We Run The East + $100 NFL Fan Shop Gift Card Giveaway

 NFL Levi's Denim Jacket (available in majority of NFL Teams, also available in Mens)

NFL Levis Western Shirt (available in majority of NFL teams and Mens)

Boots | Jeans | Hat (on sale) | Purse Similar (On Sale)

IT'S PLAYOFF TIME IN TEXAS! My Dallas Cowboys are the number one seed in the NFC and to be quite honest, that terrifies me. I don't know what this says about me as a fan, but every week I sit there with my mouth gaping open as Dak and Zeke so casually move the ball down the field and say, "Wait, are the Cowboys good at football?????" Week after week, it freaks me out. 

Speaking of playoffs, I have some very important Fantasy Football housekeeping information to attend to. Drumroll please....

First, let's recap the VTIM 4th Annual All Girl's Fantasy Football League! BIG CONGRATS 💥💥💥are in order for our 2016 CHAMPION LARISSA! This was only Larissa's second season playing and she absolutely killed it! Her team, anchored by the league leading fantasy beast David Johnson, pulled out the championship win to bring the trophy home! Now, keep in mind this is not an easy league to win because there are 20 (YES, TWENTY!!) people in this league. So, big congrats Larissa, you should be proud of yourself!! 

Also, big shoutout to our second and third place winners who also bring home some cash money! Maddie from It's Von Miller Time took home second place and Olga's Team Rodgers That secured the third place spot!! 

Thanks to everyone who played in my league this year, it was a blast and plan on being back next year for the 5th season of our All Girl's Fantasy Football League!! 

Not to toot my own horn while we're at it, but to go ahead and toot my own horn while we're at it... I won the NFL Fan Style Blogger League! Would you believe I've been playing Fantasy Football for TEN YEARS and this is the first time I've ever won???? Needless to say, I was pretty freaking pumped for that! 

TO CELEBRATE MY VICTORY... How about $100 Gift Card Giveaway to NFL Fan Style?? All you have to do is enter on Instagram by leaving a comment on my latest post and tagging a friend. Want an extra chance to win? I'll also be giving away a second $100 Gift Card over on Dallas Love List this morning, so be sure to enter there, too!  

So, how about a little roll call!?!? Shall we?
Rep your playoff team in the comments below!! 

Continue Reading...

They Let Females Watch Football?!?

Get My NFL Shield Shirt HERE

Oh hi. I have red hair now, we can discuss that at a later date because we have more important topics for today. 

Do you smell that? Take a big whiff. 

That is the smell of NFL Football in the air, baby. 

That smell is very palpable over here in Dallas. Actually, that might be the smell of uncertainty in the air, seeing as we are yet again throwing all of our hopes and playoff dreams in the hands of a backup QB thanks to Tony Romo's broken clavicle, wait, no, sorry that was last year back. 

IN DAK WE TRUST! 

Most of you are not Cowboys fans, though. You are Packers fans, Steelers fans, Panthers fans and Broncos fans. You are Browns fans, Giants fans (ugh), Eagles fans (ugh), Redskins fans (ugh) and Lions fans. You ladies who read my blog just for the sports posts are my actual heroes and you are as obsessed with the sport as any guy I've ever met.

With that said, I know y'all will appreciate this story. 

You might have seen that Helene and I got together on Sunday morning to take pictures with each other. We drove all over Dallas, and took turns in front of the camera. It was an absolute delight, and although I so appreciate CB helping me with pictures, I just felt very comfortable and not even a tiny bit self conscious with Helene behind the lens. 

On our very last stop of the day, we headed to a place in Dallas called Trinity Groves which has some of the best skyline views the city has to offer. I had on a cowboys tank top as we walked up the hill to the bridge. 

This guy (I'd use different choice words but we will keep it PG around these parts today) yells at me, "Are the Cowboys so bad this year that they had to hire a GIRL to represent them?" 

The saddest part, I think this guy was trying to make a light-hearted joke. As I'm sure you guys guessed by now, he joked with the wrong girl. 

Now, I don't wear hoop earrings (ears aren't pierced, pause for reaction) but had I been wearing hoop earrings I would have quietly taken them off, one at a time. I would have then handed my purse and hoop earrings to Helene who was standing next to me. Then I would have taken off my heels and handed those to Helene as well, probably uttering something along the lines of, "Oh hell naw, hold my bag."

But, I wasn't wearing hoop earrings, so I instead replied with, "I think you meant to say, the Cowboys are LUCKY enough to have a girl representing them."

Then I went on to educate this guy...

