Four weeks are in the books, which means four managers in your Yahoo Fantasy guillotine-style leagues presented by Liquid Death are no longer around. It’s a wicked game, isn’t it? Of course, it’s wickedly fun when you’re on the good side of things.

Every week I’ll examine the most common NFL players on those cut teams and try to figure out where the puck is headed. I will also offer some FAB advice ($1,000 cap is the Yahoo default), but please remember this area is highly context-sensitive and manager-specific.

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Waiver strategy in guillotine-style leagues

If you’re new to this format, it’s critical to understand that waiver strategy is significantly different in the world of guillotine-style leagues.

You can often win a traditional fantasy league with modest help from the waiver wire, maybe a timely pickup or two. Sure, it’s great if you crush the market and land the right guys, and the best managers will always aim to be smart on the wire, but if your drafted team stays healthy and runs pure, some years that might be enough.

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Immediate needs vs. playing the long game

In guillotine-style leagues, the eventual winning manager will have assembled a MONSTER team at the end of the year, a juggernaut, a Pro Bowl-type of roster. And the way you build that beast is usually by having resources all season — by not blowing the majority of your FAB on a tantalizing early star. It’s pivotal that you understand that the waiver wire gets stronger and stronger every week in guillotine-style leagues, because the eliminated manager is coming from a smaller and smaller league size every week.

Unless you have a draft touched by the fantasy angels, you are unlikely to win a guillotine-style league without a successful and careful waiver-wire strategy.

[Eliminated or looking for more fun? There’s still time to join or create another Yahoo Fantasy guillotine-style…

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Tyreek Hill is apparently making the best of a tough situation following his devastating knee injury that occurred during the Dolphins’ win over the Jets on Monday night. 

To the surprise of everyone, the former All-Pro receiver smiled and waved to the crowd as he was carted off the field during the first half of Miami’s eventual 27-21 win. Hill — who was immediately hospitalized after dislocating his knee in the second quarter of Monday’s game — has continued to display positivity in his conversations with teammates. 

One of Hill’s teammates, offensive tackle Terron Armstead, posted a message on X stating that Hill “is in good spirits” while explaining the reasoning behind Hill’s smiles as he exited the field. 

As expected, Hill was a major topic following Miami’s first win of the season. An eight-time Pro Bowl receiver and three-time All-Pro, Hill is just two years removed from his banner 2023 campaign that saw him lead the NFL in both receiving yards and touchdown receptions. 

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said that he was one of several teammates who able to speak to Hill prior to him getting carted off the field. He said that Hill’s surprising smile as he exited the field is “just his personality.”

“That’s just who he is,” Tagovailoa said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with him.”

Tyreek Hill injury: Dolphins star WR dislocates knee — what it means for his future and Miami’s season

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 Fellow receiver Jaylen Waddle, who referred to Hill “as my twin” during his postgame…

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The first quarter of the fantasy football season is just about done. When the two Monday night games are complete, everyone will have four games on their record — both in the NFL and in fantasy leagues.

Take a breath. Get out your notebook. The season just got interesting.

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The bye weeks come knocking in Week 5, and I’ve always maintained this is more feature than bug — at least for the better fantasy players. When the bye schedule starts, our game becomes more challenging, more dynamic. And the standings in your league now have some personality to them — some teams are riding high at 3-1 or 4-0, while other teams are becoming desperate after a rocky 1-3 or 0-4 start.

Let’s talk about the important themes:

Now’s the time for honest self-scouting

How good, exactly, is your fantasy team? Don’t just consider your record, but also your overall points scored — a much better barometer for team strength. Where are you deep? Where are you challenged? Would you project for a playoff spot right now? Would you secure a bye? How far from the playoffs are you?

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Don’t just analyze your own situation, but compare it to your opponents. Scout them, too. Note which teams have similar shapes to yours, and more importantly, identify teams that have contrasting problems to yours. Those could be potential trade partners.

What’s more important for your team — today or tomorrow?

If you’re one of those glorious 4-0 teams, life is pretty great right now. You’ll want to keep the winning going in Week 5, sure, but you have the luxury of looking ahead with your roster decisions and trade negotiations. You might be able to pick off CeeDee Lamb or Rashee Rice at less than market price because you can afford to wait. Or perhaps you can target a player with an early bye week in a trade, because October games aren’t as important to you as they might be to other managers.

Meanwhile, if the Lamb or Rice manager is on a losing team (or gasp, a winless…

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The Jacksonville Jaguars found a way to upset the previously undefeated San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, 26-21, but there was some interesting — and not-safe-for-work — action after the final whistle. 

As the players made their ways back to their respective locker rooms, Fox cameras picked up Jaguars coach Liam Coen bypassing a handshake from 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh and then an expletive-filled exchange between the two. The cameras appeared to show Jaguars offensive lineman Robert Hainsey physically holding his coach back, and 49ers staff doing the same for Saleh.

Check out what happened, courtesy of Action Sports Jax, a CBS/FOX affiliate.

Here’s the exchange:

Coen: “Keep my name out of your mouth. Keep my name out of your mouth. Keep my name out of your f—ing mouth.”

Saleh: “I was trying to compliment your ass. I will f— your world up. You don’t wanna f— with me. I will f—ing end your f–ing life.”

Jaguars offensive lineman Walker Little, who was between the two coaches, then turned toward Saleh and told him to “Get outta here,” and the exchange ended.

If you were unaware, these two coaches were in the headlines this week. Saleh told reporters that the Jaguars have a “really advanced signal-stealing-type system where they always find a way to put themselves in an advantageous situation.” Saleh made sure to mention that this system is legal, but it definitely has a negative connotation when you consider what happened with Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan Wolverines. Either way, apparently the coaches that come from the Sean McVay tree are elite at stealing signs. 

“They’re almost elite in that regard. That whole entire tree from Sean [McVay] to Kevin O’Connell to all of those guys, they all do it,” Saleh said. “There’s challenges. They’re going to catch us in some situations where they have the advantage and we’ve just got to play sound, fundamental football and do…

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