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?)

Tags: dave & buster's, fantasy football, fantasy sports, fantasy sports business, fantasy sports industry

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