I know these articles are normally for the girls and contain “girly” content. I will be talking about football, and I am not sure how many of you will sit down and read what a girl writes about football. However, this is just me talking about the things I have learned.Â
What is Fantasy Football?
For those who know what fantasy football is, feel free to skip this section and go to the next. For those who are thinking “what is this girl talking about and what am I even reading?” fantasy football is like making your dream team of football with any player throughout the entire NFL. My friends and I held our own draft. This is where we got to pick which player we wanted for each position. There is an order that your group goes in and we had played a game before that would determine the order for our draft pick.Â
When I was picking people for my team, I was just looking at who had higher average points from last season. So for each game played each player can “score” points. Say one of your players makes a good play, they will get a certain amount of points, and the more points you score, the better your team does.Â
Your team then “plays” another team out of your people you made a league with. Each week you get matched up with a different person from your league and the points your team gets is compared. Whoever has the most points at the end of Monday night (Yes, it goes from Thursday night football to Monday night football) wins that week.
Some people bet on their teams and others make punishments for the loser at the end of the season. All in all I think it has been fun so far.
What I have learned
I have learned so many names, especially those who I pick on my team. I am constantly checking in on my team to see who is playing well and who will have more points.Â
Teams. Along with learning names, I’ve learned even more about the teams that the players are on. Learning and keeping up with the boys and teams has been something to help occupy my mind and it has made me even more interested in watching football.
When getting more involved with football I feel like I can finally understand what is going on and why people are so competitive over it. The competitive nature around football has become so fun to indulge in especially because I have been more educated in the world of football.
Talking About football
Fantasy football has genuinely changed the way I think about football. I have my specific team I like, but it has made me want to watch all the games and enjoy them.