A Crash Course in Fantasy Football : Are You Ready for Some (Fantasy) Football?
Source: Tom's Guide | Keywords: fantasy, football, sites | Themes: The Internet
- 1. Are You Ready for Some (Fantasy) Football?
- 2. ESPN Fantasy Football
- 3. Yahoo! Fantasy Football
- 4. NFL Fantasy Football
1. Are You Ready for Some (Fantasy) Football?
Forget armchair quarterbacks. Say hello to keyboard quarterbacks. Today’s aspiring Peyton Mannings can dominate their leagues from the comfort of their own home, armed only with a laptop and perhaps too much free time.
We’re talking fantasy football, and it’s hotter than ever. More than 27 million American play fantasy sports, according to The Fantasy Sports Trade Association. There are fantasy versions of just about every sport, but football is by far the king. Of the 27 million American fantasy players in 2007-2008, 82% played football. (Baseball came in at a distant second, with 46% of total fantasy players.)
Lots of fantasy football sites and services compete for the attention – and, in some cases, money – of these virtual players. Let’s take a look at a few of the biggest “players” in the fantasy football field.
(Note: if you’re new to fantasy football, several of these services – including ESPN and NFL – offer Fantasy Football 101, a basic primer that can help you get up to speed quickly.)
- Next page ESPN Fantasy Football
Football???
Aren't they using their hand here? I guess that is called handball then? But oh, handball is played without protection, so what is this?
A show?
Viva BloodBowl - way cooler than this thing ... and I played it more than 10 years ago already.
What's the point of american football if you't kill your opponents and bribe the referee? It does need some sence of realism, and bribes and fouls are the cornerstones of reallife sports ....