Fantasy football or fantasy soccer allows people to “play” the role of the general managers of a pseudo-football or soccer team. Players are allowed to pick professional football or soccer players, put them into teams and compete against other fantasy teams for points based on “real-life” player performance that week.
If you cannot be on your favorite football team, then you might as well create one.
That is where the various leagues of fantasy football teams come into play, an expanding association where grown-men design mock teams to win money and get full privileges to ridicule each other.
A fantasy football team is defined as an interactive competition where you can manage professional football players and play against each other, acting as the general managers of a pseudo-football team.
There are two leagues in which individuals can manage including the American Football League and the National Football League. The basic guidelines of “Fantasy Football” show that people can partake in drafting, trading, adding or dropping players and changing rosters.
As the internet grows, so does the popularity of fantasy football. Providers including ESPN, Yahoo, CBS and the NFL itself keep track of different team’s statistics entirely online, doing away with having to check box scores and various newspapers daily to monitor their players status.
The 2012-13 fantasy football season was full of excitement and disappointment as the year ended with dread for millions of participants. However, despite the frustration of defeat, there was a little humor to lighten up the situation.
The popular website Bleacher Report posted its list of the Top 8 Fantasy Football Team Names that made them laugh in 2012.
Coming in at No. 1 was from a team named “Joe Flacco’s Seagulls”. The team was said to have picked its name based obviously on Fantasy quarterback Joe Flacco and from the one-hit wonder 80’s band “A Flock of Seagulls.”
The No. 2 name was “Foster: Australian for Touchdown” because Australia is known for its popular Foster’s Lager, the beer that has been enjoyed by many fantasy owners during football Sunday.
The team “My Johnson is a Megatron” comes into the No. 3 spot for the double meaning implying both a bold sexual innuendo and a “blanket statement.” According to Bleacher Report, the Johnson referred to in this team name was obviously Detroit’s Calvin Johnson, and “Megatron” yielded mega-numbers in 2012 by setting the single-season record for receiving yards with 1,964 yards.
The No. 4 chosen team name was the “Teenage Newton Ninja Turtles”. Coming from the ridiculous cartoon characters, the team was crafty in using Carolina’s Cam Newton’s name in its title.
Rounding out No. 5 was “Marshawn Lynch’s Skittles” after Seattle’s top tailback who has become a hit for his love for the colorful candy and has been featured in various commercials promoting his love for the sugary treats. He even received a two-year supply from the Skittles Company when he was spotted on the sidelines munching on them.
“Dez Bryant’s Babysitters” was named the No. 6 most-clever title in the Fantasy league. The title came about when Bryant became the laughingstock in both the pro and fantasy leagues when he was required to follow a strict set of rules and have tabs kept on him so he would not be tempted to make poor decisions like his strip club incident.
The hit TV show “The League” spawned a lot of creative names such as “The Vinegar Strokes” and “Chalupa Batman,” however coming in at No. 7 was “Password is Taco.” The title came from the character of Taco on the television series. The character is a lovable goofball who never really cared about winning, which is why he named his team after his password he uses to access his team on the league website.
Last but not least coming in at the No. 8 spot is “It Sacks to be Cutler”. The title obviously means to insult the Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler for his constant complaint of injuries, sideline rants, pouting and numerous amount of times he was sacked thanks to his poor offensive line. Having Cutler on your team meant it probably sucked to be you.
The fantasy football league proves to be made up of a humorous and creative bunch of people who show a deep love, understanding and appreciation for both the game and the players. It is also a league filled with those who show a deep love and appreciation for drinking beer, making money and tormenting their closest of friends.
