In Week 1, it’s a clean slate. We have a brand new season of the' USA TODAY NFL Survivor Pool. We can choose any team. My strategy is to play it safe, survive and advance. Remember, a team can only be picked once during the season.
Nothing is worse than getting bumped out in Week 1, whether it is in the USA TODAY NFL Survivor Pool'— which is free to enter — or another pool.
A lot of entries like to save the marquee teams and roll the dice early on some teams that might not necessarily be picked any other time. That’s a slippery slope as you need to win and advance to be able to play those stashed marquee teams later in the season.
I’ll do my best to keep you afloat, hopefully through the holidays, and into the end of the regular season toward that giant payday in your NFL survivor pool.