The Colts just lost a heart-breaker to the Jaguars on a last second 56-yard field goal by Scobee. They are 0-2 against teams in their division, and the way Houston is rolling it looks like Indy might have to depend on a wildcard spot. Hope is definitely not lost, but it has been a tough start to the season.
Most years I care about watching only one game most Sundays. That is the Colts game. This year however, I am playing fantasy football for the first time. Now I have some sort of investment in nearly every game. Seeing my Colts win has almost taken a back-seat to keeping track of how my fantasy team is doing. In fact, the guy I am playing against this week has Reggie Wayne on his team so I was actually rooting against Wayne getting the TD when the Colts took it down on their last drive. I was pumped when he got tackled and they scored on a pass to Austin Collie a couple plays later. Collie is on my team. Addai had an awesome game, but I had him on the bench because he was "questionable" to play this week. I was happy to see him perform well, but pissed at the same time because I wanted those points.
This year football has been a lot more engaging and entertaining to watch. However, I feel like this fantasy football business perverts the fan inside me. There is this very meta game on top of the real games that has taken priority in my mind. It is a ton of fun, but at the same time it is a bit disconcerting. I always scoffed at those guys who talked about their fantasy teams. I thought it was pointless and stupid. Now I am one of those guys, and I am not totally sure how I feel about it.
