| When most people think of fantasy football they | | | | defense is good, it will remain a power house for |
| think of the top offensive players in the NFL. | | | | many years down the road. |
| Guys like Adrian Peterson, Tom Brady and Larry | | | | During the off season, it's always good to keep |
| Fitzgerald all top the list of marquis fantasy | | | | an eye on the teams who had a strong offense |
| football players that are almost guaranteed to be | | | | but weak defense the prior year. These are the |
| your big point scorers in any given week. But | | | | teams that will most likely be drafting to build their |
| when doing your pre-season research, don't | | | | defense and may get some players to boost |
| forget about your fantasy football defense and | | | | their performance and status in the upcoming |
| the impact they could have on your season. | | | | season. |
| When researching a fantasy football defense it is | | | | Another thing to remember is to not downplay |
| a much easier process than trying to figure out | | | | the importance of a solid fantasy football defense. |
| your whole offensive lineup. Typically, fantasy | | | | Many games during the fantasy season are won |
| football leagues will allow you to play one team's | | | | by a point or less and a win can often be the |
| defense each week and get points for categories | | | | result of solid defensive play. It's true that when |
| like interceptions, fumble recoveries, safeties, | | | | you're waist deep into your draft the last thing on |
| sacks, points allowed and defensive TD's. | | | | your mind is what defense you will be choosing. |
| Some leagues mix things up a little by allowing | | | | But when that time nears, it is important to pick |
| you to choose one or two defensive players that | | | | at the right time to get the best defense possible. |
| can score individual performance points, but this | | | | Your fantasy football defense may not have the |
| category is not very common. Most fantasy | | | | most powerful or glamorous role on your roster, |
| leagues are set up so the offense is the main | | | | but they are nonetheless important and can help |
| source of scoring, for obvious reasons. | | | | make you a winner. Even if they are the reason |
| With this in mind, it's still important to do a little | | | | you win one or two weeks of the season, it will |
| homework on what the top NFL defenses have | | | | make up for the research you did to pick a |
| done during the off season. Have there been any | | | | consistently high performing team. |
| trades or is anyone injured. Most of the time, if a | | | | |