Don’t release your inner JERK onto the fantasy gridiron
Calling all armchair quarterbacks, the time is quickly approaching. The time for you to bask in your glory of football knowledge, forgo all your responsibilities and spend your weekends analyzing the ESPN Fantasy Football draft kit.
Who needs to mow the lawn, buy groceries, or take your grandma to her bingo game when you can be picking out your draft options and trash talking?
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In this month’s etiquette insider I am going to lay out some great etiquette tips for draft day and some tips for the whole season. OK, well not really etiquette tips, since there really is no place for niceties in football. This issue is more of a “how not to come off as a jerk” handbook for this football season
Draft Day Etiquette
Auto drafters: Now most people can sympathize with busy schedules and that it’s not easy to accommodate everyone’s schedules so that all can attend draft day, especially with leagues at 12+. If you are one of those people who can not attend in person then please be respectful of others times and have a set draft ready so that when it is your turn in the draft pick the computer is not randomly picking for you and using the full 2:30 of draft time.
2:30 max: For those of you out there who think that using the max time of 2:30 to make a selection makes you look like you are being wise and precise with your pick… you are wrong. You are just being a time suck. Just like with the auto drafters, you should have your selection made ahead of time so that when it is your turn you can make your pick and we can move the draft along swiftly. I also advise that you have multiple options to choose from within your ranking of who you want so that if your guy is taken you can quickly move to your second choice. No one wants to be stuck in the draft processes until 10 at night.
Fan Boy Teams: We understand you think the New England Patriots are the best thing since quarter length sweatshirts came out. This does not mean you need to make your whole fantasy football team from their roster. The point of Fantasy Football is to build a roster of the best players throughout the NFL … if there could be an ultimate fantasy team, who would it be? FANTASY not FANBOY.
Pouting: there’s no pouting in fantasy football: So you are upset that you are not in the league that you wanted, maybe the draft time wasn’t convenient for you, or that someone took your running back in the first pick of the draft. Do not sign into the draft, pick six quarterbacks, and then leave to auto draft the rest of the time. That is just poor taste and then everyone is going to be put out the rest of the season. It is just best that if you are not happy with the team you are on then just back out or pull your big girl panties on and finish out the rest of the draft and season with some dignity. Who knows, that running back may be on IR after the first game and then you will be happy you didn’t have to find a replacement.
Season Etiquette
Switch it up: It really stinks having to go up against an opponent who has half his team sitting out on a bye week or IR. If you are going to participate in Fantasy Football then you need to participate. It takes very little time to update your roster and with phone apps you can do it anywhere.
Trash Talk/Smack Talk: So everyone loves a little quick wit and banter back and forth, it is one of the main draws of Fantasy Football. This part can also make you look like the boob you are so it is important to know when to and when not to Trash Talk.
Do Trash Talk during the draft: You have unlimited potential at the start of the season and you can play it off that you know what you are doing
Do when you are undefeated even at 1-0
Do when you are up by 20 points on a Sunday evening and your opponent only has the kicker left to play on Monday night
Do NOT Trash Talk when you are clearly down by 40 points or more
Do NOT if you are a fan boy
Do NOT if you auto drafted
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