On Sunday morning, two fantasy owners in my league felt inspired to make a last minute move. Both moves ended up being significant moves, yet neither had the impact that they should have.

The first owner Brian decided that Miles Austin was worth a shot in his lineup. His alternative was a forgettable (in fact, I have already forgotten) third-string receiver that probably wouldn’t score much anyway. With his team struggling for points, it could not turn out to be a bad move. 250 yards, two touchdowns, and 37 fantasy points later, Austin proved he was worth that last second audible.

The second owner was myself. With Kyle Orton, Matt Cassel, and Derek Anderson as my quarterback options, I decided to chance it with my most recent free agent acquisition (Derek Anderson) since he had a good game the week before, and he no longer had Braylon Edwards to drop passes for him. 23 yards, one interception, and -1 fantasy point later, Anderson was a total bust. Had I started no one, I would have been better improved my team, to say nothing to Orton and Cassel’s matching 20-point performances.

Now Brian’s move was a stroke of genius, which he promptly followed with a blunder of epic proportions–he never actually activated Austin. When he made the free agent acquistion, Austin was added to his bench, where he sat all day long. Somehow, he still managed to win his game. Despite my own idiocracy, I also managed to win my game, as Austin Collie and Michael Turner came up big for me, making up for my fumbling the quarterback selection.

The morale of the story is simple, you never know what you are going to get, but make sure to set your lineup!