Dave and Buster’s Reveals SHOCKING Fantasy Findings
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
OK, so when an eatery-gamery (made that up) chain says it’s presenting results from a “fantasy football survey,” it’s obviously a fun ploy by them to get a little attention and perhaps some of that viral marketing that the kids are into these days.
When Dave & Buster’s does this in the form of a serious-looking press release devoid of jokes (at least obvious ones), FSB.com feels the need to make fun of it.
Let’s start with the headline: “Working Hard? Hardly Working! Fantasy Football Invades the Office”. According to D&B’s scientific study — which I’m going to assume consisted of asking both Dave and Buster, as well as their buddy Jeb — fantasy players spend two whole hours a week on their fantasy teams (which constitutes my entire work week).
Assuming a typical five-day work week, that’s an appalling 24 minutes a day. The official FantasySportsBusiness.com survey found that those same workers average 28 minutes a day staring at pictures of the fatty melt and drooling.
D&B went on to report that 95 percent of fantasy players say their mood is affected by the performance of their teams. In related news, 5 percent of respondents are still taking Zoloft.
Finally, “3 out of 4″ D&B survey respondents (Jeb counts as two) call the day of their fantasy draft “the biggest day,” which even surpasses the Pro Bowl. The other 1 out of 4 represents the dudes who couldn’t find time to at least call in for the draft in The League that their lives center on.
Thank you, Dave & Buster’s, for making us aware of fantasy’s drain on productivity.
(Wait a second. Did they just trick us into promoting their deals targeted at fantasy drafters?)
Here are FSB.com, we’re always interested to hear about pro athletes and other celebrities who play fantasy, especially when the person is really into it. Summer Sanders 
