Pros and Cons to Playing Fantasy Football

SEATTLE, WA - JANUARY 18: Luke Willson #82 of the Seattle Seahawks catches a two point conversion in front of Ha Ha Clinton-Dix #21 of the Green Bay Packers during the fourth quarter of the 2015 NFC Championship game at CenturyLink Field on January 18, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

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With the NFL season on its way, another fantastic aspect of the sport is starting to bloom, fantasy football. With the advancements of technology and social media, fantasy football has taken a turn for the best. A lot of football fans enjoy playing against their co-workers, roommates, family members, and others in fun competition. Even though there are many exciting components of fantasy sports, there are some major downsides as well.

One upside of fantasy football is that certain leagues involve money. Yes, fantasy football is a form of gambling, so there is high risk depending on how many people there are in your league. But people always say, “high risk, high reward”. While this is very accurate, the downside are the chances of winning. There is a greater chance of losing money as opposed to winning the jackpot. In a ten man league, only one person will walk away with money making it a one out of ten chance. If you like those odds, go play and win!

The biggest downside to fantasy football is a scenario that I will present to you now. In your fantasy draft, you acquire Julian Edleman from the New England Patriots. At the same time, you are a die hard Giants fan since you were seven years of age. The day that the Giants and the Patriots play, who do you root for? Do you want the Giants to win, or for Edleman to score touchdowns to boost your fantasy points? In the 2016-2017 NFL season, I am currently in this scenario. Another player on my fantasy team that is going to be an obstacle rooting for is the explosive Russell Wilson. With the possibility of receiving high fantasy numbers from Wilson, I would root for the Seahawks to score seven touchdowns, but hope that the Giants can come back and score seven as well and in addition, a field goal to win the game.

Even though there are cons to the idea of fantasy football, there are many pros to paying fantasy as well! With the obstacles placed in front of a fantasy team owner, fantasy football is still an exhilarating and fun game to play with your friends. Good luck with your season fantasy football owners!

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