Fantasy Football Auction-Why You Should Stay Away From Them

The whole reason why fantasy football was invented was to give every Joe and Jane the opportunity to build and play their own team. When you play in a league that has a fantasy football auction draft, you really take away the spirit of the game. Here's why you should stay away from a league that forces players to draft using an auction format.

For years before fantasy sports became a household addiction, many fans were in search of a way to put together their own teams of players from different teams. It was this yearning that spawned the game of fantasy football.

Fantasy games were invented so that even a casual fan could enjoy having building their own football team. Those who would be winners would usually know more about the NFL than others, but even owners of bad teams can still look forward to seeing who they end up with in their draft.

In a fantasy football auction draft everyone bids on players so whoever manages their budget best wins. This is an annoying, time consuming process that I can't imagine any true fantasy football fan getting involved in. Why people join these kinds of leagues is beyond me.

Drafting your team is the best part of the game. Sure winning each week helps too, but the draft is your first major win. If you're bidding on players for your team in an auction, to me that takes the fun out of even playing. There are hundreds of regular leagues available so stay away from the auction draft leagues.

First everyone drafts their own team and you set up your weekly rosters to play the game. No waiting hours upon hours for bid after bid to come in on over a hundred players.

I know that there are some fantasy fans that are going to disagree, so I just need to ask why? The fact that some people love a fantasy auction draft really makes no sense to me? What's the added bonus that you're missing out on by simply joining a normal league with a normal draft? PPR leagues, love 'em, IDP leagues, bring 'em on, any league with a fantasy football auction draft, sorry, I'll pass. It just seems like fishing with a perforated pole.