Okay, so I’ve been messing around with this fantasy football thing for a while now, and let me tell you, it’s a wild ride. One question that kept bugging me was whether the points scored by players on my bench actually counted towards my weekly total. I mean, you spend all this time picking your squad, so you’d think every player’s performance would matter, right?
So, I dug into the rules of a bunch of different fantasy football leagues. I read through all the boring stuff, and guess what I found out? In most leagues, those benchwarmers don’t score you any points. Yeah, you heard that right. They can have the game of their lives sitting there on the sidelines, but it won’t make a difference to your score.
At first, I was like, “What? That’s crazy!” But then, I started thinking about it. It actually makes sense. Your starting lineup is your A-team, the guys you think are gonna bring home the bacon. The bench is more like your backup plan, in case one of your starters gets injured or has a terrible matchup.
Here’s how I figured it all out:
- First, I joined a couple of different fantasy football leagues with my buddies.
- Then, I made sure to set my lineup each week, putting my best players in the starting slots.
- I kept some decent players on the bench, just in case.
- I tracked the points scored by both my starting lineup and my bench players after each game.
- I compared my weekly score with the points scored by my starting lineup and noticed they are the same.
After a few weeks, it was crystal clear. Only the points from my starting lineup were added to my team’s total score. The bench players’ points were just there, not helping me win, not hurting me either. It’s like they were playing in a different game altogether.
Now, there are some weird leagues out there that might do things differently. Maybe they give you a few points for bench players, or maybe they have some crazy scoring system I haven’t even heard of. But in the standard leagues I played in, the bench was just a waiting room.
So, what’s the takeaway from all this? Well, when you’re making those tough start/sit decisions, remember that your bench players aren’t gonna save you. Focus on getting your starting lineup right, and don’t worry too much about who’s riding the pine. That’s the key to fantasy football glory, at least in my experience.
This whole experience taught me that fantasy football is all about strategy. It is not just picking the best players. It is about picking the right players for your starting lineup each week. The bench is important, but it is not going to win you any games.
