11 Things I Learned About Fantasy Football
About two weeks ago my friends texted me asking, “Hey, want to join our fantasy football league?” It was free, it was with my friends, and it was about hundreds of hot football players, what could be better?? Of course I said yes! So, I didn’t think much of until a couple days before our first “draft.” I knew I was in trouble right then and there because 1) I didn’t know what a “draft” was and 2) I was so confused why they kept saying it was our first. Little did I know it was a much longer process that just 5 minutes. I was and still completely lost, but now I can say I officially survived my first draft of the season with only minor smack talk and bruises to my ego. Here’s a couple things that I learned on the way, everyone probably knows them, but I was amazed. Turns out football is like another language and I am not bilingual.
1. There are different ways you can play fantasy football. My friends used the app, but now I know you can use charts, white boards, it's, like, really legit.
2. You can win money. People actually put money down for their leagues. That's insane!!! Shout out to my friends for not taking advantage of me and letting this just be for fun because I would be broke.
3. You have a certain time that your group drafts. My team drafted at like 10 o'clock at night. What the heck.
4. You have a time limit to draft you players. You have 2 minutes each time and have to go in rounds. You only get to pick one player at a time. It lasted like an hour! So, not fair.
5. It's good to have a background on the football players before you start. Or else you will be freaking out to you best friend and your mom and then you'll have to call your mom's co-worker for help at 10 pm at night. Oh wait that's just me? Well. Shout of to K Phillips for all the help.
6. It's also good to know what "positions" are in football. Who know you needed a quarter back and what's a tight end? Apparently you need like one of everything to make a team?
7. You should not just pick people because they have to same last names as your best friends. You should also not pick players just because they're cute, they're mascot is cute, or because you like their team's colors. Oh well. I did it anyway.
8. You find out who your true friends are when you play fantasy football. Shout out to those who actually tried to help me and who DIDN'T smack talk me in the chat room. *Cough cough Mike*
9. You pick your teams for the week and then do nothing. Which is awesome. I like doing nothing, this is my favorite part about fantasy football.
10. Men are impatient. I played in a group with almost all men. SORRY IT TOOK ME A MINUTE TO DEBATE WHO I WANTED TO PICK. GIVE ME A BREAK IT WAS MY FIRST TIME. DON'T SMACK TALK ME.
11. IT LASTS FOR 15 WEEKS??? I thought this was a one time deal... boy was I wrong.
Wish me luck for the next draft and keep in mind these important lessons. If anyone has any information about football or has any cute football players for me, your help would be greatly appreciated! Pray that the Seahawks play a good defense and don't just have a cute mascot!
