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Message: <blockquote data-quote="replicant2" data-source="post: 2640302" data-attributes="member: 16498">I must be the ultimate dork because I play both, although with an entirely separate group of friends. I've seen both hobbiies from different sides of the equation and I have no problem stating that fantasy football is just as "dorky" as D&D.During our fantasy draft, at least half the players show up with their favorite team jerseys. We use a draft board with our team names and logos at the top, and when each player is drafted we put his name from a pre-printed list of stickers on the board. There's plenty of fantasy geek-speek during the whole process (we discuss Atlanta's offensive line and Carolina's coaching staff, for example).During the season we trash talk each other on the web site, spend hours reading "expert advice" from fantasy football columnists, comb the waiver wire for free-agent pickups, and propose trades. At the end of the year the winner gets his winnings and also his name engraved on a trophy that gets re-used each season. He also gets to hold the trophy at his home throughout the offseason.All of which goes to say that fantasy football is just as time-consuming, immersive, and "geeky" as D&D. Praising the former while ripping the latter is either a gross misunderstanding, or hypocracy at its finest..</blockquote>