Fantasy Football 2018: Creative League and Team Names

Before you know it, the NFL fantasy season will be upon us. Sure, free agency is still in full swing and we haven't even gotten to the draft, training camps or the preseason yet.

But it's never too early to start thinking about your fantasy team.

After all, we have questions. Will Todd Gurley have another incredible year? Will DeAndre Hopkins top Antonio Brown in fantasy points at wide receiver again? Can Alex Smith be a top-10 quarterback in Washington? Will Evan Engram hit a sophomore slump?

Perhaps even more importantly than the players themselves, though, is the name of your fantasy team. You can have the best in the world, but if your side's name is something like "John's Team," well, you're just doing it wrong.

That's where I come in to help with some fantasy names that, at the least, are better than "John's Team." C'mon, John. You're better than that.

Let's start with some team names for the Philadelphia Eagles fan in your life:

• The Philly Special
• Brady Can't Throw AND Catch (link contains NSFW language)
• Nick Foles Has Never Lost a Super Bowl
• Pederson Outcoached Belichick
• Nobody Likes Us, We Don't Care
• Hungry Dogs Run Faster
• 41-33

OK, none of these are particularly clever. And yes, I'm an Eagles fan, and yes, I'm really enjoying this. So sorry if you're a Patriots fan and you weren't expecting to be trolled with pro-Eagles names, but you had plenty of Super Bowls to talk smack after (which I'm sure you'll be keen to remind me about in the comments).

Now let's get to the actual suggestions for names and leagues. I've tried to come up with as many originals as possible and didn't research the names other people have suggested, but if you see one here that has been done before, well, there are plenty of creative people out there, so it isn't surprising they may have come up with these names first. 

• From Wentz He Sprang
• Goff Clap
• Go Lil' Kamara Go
• Gurley Gates
• Give Me Your Tired, Your Agholor
  
• Brate Expectations
• Dalvin and the Chipmunks
• Hey Darnold!
• Dak to the Future
• Every Rosen Has Its Thorn
• Baker's Dozen
• Fool Me Guice

And, hey, if you don't dig these—and I'd hardly blame you for spurning my own lackluster efforts—there are plenty of lists with great names out there for you to steal.

Or you could come up with one of your own. Leave them in the comments. Tweet them at me. Share them with your friends on GroupMe and, for God's sake, hook up John with a clever idea or two. That guy is in over his head.

And if all else fails, just do what I'm gonna do and name your fantasy team "Foles Beat Brady." And smile, because life is good.