Why Mantasy? Why Now?

I know you. I know what you think and I know what you feel. That is, of course, if you fit a particular demographic: The demographic of Man. That's right, I know man, and I want to help men know manly things about man activities, and there is nothing more manly than fantasy football. But why me? Why this particular site? Why the Mantasy? It is that kind of questioning that brought you here and I would be a horrible man-guide if I did not answer your musings, so lend me your ears.

Relax, child. It's just me, your Mantasy.

There are more shit fantasy football blogs out there than I care to imagine and there is a lifetime worth of "experts" on the various major sports sites. Brandon Funston offers the fantasy equivalent of creepy massage, listening to Matthew Berry is like driving with your hands on the pedals, and I'm pretty sure that NFL.com had to fire one of their guys for proclaiming that Larry Fitzgerald is a sleeper. For the record, Fitzgerald is a good value pick with all the uneasiness with the Cardinal offense, but this is a terrific focus for my larger point. As a follower of The Mantasy League and its blog, there is less emphasis on 'sleepers' and lists that hope to make sense of the fantasy landscape. Instead, you get results; you get what happened. What better way to plan your draft or your lineup than by looking at another league that, in my humble opinion knows what it's doing.

Of course, just like other leagues, we have our characters. People make mistakes, get too drunk Saturday, drop people prematurely, ignore Miles Austin too long, and more. Simply put, we don't have Larry Fitzgerald ranked on a list, he just went somewhere in our draft, check it out: http://games.espn.go.com/ffl/tools/draftrecap?leagueId=279976. To hammer this point home, check out where DeAngelo Williams went. I doubt there is a list out there that had Williams going that low, but it happened. As such, why did it happen? Perhaps there is fear involved with his situation, and fear is what Mantasy is all about.

I know that it is funny to check out your favorite analysts and have them tell you who to start and sit. However, unless you get an e-mail answered, they aren't going to know your situation and, in reality, you don't know theirs'. Christopher Harris can only tell you that he thinks Pierre Thomas is a good play, but if he tells you that Pierre Thomas and Ronnie Brown are both good plays, you haven't figured much out at all. So you look at ESPN's predictions. "Oh look," you say, it's so simple! It says here that Pierre Thomas will have 84 yards and a touchdown, and since it says over here that Ronnie Brown will have 97 yards and two touchdowns, I'm going to start Brown." Well, you can have this you. This you is a damn fool. Those predictions don't say anything, they are designed to help you make decisions, but they they little more than Harris, when he says he like them both. Mantasy can help. I'll hold you like that uncle that is a little too touchy. Call us Uncle Touchy No-No. Call us what you want. It is your fantasy. It is my fantasy. It is our Mantasy.

"Hi. It's me, Uncle Touchy No-No.
Please let me be part of your Mantasy."
Do it. Let us in.

Check out our lineups - there is a link at the top of the page. If that doesn't help, read some banter, hell if this website is a young girl on her knees, then we've committed banter-bukkake all over her. And please ask questions. Just put them in the comments section at the bottom of the posts. And please post comments. Just put them in the comments section at the bottom of each post. Most importantly, have fun, tell your friends, get them to follow, and good luck tonight if you are fortunate enough to have players going in the Vikings/Saints game.

Mantasy prediction: The Vikings get killed and Favre looks old. That's about as scientific as I'm willing to get. Maybe that's a prediction, or maybe I just let you in on my Mantasy. Maybe it's too late.