Winning Sunday - Sit Players on Monday?

[Sam]

How close of a score would it have to be to sit your players on Monday if you've already locked up the win after the action on Sunday? If it's within a point or two, do you sit a player just in case they have a 2 fumble game or something crazy? I have a 2 point lead and Joique Bell going tomorrow - I think I'm going to play him though and take my chances. If it was under 2 points, then I'd probably re-consider.

[mjl]

What's the benefit of getting the points? Tiebreakers at the end of the season? How likely is it that you'll be tied and need the ten points or so Bell is likely to get you to move up a spot? It feels pretty unlikely to me.

If there's no weekly prize for a high score or anything like that, I'd probably play it safe here. If it was someone who was likely to score a lot of points, like if you were asking about Calvin Johnson, I might answer differently.

[luckyheel]

I don't know the rules in your league or how punished a fumble is, but if it's the standard values, Bell should easily get enough rushing/receiving yds to offset any fumbles, even if he has 2 of them.

In my league, 2 fumbles are offset by 40yds combined rushing and/or receiving...I think that is a very safe play.

[nullnor]

you'd be surprised how many times it happens... 1st play, tackled for a loss, injury, fumble. it's the injury that hurts ya cause they never get the chance to come back on the field to make it up.

[dslaw]

I never sit guys for things like this, at least early in the season. I don't think it has ever hurt me in football but it has in baseball when a guy goes out and gives up 8 runs in 2 innings and I lose ERA & WHIP that week. Later in the year I have sat guys when I need to win to make the playoffs or during the playoffs.

[Hornsby]

I'd never do it this early in the season either. I assume like most leagues, yours takes total points into account at some time to use as a tiebreaker or a bonus. The odds are tilted pretty well in your favor that Bell gets something like 10 points...points you may need later in the year.

[Sam]

Thanks all - I looked up last year in the league and at the end of the year, 2nd and 4th place were only 30 points aparts and the difference between 5th and 6th was only 20 points. I'm going to take my chances and rack up the points here.