“Kill your darlings” is one of the most oft-repeated and important pieces of advice for writers.
This phrase, courtesy of legendary author William Faulkner, reminds us of the dangers of overusing personal favorite elements of writing in our work, such as unnecessarily flowery language, undercutting tense moments with a joke, or even the overuse of a single word or phrase. All of these things in too great an amount can decimate a good piece of writing.
But “kill your darlings” can also be a good philosophy for fantasy football.
When we draft our fantasy teams, we select each player for a reason; they are not always statistically-based reasons, but we have some reason to believe that player will do well.