Fantasy? More like a farce

Don Banks has a good article on the phenomenon of fantasy football. I played in a few leagues last year for the first time (did OK too, making the playoffs in 2 of the leagues and finishing second in one) and was asked by a few guys at work this year to play. But I just cannot get into it and won't play this year. Primarily Banks' reasons #1 and #7 apply to me. Too many memories of rooting for the Viking offense (gasp!) because Daunte was my starting quarterback (on my most successful team) or because Marcus Robinson was a WR on another team. Plus, having been raised a Steeler fan, I love a good defense, but those don't count for much in fantasy (Banks' reason #6). I had the Cardinal defense starting on one of my teams last year, for crying out loud.

So, no more fantasy for me. I'll stick to predicting the outcomes of real games and trying to improve on my performance from last year.