Football is back. I didn’t even know! I knew about the training camps, but to realize there is a game–a JETS game–tomorrow leaves me flabbergasted. FYI that may not be the correct use of that term, but it is what I got for the feeling. I’m at GenCon enjoying the opportunity to be a part of the roleplaying world for the first time in a long time. I’m going to take a minute tomorrow to walk the field at Lucas Oil stadium where they will be playing roleplaying games. That is nuts to see two of the biggest fascinations of my life collide in that way.
Football is a huge part of my life. The three original franchise boys all play or played, with the youngest starting his HS journey on the 22nd. So that too is 20 days out. Everything feels like it is happening all too fast at the moment. All of it feels like I’m trying to spin around really fast in order to see everything. I likely won’t be seeing the pre-season hall of fame game tomorrow, but I may have a chance to catch some of the action on the 10th when other teams take the field. It is time to start thinking about what these squads look like and how I feel about them in terms of fantasy capital, because that time has also come round… or is about to.
Next week I will begin the positional breakdowns for any fantasy drafters who are reading this outdated form of media. Gotta reward the fans.
Some Thoughts:
- Cesar Chavez is struggling after a 15 yr old student drowned on their football retreat. There are a ton of unknowns here. One I keep going over in my head is how he got left behind. It stands to reason that other players on the team were involved in him being left behind. The idea that not one kid noticed he was missing seems false. More evidence will emerge over time. Why? because kids talk.