Believe it or not, there are actually those of us who can walk and chew bubble gum at the same time, enjoy playing fantasy football, and are perfectly adept at differentiating between fantasy value and actual value for the teams they play for.
For instance, the Kenny Stills and Deshawn Jacksons of the world are extremely valuable to their teams because they can take safeties out of a play, open up the middle of the field, and let the other weapons operate in space. They can also change a game with a single 9 route.
However, on a fantasy roster, especially in PPR leagues, they don't receive enough targets each week to garner being starters. That's why no matter how much people bellyache about Jarvis Landry's yards per catch rate, he's absolute gold in fantasy because he can catch 13 balls like last week. In real football, however, it's easy to see why he's a 2nd round pick and guys like Phillip Dorsett and Breshad Perriman go in the 1st.
Trust me, nobody is going to question your football intellect if you enjoy playing fantasy.
I eat **** and trip over myself every time I try this so kudos to you for pulling it off.