Silence surrounding D-Jax is telling
I'm rounding up the big stories that happened while I was gone, probably for a column. I don't want to repeat myself here too much, but I find the silence following Darrell Jackson's release very telling. Two years ago, this guy was a top-ten fantasy talent. He's only 30, and now he's struggling to find a job. There are a couple lessons here.
1) Fantasy doesn't always meet up with reality
Because of his drops, injuries, attitude, and system, Jackson was never as good as the numbers indicated. Mike Holmgren made him look more consistent than he appeared. His lackluster effort was a bigger problem for his actual owners than his fantasy owners.
2) It's okay to sell low in keeper leagues if it's only going to get lower
I've owned D-Jax in my dynasty league for five years. I always feared the day he left Seattle because I never believed in his skill set. But I was greedy and never moved him when his value was highest. When he finally moved to the 49ers, I struggled to find takers because everyone assumed his numbers would go down, like me.
I still should have just settled and taken what I could get. Sometimes it's worth selling low if you are convinced a player's value is only going to get worse. Trust your gut. At this point, Jackson's value has bottomed out. My league is deep enough that I'll hang on to see what happens, but trading last offseason to the highest bidder would have worked better.
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Posted by: Tsmpbozc | July 16, 2009 12:05 AM