That's why it's 'Fantasy' Football

So we have this Fantasy Football league between the boys (Jim and 4 C's) and me. I mentioned last week that we held a draft and we each picked players for our teams. Now if you know nothing about fantasy football, forgive me for this story. You may not understand why it's funny.

The goal in "drafting" a team is to pick players for each position (QB, wide receiver, running back, tight end and kicker) who you think will score the most or, at a minimum, get a ton of yards for you each week. Our rosters allowed for 4 QBS, 6 each of RBs and WRs and 3 each of TE and K's. Plus 3 team defenses. Each week we as "team owners" will start a certain number of those players for each position (3 QBs, for example) and "bench" the rest.

Hubby is the commissioner of our league and is going through an online program on ESPN that allows us to get up to the minute stats during games plus makes it easy (supposedly) for transactions (dropping injured players and picking up available ones -- considered "free agents").

Well this easy, streamlined online process hasn't been without its hiccups. But Jim has got a handle on it now. He did have to manually enter the 6 teams (twice) and hadn't gotten to his yet but told the boys they could look at their teams and make sure things are OK.

When we got home from work yesterday, Carter, who got home 2 hours earlier, was working hard at the computer. Not doing homework, but writing his fantasy lineup down. Then re-writing it so it was neater. Well he did say he was very happy with his lineup, but neither Daddy or Mommy asked to see it.

Today, hubby goes on the website to check something with our fantasy league. Then he sees what Carter was so excited about. Since Daddy's team hadn't been entered into the computer, his players were still out there and, discovered by Carter, listed as free agents!

So Carter dropped Mark Sanchez or Vince Young and picked up Peyton Manning as his QB. "Gosh, I wonder why Dad dropped Peyton Manning?"

Three of the four players Carter "stole" are ranked in the top 3 for their respective positions! Carter was building quite the fantasy team. Not sure why it didn't dawn on him that these great players were suddenly available, but Daddy had to steal them back tonight.

But not before telling a few friends who do the fantasy football thing. They all thought it was a shrewd move on Carter's part. And he didn't even know it! Guess we'll have to watch our backs this season once he really figures out what's going on!