"Sir, I'm not sure if you are aware but several NFL teams have hired FULL-TIME FEMALE COACHES. Oh, and did you not hear about the Female Referee in the league?!? NHL too, they have a full-time female coach. So yes, the Cowboys are SO BAD that they have a female representing them." 

I then threw him over the bridge. JK JK JK JK. 

His wife gave me a silent, "You go girl" nod and as we walked away Helene told me I had handled that perfectly. 

How could anyone, in this day and age, not understand that FEMALES love the game just as much as their male counterparts?!? The NFL sees that, which is why I'm so honored to be part of the first NFL Fan Style (all female, duh) Blogger Fantasy League. 

So, my football and fantasy football loving ladies, get that roster set before kickoff of tonight's Super Bowl rematch between the Broncos and the Panthers. 

....A Few "Quick Hits" to know for tonight's game...

1. Trevor Siemian will be starting as Denver's QB. He has never thrown a pass in the NFL before and he will be facing one of the very best defenses in the league. 

YIKES! 

2. Cam Newton, last year's league MVP is not heavily favored to be this year's MVP. This is a bit of a slap in the face to a QB in his prime, so we will see how he addresses that on the field. 

3. Tonight's matchup, if I had to guess, will be a defensive showdown. If you have Denver or Carolina defense, START EM!

4. Tag #GAMEDAYVIBES on Instagram so we can all link up our FEMALE Football Pics! 

Continue Reading...

Tips and Strategy for Nailing Your Fantasy Football Draft

I've been playing Fantasy Football for about 12 years now, and I'd like to hope I've picked up a tip or two about the tips and strategy it takes to nail your Fantasy Football Draft. For some very odd reason I've decided to play in FOUR (woof) Fantasy Football leagues this year. I have my last and final draft this evening, and if you include the three mock drafts I did, this will be my 7th time drafting this season. One live, in-person draft, the rest online. I don't work for the ESPN Fantasy staff or anything, but I like to think I have a solid strategy for nailing a fantasy football draft. 

The leagues I'm in are all quite different, one is the NFL Fan Style Blogger Leauge  I told you about already, CB's all guy league, then there is my Mom's league that includes my 90 year old Grandmother who, bless her heart, took Dallas Cowboys' Kicker Dan Bailey in round two of the draft. Now, ok yes, if you want to take a jab at the Cowboys, Dan Bailey was technically our best player last year, he certainly put more points on the board than anyone else. That doesn't mean you take him anywhere before the very last pick. 

Say it with me.... KICKER = LAST PICK. 

Let's say it 4 or 5 more times, just for emphasis. Kinda like writing, "I will not pass notes in class" 100 times on the blackboard as punishment. 

I will only take a kicker in the last round

I will only take a kicker in the last round

I will only take a kicker in the last round

I will only take a kicker in the last round 

I will only take a kicker in the last round 

We good? 

Why, you ask? Well, the kickers are really all the same. Yes, some kickers are more accurate than others, but they aren't worth giving up an early round Running Back, Wide Receiver or even QB for. There will always be an available kicker on the waiver wire, so don't even stress your pretty little face about a kicker until the end. 

Some may argue with me on this, but I feel very similarly to defenses as I do to kickers. I usually take a defense NO EARLIER THAN THIRD TO LAST ROUND -- this will probably be round 13 or 14 based on league and bench size. 

WHY? I personally like to pick up a new defense each week based on who they are facing. 

For example, last year I tried to pick up whatever defense was playing a terrible offense. I couldn't tell you what Defense I initially drafted, because I had probably dropped them by week 3.

Now that we have that out of the way, let's dig a little deeper. Before you draft, take a look at your league's settings. Find out how many roster spots you have for each position. 

Generally a roster looks like this...

Quarterback 

Running Back

Running Back

Wide Receiver

Wide Receiver

Wide Receiver

Tight End

FLEX (You get to choose: Running Back or a Wide Receiver)

 Kicker

Defense

---

Plus 5 bench spots

There are variations though. Some leagues have fewer Wide Reciever positions. Keep your league's roster spots in mind while drafting. If your league is Wide Receiver heavy, I'd go in focusing on grabbing those guys right off the bat. 

To keep it simple, let's talk about how I break my draft down, round-by-round. 

