What's The Dill?

I have more stories and photos from our trip to the OP but right now I’m consumed by pigskin fever and can’t focus on anything else. I daydream about the roars of Qwest field and Husky stadium and can’t believe the season has finally arrived!

Several years back I began playing fantasy football in a casual work league. Now it has reached the point where I have three drafts within the next few days and am starting to wonder if I might have a problem. I knew last season that my habit was pretty intense when I found myself hollering at my laptop and cursing at my fantasy players for their lack of talent. By the time Sunday Night Football rolled around I hadn’t showered and was still wearing sweat pants or a pair of mesh shorts. On some occasions I hadn’t even left the couch (except to go to the fridge of course).

Everyone knows that Sundays during football season are basically a write off therefore I had convinced myself that my behavior was acceptable. The other day while trying to join another league I encountered error #211 on Yahoo!... “You have already created the maximum allowed number of teams.” Let’s just say that when you catch yourself registering for a second Yahoo! ID so you can manage another team you begin to worry.

But for now, I don’t care. My teams need me and I need them. If nothing else, at least I’m past the denial stage. Being a good fantasy football manager takes passion and dedication to your players and as my high school football coach used to say, “You have to put the work in.” I plan on writing about football from time to time as the season progresses so you’ll slowly develop an understanding of my obsession for the game. It all begins next Thursday folks! To my fellow footballaholics, we made it!!!

Go Seahawks! Go Dawgs! Nebraska, I hate you.