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Who’s ready for some fantasy football?

Share your opinions about the game within the game

your face when someone tells you their fantasy football sob story

With the imminent return of football football also comes the imminent return of fantasy football. The topic at hand will cause some of you to groan, some of you to ignore the rest of this article, and some of you to open a few more tabs about seventh-round sleeper wide receivers.

(A clip of the scene from the header image. In case you haven’t seen it. If you haven’t seen it, watch it, then keep your confession to yourself.)

The questions about FF are pretty straightforward. They’ll apply to you, the Seattle Seahawks fan, and you, the not. It’ll be fun/instructive to gauge your interest and levels of participation in a league.

Poll

Are you participating in a fantasy football league this year?

This poll is closed

  • 73%
    Yes
    (334 votes)
  • 17%
    No
    (80 votes)
  • 8%
    Unsure
    (39 votes)
453 votes total Vote Now

But is it serious between you and the fantasy?

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Give it your best guess — how many seasons would you estimate you’ve played fantasy football?

This poll is closed

  • 16%
    More than 12
    (72 votes)
  • 26%
    7-12
    (115 votes)
  • 43%
    1-6
    (189 votes)
  • 13%
    Never
    (60 votes)
436 votes total Vote Now

Is it really serious between you and the fantasy?

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Have you ever played fantasy football for money?

This poll is closed

  • 4%
    Yes, online with strangers (through DraftKings or FanDuel or elsewhere)
    (19 votes)
  • 27%
    Yes, for large or medium sums with friends
    (116 votes)
  • 37%
    Yes, for trivial sums with friends
    (157 votes)
  • 6%
    No, but I’ve seriously considered it
    (29 votes)
  • 23%
    No, and the money aspect doesn’t appeal to me or turns me off
    (98 votes)
419 votes total Vote Now

Since we’re on a Seahawks site...

Poll

How do you approach having Seahawks on your fantasy football roster?

This poll is closed

  • 6%
    I avoid it
    (26 votes)
  • 5%
    I grab as many as possible
    (25 votes)
  • 4%
    Just the D/ST usually
    (21 votes)
  • 67%
    If they’re elite FF performers, sure, but otherwise I compartmentalize
    (288 votes)
  • 4%
    Other
    (21 votes)
  • 11%
    I don’t play fantasy football
    (48 votes)
429 votes total Vote Now

Since we’re on a Seahawks site that sometimes features fantasy articles...

Poll

Should Field Gulls offer fantasy football coverage?

This poll is closed

  • 16%
    Plenty, yes
    (70 votes)
  • 35%
    Occasionally
    (154 votes)
  • 17%
    Only rarely
    (77 votes)
  • 23%
    Never, please
    (101 votes)
  • 6%
    No opinion
    (29 votes)
431 votes total Vote Now

Would football be more attractive, you know, without the sideshow maybe?

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Agree or disagree: IN GENERAL, fantasy football has made watching football more enjoyable for you, personally.

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  • 26%
    Strongly agree
    (114 votes)
  • 39%
    Agree
    (168 votes)
  • 14%
    Not sure / no opinion
    (61 votes)
  • 9%
    Disagree
    (41 votes)
  • 9%
    Strongly disagree
    (39 votes)
423 votes total Vote Now

And a collective answer, for good measure, and for some closure. Not much. Closure is tough.

Poll

Fantasy football has represented, overall, a positive development for the NFL.

This poll is closed

  • 43%
    For sure
    (183 votes)
  • 27%
    I guess
    (115 votes)
  • 13%
    Hard to tell
    (59 votes)
  • 8%
    Nah
    (37 votes)
  • 6%
    Very much not
    (29 votes)
423 votes total Vote Now