Opponents tend to set their lineups based on the Fantasy lineup you have set. For example, your opponent this week chooses to start a “WR3” that plays on the same team as your starting Quarterback. This is done in hopes of "nerfing" your Quarterback's performance. Every catch or score by the opponent's WR3 is will undermine your Quarterback's productivity. Going by traditional PPR metrics, Quarterbacks score one point for every 25 passing yards and each touchdown pass is worth 4 points. A Wide Receiver scores one point per reception, 6 points for each receiving touchdown and 1 point for every 10 receiving yards.
A Quarterback who throws for 300 Yards, 2 Touchdowns and 1 Interception is going to generate a total of 20 Fantasy Points. Now let’s
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Whether the WR3 scores your opponent 18 points independent of your Quarterback or not the same damage is done. As far as final point totals go this may at first glance appear to be true. While it’s a prevalent theme that Fantasy Football is all about starting the players with the best scoring potential regardless of the situation. However, the risk / reward game favors the opponent who can mitigate the amount of points that are generated by the opposing team. Fantasy Football is quite similar to running a marathon, imagine if an opponent could just jump on your back and let you do the running. Regardless of how slow or fast you run the man on your back travels at an equal rate.
The weekly play of your Quarterback will determine the life and death of your season. The Quarterback slot will be your most valuable position for point production in most weeks of the NFL season. Compare this to the third Wide Receiver slot, where the weekly point expectations are far lower. While the rising tide does raise all ships, rough waters can just as easily sink them. The value of the Quarterback and WR3 positions depend on your league size, and their average point production can be much different, thus linking them puts you at a slight