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Maclin Firing shots at Fantasy Football owners.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...r-fantasy-team
Jeremy Maclin is on a warpath, and he's coming for the heads of selfish roto-nerds everywhere. The morning after he caught another preseason touchdown for the Chiefs, Maclin took to Twitter to take issue with a large sect of football fans: fantasy owners. Play NFL Fantasy Football! "It amazes me how 'Fantasy Football' is the only football that some of you know," Maclin said. "It's sad. News flash for yall (sic): I don't give a damn about ur (sic) "Fantasy" football team. #ChiefsKingdom" It's not clear what set the Chiefs wide receiver off, but it has ignited fevered responses from fantasy experts and fans from around the world wide web. After ESPN's Matthew Berry tweeted at Maclin that he shouldn't "insult fans who drive ratings and revenue", Maclin responded, "Football is about what a team achieves. You taking it way too far talking about my salary." He also retorted with a haymaker of reason, "I'm not insulting anybody who roots for players. I'm frown (sic) upon those who will sacrifice a team victory for a fantasy victory." As with all Twitter beefs, both parties have a point. Maclin doesn't like how Chiefs fans will be more upset with losing a fantasy matchup because of Maclin's performance than with the Chiefs losing; that's a brand loyalty issue that Kansas City's new acquisition would clearly have trouble with. On the other hand, Berry, like most fantasy experts around the internet, isn't wrong when he implies that fantasy owners are often some of the most invested in the league and make up a massive percentage of eyeballs on any given Sunday. Not that insulting fantasy owners would deter them to not select Maclin in their draft, especially when he's the only Chiefs wide receiver that actually scores touchdowns. Thankfully, football fans don't have to choose between rooting exclusively for their favorite team or for individual fantasy players. They can do both, as long as they don't take either too seriously so as to wish ill will against players. If you want to stick it to Maclin, sign up for fantasy here. If you agree with the Chiefs wideout... well, sign up anyway.
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Bunch of boring ****ing bums in this thread.
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GO CHIEFS!!!!!!
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I totally agree with Maclin. I personally hate FF. I can't root for other players to do well but ours. I'm old school I guess.
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I remember defense...
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I'm playing this year. First time in a couple years. People were taking it way too serious. I always forgot to change my rosters as well.
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Run Chiefs fans, run!!
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Wow he makes some really good points. I just quit all my fantasy leagues after reading that, except the pick 'em pool I do every year with former co workers that I have been in for like 15 years. Maybe I will enjoy football more now. Haha he will be happy because when I dropped out of one of the leagues, the draft got cancelled because it made the league have an odd number of teams. I am going to screen shot that and put it on his twitter, maybe I will get an autographed jersey out of the deal or something hahaha.
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Seize life. Be an ermine.
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Good for Maclin. Fantasy football is everything that's wrong with this country.
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Maclin nails it.
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Love playing fantasy football, but Maclin is 100% right. I'll play players against the Chiefs, but I always wish them the worst. I'll always take a Chiefs W over a fantasy W. Fantasy has helped me through a bunch of these shitty Chiefs years though.
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I've never done Fantasy football and never will.
Or any other sports for that matter.
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People do get confused on this. There are great players that aren't necessarily good fantasy players, and vice versa. I've heard people say Tom Brady is garbage now because of their fantasy team. The office conversations I hear sometimes are amazing lol.
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Fantasy football was cool 10 years ago although Fan Duel is kinda neat
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I'm really annoyed that a Chiefs 2017 home game will be in North Korea. They could never support a franchise, and the tailgates will be nothing but stewed native grasses and tree bark.
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Maclin is not wrong. You can tell he received a Mizzou education. Smart guy.
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