Fantasy TOP - land of best fantasies

For the last 5 years and with much success, I have been deeply devoted to fantasy baseball. Friends from my league continue to ask me to play fantasy football and this year I have yielded to their demands. However, I don't know much about potential players, safe players, and key stats.

For instance, a common strategy for fantasy baseball managers is to wait and draft a starting pitcher in the 3rd, 4th, or even 5th round. Another common strategy is to stream or draft in the later rounds potential closers instead of wasting a high draft pick on them.

With fantasy football, however, I am completely in the dark and would like to know more about common techniques to win, stats to focus on, and players to buy.

So, I'd like to use this thread as a place where people can either provide their input, based on their experiences, or provide recommended reading material. I hope this will help me and any new comers.