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Old 03-26-2012   #31
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gawd how some one could entertain that idea and call themselves Cowboy fans is beyong my paygrade
It's also why I don't always win.
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Old 03-26-2012   #32
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It's also why I don't always win.
lol yeah my would consist of Cowboys or no one so I wouldn't be winning either
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Gave up fantasy football about 8 years ago. Could not stomach rooting for players on my team, against Dallas' interest.
No offense to anyone, but I always thought it was too dorky to play. I never got into it at ALL. Also, I'd never do well because there wouldn't be a SINGLE gina, deadskin, egirl, fudge-packer, 'aint, or STEALer on my team.
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Old 03-26-2012   #34
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it can make it a little tougher, but i bench anyone playing against us and never ever ever draft any skins, eagles, giants players.
Yep it can make it tougher but it can be done...won a couple of years even without ever having any skins, iggles or gnats players and also no stealers either.
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Old 03-26-2012   #35
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I'm planning to scale back, as I had far too many teams last year.
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Old 03-26-2012   #36
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Trix are for kids and FF is for geeks.
"We are not descended from fearful men."
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Each year? No. I stopped playing two years ago. But I won the championship the last year I played. Like Alexander the Great, I wept when there were no more worlds to conquer.
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I have helped my nephews and a couple of friends with their FFLs but I have never wanted to get involved myself. I don't like rooting for individuals and definitely don't like the idea of rooting for players on teams I hate, and there a lot of teams on that list.

I think part of the problem with today's fans can be traced back to fantasy leagues. It removes the whole "TEAM" concept and devolves to individual players. But that's just my opinion. If you enjoy playing that's great, knock yourself out, but count me out.
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Old 03-26-2012   #39
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gawd how some one could entertain that idea and call themselves Cowboy fans is beyong my paygrade
It's simple. The players I draft always turn out to be bad, so I make it a point to get players from teams I don't like.

Conversely, I avoid taking Cowboys most of the time.
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1 FFL? What is this amateur hour? I haven't played in 1 FFL since Al Gore invented the internet.
I waited until the year after Gore invented the internet to quit FFL.
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Trix are for kids and FF is for geeks.
How many teams did you have?
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Old 03-27-2012   #42
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It's simple. The players I draft always turn out to be bad, so I make it a point to get players from teams I don't like.

Conversely, I avoid taking Cowboys most of the time.
Exactly. I avoid drafting Cowboys (I've made an exception for FG kickers, though - but they're not really football players anyway, right Hos?). This way I can avoid conflicts of head and heart. But anybody suggesting a true Cowboys fan would take a FANTASY football win over a REAL win for the Dallas Cowboys - just doesn't get it.

Because of the regular 'scouting' it requires - I believe FFL helps keep me outside of the 'bubble' that can arise when I overly focus on the Dallas Cowboys' team and players. I really think it gives me a clearer picture of Dallas' place in the current scheme of the league. JMO
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Did fantasy baseball for one season and that was more than enough for me. The closest I will ever get to FF is watching The League.
The truth almost always lies somewhere in between...

Except on CZ.
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The only fantasy game I ever played was Basketball and that was years ago. I used to play with the jerkies at Mavtalk.
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Old 03-28-2012   #45
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Exactly. I avoid drafting Cowboys (I've made an exception for FG kickers, though - but they're not really football players anyway, right Hos?). This way I can avoid conflicts of head and heart. But anybody suggesting a true Cowboys fan would take a FANTASY football win over a REAL win for the Dallas Cowboys - just doesn't get it.

Because of the regular 'scouting' it requires - I believe FFL helps keep me outside of the 'bubble' that can arise when I overly focus on the Dallas Cowboys' team and players. I really think it gives me a clearer picture of Dallas' place in the current scheme of the league. JMO
Yeah, I've never met any real Cowboy fan who would come close to wanting a FFB win over the real thing. They are too different things entirely.

Also, as you said, I've found that following FFB keeps me way more in tune with what is going on a round the league, as well as how all the indiviual players are doing.
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