does the washington post not understand people?
I’m not disagreeing that the show may not be good. But really? You have issue that the show hasn’t provided compelling reason to play fantasy football? This isn’t 1985. My Lithuanian neighbor plays fantasy football, and I’m not sure he even knows that it’s not about soccer.
Fantasy football is still very much a niche hobby. Yeah, it’s not so niche amongst the 16-32 year old ESPN watching crowd, but that in itself is a lot more niche-y than you would think.
30 million people are playing fantasy football. That’s 50% higher than last week’s highest rated show (NCIS), more than any World Series since the 2001 Game 7, more than the number of people who watched American Idol last year. Is that 30 million skewed towards males age 12-50? Sure, but so are beer, porn, fast food, and the film industry. Give me a break.
