Just like I previously mentioned in the trade post, there may come a time when a player needs a firm handshake and a thank you for all they've done for your team, but they definitely need to be off your team. That kicker has missed one too many field goals, or that running back continues to run into large piles of men intent on stopping him and he lets go of the football way too much. Alternatively, there might be a player who is killing it the last couple of weeks, but for whatever reason nobody seems to have room for him on their team. You can either "add" the player you like, or "drop" the player you don't like, but either way you will be going to the waiver wire. All players are in waivers immediately after all the games end Monday night, and will be there until Wednesday morning.
As an example, John Ross III, a wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, is currently on the waiver
wire. He scored 27.8 fantasy points on Sunday, good enough for the second-highest point total by a wide receiver this past week. You can theoretically add him to your team and drop whatever player you want, but you will notice that he won't be added immediately. Instead, he will be a "Pending Transaction." Those pending transactions take place on Wednesday morning. Most of the time, whatever player you want gets added to your roster no problem, and you successfully claimed that player off waivers. If, however, someone else was interested in John Ross III at the same time as me, the order of the waiver claims matters. My current waiver order is 11th out of 12. The rule is "Reset each week to inverse order of standings," which means that the waiver order is determined by the opposite of whatever the standings currently are. As it stands, I'm currently in second place in the league because I am 1-0 and currently have the second-highest points total for the season (that is the tie breaker for our league, and since the season is just made up of one game at this point, it equates to your score from last week), so my waiver order is 11th out of 12. Rebecca (Low Fat Greek Goedert), on the other hand, is first in the waiver order because she is 0-1 and has the lowest points total for the season. So, if both Rebecca and I want John Ross III, she will get him because she's before me in the waiver order, and my claim will get denied. The order of waivers will change each week to reflect the current standings, so we should see some movement each week.
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| John Ross had a VERY good Week 1 fantasy line: 158 receiving yards and two touchdowns. |
Now, after Wednesday morning, every player gets put into the free agency pool. From there, you can add and drop players immediately, no waiting required. Everyone has had the chance to claim those players, and since they didn't claim them at that point, they are now free for anyone up until they start playing the following week. At that point they head back to the waiver wire, and while you can submit a claim for them, they won't be available until Wednesday morning when those claims are processed.
Hopefully that all makes sense. As a word of advice, which everyone is more than happy to take or leave as they will: I have, in past seasons, overreacted to Week 1 results and may or may not have dropped half my team because I thought they would underperform the rest of the season. Not only does Week 1 only count as a single week, but there is usually a reason why players are in the free agency pool. Add or drop a few end of the bench-type players who don't have a great outlook in favor of others who seem to be breaking out, but don't get rid of half your team. There's a reason you drafted Chris Godwin in the seventh round, or Sony Michel in the fourth. They are much more likely to do well over the course of the whole season than Mike Davis or Chris Thompson.
Hopefully this all helps! As always, let me know if you have questions.
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