Critical Fantasy Football Advice for Dominating Your 2010 Playoff Matchups

December 11, 2010   ·   John Zaktansky   ·   Jump to comments

It was one of those moments. A sports radio host asked me during an on-air segment what my best advice would be for people who find themselves in their respective fantasy playoffs.
Knowing the audience wanted some epiphany that would help them decimate the competition and cruise to a big pay day, my advice was fairly anti-climatic.
Keep it simple. Overthinking a start/sit can be fantasy suicide in the playoffs.
An example? Last week, I was one win away from clinching a playoff berth in my 12-team dynasty league. Wanting to nail down a slot in the worst way, I started evaluating my team, and then re-evaluating. I was looking for any way to find an advantage.
Not thrilled with the fairly pedestrian stats out of Rashard Mendenhall, especially in a PPR league, I was nervous about his matchup with Baltimore. Meanwhile, Mike Goodson was blazing hot for Carolina, a PPR savior and playing an overly mediocre Seattle squad.
I had myself convinced I should start Goodson o...

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