Whether it be a three-way tie for sixth or one game back and relying on losses and a win, there is really nothing like the closeness of Week 13 in the fantasy regular season.
If you are like me, you probably have had some awful fantasy luck in the past few weeks. Because of this, you also probably have a pretty good record but are struggling to make leeway in the standings. Yes, I know it is not fair, but this is simply how fantasy football works.
This has been an odd fantasy season so far, and part of it has been due to the plethora of bizarre trades — notably, Carlos Hyde to the Jacksonville Jaguars and Amari Cooper to the Dallas Cowboys.
Chris Carson was perhaps my favorite value pick in all of fantasy football this year. Initially, this was looking like a botch by me, but Carson’s performance last week has reignited my belief.
On Feb. 8, Jimmy Garoppolo signed the largest contract in NFL history — $137.5 million for five years — with the San Francisco 49ers, becoming their quarterback of the future for a franchise with a history of great quarterbacks.
