Become A Better Football Fan...

Everyone's experienced this feeling: You're watching a big game on TV with a few of your buddies, and all of a sudden one of your friends starts talking about a player who you've never heard of before.  And he isn't just casually talking about him.  He's giving you the career breakdown of this guy.  His strengths, his weaknesses, where he went to college, his favorite formations, his favorite flavor of Ben and Jerry's...etc.  It's alarming to see someone know so much about a player while you know so little.

So why does your friend know so much about this seemingly random player? The answer to that question is nearly always the same: he's on his fantasy football squad.

Fantasy football changed the way NFL fans watch the game.  Suddenly, every single game on Sunday afternoon is meaningful because the likelihood that either a player on your squad is playing or a player on your opponent's squad is playing is very high.  Fantasy football has created an new breed of football gurus.  Everyday fans turned into statistical savants.

So if you want to stay on par with your friends, join a fantasy football league.  You'll become a better fan of football.  Just watch out for the weeks when your star QB is playing the Patriots.  Talk about tearing your heart in two!  My recommendation: Take the loss in your fantasy matchup...Patriot pride runs deep.