A few seasons ago, Kyle Rudolph told me a story about his dad, who has been playing in the same fantasy football league since high school. It’s very old-school, this league. If you’re in it, you don’t rack up points for catches or yardage. It’s strictly a TD-scoring league.
“He doesn’t like it if I don’t catch touchdowns,” Rudolph said.
Rudolph’s dad drafted him in 2011, his rookie season, and has made sure he’s on his roster every season. That tells you Rudolph’s old man loves him because his kid rarely is among the league leaders in touchdowns and, ordinarily, you pass on guys who don’t score a slew of TDs.