Well, let me tell you, I heard some young folks talking the other day about this thing called “fantasy football“. And they kept saying “streamer” this and “streamer” that. I didn’t have the foggiest what they were on about. Sounds like some newfangled nonsense to me. But it got me thinking, I gotta figure this out. This is what I learned about it.
So, this here “fantasy football“, it ain’t like real football, you know? It’s like a game, a made-up game. And these “streamers” they talk about, they ain’t got nothing to do with fishing, like I first thought. Nope, these “streamers” are like, players in this pretend football game.
They said something about “streaming” in this game. Like you pick up some players and then drop other ones. Keep changing them around, week after week. Like musical chairs, but with these football players. Don’t make no sense to me why you wouldn’t just stick with the same fellas. But what do I know? I’m just an old lady trying to make sense of this new world.
- You pick these streamer players.
- Then, you put them in your team.
- And you do this every week, they said.
They were talking about picking different players each week. I guess some players are better some weeks, and some are better other weeks. Like how my tomatoes grow better some years than others. It all depends, I reckon.
Someone said that you gotta look at the “matchups“. Like, which pretend team is playing which other pretend team. And then you pick your “streamer” based on that. They said something about “waiver wire” too. Sounds like some kind of fence to me. But apparently it’s where you find these players you can pick up. I don’t know. I think they said that you can drop players and add players on a regular basis.
And get this, they even got different kinds of these “streamers“. They said something about “QB streamers“. And “K streamers” and even, “DEF streamers“. It’s like a whole different language! I think those letters stand for different positions on the team. I heard them say “QB” is like the quarterback. The main guy, I guess. The one who throws the ball. And “K” might be the kicker? Don’t quote me on that. And “DEF”, well, that’s gotta be the defense, right? The ones trying to stop the other team. All these names are very confusing.
There’s that Chase McLaughlin guy, plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They were talking about him being a good “streamer” last week. Apparently folks are all over him. Then there’s this other fella, some young guy named Nate Miller, he writes about these fantasy football streamers and which ones to pick. He was going on about tight ends. Sounded painful to me. I hope they got good doctors in this fantasy football game.
Someone said a streamer is like a player you only keep for a little while. You pick him up, use him for a game or two, then drop him like a hot potato. Ain’t that something? They don’t stick with nobody for long in this fantasy football, do they?
They also said that “streaming” is like, sending something over the internet. Like those moving pictures on the computer. But I don’t see what that has to do with football, real or pretend. Maybe it’s how they keep track of all these players they’re swapping around. It’s all beyond me, I tell ya.
One of those young folks said, “Good offense vs decent defense is what I usually look for.” Makes some sense, I guess. You want a good offense, the guys who score the points. And you want them playing against a defense that ain’t so good. That way, they can score more points, right? That’s what it’s all about, scoring points in fantasy football.
And then they started talking about “snap counts” and “target share” and “red zone usage“. Lord have mercy, it was like they were speaking in tongues! I think they were talking about how much each player gets to play and how often they get the ball and all that. And this “red zone“, I think that’s when they’re close to scoring. So you want players who get the ball a lot when they’re close to scoring, I reckon.
They said don’t beat yourself up if you make a mistake. This fantasy football seems like a lot of guesswork. You pick your players, you hope for the best, and sometimes you’re right, sometimes you’re wrong. Just like life, I suppose. They also said that you should watch your matchups and choose the best fit for each week.
Well, I still don’t fully understand this whole “streamer” in fantasy football thing. But I guess it’s just a way of playing this made-up game. You pick your players, you swap them around, and you hope you score more points than the other fella. It’s all a bit silly if you ask me. But hey, if it makes them happy, who am I to judge? I’d rather be tending to my garden than messing around with this fantasy football, but to each their own, I always say.
This whole thing sounds like a lot of work just to play a pretend game. But these young folks seem to love it. They get all excited about their “streamers” and their “matchups” and their “waiver wire“. It’s a whole different world out there, I tell ya. A world I don’t quite understand, but a world that’s here to stay, I reckon.
