The Game is On
“It’s just a fantasy,
It’s not the real thing
It’s just a fantasy
Sometimes a fantasy, is all you need…”
Billy Joel from the song "Just a Fantasy" from the LP Glass Houses, 1979
The crisp autumn air is soon to be upon us, and the clicking of the television will echo through the house on my Sunday ritual. Ahh…I love football.
Millions of un-athletic; pseudo experts, and basic geeks will don their favorite team jersey and cheer on various players on various teams. No, they are not fickle fans; they are fantasy footballers who have various players on various teams. Why is the Philadelphia vs. Arizona game so interesting to me this year? Well, I have Donavan McNabb as my quarterback and Brian Westbrook as a running back and Anquan Bolden as a wide receiver. This game could greatly affect my life.
I am in a league where we do not play for money. I have been in money leagues before, and fights usually ensue. I have played with the same basic league for the past five years, and there are rivalries of sorts. I have won this league twice, placed dead last once, ended in the middle once, and lost in the championship once—which means I placed second.
I have some sort of uncanny luck at times. The first year I won the championship was Kurt Warner’s breakthrough year. I also drafted LaDanion Thomlinson and Edgerin James as my runningbacks, while I snagged TE Gonzales. Not too shabby.
The other year I won, I had Priest Holmes in his biggest year. I do not even remember the rest of my team, but I had Holmes and that was all I needed.
Last year when I was second, I had a quarterback combination of Pennington, Griese, and Vick. I also drafted Holmes again and was fortunate enough to have Curtis Martin, who had his biggest year ever last year.
This year I have depth in the quarterback area of Donavan McNabb and Marc Bulger; I have a decent running back corps led by Edgerin James, with Brian Westbrook and Rudi Johnson. My tight ends are very solid with Antonio Gates and Todd Heap. My receivers are OK, but this is my biggest gamble with Joe Horn as a solid player, backed with Bolden, Deion Branch and Roy Williams. I have excellent kickers in Mike Vanderjact and Jeff Wilkins, and my defenses are good in the Ravens and the Panthers.
I am hoping to share the joy of fantasy football victories with my fellow players. I will scream, shout, cry and cajole the team to victories. I will scheme and plot my success and I will emerge with a respectable team.
If successful, the fantasy is a pleasant dream; if not, then the fantasy will be a nightmare.
It’s not the real thing
It’s just a fantasy
Sometimes a fantasy, is all you need…”
Billy Joel from the song "Just a Fantasy" from the LP Glass Houses, 1979
The crisp autumn air is soon to be upon us, and the clicking of the television will echo through the house on my Sunday ritual. Ahh…I love football.
Millions of un-athletic; pseudo experts, and basic geeks will don their favorite team jersey and cheer on various players on various teams. No, they are not fickle fans; they are fantasy footballers who have various players on various teams. Why is the Philadelphia vs. Arizona game so interesting to me this year? Well, I have Donavan McNabb as my quarterback and Brian Westbrook as a running back and Anquan Bolden as a wide receiver. This game could greatly affect my life.
I am in a league where we do not play for money. I have been in money leagues before, and fights usually ensue. I have played with the same basic league for the past five years, and there are rivalries of sorts. I have won this league twice, placed dead last once, ended in the middle once, and lost in the championship once—which means I placed second.
I have some sort of uncanny luck at times. The first year I won the championship was Kurt Warner’s breakthrough year. I also drafted LaDanion Thomlinson and Edgerin James as my runningbacks, while I snagged TE Gonzales. Not too shabby.
The other year I won, I had Priest Holmes in his biggest year. I do not even remember the rest of my team, but I had Holmes and that was all I needed.
Last year when I was second, I had a quarterback combination of Pennington, Griese, and Vick. I also drafted Holmes again and was fortunate enough to have Curtis Martin, who had his biggest year ever last year.
This year I have depth in the quarterback area of Donavan McNabb and Marc Bulger; I have a decent running back corps led by Edgerin James, with Brian Westbrook and Rudi Johnson. My tight ends are very solid with Antonio Gates and Todd Heap. My receivers are OK, but this is my biggest gamble with Joe Horn as a solid player, backed with Bolden, Deion Branch and Roy Williams. I have excellent kickers in Mike Vanderjact and Jeff Wilkins, and my defenses are good in the Ravens and the Panthers.
I am hoping to share the joy of fantasy football victories with my fellow players. I will scream, shout, cry and cajole the team to victories. I will scheme and plot my success and I will emerge with a respectable team.
If successful, the fantasy is a pleasant dream; if not, then the fantasy will be a nightmare.
posted by Eric Sweetwood at 9:43 PM
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