People throw around the term “core play” in DFS way too casually. - A core play isn't just a guy you like. - It isn't just a popular player. - It isn't just someone with a high floor. - A true core play gives you both. High floor + legitimate tournament-winning ceiling. That's the standard. That's why a core play is someone we want in a lot of our lineups. Not necessarily 100%. You can always make a strategic decision to fade someone for ownership/game theory reasons. But understand what you're doing when you do it. You're betting against a player who has a relatively low chance of dudding and a very real chance of posting the score that wins the slate. That's a big bet. Let's look at Week 3's Core Plays and decide...