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PSA: with the season just a week away, I felt it important to share with you the story of a young FFB manager who wouldn’t stop rosterbating.
He’d spend hours gazing lovingly at his lineups, doting on every positive update, fretting over every piece of bad news, always looking for the angle - typing up trades & clearing them before hitting submit. Then convincing himself that “THIS is the deal that puts me over the top!” And *click!* submit.
He was proud of the team he’d drafted, but between the end of his draft & the start of the season, somehow it just wasn’t enough. The rush that the draft gave him was gone. As a result he’d made several odd moves - add/drops & questionable trades.
By the time the season had started, his roster had changed substantially.
And that was his worst FFB season ever.
I’m not ashamed to admit it - that young man was me.
I...i was a compulsive rosterbater.
At first it was cool - “everyone does it!” I’d tell myself to make myself feel better about my habit. “I can quit anytime I want!”
But it wasn’t cool. It wasn’t cool at all. And I couldn’t stop. I just couldn’t stop.
So take it from me, kids - just say no to excessive rosterbation. It can do real harm to you, and to your fantasy teams.
The season is just a week out - at this point it’s best to simply put the computer away. Reject all trade offers. Ignore in-league messages asking “what would it take to get __________ ?
Through sheer will & determination I’ve kicked the rosterbation habit. You can too. And if you haven’t yet rosterbated, don’t start. Yeah, I know - it feels good, maaaaaaan. But it’s a one way street leading to a dead end.
Also, I went blind doing it & i’m using voice-to-text to post this, so there’s that. and don’t get me started on the hairy palms.
He’d spend hours gazing lovingly at his lineups, doting on every positive update, fretting over every piece of bad news, always looking for the angle - typing up trades & clearing them before hitting submit. Then convincing himself that “THIS is the deal that puts me over the top!” And *click!* submit.
He was proud of the team he’d drafted, but between the end of his draft & the start of the season, somehow it just wasn’t enough. The rush that the draft gave him was gone. As a result he’d made several odd moves - add/drops & questionable trades.
By the time the season had started, his roster had changed substantially.
And that was his worst FFB season ever.
I’m not ashamed to admit it - that young man was me.
I...i was a compulsive rosterbater.
At first it was cool - “everyone does it!” I’d tell myself to make myself feel better about my habit. “I can quit anytime I want!”
But it wasn’t cool. It wasn’t cool at all. And I couldn’t stop. I just couldn’t stop.
So take it from me, kids - just say no to excessive rosterbation. It can do real harm to you, and to your fantasy teams.
The season is just a week out - at this point it’s best to simply put the computer away. Reject all trade offers. Ignore in-league messages asking “what would it take to get __________ ?
Through sheer will & determination I’ve kicked the rosterbation habit. You can too. And if you haven’t yet rosterbated, don’t start. Yeah, I know - it feels good, maaaaaaan. But it’s a one way street leading to a dead end.
Also, I went blind doing it & i’m using voice-to-text to post this, so there’s that. and don’t get me started on the hairy palms.
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