Change is inevitable. In fact, change is not only good, but scientists say that change is imperative for the life cycles to run their course and for mankind to continue evolving. And, get this. Winston Churchill even thinks that “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” So let’s set out to achieve some perfection, my fellow fantasy footballers. Let’s initiate that change. I’ll go first.

As I think about fake football for the 2014 season, I began to ponder a few things I’d personally like to see occur. Some positive changes, some selfish, some just … well, different. So, indulge me as I wax philosophic about what I’d like to see happen next season, solely for fantasy football purposes, of course.

5. Thursday Night Football

I’ve always argued that the NFL is set up for fantasy league success more than any of the other most-played fantasy sports (NBA, MLB, NHL).

You pick your players, make your lineup changes and waiver claims, et al, for that one game per week, which has traditionally been Sunday and the obligatory Monday night game. Obviously, I realize there are bye weeks guys. I’m just making my point.

The more casual fantasy player will often jump aboard the fantasy football train versus the others, mostly because it feels symmetrical and less time consumptive. The beginner can decipher more easily and adapt more quickly by drafting a team, then setting a lineup once before the first game, then easing his or her way into a more in-depth roster management process.

Again, generally on a weekly basis. Obviously, the other mentioned leagues require more team analysis. Strategy must be implemented to consider what players might have more days off in a week, or even if specialty players (pitchers in baseball; goalies in hockey) might not go as many days in said week as another player in their same spot.

Anyhow, the whole Thursday game scenario has sort of put a proverbial burr in my proverbial saddle. Besides the fact that Thursday night games this year just seemed to be duds, it messes with many a fantasy owner’s timing and rhythm. How many weeks this year did a league owner forget to set his lineup, solely because he forgot he had players involved in the Thursday game?

Despite knowing this would eliminate one night each week to watch football while consuming adult beverages with friends, I regrettably still vote to dump the Thursday games. Sorry, Rich Eisen.

4. Kickers Remain Valuable

By now, we’ve all heard the news out of the league offices; Roger Goodell and company want to experiment with eliminating extra points from the game, for safety purposes.

Now, I’m no expert on the topic, but is there detailed analysis as to number of injuries occurring on extra points throughout a season versus standard plays, percentage-wise? Hmmm, sounds like another article.

Anyhow, I say stop the insanity. Say it with me now. Kickers are people, too. Eliminating extra points lessens values across the board for kickers in fantasy.

I don’t now about you, but I would have liked to have had Matt Prater’s 75 fantasy points from extra points alone, on my fantasy team this year. A consistent fantasy kicker has allowed me to win a couple of games each year. And about five or six years back, I lost the championship game in a league by less than a point.

I got cute and swapped out my kicker the Sunday morning of Week 16. The kicker I dropped played for a high-scoring team; he would have gotten me five extra points, and the win, on that fateful day. I was an idiot for not believing in the power of the kicker. I won’t make that mistake again.

3. Please, Cleveland, Please

Remember the staggering numbers one Josh Gordon put up this year over only 14 games? He finished the season as the top wide receiver in fantasy, with over 1,600 yards receiving and nine touchdowns.

Can you imagine if the Browns were to land a legitimate NFL-ready quarterback to get him the ball, and another offensive skill position weapon to place around Gordon? I know I speak for, oh, literally every fantasy football player I know when I say we’d all love to see what Gordon can do over a full season with one steady—not three wishy-washy—gentlemen posing as NFL quarterbacks to chunk the ball his way.

And if there was a solid ground game, or another dependable receiver, or … or … or. Oh, imagine the possibilities, my friends. Cleveland could be known for more than the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Drew Carey and the team King James bolted.

Come on, Jimmy Haslam and Mike Pettine, make this your priority this off-season. Do it for music lovers everywhere. Do it for Whose Line Is It Anyway fans. Do it for the Cavs. If not for them, do it for my fantasy leagues.

2. Less RBBC

OK, so this will never happen. Or will it? A fake football owner can dream, right? The whole acronym RBBC became all the craze within the fantasy football community several years back.

Obviously, standing for Running Back By Committee, the concept was taken to a whole new level by coaches like Mike Shanahan during his latter Bronco days as coach.

He’d gobble up eight or nine somewhat established backs (ok, maybe I exaggerate here) during the off-season and preseason, then draft a seemingly underachiever or longshot in the later rounds and surprise everyone on a weekly basis as to which back would get carries.

The trend has obviously continued as running back has regressed into one of the less vital skill positions on the field—as far as who the back is. It’s become a bit of plug and play spot for many teams. Everyone knows the NFL is a quarterback league, while wide receivers are difference makers week in and week out.

This direct correlation to the fantasy game is none more evident than in comparing running backs to wide receivers when slotting in the Flex spot on fantasy rosters. Valid arguments are even made that a high level tight end, such as Jimmy Graham, is more valuable to an NFL team than a single back. So, when a team announces they’re going with the ‘hot hand’, fantasy shoulders everywhere drop.

What happened to the days when a back was the workhorse back? No more guessing if it’s going to be LeGarrette Blount or Stevan Ridley getting the looks for New England, or Jonathan Stewart or DeAngelo Williams for Carolina. Sometimes, all a fantasy footballer can do is dream.

1. More Snowman Games

Week 14 of this season saw the Eagles host Detroit in what can only be classified as frolicking in a blizzard, played in someone’s neighborhood on a snow day off from school. But there were officials and scores kept and television camera crews and thousands of dollars of bets placed on the line.

Even with all that, my point here is that it just felt like a game again. Boys having fun playing a game, looking like Frosty or making snowangels. I loved watching that game. It’s the only NFL game from this season I still have DVR’d. So, where am I going with this, and why is it relevant?

You know how I said upfront that some of my change suggestions might just be selfish? This one fulfills that foreshadowing. OK. If you must know the truth, I’ve been accused of having an actual mancrush on LeSean McCoy, which I neither acknowledge not deny.

I did, however, pick him in as many drafts and dailys as possible this year. And I also sent him a couple of crates of Skittles, hoping they could help him as well as others I’d heard that worked for. So how did he do in said snow game?

Oh, a measly 217 yards and two touchdowns, thank you very much. I guess Shady enjoys the snow as well as the fans. Do I think he—or maybe even your favorite fantasy player—could do this every time there’s a bout of inclement, snowy weather? Come on. Give me a little credit here. Why yes, of course I do! Remember the mancrush, people?

There you have it. And remember the goal, people. Perfection. Be a change agent. Do it for the good of the fantasy football community. Help me help you. Let’s do it together. I’ll scratch your back and you scratch mine. Wait, that never made much sense to me. If I’m scratching your back, how can you physically reach around to scratch mine, without that getting just a bit awkward? I don’t want to play Twister here.

Oh well, no Twister or awkwardness necessary. Just be sure to enjoy the Super Bowl and the offseason.