Drafting players I dislike (every Patriot or ) is the worst part of fantasy football. Fantasy has changed the way myself and alot of others watch games on Sundays. We end rooting for Wes Welker to score 4 TDs, but only if that means the Patriots lose the game. Or, when a player on our fantasy team is playing the Colts, we’re less disapponted when they score a TD. Fantasy has definitely added some excitement to watching football, but I think it also has subjected us to being fans who only care which player has how many TDs and yardage.

How do you sleep at night? lol

Thank goodness for random.org, the best list randomizer around. We picked manually, and I scored Peyton Manning, but the other players must have been asleep at the switch because I also got Ben Roethlisberger as my backup.

Looks like I might even need Big Ben for the first week, if colossal prick Peter King is to be believed:
 

I am writing about it because I think there’s a chance — oh, maybe a 30, 35 percent chance if I had to guess — that the removal of the infected bursa sac could prevent Manning from playing in the Colts’ opening game against Chicago on Sept. 7.
So, I asked, are you saying it’s possible he wouldn’t be ready for the opener?
"It could be,‘’ he [Dungy] said. "Because we’re not going to bring him back too fast.‘’
Dungy said he doesn’t anticipate Manning missing the opener. But how would he know? He hasn’t seen Manning practice.

If it was anyone but Peter King, I might even be worried.

As for the influence fantasy has on our reality cheering, I agree, it’s a little odd to find oneself rooting for mortal enemies. I passed on Randy Moss & Welker both because I just couldn’t stand the thought of smiling if they did well.

And naturally I picked Vinatieri over Bironas, Gostkowski, etc., even though they’re ranked higher as kickers. I mean, c’mon, I am not immune to sentiment.

Every year I get asked if I want to participate in a fantasy league. I still haven’t done it. I would never feel right if I had Tom Brady on my team, and ended up being comforted by a loss to the Pats because Brady played well.
  But yeah, college ties do have me cheering for Jay Cutler and hoping Earl Bennett has a good year. But if/when they play the Colts, eff ’em.

I drafted first overall in a run heavy league. I like Peterson but don’t trust the sophmore(sp.?) slump. You know who I took. I cry myself to sleep at night.

i got Young i one of my teams too………i know the feeling

Patriots because I don’t want to have to cheer for one of them or hope he does well (except their kicker in hopes that the are settling for FGs). I leave Colts offensive players alone because I don’t want to be disappointed when we score that it wasn’t with my guy. I just want to be ecstatic with every Colts score. I will own Vinatieri or the team defense, though. There isn’t so much conflict of interest.