![]() On the other end of the spectrum, 26 percent of you say you need at least a solid month of research before draft day. So basically, it's the same approach the Raiders take to opening camp. ![]() That's where a majority of Crave respondents apparently reside, with 33 percent who claim they do no studying of players and just fill out their rosters with whoever strikes their fancy. When it comes to the amount of time and effort you put into scouting talent for your squad, CraveOnline readers seem to fall into two camps: the obsessive compulsives - and the "wait, is the draft TODAY?" crowd. ![]() ![]() And once again, your family gets the short end of the stick with only 14 percent who like to rip into Uncle Jerry or brother-in-law Craig in a family league. Twenty-four percent like exerting their superiority over faceless strangers, while 17 percent favor bashing co-workers on the fake gridiron. Over 44 percent of you said talking smack and forcibly ramming your victories down a friend's throat made a friends league your preferred fantasy arena. Considering its status as the "old people" network, that's probably not a big shock though, is it?Īlso not all that surprising: you like to suit up against your friends over anyone else. CBS Sports brought up the rear with only 11 percent favoring the Eye Network for their league. Thirty-five percent of those who responded picked Yahoo Sports as their service of choice, followed closely by at 33 percent and NFL.com at 21 percent. So taking all that into account, our latest CraveOnline monthly poll wanted to find out about your fantasy football habits: who do you play with, where do you play and how do you prepare? And - most importantly - what matters more: the real world NFL team you grew up loving - or the collection of star players you hold entirely fictitious ownership of after a clandestine draft in your pal Joey's basement?įirst off, it looks like where you play your fantasy football is nearly as varied as the methods for drafting a team. The FSTA estimates $3 billion a year change hands around the fantasy sports industry, including everything from league entry fees, draft kits and online services to NFL coverage packages like DirecTV or NFL's Red Zone. Not unless you drafted Joe Flacco, Payton Manning or Ray Rice, anyway.įantasy sports now rope in more than 33 million Americans annually, roughly 10 percent of the nation's population, according to figures compiled by the Fantasy Sports Trade Association.Īnd just like Daniel Snyder or Jerry Jones, those diehards aren't afraid to drop some serious coin on making sure their fantasy roster is stocked with the best of the best. ![]()
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