Fantasy Football in the Office
I read an article a few months back about how the average fantasy football participant spends an average of one hour per week at the office managing his or her fantasy team(s). To which I reply: SLACKERS! Anyone who has won a fantasy football championship understands that a mere one hour per week is not nearly sufficient to dominate one’s league. My econometric regression analysis alone is a 45-minute process. Also, to all my fellow league members who laughed when I took Carson Palmer in the 4th round last year…I laugh back (heartily) in your general direction.
Seriously though, I probably spend about an hour or two each week with, fantasy team management, but this is due mainly to the fact that last year I had two teams and this year will have a grand total of four teams. It takes a few weeks of the season just for me to remember which players are on which of my teams.
Now I know that some managers, supervisors, bosses, etc. will cringe about my flaunting of the time spent managing silly fantasy football teams, but really, I feel like my time spent doing this, whether at the office or not, makes me all the more productive once I do actually get back to working. Sometimes I just need a break, and that dreaded post-lunch coma that I usually go into is a great time to mindlessly sift through stats, matchups, strength of schedule notes, medical analysis of Fred Taylor’s aging body, etc. Then, when I wake up again, I go back to work. I figure as long as I’m productive thereafter, the time spent re-charging the batteries was well worth it.
I have a generally strong work ethic, so perhaps this “analysis” doesn’t apply to all the workers out there. I also don’t punch a clock or answer to anyone (except sometimes my girlfriend, who never tells me what to do, but frequently makes “suggestions” that are better heeded than not), so perhaps this doesn’t apply to anyone who isn’t self-employed. At the same time, if an employee is hard-working and efficient, why not let them spend an hour a week during the football season looking at stats? If nothing else, they hone their analytical and decision-making skills…
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