by Kevin Burton One last night on pins and needles. Now back to reality. My 17-week stint as a fantasy football owner has ended. Another week, another nail biter. This final game a 128-122 win in the third place game of the USA Legends league. For next weekend’s slate of NFL games, …
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Here’s To Socrates And Travis Kelce
by Kevin Burton “The unexamined life is not worth living,” said Socrates, the Greek philosopher who was said to have driven people to distraction with his constant questioning. “There were times where I feel like I was just out there thinking too much instead of just playing instinctual football. It’s definitely something that …
Here’s My Farewell To Fantasy Football
by Kevin Burton There was a day in 2003 when I took a late afternoon city bus ride to a music store, just in case. Undefeated Ohio State would play defending champion and heavily-favored Miami of Florida for the college football championship that night. I needed a copy of “Celebration,” on Kool and …
Sometimes A Fantasy Is All You Need
by Kevin Burton If the NFL season ended at this writing, my Bengals would be included in the playoffs. They would travel to Kansas City for a first-round game. Blood rivals Cleveland and Pittsburgh, though they are having fairly good seasons, would be excluded if the playoffs began today. How sweet is that? …
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