Fantasy Football Fights

So if you know how to get that thing off my blog where if I type a word and it shows it as a link..please let me know..thank you.  It's driving me bonkers.  Mmmmm bonkers...I used to love those things!

So fantasy football has consumed our home this year.  Sundays are madness.  We rush to get everything done by the 1pm game.  Plug in our fantasy team for the week on the tv so we are able to see updates.  Have both laptops out and on the yahoo page to see instant updates.  Trash talking takes place via text message.  "I should have done this" or "is so and so playing"..."I need the computer to update my team"..."who should I start Big Ben or Orton".  Our poor neglected children.  They get replaced with fantasy players. 

It is so bad that when DeAngelo Hall made those 4 interceptions on Sunday I wasn't thinking "Yay for the Redskins" (MY TEAM) or "Go Hokies" (where him and I went to college)..I thought to myself, "man I wonder who has him on their fantasy team",  or "I should pick up Redskins D for my fantasy". 

Also, I don't associate players to teams anymore.  I couldn't tell you who Roddy White plays for.  I look at his stats all the time.  I see who he is playing.  I just don't pay attention to the team.  I pay attention to his fantasy stats.  If he has a bad game I am personal with it.  I hold a grudge against him like I know him.  Like he cheated on me.  Also, if a player has a good game I think their team must have won.  Then later realize that their team was beat bad...real bad. 

We are anti-Cowboys in my home.  Myself being a Redskin fan and my husband being a Saints fan and having to deal with all the trash talking from the overrated, overoptimistic Cowboy fans.  The other day I actually backed out of a parking spot at work and parked somewhere else to avoid parking behind a truck with a Cowboy sticker.  However when Tony Romo went down the other day it wasn't cheers.  It was holly crap he was my QB for fantasy. 

I am starting to associate every day life with fantasy as well.  I am taking a behavioral finance class for my masters.  One discussion topic was about a behavior bias managers have with being overoptimistic because of past performance.  I actually responded to the class and referred to fantasy football.  How one player can do so well one week, Dexter Muccluster, so you start them because you are so confident in their abilities.  Another one, Roy Williams and don't forget Ocho.  However the following week you get a 0 point game.  Just ruins my weekend!

Also, I think fantasy football has destroyed my marriage.  He actually went to bed angry last night.  I would rather trade him Orton for a so so running back than Big Ben.  He seriously got mad at me.  I am losing in that league, and have only 1 good player.  He is winning with like 4 top 25 players.  He gets mad at ME.  He was seriously giving me the silent treatment and would say smart comments under his breather.  Up until I started snoring.  Honest to God....over trading players in fantasy football.

In conclusion..my take on fantasy is it's a little skill and a LOT of luck.  No one could have predicted Shonn Greene to become the second string RB or Romo breaking some bone.  No one could have predicted Orton to be as good as he is or the Saints as bad as they are.  Sorry husband..but they are not looking too good.  I hope Reggie can do something this weekend because I am starting him at RB.  See...all I think about is fantasy.  Next year though...I am going to forbid myself from playing against my husband.  I would rather have him on my team then play against him. 

Nuff Said...

not sure where I copied this photo.....hope I don't get in trouble for using other people's photos.  not like they are reading some chick's blog.  i think I am safe.