Great Football Weekend

I highly enjoyed some very good games this week in the NFL. There is something very satisfying about watching the NFL; I really can't quite place it, but I think it has to do with the great ability to gamble. I know that sounds crazy but I think its true; Fantasy football is incredibly popular not so much because the fans root for their favorite NFL team, but rather because they can root and find a vested interest in games they otherwise would have no interest in. Oh yes and there are 'prizes' at stake with the goal to win the league. I know I'm hooked on it.

Lets not fool ourselves there is a lot of money at stake each week for daily/ game bets. Who doesn't throw down a dollar to make a weekly pick sheet? No other sport has a such a definitive schedule where this is possible. And lets be frank as well the NFL knows it and allows to such a degree that they fine teams for fudging their injury reports. Now the NFL says its to protect the players... bs... its to protect the gambling spreads and make sure they are honest. Which is ironic for a sport that pledges to be so pure. But in the end none of this matters to me, on Sunday I'll be on the couch rooting hard for the Giants.... (and watching to see how my ff league players are doing on the stat sheet)