Project: Fantasy Football Gone Wrong

Project: Fantasy Football Gone Wrong

So based on my previous blog advising women not to participate in Fantasy Football, but to support their men during this highly demanding time of year, some of my female colleagues suggested a different type of Fantasy Football league…

“How about we create a Fantasy Football League based on which players are the hottest?”

…and being the competitor I am, why not give it a shot?! I created a basic league with 1 Quarterback, 2 Running Backs, 3 Receivers, a Tight End and a Kicker.  The scoring system is an extremely basic touchdown system with touchdowns being worth 10 points and field goals worth 5.  Keep it simple!

From the moment we decided to move forward with the league, my fellow female co-workers went to work! Googling the hottest football players and making their lists.. asking their friends for advice..

“Who’s Peyton Hillis?... He has huge biceps, I like that!”

Tom Brady was the #1 target as expected.  But since, he could only be selected by one lucky lady, the race for the second hottest QB was in full effect.  There was a debate on Drew Brees.  Eli Manning didn’t get much love.  Colin Kaepernick received some attention.  Andy Dalton.. not so much. 

For countless hours, they researched, made lists and did their due diligence to create an in-depth analysis of the players they’re interested in. 

So what’s the point of this project?  To show women how much fun, time consuming, strenuous and competitive Fantasy Football can be.  The draft’s tomorrow… and it should be quite interesting!