Round 1

Wide Receiver/ Running Back

Round 2

Wide Receiver/ Running Back

Round 3

Wide Receiver/ Running Back

Round 4

Wide Receiver/ Running Back

Round 5

Wide Receiver/ Running Back

Round 6

Wide Receiver/ Running Back

Round 7

Wide Receiver/ Running Back

Round 8

Quarterback

Round 9

Tight End

Round 10

Best Available

Round 11

Best Available

Round 12

Best Available

Round 13

Best Available / Defense

Round 14

Best Available

Round 14

KICKER

There will be people in your league who jump at Cam Newton and Aaron Rodgers in round one. The best QB's will be gone, and you won't have a chance at them using my strategy... which is OK! I promise, come Round 8, there will still be solid QB options for you that will produce on Game Day. 

What QB to take that late?

Take a chance on one of these guys this year, I bet he will still be there in Round 8

Jameis Winston

Blake Bortles

Andy Dalton

   

 1. If you can get him in Round 2 or Round 3 - Grab Le'von Bell.  

He is only out 3 games, that's no big deal and he is a BEAST.

2.  Take a gamble on Josh Gordon if he is still available in a late round -- 9 or 10. 

Gordon is out 4 games, but has a connection with RG3 that dates back to College Days.

3. I like Greg Olsen in Round 3 or 4 more than I like Gronk in Round 1.

(After those two guys, don't mess with a tight end until Round 9) 

4. In a LATE round, I like to grab the backup to my best Running Back. 

Running backs go down like flies, hoarding his backup on your squad's bench is a solid idea.

5. Print out a depth chart for each team. 
This allows you to see who the starter (i.e. RB1) and backup (i.e. RB2) is for each NFL team at each position! 

So --- those are my secrets! 
Have any questions? Fire away in the comments, I'll do my best to help! 

P.S. - Don't Forget to use my hashtag #GamedayVibes again this season to link up all of your sports related Instas!! 

You might also like:

Continue Reading...

NFL Fan Style x Venus Trapped in Mars

I think I type this exact sentence year after year, but.... FOOTBALL IS SO CLOSE I CAN'T EVEN STAND IT. 

Nothing makes me happier than hitting the sports bar for the Vols game on Saturday, and then morphing into the couch on Sunday for a full day of NFL. 

Days when there's NFL football in London? Well that is just like a day of euphoria. 
Wake up, brew coffee, morph to couch around 8am -- a full 4 hours earlier than usual. 

I think I might have to stop talking about it or else I'll be in trouble for the rest of the day, filled with lust for that first official kickoff to football. Friday night was almost too much for me to take, watching my BOYS in pre-season action! 

Dak Prescott looked pretty darn good, Romo's clavicle and myself are both thrilled about his performance. 

Last year, you might remember I got the coolest opportunity to partner with the Dallas Cowboys and film a video about Female Fan Gameday Rituals. Oddly enough, I still haven't gotten the go ahead to share that video. I'm thinking I might follow up today for the 400th time -- I have no doubt I'm probably annoying them!

Can you blame me though??? I am dying for you guys to see it, mostly because the pups make their cowboys debut in some pretty fresh threads.

I misjudged a little on the size of Veenie's jersey. She was a bit thicker than I realized, perhaps too much gameday queso, like her mama. I'm joking - the dogs do not get people food unless their Grandmom is in town and she sneaks it behind my back.

BUT THIS YEAR.... I have another really cool partnership with NFL Fan Style that I think you're going to dig! This entire NFL season, I'll be one of eight NFL Fan Style Bloggers participating in an NFL Fan Style Fantasy Football League! I think you'll recognize a couple familiar faces participating... like this chick and this chick! 

Throughout the year, all 8 of us will be sharing exclusive content centered around NFL Fan Style... and mine will of course be ALL ABOUT THEM COWBOYS, BABY -- (as I'm sure you already guessed). 

In other news, this will collectively make 4 total leagues I'm playing in. 
Genius, or idiotic? I'll select genius! One of the leagues has my 90 year old grandma in it, I'm sure she will present the most intense competition I'll see in any of the 4 leagues. 

Our draft is tomorrow, so wish me luck. I'll be spending my evening creating my Draft Toolbox.

Who do you have as your number one pick this year??

Let the games begin! 

Be sure to follow along all season long with me and the other 7 ladies using the hashtag #NFLFanStyle! 

Continue Reading...

THE 4TH ANNUAL ALL GIRLS FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE

FOOTBALL FOOTBALL FOOTBALL
SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY

Do you guys have any idea how much I love it when you tweet me asking if I'll be hosting another Fantasy League this year? I adore it. I love that you love this crap as much as I do.

....and to answer everyone's question...YES!!! It's time for the....
4th Annual All Girls Fantasy Football League

| A Few Important Things to Note |

1. The draft will take place at 8pm EST on TUESDAY AUGUST 30, 2016.
Please make sure you are available to draft your team at this time.

