It\u2019s week 5 and I\u2019m staring at 1-3 in one of my fantasy leagues, \u201cStupid Bengals Fans,\u201d and I had to ponder…why am I so bad?<\/p>\n

The conclusion was simple: I\u2019m a stupid Bengals fan.<\/p>\n

You see, when it comes time for fantasy football every year, I get excited \u2013 this is MY year. I gear up my draft board but mine always looks a little bit different than everyone else\u2019s. On my draft board, you\u2019ll NEVER see anyone from the Bengals division. That\u2019s right. No Browns. No Ravens. And certainly never a Steeler. There\u2019s always one other team missing from my draft board. The dreaded Colts. I will not draft or pick up a player from the Indianapolis Colts. Now the division may make sense to you (and it may not, especially with the Steelers normal three-headed monster) but you\u2019re asking, Luke, why the Colts? Are you that stubborn and stupid? Um, yes. The Colts are one of my most dreaded teams mostly because of where I live. The fans are obnoxious, the stadium is…nice, and they are just too…Colt-y. Not making my team.<\/p>\n

Okay, so after I draft a player from one of my 28 eligible teams, then we have weekly issues, right? I will NOT play a player against the Bengals. Luke, you can\u2019t be serious, right? Wrong. My loyalty lies with the Bengals. If I\u2019m cheering for Aaron Rodgers to throw 4 TDs against the Bengals, then I\u2019m cheering for the Bengals to lose. Aaron Rodgers, see my bench. Starting will be\u2026*scrolls, scrolls* Baker Mayfield is available! Wait, nope, he\u2019s a Brown. Flacco is there and he\u2019s playing the Jets. That could be a 20 -point week, but I\u2019m going to have to settle for Ryan Tannehill against the Jags defense. Yikes. But it\u2019s what I HAVE to do.<\/p>\n

Okay, so I have 27 teams to choose from, but I should still be decent right? Here\u2019s my next snag. Every Sunday (or Thursday\/Monday), I\u2019m watching the Bengals. Every home game, I\u2019m AT the Bengals game. I don\u2019t necessarily get to see Calvin Ridley making 3 TDs until 6 hours later when I hear it on the way home. Is he still on the waiver wire? Absolutely not. I\u2019m not sitting at home watching the RedZone channel to see Austin Eckler relieving Melvin Gordon on some pass heavy downs and becoming a favorite target. I\u2019m not getting to see Patrick Mahomes tossing 78 touchdowns while sitting on the waiver wire. I\u2019m out being a stupid Bengals fan.<\/p>\n

Some people are great at fantasy football \u2013 but at what cost? Last week I lost by 2 points to someone who played Ben Roethlisberger (PIT), Justin Tucker (BAL), Vance McDonald (PIT), and Julio Jones (AGAINST THE BENGALS). This is in a league full of BENGALS FANS. So, yeah\u2026did I really lose? Or did they lose? Did they lose their manhood, their respect, their fandom? Who is really the loser? Am I a loser because I\u2019m faithful or am I the real hero and fantasy football should catch up to me? I\u2019ll let you decide \u2013 send us an email contact@opinionsanonymous.com and tell me if you have any fantasy rules.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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