How many of you have been through something similar where you want desperately to root for your team and at the same time need to root desperately against one of your opponent's players doing anything?
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For instance, I give you yesterday. The league in which I am Commissioner had semifinals. I'm going up against an old college roommate. I stupidly sat Gostkowski earlier in the day because I feared the weather, instead starting Jason Hanson of Detroit. Nice job. All that did is leave me up four points with my team done, and my opponent only having Chris Cooley.
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This in a league where you could argue points are relatively easy to come by... 1 pt/10 yds, 6pts/TD. Especially for Cooley, who leads the 'Skins in touchdown receptions. Ordinarily, for this reason, I love Cooley. Yet last night, I watched the 'Skins game with a huge lump in my stomach. Every time Collins would loft the ball downfield, normally I'd be looking with excitement to see who was the intended receiver. Last night, I was feeling dread. Third quarter fade pattern into the end zone, ball bounces off Cooley's hands. 'Skins settle for field goal. Should I have been happy as I was? Or should I have been pissed that my team didn't lock up the game with another TD?
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"Who wears short shorts? Chris Cooley wears short shorts."
In the end, this is one of those exceedingly rare happy endings. My 'Skins kept control of their playoff destiny (imagine if we hadn't crumbled against the Bills/Giants/Packers/Bucs/Cowboys, all winnable games). Eli Manning played like Ellie (well, actually, 9 dropped balls don't help... nice hands Jacobs and Toomer). AND, I managed to win the fantasy football playoff because Chris Cooley was held to shy of 40 yards receiving. Yes, it was a good Sunday night.
And I am so glad the 'Skins are on SNF two weeks in a row because they have the best production out of any of the networks who broadcast the NFL. I rank that NBC, ESPN, Fox, CBS (their low-tier-game announcers are waaaaaaay more piss poor than Fox), and in 19th place is the NFL Network.
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What did I just tell you? I have Westbrook and lost by two points.
Don't tell me about hardship.
I didn't even read your post (sorry, gotta get dressed for work), but that is an awesome picture. And Ben, I feel for you. Brilliant move in some respects, but that's what I call showing no love to your fantasy owners.
I lost to Kevin Oxendine by 2 points when Portis scored and then rudely failed to lose a fumble for the rest of the game.
I know people who won't play fantasy football because they refuse to root against their own players or for certain other teams.
These people are definitely not equipped to be lawyers.
"I know people who won't play fantasy football because they refuse to root against their own players or for certain other teams.
These people are definitely not equipped to be lawyers."
I am one of those people, and there are many reasons why I am not equipped to be a lawyer.
Here is some more fantasy football hardship. I finished 4-9 this year, and had 100 more points than a team that went 7-6, and the same number of points as a team that went 8-5. 6 of my 9 losses were by five points or less. Hardship this.
J-Red... better?
Yes indeed.
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