2010 Fantasy Football Epic Fail Leads to 2011 Revelation and Resolution

January 4, 2011   ·   John Zaktansky   ·   Jump to comments

If only fantasy football were more like making a fruitcake or doing the Hokey Pokey.
Then, perhaps, I wouldn’t feel as though I was sucker-punched by a jackhammer and still gasping for breath three weeks later. I’d be giving myself colorful Gatorade showers from a championship trophy instead of drowning in a blackened well of what-ifs and what-could-have-beens.
Why can’t developing a championship football team be more like baking? If you want to make a fruitcake just like your grandmother’s famous (or infamous) holiday staple, you simply locate the recipe and follow the directions. If only it were as simple as throwing in two cups of Peyton Manning, a pint of Arian Foster and a teaspoon of David Akers, blend in some free agent flavoring and bake for 16 weeks.
If only weekly roster moves were as predictable as the Hokey-Pokey. You’d put Marcedes Lewis in, and take Antonio Gates out, you’d put Brian Westbrook in and take the competition ...

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