Funny Fantasy Football Team Names
Be sure to check out our highest rated Fantasy Football Team Names if this is your first time on the site! It's that time of year again - Fantasy Magazines stock the shelves at airports and your favorite book store, Yahoo has opened and is advertising its fantasy football drafts, and all your football friends are talking about their projections for Adrian Peterson. Fantasy football is in there air and some sickos will even be drafting soon. And then there are super-sickos like me who run fantasy sites and have been mock drafting since February. Whoever you are, if you're really into fantasy football then that special feeling should be back in your gut. And if you're really into humoring your league with your team names, which is the case for many people on this site, then this year's team name(s) are already on your mind. Here are a few things to keep in mind while you're brainstorming for a funny fantasy football team name:
1. Don't Beat a Dead Horse (or Dog ((sorry)))
There's really only one thing to address in this category - Michael Vick. They were funny last year, but pretty much every league had at least one Vick name. As of June 27th we have a total of 88 fantasy team names and 10 of them pertain to Vick - Bad Newz Kennels, Vick's Doggy Daycare, Convicks, Mike Vick's Penal Adventures, Ookie's Pit Bulls, Ron Mexico's Puppy Farm, Ookie's Puppies, Insert Vick Joke Here, Eat a Vick, and My Vick in a Box. These are just worn out after last season. It's also just too easy. I probably shouldn't include Vick in a Box because that one is actually pretty fresh, kudos to CleeShay.
2. Current Events Always Make Great Fodder
The fresher the better - except maybe in Superfan's case with "Javon Walker's Self Defense Studio," which was suspiciously posted on the 18th while Javon was still laying in a Vegas gutter… I kid. I much prefer DonForney's "Bill Belichick's Video Rentals." That's current events wit at it's best. Weil0054's "Marshawn Lynch's Driving School" also gave me a laugh. Ocho Cinco's offseason antics should be good material for some of you witballs but I haven't seen much there. Marvin Harrison in a gun fight? There are plenty of funny fantasy team names to be had here.
3. Player-Focused Team Names Stand Out
Just look at the highest rated list on the fantasy football team names page for proof. Some gems - "Travis Henry is My Dad," "Big Ben's Missing Teeth," "Ki-Jana Monologues," "Tomorrow Never Addais," and "Tatupu Platter." Twelve of the top 20 use player or coaches names. I'm not sure why these work so well, perhaps because they are so targeted and sport-specific.
4. If You Can't Think of Anything Funny, Just Be Gross
If you're drawing a blank you may as well give your league mates something disturbing to read every time they go check their lineups. rnuber1's "Ann Coulter's Period" takes the cake in this category so far. "So, Johnny, who are you playing in Fantasy Football this week? Johnny - "Anne Coulter's Period." "The Renis Pinkles" and "The Brown Skidmarks" are also nice examples. They obviously get a lot dirtier but I probably shouldn't mention some of them in the blog.
Thanks to everyone who has submitted team names so far, espeically the ones mentioned in this article (the non-Vick ones, that is). Please keep the funny fantasy team names coming. I'm looking forward to seeing more of these trickle in as everyone decides on their team names for this season. Good luck in your drafts!