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Job searching and fantasy football

The NFL season started recently. I have been playing fantasy football since 1982. For those of you not born yet, John Elway was in college and Dan Fouts was "the man" in fantasy leagues. It is truly amazing how much time and effort people I have participated with put into preparing for the draft and into making their weekly lineups. Probably far more than they put into a job search when they are out of work. Example # 1 The millions of people that buy several magazines on football and study every trend , from who will be the Saints third receiver to who will win the kicking job in Seattle. In your career field do you ever pick up a magazine or read an article or two online ? Example # 2 Now be honest, how many times a day do you check sports websites for injury updates, roster changes, players moods and such. Do you check company websites or look at postings in job sites as often ? Example # 3 How much time do you spend writing and editing draft lists and ranking players. Do ...