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[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

In all fairness to those who don't consider you to be an "avid NFL fan," from what you are saying here it appears you are merely an avid Steelers and Bears fan.

I consider myself a voracious NFL fan, and I can name a good many starters and reserves on every team in the league. I watch every single game available in my area each Sunday. I always watch Monday Night Football. I play in two fantasy football leagues on NFL.com and ESPN.com and I closely monitor all of the star players and worthwhile bench players. That is what I consider to be an avid NFL fan.

Fantasy sports is the biggest waste of time I can think of. It doesn't make you a voracious NFL fan. It only makes you a stat junkie who tries to forecast who will score, throw or catch the most touchdowns. Who gets to kick the most field goals. What defense might play well that day. It has nothing to do with winning or losing an actual game. Your player might have a great game statistically, but their team can still lose the game. You can be a fan of one team and have a fantasy player on one team competing against each other. Which do you want to do well? You don't have to know a bunch of silly stats to be a big fan. I know a few people that know little about football and do well in fantasy leagues. Fantasy football has become one of the biggest wastes of man work hours. Why do you think companies are having domains such as these blocked?

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

Fantasy sports is the biggest waste of time I can think of. It doesn't make you a voracious NFL fan. It only makes you a stat junkie who tries to forecast who will score, throw or catch the most touchdowns. Who gets to kick the most field goals. What defense might play well that day. It has nothing to do with winning or losing an actual game. Your player might have a great game statistically, but their team can still lose the game. You can be a fan of one team and have a fantasy player on one team competing against each other. Which do you want to do well? You don't have to know a bunch of silly stats to be a big fan. I know a few people that know little about football and do well in fantasy leagues. Fantasy football has become one of the biggest wastes of man work hours. Why do you think companies are having domains such as these blocked?

I agree that one should not be playing fantasy sports on the company dime. I certainly was not condoning using company computers and work hours to do so.

I am a voracious NFL fan, college football fan, and baseball fan. I am not a stat junkie, but I do like to play fantasy football. It is only one of several factors which make me an avid fan, not the only factor. Are you ignoring the part where I said that I watch each and every available NFL game telecast in my area? You merely singled out one facet of my comments and are concentrating on it.

I know the game and the players and have known them since long before fantasy football was ever invented. I have been a huge NFL (and AFL) fan my whole life. I have watched every Super Bowl ever played. I watched Hank Stram's Chiefs matriculate the ball down the field against the Packers.

Which do I want to do well? That's the dilemma. It's also what makes it fun. I often must root for a player to do well against my team. I do happen to own LaDainian Tomlinson in both of my leagues. I did well in the draft and I'm doing just fine. Brady is working out pretty well for me too. This week I had 119 points in the NFL league and 112 in the ESPN league. By far the most of any team in either league.