ARE YOU READY FOR SOME (fantasy) FOOTBALL!!!

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One of my favorite aspects of board games and Dungeons & Dragons is the use of imagination. While board games can have cool detailed pieces, and D&D can have neat minatures, it's imagining the various battles, encounters, and summits that really appeals to me. Fantasy football also lets my imagination run wild, albeit in a more mundane and worldly way. Let's have a look at what kind of teams I'm rolling this year.

First we'll start with my team from work, where I got the first pick of a 10 player, 16 round draft.



This is probably my favorite team, but also my riskiest. Getting the first pick is a blessing that can quickly become a curse if that player gets injured, especially if that player is going to be the main point producer of your team. Fortunately, I feel like I was able to get a great, well rounded running back corps and a couple of good quarterbacks. I feel like I took Matt Ryan way too early, but I wanted to match him up with Tony Gonzales. My receivers are also a little anemic, but I'm hoping to be surprised.

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Next up is the team for my family's league. I picked 10th out of 10 in this 15 round affair.



I have high hopes for Frank Gore, who's battled injury and who's team is continuing to rebuilt. Steve Slaton will make or break this team, as he's the #2 RB for me. Once again, I grab Ryan Grant, Tony Gonzales, and Matt Ryan as a solid QB backup. My wide receivers are alright, with the Phillip Rivers to Vincent Jackson connection being the highlight.

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The third of my teams is my squad for the Red vs. Blue Keeper league. I feel that this is my weakest team, due to my keepers being rather subpar. Here I picked 8th of 12.



With Pierre Thomas hurt, this team is in even worse shape. This team also depends on Ray Rice being the fantasy stud that everyone seems to think he'll be. The late round pick up of Joe Flacco was also nice, and he actually gets the start this week in his matchup against the woeful Chiefs.

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This next team is for the Red vs. Blue Redraft League: Season 5. Again, I picked last in the 12th slot of 12 players.



The team's alright, and you'll notice that I'm trying to match up QBs and recievers from the same team, specifically the TEs. Other than that, the team is largely unremarkable except for the glaring omission of a backup TE, which I've now corrected via waivers. I'm curious to see how the ex-Mizzou standout wideout Jeremy Maclin works out in Philly.

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This last team is actually a late addition this season's fantasy shenanigans. This team will slug it out for supremacy in the Late Nite JengaJam D&D4Jox league. This time, I picked 2nd out of 10 players.



I like this team, and again I'm blessed with a pretty strong running back line-up. Willie Parker is the only question mark in that group, and his performance on Thursday night did nothing to settle that question. This is my most well-rounded team, benefitting from the before-mentioned running backs, a good set of receivers, and a good TE and decent defence.

I'll update as the season progresses, and you can catch updates for the D&D4Jox league Tuesday nights at 9:30 central on Late Nite JengaJam!