to start players against the Skins - it's not fun to cheer for a player to do well against us!

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they have clinton as the #6 back

I try to not start guys against the Skins too, but sometimes you've gotta do it, especially if you're talking about one of your big time stars.

yea I have a hard time playing peopel against the skins, but Im not going to bench moss, mcnabb, or toomer this year, because they are some of my studs on my fantasy team.

These are the pillars of my draft theory:

Pillar 1: Draft RB's early - no s*#%^!
Pillar 2: I always draft at least one Redskin and never a Cowboy - I don't care if Ladanian gets traded to Dallas and I have the first pick. (by the way, this habit of drafting redskins has hurt me in the past few years).
Pillar 3: Draft a sleeper in Round 5 or 6.
Pillar 4: Pick one rookie - only one!
Pillar 5: Never draft a WR if he's the only draftable WR on his team.
Pillar 6: Never draft a player with a girl's name (exception - Shannon Sharpe).


I'm not sure I understand why on pillars 2-6.

I will only take a Dallas "D", after last year. No other 'roids, and I exclude all druggies like QC & R. Williams.
Why one Rook?
Why not the WR if he is the only draftable WR on his team?
There are a lot of girls names. Sean Salisbury, Shaun King, Ade Jimoh, etc.
HeHateme, Adelwale Ogunleye!

I will always take a receiver if hes the only good one on the team. Which explain why I drafted randy moss with my first pick this year. OR why chambers is a great pick, or Owens, or a couple other great receivers.

The rookie thing can go either way. Ive got Fitzgerald on my team this year, hopefully he'll have a huge year for me.

I'm not sure I understand why on pillars 2-6.

I will only take a Dallas "D", after last year. No other 'roids, and I exclude all druggies like QC & R. Williams.
Why one Rook?
Why not the WR if he is the only draftable WR on his team?
There are a lot of girls names. Sean Salisbury, Shaun King, Ade Jimoh, etc.
HeHateme, Adelwale Ogunleye!

These are all judgement calls that I make - Rules of Engagement. I think it's fun to pick a rookie - but not a good idea to have more than one on your team. If there's not another good WR on the team, your #1 stud will suffer (example: Moulds w/o Price). I would not have recommended Chambers, but now that Booker's in town - he'd be a decent grab. On the girl-name thing, that's just good business - name one super stud who has a chick's name!

I keep my heart out of FF. I'll take 'Skins as long as they are worthy, and I won't shy away from taking Cowboys.

If you really want to win at fantasy football, that is the attitude you HAVE to take. But I am like you - for that one or two games a year that a guy plays against the Skins, it is tough to put him in the lineup. If they are a borderline player or if they are going against a true strength on the Redskins, I will bench them. A quality player stays in my lineup if I can't find SOME justification for benching him, besides the fact I will be rooting AGAINST him that day LOL. What's really nice is when your fantasy player has a big game against the Skins, but the Skins WIN!!