Waiver Wire controversy: Should you block other teams in your league?
By John Buhler
With Week 10 of the 2019 NFL season featuring six teams on bye, is this the right time to block your fantasy football opponent from making a claim?
In all honesty, your probably play fantasy football with friends or colleagues. Sure, you’d love to have bragging rights over these people, but is it in your best interest to block your opponents on the waiver wire during precious times like when there are six teams on by like they are in Week 10 of the 2019 NFL season? Are you a good person or a savvy fantasy player? Does it matter?
The Fantasy Footballers say that you should care about your team first and then consider what you’re going up against each week after that. However, weeks were six teams are on bye might be the ideal time to swiftly maneuver the waiver wire to get a guy to put on your bench, while also making fielding a nine-man lineup all the more difficult for your opponent.
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So what is blocking an opponent exactly? Should you do it? Do you believe in karma and what are the karmic ramifications of blocking a friend or colleague? In the long run, believe that karma will win out, but in the short-term why not pull a fast one on your opponent if you’re in desperate need to get yourself into your fantasy football postseason.
Blocking would be picking up a player on waivers that your opponent would want to fill in temporarily for their player on bye. Similarly, it would also apply if you were to grab an injured player’s handcuff teammate before the opponent with that particular fantasy starter can even think about grabbing him of waivers.
As said before, blocking a friend or colleague could be a sweet play for you in the short-term, but could have a negative impact for you down the road. People don’t forget when someone gets a fast one by then. One day, they’ll return the favor and you’ll absolutely hate it.
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At the end of the day, take care of your team first. You should try to beat your opponent with the players on your roster, rather than add a player they desperately need that’s just going to ride pine for you. But to each his own. If you plan to block someone in fantasy, assume the risks that this could potentially backfire on you in a big way you totally signed up for.