By now you've probably figured out that I don't alter my fantasy football strategies whether it's a playoff matchup or merely Week 4, but some might wonder how that changes when it comes to a two-week playoff. I do have a league in which each round of the postseason is a fortnight, and I'm down 11 points heading into Week 15. I don't think 11 points is all that much to make up, though, so I'm going to stick with the players I trust, and not look for home run threats who could really produce nice games … or deliver next to nothing. I'm talking to you, Devery Henderson.
Henderson didn't make my top 100 flex rankings this week, but if I was in a two-week playoff league and down 25 or so points, I'm not sure I'd be any more likely to consider someone like him if I needed to make a big comeback. I mean, fantasy teams routinely have big weeks and win by 30, 40 points, so who's to determine what is too much ground to make up? I still don't alter my strategy. Plus, using Henderson as an example, his two "big" games this season consisted of him scoring 16 and 17 fantasy points. That's a home run? More like a double. How many home-run hitters are there, really?
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Eric grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs, and accordingly, favors Philly teams first, his fantasy teams second. He previously served as ESPN.com's lead NBA editor, and is a former Washington Post and Philadelphia Inquirer sports writer. Eric is also the author of "The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments," published by Source Books and available in bookstores and online.
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