Picture this: It's the final few weeks of summer, cramming in those late vacations, the waves gently crashing along the shoreline... and you're on your phone, scrolling through seemingly endless fantasy football hot takes.
It takes courage to blaze your own trail as a fantasy manager and go with your conviction on certain players, even if all the experts are seemingly saying something else. Doesn't it seem like by Week 3 every season that player you had a hunch on is doing exactly what you thought he would?
If only you followed your gut.
We asked our fantasy analysts to pick one player they are going against the grain on, whether it's a so-called "bust" candidate they think holds promise or a player others seem to be too optimistic about.
Essentially, our analysts are "alone on an island" with these players -- and they know it.