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Fantasy Football
Intrigued by the idea of fantasy football, it's not
too late to get involved. A lot of people have heard of the
term fantasy football, but aren't sure what it is. A search
on fantasy football brings back thousands of sites, most of
which are offering to allow you to become a commissioner or
sign up to create a team, all at low cost or no cost.
Fantasy football? Here's the lowdown. First, there's a fantasy
football commissioner, who's in charge of the league, much the
same as in real-life. The commissioner puts in the most amount
of money to be the biggest cheese. This person is the final
arbiter of disputes makes decisions and, in general, gets to
have the most leeway - and the most headaches - in the fantasy
football league.
Then there are the team owners. These individuals pay a lesser
fee than the fantasy football commissioner, and manage their
own teams. The owners choose who will be on the fantasy football
teams, what players will start, and so on. So, the owners need
teams. The next step is to pool all the real-world pro football
players, rank them and then have a draft. Each team owner takes
turns picking players for his or her team - hence the name fantasy
football. Depending on how the draft goes, your team could be
a true fantasy. Of course, some fantasy football leagues have
salary caps just as in real life, which prohibits one team from
having all the best players. Trades are usually allowed, though
depending on the league, they may be limited.
So once the fantasy football commissioner has a full roster
of teams and the teams have a full roster of players... what
happens? This is where things get interesting.
Team owner Alpha has players X, Y and Z on the team. In real
life, player X is on one team, player Y on another and player
Z on yet another. Before the game, Alpha has to decide who is
starting, who isn't, and what's going on. Alpha then gives this
information (by whatever means the fantasy football league has)
to the commissioner. This information must be set in stone prior
to the actual Sunday and Monday football games that NFL teams
such as the Patriots and the Raiders play.
The real AFC & NFC teams play. Let's say player X is on
the Eagles in real life and is a quarterback. This Sunday, he
throws three touchdown passes and the Eagles win. Fantasy football
team owner Alpha has X on the team and, very smartly, started
X for the football fantasy league games.
How this translates in fantasy football depends on the league.
The usual standard is that for every possible situation, a team
can earn points. For example, the real life touchdowns of player
X may earn fantasy football owner Alpha four hundred points
each. Alpha may come out of the weekend as the biggest point
earner, thanks to player X, which then sets Alpha up for contention
as the fantasy football league winner.
Of course, this assumes that player X wasn't benched at the
last minute, depriving Alpha of earning any points and ending
last in the fantasy football league.
The ultimate prize at the season's end may be a statue or possibly
money, depending on which fantasy football league you join.
Or it may just be the prestige of knowing that you outwitted
all the other team owners and came out as top dog.
While this fantasy football may come with a price tag for participation,
if you enjoy the game and avidly watch the players anyway, fantasy
football can be a harmless way to spend some time.
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2006
Fantasy Football news
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL
Three years ago Erica Salmon's husband, Neil, discovered
fantasy football... more
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2006
Fantasy Football news
Hibbing Daily Tribune, MN
I have had more poor seasons than good seasons in
my 25 years of taking part in fantasy football... more
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2006
Fantasy Football news
Hibbing Daily Tribune, MN
I have had more poor seasons than good seasons in
my 25 years of taking part in fantasy football...more
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2006
Fantasy Football news
Independent, UK
Fantasy football intertwined with helping to alleviate
teenagers against ...more
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2006
Fantasy Football news
CiN Weekly, OH
In just the second play from scrimmage, Bengals
franchise quarterback Carson Palmer went down ...more
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