Fantasy Hindsight is 20/20

So during the Super Bowl 2-week period, my team put up the highest score:

Unfortunately I was knocked into the 3rd place matchup in the first round.

If I wanted to win the Super Bowl, and had 20/20 hindsight, the only path was to face Mark in the first round. Was there a way to do that?

Yep. If I would have gone 7-6, I would have been the 4th seed. I would have beaten Mark in the first round and beaten Jon in the Super Bowl.

If I had lost in weeks 6, 7, and 11 I would have gone 7-6 without sacrificing any of my weekly wins. So there's the lesson. Always rest your players.