Fantasy Football 2009

**wil** · July 1st, 2009, 04:12 PM

Would anyone like to play fantasy football for the 2009 season?

I can set up the league on Yahoo like I did last year if there is enough interest. To make it competitive we should have 10-12 people.

Respond in this thread if you are interested.

Thanks

**RunningMan27** · July 1st, 2009, 06:33 PM

I am interested. I haven't played fantasy sports before, but I'd like to get into it.

**tooncesthecat** · July 1st, 2009, 06:38 PM

You know I'm in. This year I'll try not to screw myself like last year. LOL!

**A1food4U** · July 1st, 2009, 07:37 PM

How much research does it take. It seems fun but I don't want to bring the league down if I don't make good decisions...

**tooncesthecat** · July 1st, 2009, 08:20 PM

Your bad decisions will only bring you down

Seriously, I don't research any. Maybe I'm a dumbass but I just go with hunches. You never really know who to pick anyway. Last year I had Tom Brady (in another league) and look where that got me.

**A1food4U** · July 1st, 2009, 08:37 PM

Ok, I'm In.

**illiniballfan112** · July 1st, 2009, 08:38 PM

Hey Wil, I will probably play, I gotta avenge my loss to you in last year's championship! Let me know

**wil** · July 1st, 2009, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A1food4U

How much research does it take. It seems fun but I don't want to bring the league down if I don't make good decisions...

Like Toonces said, your bad decisions will only hurt your own team. That said, just try to have fun and as long as you don't totally blow off managing your team, you should be fine.

I'm sort of a fantasy football nut. I have won the championship in a keeper league 3 straight years and I usually am unable to be online live for the draft - I just take what yahoo automatically gives me (with a few modifications in the pre-draft rankings)

. Fantasy football also has a lot of luck involved IMHO... see Toonces situation with Tom Brady last year.

Lastly, I think the best thing about fantasy football (and any other fantasy sport for that matter) is that you become even MORE of a fan of the game. I follow players on teams I don't like much, and I'll keep my eye on games that I normally wouldn't give a second glance at simply becaue I or my opponent has a fantasy player in the game.

**tooncesthecat** · July 1st, 2009, 09:32 PM

Yeah, it's really fun! I don't play any other fantasy sports. And like Wil said, it makes you care about games and players you would otherwise ignore. I have always done the autopick for drafting as well. But I do like to try to change my team up throughout the season by either picking up free agents or trading for players.

**linemanpaul** · July 1st, 2009, 10:08 PM

HELL YES , I am in for kicking some ass, if anything like last year that ass would be my own, sign me up Wil

**ItalianStallion** · July 2nd, 2009, 03:22 AM

im in again!

**wil** · July 2nd, 2009, 05:18 AM

by my count, we are up to 7.

Does anyone have a preference for the date/time for the draft? Last year we did a Saturday morning in August I think. Are there any dates to avoid due to vacations or trips to Aussie land to beat up GG's creepy trainer?

**tooncesthecat** · July 2nd, 2009, 07:08 AM

LOL! No preference here

**justaguy87337** · July 2nd, 2009, 09:53 AM

COUNT ME IN! I suck at it cuz I can't ever think another player is as good as my steelers, but it's still a good time.

**RunningMan27** · July 2nd, 2009, 11:58 AM

August looks good for me...any Saturday morning should work fine.

**wil** · July 2nd, 2009, 01:48 PM

Our league is set up. Here are the settings. The key peices of info are the league ID# and the password.

Follow this link...
http://football.fantasysports.yahoo....elect?.scrumb=

... and then enter the ID# and password to register. And remember, you will need a valid Yahoo user ID to register. You can change your preferred email but your yahoo ID is what gets you in the door, so to speak.

League ID#: 188326
League Name: EF Fantasy Football 2009
Password: extreme
Draft Type: Live Draft
Draft Time: Saturday August 15, 9:00am EDT

**A1food4U** · July 2nd, 2009, 02:06 PM

Ok, Logged in my team's gonna be "Pass The Sauce"

**SAINT_X** · July 2nd, 2009, 02:16 PM

I AM IN!!!

Wow...I cannot believe how close it is to football season.

Maybe this year I won't lose my QB ( Tom Brady, no less ) in the first half of the first game...as well as my number one reciever in game one.

**ItalianStallion** · July 2nd, 2009, 03:39 PM

ok im in...i pick...
1) Adrian peterson
2) Peyton Manning

**tooncesthecat** · July 2nd, 2009, 06:05 PM

I have to work that Saturday. Does that mean I'll default to autopicks? THat's fine if that's the way it goes