Start/sit means choosing which fantasy players score in your active lineup. Use status, role, matchup, floor and ceiling to make the call.

A fantasy watch list tracks free agents without using a roster spot. Learn whom to monitor, which signals matter and when to make the move.

A fantasy Can't Cut List protects designated stars from being dropped. Learn how to distinguish undroppable status from game locks and roster errors.

A fantasy bench stash is a player held for future upside. Use the path, wait and payoff test to know whom to keep—and when to move on.

A silent count replaces the quarterback’s voice with visual cues and shared timing. Learn how the guard and center relay the road snap—and why rushers can exploit it.

A flea flicker uses a handoff, a backward toss to the quarterback and one deep pass. Learn why the run fake works, what makes it legal and where it fails.

A Green Dog blitz tells a defender to cover a releasing back but rush when the back stays to block. Learn how the conditional pressure stresses protection.

A 3-technique lines up on a guard’s outside shoulder and usually attacks the B-gap. Learn how the alignment affects run fits and interior pass rush.

A wheel route sells the flat before turning vertically up the sideline. Learn how it creates mismatches and stretches man and zone coverage.

The Texas route sells an outside release before cutting sharply inside. Learn how the angle route creates leverage against linebackers.