Football for Nerds
Been busy with work - turned in something today and I have more work waiting for me on Monday. But no matter how busy I get, I have to make time for Fantasy Football.
Or as I like to call it - Football for Nerds.
For those who've never played Fantasy Football (a.k.a. people with LIVES), you pick pro players that you think will do well and you get points based on how they do. What it essentially does is make you become a fan of players from all sorts of teams - suddenly YOU have a stake in the big Houston vs New Orleans game. SURE, the game is meaningless... but if the starting QB goes down with an injury and the backup QB gets in and throws a bunch of TDs, your fantasy team can win! Like I said - football for nerds. It's like Dungeons & Dragons, except you get points when the Elves and Orcs cross the goal line.
This is going to be my third year playing in the league with the guys from the Done Deal Message Board. Two years ago, I won the league, based on the strength of Edgerrin James and Corey Dillon. Last year, I squeaked into the playoffs with the last possible playoff spot, knocked off the regular season champ in a huge upset win, but didn't make it back to the championship game to defend my championship. I blame my failures last year on my poor starting QB, Ron Mexico.
How bad is my obsession with this? I submitted some work to my story editor today - and I even asked HIM what QB I should be drafting! If you're interested, he suggested Phillip Rivers.
My fantasy draft is tomorrow and I'm probably more excited about it than I am with the real non-fantasy NFL game that airs on NBC Sunday night. For those keeping track of my football fandom at this point - Make Believe 7, Reality 0.
Here's hoping my team can rise up and win another Fantasy Football championship. I know it's kinda sad to see a grown man put all his hopes into a make-believe football team. But seeing as the Raiders (my favorite football team) are going to be lucky to go 7-9 this year, I'll take whatever win I can get. Go Team Eugene.
Or as I like to call it - Football for Nerds.
For those who've never played Fantasy Football (a.k.a. people with LIVES), you pick pro players that you think will do well and you get points based on how they do. What it essentially does is make you become a fan of players from all sorts of teams - suddenly YOU have a stake in the big Houston vs New Orleans game. SURE, the game is meaningless... but if the starting QB goes down with an injury and the backup QB gets in and throws a bunch of TDs, your fantasy team can win! Like I said - football for nerds. It's like Dungeons & Dragons, except you get points when the Elves and Orcs cross the goal line.
This is going to be my third year playing in the league with the guys from the Done Deal Message Board. Two years ago, I won the league, based on the strength of Edgerrin James and Corey Dillon. Last year, I squeaked into the playoffs with the last possible playoff spot, knocked off the regular season champ in a huge upset win, but didn't make it back to the championship game to defend my championship. I blame my failures last year on my poor starting QB, Ron Mexico.
How bad is my obsession with this? I submitted some work to my story editor today - and I even asked HIM what QB I should be drafting! If you're interested, he suggested Phillip Rivers.
My fantasy draft is tomorrow and I'm probably more excited about it than I am with the real non-fantasy NFL game that airs on NBC Sunday night. For those keeping track of my football fandom at this point - Make Believe 7, Reality 0.
Here's hoping my team can rise up and win another Fantasy Football championship. I know it's kinda sad to see a grown man put all his hopes into a make-believe football team. But seeing as the Raiders (my favorite football team) are going to be lucky to go 7-9 this year, I'll take whatever win I can get. Go Team Eugene.
posted by Eugene at 4:38 PM
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My fantasy team is going to kick Mansa Musa's ass!
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