![]() ![]() Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | SoundCloud | iHeartRadio Feel free to use one of these or create a variation of your own from one of mine. Here is a listing of some of my favorite team names for this year. It probably should go without saying but racist, homophobic, and misogynistic-themed teams have no place in fantasy. Do some work and get the creative juices flowing.Īnd finally… don’t be offensive. Don’t name your team after your favorite team. It took some effort to find things to poke fun at but the result was classic.ĥ. In my opinion, this was fair game and creative as could be. Psychologically I think it even gave him a slight edge because, by mid-season, some owners were legitimately angry about his tactics. One year I played in a league with a manager who would change his team name every week to throw shade at his opponents. In your home league, if you have the chance to come up with a name that gets a subtle dig on one of your fellow teams, then by all means do that. Making fun of other managers is acceptable. It will help you stand out and not look so juvenile.Ĥ. Try to find a new slant before other teams in your league do. Those are all played out and, at this point, aren’t even that funny. Neither is Show Me Your TD’s and Joe Buck Yourself. If your company has a strong internet filter, open your fantasy app at your own risk. ![]() One caveat here is that some names are funny but definitely NSFW. Naming your team Junior Bacon Roethlisbergers is something that will never get old and is a harmless way of poking fun at Big Ben. If you decide to make a joke about an NFL player for something they are well known for can even be somewhat therapeutic. Fantasy team names can be largely the same. Some of the one-liners from the show will live forever among people in my demographic. The Office is my favorite TV series of all time. No matter what, however, stay in the lane you choose. Be careful with this, however, as you could out yourself as a dork who isn’t nearly as cool as you think you are. If you want to be raunchy, those names are easy enough to find with a simple Google search. It will also become a persona of sorts which is what makes this fun. If you truly are clever, coming up with a name that hits the mark will gain you some street cred in your league. You can even be serious, even though that isn’t any fun and most of your league-mates will make fun of you.īut what you can’t do is be all of the above. Practice fast mock drafts with our free Mock Draft Simulator >Īs I referenced earlier in the article, you can be clever or funny. As Brad Paisley once said: We’re so much cooler online. To be fair, most people aren’t nearly as clever, funny, or raunchy as they believe themselves to be which is what makes this exercise so much fun. He is forever known as Slum when I am referencing him in a conversation.īelow I will outline some tips and strategies for picking a name that can be clever, funny, raunchy, or somewhat serious depending on who you are. Now I no longer refer to him by his first name. As an example, a friend of mine named his team ‘Slummers’ one year, and it kind of stuck. It is almost as if their given birth name ceases to exist. Most times when I am discussing roster moves or trades I simply refer to the person I am dealing with by their team name. No matter what thought process (or lack thereof) goes into your team’s name, just know that most league mates will associate you with that team. Thus, the Dancing Monkeys and the Slippery Bananas were born. At one time I was using Auto pick Dynasty or Paper Champions as my primary team names but once I had kids, I decided to give them naming right of my times. ![]() Over the years I have been in leagues with some clever names (Take Mahomes, Country Roads), some names that were a little raunchy (Show Me Your TD’s), and some that were appropriate for their fantasy acumen (Last Place Losers).įor me, picking a team name is one of the most difficult pre-season tasks to accomplish. There are serious aspects of the game like strategy on draft night and how to spend our FAAB dollars during the year. Picking players and managing a team throughout the NFL season gives us a chance to satisfy a competitive craving. At the heart of it, fantasy football is a way for most football fans to escape the rigors of their daily routine. ![]()
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