Archive for the 'Fantasy Football 101' Category

The All-Time Super Bowl Fantasy Team

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

There have been a lot of great team efforts in the last 45 Super Bowls. And there’s no question that without a full team effort, an NFL championship is impossible to win. There’s 22 guys (or more) on the field that make a team a champion. And today’s matchup is going to be decided by [...]

The History of Fantasy Football

Sunday, January 1st, 2012

Fantasy Football Roots Fantasy Football’s beginnings are tracked back to the Oakland Raiders in the 1962 season when part-owner, Wilfred Winkenbach together with two columnists for a regional newspaper commissioned the very first 8-team league. Due to the level of work needed to compute the numbers every single week, the game never actually caught on [...]

The All-Time Turkey Day Fantasy Team

Friday, November 25th, 2011

There have been a lot of great team efforts in the last 91 years of pro football on Thanksgiving. And there’s no question that without a full team effort, getting a win on Turkey Day isn’t really possible. There’s 22 guys (or more) on the field that make a team a champion. But, as a [...]

A Washington Fantasy

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Fantasy Sports Lobbies the Government What is the world coming to? Fantasy sports has entered the world of politics. The Fantasy Sports Trade Association has hired its first federal lobbyist and launched a PAC that will support the campaigns of political candidates that have a favorable view of fantasy sports. Travis McCoy, a former aide [...]

My Top 5 “Loudmouth” Fantasy Football Tee Shirts

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

Fantasy Loudmouth makes t-shirts for all fantasy football fans (yeah, that’s right, men and women) who are addicted to playing Fantasy Football… and talking the trash. The guys who started the company earlier this year like to rub in their wins… and do it with funny tees. They get that trash talking makes fantasy football [...]