Did you lose?  Are you reading this because you are in the 3 vs. 4 game rather than the fantasy championship?

It happens to the best of us, no one is immune.  You could take the positive approach and thank the fantasy gods for getting you this far.  But many owners choose to curse those same gods for letting them down at the worst possible moment.  Of course, there is skill involved, but a great deal of luck and circumstance can certainly rear their ugly heads.

Just like real players and coaches, fantasy owners should always be looking to get better.  Go back an analyze the 3 major areas of team management and ask yourself several questions to determine any strengths or improvements needed to make your team as successful as possible next year.

1. Evaluate your draft

Review and evaluate your draft performance.  Did you pass on Chris Johnson for Clinton Portis or Brandon Jacobs? Or maybe you picked Matt Forte over MJD?  Did you pick a backup QB too early or too late?  How did that sleeper list work out?

2. Evaluate your starting lineup decisions

Did you rely on defensive match ups too much? Too little?  Did you wait until Sunday morning to start your lineup rather than evaluating it earlier in the week?  Did you constantly pick the wrong RB to start?  Did you have poor bye week management?

3. Evaluate your waiver wire claims

Go back and analyze your waiver wire transactions for successful and not so-successful claims.  Maybe you missed out on Miles Austin…..but you were all over Ricky Williams.  Did you have trouble rotating your kickers and/or defenses?  Maybe you didn't bother to put and injured player on IR only to see a late scratch on Sunday.  Did you forget to enter in your picks one week?  Instead of filling a hole at RB or WR, did you opt to claim a replacement kicker with your first waiver pick?