One thing daily fantasy football players should be looking for is predictability, or at least predictive indicators. However, as the 2016 NFL season trudges along, the league has become increasingly unpredictable regarding player performance, and a key factor is injury.
For instance, with Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger out for an uncertain period with a surgically repaired meniscus tear, wide receiver Antonio Brown -- an expensive but usually predictable play -- is not nearly the sure thing he usually is now that backup Landry Jones will be throwing the ball. Yet, Brown still has the highest salary of all players on DraftKings and FantasyDraft, and is No. 3 on FanDuel. That's the kind of dilemma that drives DFS players crazy.
