Fantasy Football League: Drafting For Dummies
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - AUGUST 26: Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets waits in the tunnel prior to a preseason game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on August 26, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Welcome back Fox Sports. As you may remember my knowledge of sports is limited so me being in a Fantasy Football league doesn’t make much sense. However, just like with most things, I will give it my best shot.
There’s just one problem… How the heck do I draft people!? Is there a proper order to things, do I actually grab kickers in the first round?
Well the answer is no you don’t and I didn’t. I feel like I had to make that clear. I feel like I made out pretty well in our draft, despite having been given the sixth pick. I would have obviously loved it if I got the top three, but wouldn’t have minded getting eighth through tenth either. Instead, I got what I consider to be the worst placement. I’ll go over the rounds I’m least sad about.
In the first round despite most of the names I wanted slipping through my fingers like sand. I was able to get CeeDee Lamb. I feel like this fits as my user handle online is LambLamb, (Long story I won’t bore you) so CeeDee is the face of my team! As for Round 2, I went safe and was able to grab Patrick Mahomes.
This was surprising as someone took Dak Prescott over Mahomes, which not only confused me and the rest of the league. But maybe it confused you as well. While Kelce was sadly gone in R1, I was able to get Darren Waller. I’m not sure why this is a good thing, but people say it is so I’ll trust them. That’s really all I can talk about as my other picks were just what was left. But here is my current lineup and team
Though it was funny hearing my friends get mad as I stole their picks. I also felt real pressure as I was suddenly on the clock not knowing who to pick. I hated it, but now the real question is who should I have on my lineup!?
There’s a lot of ground to cover and I’ll need your help! Send any advice to [email protected] and I may choose to listen to it or will be willfully ignorant of it. Who knows certainly not I. But I look forward to hearing from you
Who Are The 4 NFL Quarterbacks Kids Like Best?
This past weekend, I spent many hours with youth football players that range from age 10 – 12 years old. My son is a youth player, and I noticed at least six different NFL jerseys being worn by him and his teammates. This led me to wonder, who are kids’ favorite NFL quarterbacks today?
I was reminiscing about which athletes kids looked up to when I was 10 years-old. It was simple. Your favorite player was typically one of the stars on your favorite (usually hometown) team. Occasionally, a universal big name like Joe Montana would jump into the mix. However, many of the big Montana fans I knew growing up in New Jersey were then San Francisco 49ers fans. This was usually due to their admiration of Montana. I don’t see that to frequently be the case today.
It is not uncommon for kids to gravitate more towards specific players now as opposed to an overall team. There are two main reasons why I find this to be the modern way of fandom for youth today.
First is fantasy football. In fantasy football, you cheer for individual players. The team winning or losing doesn’t matter, the player on your team putting up big numbers does. It’s great for the NFL to have kids intently invested with so many games per week.
Second, players are digitally accessible. Meaning, you can engage differently with a player much more in our social media universe. Players share a glimpse into their lives and who they are off the field. The NFL as a league leaned into this a partnered with TikTok back in 2019 to give fans even more content.
Why Do Kids Select A Favorite Player?
It’s a question with many answers. 30 years ago I would have said, “I love Phil Simms because he is the New York Giants’ fearless leader.” I asked 30 local youth athletes this as a follow-up question upon them naming their favorite NFL quarterback. Often the answer was related to the Quarterback’s persona. Their style of play, their personality, and even their jersey number was mentioned.
So tallying up the 30 youth football players I asked, here are the kids’ favorite NFL quarterbacks that are active today.
