Do you root for teams of players that you own? (1 Viewer)

[Darryl Talley]

I understand at the end of the year when a team is in playoff contention it makes for maximal effort from your players, but do you root all season long for teams of players that you own?

 

[SameSongNDance]

I feel like I'm in the minority but I don't have a favorite NFL team. I live in NJ and obviously have a bunch of friends who are NYG and NYJ fans but I don't gravitate to either. It probably has something to do with there being absolutely no football culture in my family and me being young but I can never relate to people who go nuts or get into arguments over their teams; I actually find it extremely odd. Every year I just end up rooting for players I like (doesn't even have to specifically be fantasy related), rarely actually rooting for any single team.

 

[Koya]

No.

 

[Nugget]

No. I actually root for my WRs to be behind so they may get more targets. Same with QBs.

 

[NREC34]

If it's going to help their situation heck yes. Doug Martin and Kirk Cousins are 2 guys that come to mind immediately for me this year. Since their teams are tanking I feel it's going to hurt them. Skins will bring back RG3 and I look for Tampa to throw Sims in there when he's healthy.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

If they're giving my guy lots of touches/targets, I root for them. If they're not giving him the ball, I root against them.

I want them to have success when my guy is getting the ball a lot so they'll want to keep giving him the ball, and have trouble when they're not so they'll think that maybe they should get him involved.

For instance I love that Dallas is 5-1 while leaning on the running game since it means they know that running the ball means victories. I root against Pittsburgh inside the 10 because they never give Bell the ball there so I hope they keep settling for FGs.

 

[Dizzy]

Lifelong Steelers fan, and they are the only NFL team that truly matters to me (despite having a cousin that played for Da Bears)... but I root for fantasy players week's 1-16, and don't care at all for the team's they play for... and yes, I was loving me some Ben Tate on Sunday.

Come play-off time (NFL playoffs), I'm back in team mode hoping for another shot a ring. If the Steelers aren't in contention I just pull for the best story.

 

[newbetterbucs07]

I root for the players, but not the teams. I'm a diehard Bucs fan and could never root for another team. Seeing them have success means a lot more to me than a fantasy roster. Obviously, with the Bucs sucking this year (well, the past 5 or 6 for that matter) and not being in playoff contention, I definitely don't mind if one of my fantasy guys is going up against the Bucs and has a big day.

 

[NickyHatton]

RB's you want the team up early and pounding the run all day. Everyone other skill position on my team I'm hoping they're down a few scores so they can pass all day. Whether they win or lose doesn't matter to me, unless they're on the Skins. Which is why I try to avoid drafting players on my favorite team, makes the games more enjoyable to watch

 

[Dizzy]

RB's you want the team up early and pounding the run all day. Everyone other skill position on my team I'm hoping they're down a few scores so they can pass all day. Whether they win or lose doesn't matter to me, unless they're on the Skins. Which is why I try to avoid drafting players on my favorite team, makes the games more enjoyable to watch

That's a good strategy... plus being a Redskins fan, you have no fear of having to face those guys either.

 

[TZMarkie]

I feel like I'm in the minority but I don't have a favorite NFL team. I live in NJ and obviously have a bunch of friends who are NYG and NYJ fans but I don't gravitate to either. It probably has something to do with there being absolutely no football culture in my family and me being young but I can never relate to people who go nuts or get into arguments over their teams; I actually find it extremely odd. Every year I just end up rooting for players I like (doesn't even have to specifically be fantasy related), rarely actually rooting for any single team.

This is very close to me, in a nutshell.

I'm actually THE REVERSE of most fantasy players, in that I don't much care for a specific team. I'm more concerned about how it affects me, or more explicitly my fantasy team, and in essence my pocket.

When people ask me who my favorite team is, I always say the same thing......."My favorite team is my fantasy team, the guys I drafted".

They all look at me like I'm crazy. (of course some of these guys are fantasy players, and some aren't )

I will admit, that I do tend to like "underdogs" in general, teams like the Cleveland Browns. How many years have they suffered? I mean if nothing else, let them get a Superbowl for the fans alone.

Some are just diehard, and have been waiting and wanting for years, and that whole organization just seems to have a black cloud around it.

But anyway, I am not a huge football fan in general.

If it weren't for fantasy, I may not ever watch more than 5 minutes of a game all season.

Before I played fantasy 7-8 years back, I never watched a game for many years. Perhaps 10 minutes of a Superbowl was about it.

I guess you could say I'm more of a "fantasy fan" than a football fan.

Crazy, but thats the way it is.....................

TZM

 

[Rick James]

Nope. In fact I root against my players' teams most of the time. IE- if I have Aaron Rodgers I want whoever's playing GB to keep scoring so GB doesn't take the foot off the gas. I don't care if GB wins or not.

 

[jandyt]

Only team Im really a fan of is my college team. I enjoy Pro football but haven't really been a fan of any team in years. There are certain players I like outside of fantasy who I cheer for and then I cheer for my players to do well but don't really care how their teams do generally.

 

[Skoo]

What? No.

IMO you can really only root for one team.

But I guess that's just the Eagles fan in me. Say what you will about us, but we're loyal.

 

[sdp1226]

As a Jets fan, my fantasy players provide a ton more entertainment on Sundays than my team does. If a player does well for me throughout the season, as long as they are not on a 'rival' team, I do find myself rooting for their chance at a ring.

 

[Sweet Love]

I am a NYJ fan, and try to avoid playing opponents who have Jets players on them, so I do not have to root against the Jets. Over the last few seasons, that has not been a problem.

 

[Bacon]

I only root for the Chargers. If my opponent has a Charger on his team, I root for that guy, too. Real football > Fantasy football. Go Bolts!

 

[AuttieFootball]

Not really. I just root for them to be in whatever situation they need to be in in order to produce maximum fantasy results.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

I never let FF affect who I root for. I pull for the teams that I want to pull for and it's often based on what helps/hurts the Saints. I play FF with expectations of how players will do and I'm happy or disappointed based on how that goes but I don't really "root" for them. However I never do own players that I cannot pull for because it kind of ruins the football experience for me. Basically I couldn't be happier if Julio Jones gets shut down in any given game so I would never own him. Ridiculous, I know...