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the things we should never say: thoughts of a fantasy football owner

My parents' basement, 1 AM Dear assorted nerds, competitive statisticians, former high school athletes, Monday morning quarterbacks, disillusioned 9 to 5 corporate schlubs, ESPN interns, middle management suits, fanboys, compulsive gamblers, or as you are collectively known, Fantasy Football Owners- It's 1 AM and it might be the Five Hour Energy that I chugged four hours ago, but I believe that I have something to say. We're at the tail end of the season within the season, the post-season before the post-season: Fantasy Football Playoffs. The past thirteen weeks of draft strategy and passive aggressive waiver claims have paid off for a select few. Although the NFL players might think they are competing for their own postseason spot, they are actually fighting for bragging rights. Although the Carolina Panthers are hoping for the #1 pick in the 2011 draft, there are plenty of owners praying that Jonathan Stewart hits the 100 yard mark this Sunday. I was brought into Fant