The Bug

     One thing is certain every time you start a season, you will lose at least one person for the season.  You will also lose at least one other player for an extended amount of time.  It never fails.  The only thing you can do to prevent it is to go with players that are not injury prone.  Risk can sometimes equal reward, but it can also put you on waiver-wire support for the rest of the season.  You can make the playoffs on waiver-wire support, but that will not win you a championship (unless your league is oblivious).  With the new rules in the NFL, players are going down like flies.  It is not going to change any time soon.  ACL/MCL tears will destroy so many seasons.  So far, no big injuries have occurred in the NBA through a few games.  Most of the big injuries will come around mid-season.  The "Watch Player" option  is for this very reason.  If you find a nugget in your league and you can not add him, put him on the watch list.  You have a player go down and boom, you have someone you already love.  Using your tools is just one of many ways to improve your team.  Always be prepared for the worse and hope for the best.