Forgive me Colts Fans, for I have sinned

by mgrex03 on Aug 18, 2008 1:57 PM EDT in Fantasy Football

I enjoyed my first Fantasy Football draft this weekend with a bunch of my friends from college. Well, enjoyed is a relative term. I had a rough go of it:

It is a 16 team league, which is too big for a football league, but I'll grin and bear it.
I had the 13th pick, which is just awful. As I learned throughout the draft, reaches were too much of a reach, and every player I wanted got snatched up just before I picked him.
It was a draft with Individual Defensive players, and an FYI for anyone using Yahoo (you shouldn't, as FanHouse looks much better), their defensive player rankings are awful. I did get Bob "S'ova" Sanders and Freeney, counting on the fact they are both healthy.
I left before the draft was over, and they did not draft me a kicker. Oh well.

Then comes to my adventure with the QB position. I'm really high on Eli this season, and he was still sitting around in Round 7. However, this was at the beginning of the round, and he didn't last to #13. I basically had my team set, minus the QB, but nobody was worthy of a QB pick at this point.

In round 8, however, I couldn't wait any longer. 12 of the other teams already had a QB, so I had to take one before my next pick (which was 24 players later). I was looking at who was left, and my gut told me I had to take one guy. I was already frustrated, and needed to take a flyer on a feast or famine guy. I made this comment to my buddies right before I picked:

"I hate this pick with every bone in my body, but I need to take a chance"

I took Vince Young.

This is, of course, merely hours after he looked absolutely horrible against the Raiders. However, I did not have internet access until the draft, so I had no idea about it. I only read BBS gushing over Young, which was enough for me to take a chance on the guy.

I'm counting on Young improving at least to 1:1 on his TD:INT ratio, plus the fact that they are going to let him run near the red zone, getting me TDs. I did take Jeff Garcia and Matt Leinart, also hoping to catch lightning in a bottle.

I feel dirty, and need a shower now. Luckily Young will be "throwing" to Reggie Wayne.

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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.

by DoTheMathis98 on Aug 18, 2008 2:33 PM EDT 0 recs

College ties also gets you rooting for hated teams

I rooted for Tim Dwight while he was on the Patriots. I’ll be watching for Chad Greenway and Abdul Hodge when the Colts play the Vikings and Packers. If it’s not against the Colts I’ll always hope Nate Kaeding (Iowa alum and the other NFL player from my hometown) makes his FG attempts.

Fantasy takes a major backseat to reality in my football fandom, but I am influenced by it.

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by shake n bake on Aug 18, 2008 3:00 PM EDT up 0 recs

I won a championship with Brady and Moss last year.

I’d say I donated the money to charity to atone for my sins, but truthfully I spent it on ale and whores.

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by MonkeyBusiness on Aug 18, 2008 3:19 PM EDT 0 recs

wow.

How do you sleep at night? lol

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by peytonsthebest on Aug 18, 2008 3:37 PM EDT 0 recs

I only was able to live with myself for having

Brady in the Stampede Blue league because I got him by autodraft.

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by shake n bake on Aug 18, 2008 3:44 PM EDT up 0 recs

hm.

I suppose that would be the ONLY way to accept it. still….

Did you actually root for good ole Tommy Boy?

What a nightmare. I am soooo sorrrry.

April in CA

by peytonsthebest on Aug 18, 2008 3:50 PM EDT up 0 recs

In all fairness, most of it went to the Broad Ripple Brew Pub in Indy, and the local whores. So I was indirectly supporting Indianapolis.

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by MonkeyBusiness on Aug 18, 2008 3:58 PM EDT 5 recs

LOL

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by BigBlueShoe on Aug 18, 2008 4:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

I was fortunate enough to draw first pick in my league...

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.

May the wind be always at your back, and may your placekicker have icewater in his veins.

by juperee on Aug 18, 2008 4:18 PM EDT 0 recs

That's why I don't play

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.

by hoosierdore on Aug 18, 2008 4:37 PM EDT 0 recs

I feel dirty too

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.

by skywalker on Aug 18, 2008 6:06 PM EDT 0 recs

I'm with you man.......

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

by 2112_Ivan_2112 on Aug 18, 2008 7:42 PM EDT 0 recs

I never draft Patriots or Colts.

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.

by coltsfanawalt on Aug 19, 2008 1:40 AM EDT 0 recs