We have 2 openings for our league that pays out 100% and we have a few wrinkles that make it unique from other leagues you've been in.
1- You play 3 games per week (Hate having a good week only to be playing that weeks 'buzz-saw team' and getting an L? This makes your record more inline with your teams actually performance)
2- As FF has gotten QB heavy for point output, we do -6 for ints and FL to have a better representation of a QBs impact in a game.
3- We do 3 divisions of 4 teams with each division winner going to playoffs as well as 1 WC and the highest point output team, for a total of 5 teams. Best 2 records get a first round BYE but still accumulate points while the other 3 teams playoff for one spot in League Championship. League Champion is three way battle of total points for those two weeks.
4- You can keep two players from previous year that were drafted after the 4th round by forfeiting this years pick 4 rounds earlier. So you want to keep Tannehill that was drafted in the 14th round last year, you lose your 10th round pick this year.
5- No kickers- you draft a 'team' or 'head coach' that your kicker represents. You get 5 points for a home win, 10 points for a road win...so there is actually some strategy with that position, not just absolute luck and randomness of a K.
6- We use a 'third round reversal' draft order which statistically evens out the draft order preference. We go 1-12, 12-1, 12-1, 1-12, 12-1 and so on. Reversing the third round, though odd, has been proven to make the drafting 'even'.
Otherwise we are a competitive group with one female owner who holds her own, so if you're a XX chromosome, you wont be alone here.
email me at pcdawson2 at gmail if you're interested or have questions!!
Paul
