Friday, September 19, 2008

I am a Fantasy Whore



For some reason the Cleveland Browns are the mighty Pittsburgh Steelers' archrival. It makes no sense, like if the Mighty Thor found himself constantly in conflict with the Beetle or the Whizzer or some equally lame villain. The Steelers are the NFL's all-time best franchise. Super Bowl rings (or replicas) can fill an entire hand. We fill an entire wing in the Hall of Fame.  They haven't had a relevant player since the afroed Jewish quarterback Bernie Kosar.   

It's hard to work up the requisite hate for the Browns.  They are just kind of sad, fat and obnoxious losers with dog masks and XXXXL Brian Sipe replica jerseys.  When the team finally achieved their greatest success, it was as the Baltimore Ravens.  Just sad.

The game did leave me, and my beloved two-time defending champion fantasy team, with a tough decision.  Big Ben Roethlisberger has a gimpy right arm, leaving us likely to see the Steelers of old.  Ben will make 15 strategic throws a game and Willie and Mendenthal will run 40 times a game.  So it was Big Ben to the bench.  Emerging as the starter:  Donovan McNabb.

It's a decision that is almost insane for a Pittsburgh Steelers fan.  Starting McNabb?  The week that the Eagles challenge us for the state title?  Is this wrong?  Can you, in good conscious, start a player when they are taking on your favorite team?  Is it wrong to hope for a shootout, with McNabb leading the Eagles to 35 points on the way to a 42-35 loss.  

You can justify it however you want.  I've sold out my team, my city, my fellow fans, and the spirit of Mr. Art Rooney.  All for the highly unlikely possibility that Donovan McNabb will be the one black quarterback not be benched, crippled, or prison raped this season.  What kind of man have I become?   

4 comments:

(´・ω・) said...

lol wow you are an unbelievable dipshit

the otto graham browns of the mid-40s to mid-50s were the greatest dynasty in the history of the game. 10 consecutive championship game appearances, winning 7 out of the 10, and one of those teams went undefeated. even with the last 20+ years of futility they're a more storied franchise than the fukkin steelers.

Jonathan said...

lol.

Half that sh*t happened before they even joined the NFL. This is ridiculous faggotry, like citing flag football wins or something.

How about the Browns of the Art Modell era and beyond were all pathetic losers, as were their fans? Is that better?

Especially fans touting shit that happened in their grandparents generation before the Browns even had any browns playing.

Raven Mack said...

hahaha

man, this the main reason I hate fantasy football. I'm hitched to fucking T.O. this year because of stupid computer draft.
I also have to agree steelers are greater than browns because steelers have shiny Lombardi trophies. All those black&white plaques from days gone by don't seem as flashy.

The Baron said...

Seriously though, that's why I'm usually all "OH GOD, THE BEARS HAVEN'T WON A CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE I WAS FIVE" instead of "heyyyyyy, my team has a bunch of championships from the days when they wore wool helmets, because leather hadn't been invented yet."