According to a popular fantasy site, Maroney is owned in 69 percent of leagues. More than both Michael Pittman (37 percent) and Tim Hightower (39 percent). Pittman and Hightower are the established short yardage backs on the third- and fifth-highest scoring offenses in the NFL.
The Broncos are averaging 29.8 points per game this year, the Cardinals 29.4. The Patriots are scoring only 19.8 points per game, yet the marriage to Maroney continues in most leagues.
Making It Worse
In a recent Washington Post article, a political study was conducted on how likely people are to change their minds. The Yale University study showed that after people are shown facts that refute their opinion, for most people these opinions become more strongly held than before.
The political scientists concluded that when people's beliefs are contradicted by facts, most human beings argue back in their own minds, twisting their perceptions until they come to their originally held conclusion.
In other words, people are naturally stubborn. At least it's not just me.
What Should I Do?
Take an honest look at your roster and look for players who do the same job on higher-scoring teams. Unless you have a football reason for thinking your player is going to bounce back, he probably isn't.
Pick up some guys who are doing it now. If you make the proper adjustments midseason, you can make up for a multitude of draft-day errors, but you must first let go of your draft-day assumptions. You must be willing to change your mind in the face of new facts.
If you are aware of the mistakes that human beings are predisposed towards making, you'll make better decisions in both fantasy football and life.
Anchors away!
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