Who the heck is Stephen Gostkowski?
I actually know the answer to the above question. Since I don't live in New England and since I'm most certainly not a Patriots fan, then there can only be one logical conclusion: I am a Fantasy Footballer.
I haven't been doing this fantasy football thing for very long; this is only my third year. But it has taken up too much of my life in a very short time. Now, I'm no serious addict. I'm sure there are fantasy footballers that spend way more time tweaking their team and poring over news feeds and trying to decide whether they should believe Peter King or Dr. Z , but I'm also no slouch, either. In fact, I am co-commissioner for my primary league. Each week, I write either an outlook previewing the match-ups or a re-cap commenting on how the games played out. And this year, I began doing Power Rankings.
Last year, our league had only six teams, so each team had 3-4 Pro Bowlers and scoring 100 points in a week was not that hard to do. This year, we expanded to 14 teams. Not only did this add greater importance to the draft and one's ability to find diamonds in the rough (yes, I did use that cliche), but it also added a degree of complexity to my duties as commish. For one thing, a Power Ranking is now more interesting. Doing a Power Ranking with 6 teams in one division is pretty easy and non-controversial. With 14 teams in 2 divisions, who's the best and who's the worst is no longer so obvious. So I can give my opinion and then sit back and let the owners sounds off and hopefully makes our message board a bit more lively.
One major side affect of fantasy football-itis is a propensity to watch meaningless NFL games involving teams and players that have no relevance to your life. Jets vs Patriots? Maybe as a playoff game, but in week one? Who cares if you live outside of the Northeast? Or maybe a better question is: why should I care? Well, I do, because of Laurence Maroney, Donte Stallworth, and one Stephen Gostkowski. And because of my fantasy football team, I will follow the season far more closely, not caring if a team wins or loses, cheering for players on teams that I despise, and annoying my wife by sitting hypnotized in front of the TV all day Sundays. So here I sit, watching the Pats return the second half kickoff 108 yards for a touchdown (an NFL record) only because I want to see if Maroney can score a couple TDs.
Oh yeah, if you don't know who Stephen Gostkowski is, don't bother finding out, it's a useless fact that you don't need cluttering your brain and might lead to a fantasy football addiction. You have been warned.
I haven't been doing this fantasy football thing for very long; this is only my third year. But it has taken up too much of my life in a very short time. Now, I'm no serious addict. I'm sure there are fantasy footballers that spend way more time tweaking their team and poring over news feeds and trying to decide whether they should believe Peter King or Dr. Z , but I'm also no slouch, either. In fact, I am co-commissioner for my primary league. Each week, I write either an outlook previewing the match-ups or a re-cap commenting on how the games played out. And this year, I began doing Power Rankings.
Last year, our league had only six teams, so each team had 3-4 Pro Bowlers and scoring 100 points in a week was not that hard to do. This year, we expanded to 14 teams. Not only did this add greater importance to the draft and one's ability to find diamonds in the rough (yes, I did use that cliche), but it also added a degree of complexity to my duties as commish. For one thing, a Power Ranking is now more interesting. Doing a Power Ranking with 6 teams in one division is pretty easy and non-controversial. With 14 teams in 2 divisions, who's the best and who's the worst is no longer so obvious. So I can give my opinion and then sit back and let the owners sounds off and hopefully makes our message board a bit more lively.
One major side affect of fantasy football-itis is a propensity to watch meaningless NFL games involving teams and players that have no relevance to your life. Jets vs Patriots? Maybe as a playoff game, but in week one? Who cares if you live outside of the Northeast? Or maybe a better question is: why should I care? Well, I do, because of Laurence Maroney, Donte Stallworth, and one Stephen Gostkowski. And because of my fantasy football team, I will follow the season far more closely, not caring if a team wins or loses, cheering for players on teams that I despise, and annoying my wife by sitting hypnotized in front of the TV all day Sundays. So here I sit, watching the Pats return the second half kickoff 108 yards for a touchdown (an NFL record) only because I want to see if Maroney can score a couple TDs.
Oh yeah, if you don't know who Stephen Gostkowski is, don't bother finding out, it's a useless fact that you don't need cluttering your brain and might lead to a fantasy football addiction. You have been warned.
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