Written by Bapes from Heathrow, FL. You can follow the league on Twitter @theslffl
I’ve been playing Fantasy Football for 9 seasons. Sticking with an online game longer than any cleanse, hairstyle, Tory Burch bag, or car shows some level of dedication, right?
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Maybe this is the case in another league, in some other parallel dimension, but this is not my reality. If you’re my husband, then you would think—and I assume many women like me would think—that I have chronic-assumed football amnesia.
Why? It’s because he doubts my Fantasy Football knowledge and my knowledge of the game in general. Now, let me be completely transparent: I’ve never won the league, never been the champion. My name is not on the trophy. Have I come close? Many times. I have more “awards” than anybody else in the league. Second place. Third place. Two-time hypothetical champ. “Highest coaching rating” (did that several years in a row). Yet my choices as a Fantasy coach are always questioned. Basic calls during the game continue to be explained (to me) in the simplest of terms (like John Madden talking to his mother).
I know what’s going on. I know who most of the players are. I know their more impressive stats. And, yeah, I tend to stare at their butts more than I should. I may be multi-tasking while the games are on, but I don’t miss much (Thank you, Red Zone Channel). I’ve clocked in the same hours as my husband over the past 9 seasons.
I watch. I listen. Shockingly, I remember. So here we are, months away from the next season, and I’ve recovered enough from last year to garner optimism about the coming season.
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Every new season brings with a glimmer of hope that THIS will be the year. I’ll be the champion. This IS the year I will have my team name forever emblazoned on our Lombardi-like trophy. Perhaps this is the year my husband (did I mention he’s our commissioner too?) finally respects my draft choices, my trades (or lack-thereof), and my football knowledge as a fan.
This is my year … I think.
Note: An earlier version of this article was published at Same Level Fantasy Sports