2. You are required to update your roster each week.
If at any point, your team goes 3 consecutive weeks without a roster update, you will be disqualified from winning any money. With that said, I of course understand mistakes from week to week, I've made large ones in the past.

3. This is first come first served.
I've already had tons of people inquire about our Fantasy Football league this season, so sign up below. First come first served.

4. This is a giant league, compared to anything you've ever played in before
I set this league up for 20 roster spots, just like last year, so that I can accommodate the maximum number of ladies possible. This makes waivers ridiculously important, so you have to be active if you want to have a fighting chance.

Related: How The Waiver Wire Works in Fantasy Football

5. Come prepared with an A+ Fantasy Football Team Name For 2016
Hey a little self promotion never hurt anyone right??

6. Buy In || Pay Out
Buy In = $20/person
Pay Out= $300 to 1st, $80 to 2nd, $20 to 3rd
All money will be collected through Yahoo upon signup.

7. Strategery || You Might Also Like...
How to Play Fantasy Football - A Beginner's Guide For Girls
How I Finally Won A Fantasy Football Game In 5 Easy Steps
A Girl's Guide to Fantasy Football
How To Make Football Even More Fun

Get it? Got it? Good.

...If you want to play in the...

WORLD FAMOUS 4th Annual ALL GIRLS FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAUGE 2016

SIGN UP NOW!

Signups will automatically close when league is full.

If you signed up, be on the lookout for an email on Monday with extra details! 

Continue Reading...

Fantasy Football Team Names For Girls 2016

It's time for my favorite and by far most popular post of the year, the best Fantasy Football Team Names for Girls 2016. I think you will also like the funny Fantasy Football Team Names for Girls 2015, the best Fantasy Football Team Names 2014, the hilarious Fantasy Football Team Names for girls from 2013, or this awesome list of Fantasy Football Team Names from 2010. Fantasy football starts September 8th, so make sure you host your fantasy football draft by then. 

Looking for more?
 

  You Run Like a Gurley
Drake's New Favorite Team
Lamar Miller Time
Run DMC, RUN!
Your Team Suggs
New England Reform School
Bros Before Shiancoes
Hustle & Russell
Running Back Lives Matter 
Me and Julio Down By The Endzone
X Marks The Spot
Zeke and Destroy
Zeke Virus
LaQuontom Physics
T.Y Very Much
No Suh For You
Brees Right Bayou
Bortle Kombat 
CAM WOW!
U Deflated Bro?
Pete Carroll's Gum
Saint Happenin
Romo's Clavicle 
The Other A-Rod
Better Call Rawls
Brock O's Modern Life
The Tolbert Report

  Gurleys Gone Wild
Badonkagronk
Fetty Watt
All Dogs Go To Evans
Eat, Drink and D Murray
Rudolph The Red Zone Reindeer
Let's Hear it for McCoy!
Hippety-Hopkins
That's Amari!
Devonta Wears Prada
Along Came Collie
Doug Free Willy
Stop Flynn The Name of Love
Roddy White and the 7 Dwarfs
You Got a Fast Carr
Shake it Goff
Deflators Gonna Deflate
Huddle Buddies
WALL-Eli
Pitch Burfict 

Don't Give a Tuck
Basic Bitch Brady
Till The Sweat Drop Down My Rawls
Rawls Deep
Two In The Pink, One in the Zeke
Peeping Tomlinson
Devonta Make Out?
Single and Boykin Again
Wilfork For Tickets
AP's Daycare
Jagoffs
Ease it in, Don't Forsett 
Got That Rexual Feeling
Goff-uck Yourself

Game of Jones
Make AmeriCarr Great Again
Goff Balls
The Gurley Gates
Dude, Where's My Carr?
Montee On My Mind
O'Dell's Kitchen
Rage Against The Vareern
Gronkeytonk
J-Stewie Griffin
OctLatavius Murray
Ted Ginn and Juice
Teach Me How to Dougie Martin
She says she likes my Dougie Martin
Ridley's Believe it Or Not
Marcus MariYoda
Delanie Skywalker
Hillary Tyrodham Clinton
 Barack Obamanu
Yo DJ, That's My DJ
MuriCarr, F YEAH! 
The Tannehills Have Eyes
Teddy Throwsevelt
Good Will Punting
Don Juan Demarco Murray
You Down With ODB?
Bozo The Clowney





Looking for more?
 

   You Might Also Like  The Beginner's Guide to Fantasy Football

Continue Reading...