In these early weeks of the season, it's easy to make rash decisions. The problem is that sometimes the fantasy gods reward rash decisions and punish the good. Not to get all Book of Job in this IDP waiver wire report, but over the long haul, let's try to make good decisions and I'll try to help how to identify a good or bad decision.
Here's an example of a bad decision: How many of you dropped a significant chunk of your FAAB budget on Steelers DE Alex Highsmith after his monster three-sack Week 1 game? Sure, it could still pan out since his teammate T.J. Watt will be out for another month or more. But you can't feel those cherished IDP warm and fuzzies after Highsmith tallied a meager three solos and one TFL in Week 2. Thems the breaks.
Another unfortunate example comes from an IDP dynasty league, and it's only fair of me to add this league is pretty casual, where someone dropped Commanders LB Cole Holcomb for Bills LB Matt Milano about a half hour before games kicked off on Sunday. Dropping Holcomb, a top-10 IDP last year with 142 total tackles, after one so-so game? That can't happen to an every-down linebacker. Look, almost nobody is bulletproof in IDP. Just ask the guys who are still clutching onto former Giant and current free agent LB Blake Martinez. He was locked-in as a LB1 for most everyone. So dawn goes down to day, nothing gold can stay. But this is a league with seven starting IDP spots. A move like this can't happen.
