Fantasy Football - It’s A Win/lose Game

Many people are uncomfortable with a win/lose orientation, and that is probably a good thing. As much as we love to compete, we are also a civilized people. Some of us feel funny somehow beating the hell out of someone, even if it is on an imaginary plane. Some of you out there wonder if you really want to be that good at something like fantasy football where everyone loses except for you. You might wonder: will they all despise me in the end? The answer is yes, but in a fun kind of way. This is only a game. Get over it or don’t play.

The reality is that fantasy football is specifically designed around the idea of you winning and them losing (if you are successful, that is.) It is actually predicated on a win/lose mentality. You need to embrace and master this concept in order to ensure victory. In my book, The Art of Fantasy Football, I use specific strategies to utilize win/lose orientation as a weapon against your opponents. As you will see, the artillery at your disposal (the name of your team, the smack talk, your avatars, your roster, your use of alliances, manipulation of information and so on) must all be deployed in the spirit of beating your opponents to death, again and again, on a virtual playground in the spirit of play.

Fantasy football — dominating, dynasty building fantasy football – is all about win/lose orientation. You avoid being a loser. Your only goal is being a winner. And your goal at all times, at every stage of the game, at the center of every action you perform is you winning and everyone else losing. That is mastering fantasy football.

So as I progress into the specific strategies outlined in my book book, I note that your should never lose sight of the fact that while this is a communal game we share in a social way in the spirit of friendship or whatever you want to call it, at the end of the day if you want to become a master at fantasy football you will not only need to learn to accept the win/lose model, but like a Michael Jordan or Darth Vader or Tiger Woods, you must learn how to utilize its inherent power.