updated league rules-all owners PLEASE READ

[NAn 39]

ok, these are updated league rules...changes in italics.

 

the changes were brought about by limits in yahoo's customization but are only minor.

 

just wanted everyone to be aware so we're all on same page.

 

only 2 differences are:

 

DEFENSIVE SCORING

sacks/FR/ints/etc. stay the same, only difference in pts for ‘pts allowed’...still close to original/well balanced.

 

STARTING LINE-UP REQUIREMENTS

for flex...ONLY rb/wr NOT rb/wr/te.

 

Scoring:

 

passing yrds: 1 pt for 25 yds

passing tds: 4 pts for TD pass

Ints: -1 pt

2 pt conv: 2 pts

10 yds rush/rec: 1 pt

TD rush/rec: 6 pts

2 pt conv: 2 pts

rec: 1 pt

 

xpt: 1 pt

FG (0-39): 3 pts

FG (50+): 4 pts

 

defense scoring

 

0 Pts Allowed (10)

1-6 Pts Allowed (7)

7-13 Pts Allowed (5)

14-20 Pts Allowed (3)

21-27 Pts Allowed (0)

28-34 Pts Allowed (0)

35+ Pts Allowed (0)

Sack (2)

Interception (2)

Fumble Recovery (2)

Touchdown (6)

Safety (2)

Block Kick (2)

 

Starting Lineups

 

QB, 2 RBs, 2WRs, 1 Flex (RB/WR), 1 TE, 1K, 1 Def

 

Rosters

 

* 18 man roster

* no minimum or maximum position rules

 

Keeper Rules

 

Keeper values will be determined by the draft spot that a player was chosen. A player can be kept for the following season by giving up a draft pick for the following year (-3 rounds from where the player was selected).

 

Example: You draft a good player in round 7. In order to keep this player the following year, you would have to give up your 4th round selection. To keep a player that you picked up in round 10, you would give up your 7th round pick the next year.

 

The same players can be kept the following year by giving up the new draft pick spot - 3 rounds. So, the 2 players above would cost a 1st round pick and a 4th round pick respectively.

 

In this system, no one taken in the top 3 rounds can be kept the following year. This will ensure a year to year change over of the known studs and will reward you for the late round steals.

 

Player A is drafted in round 17 and breaks out.

 

This year: 17th round

year2: 14th round

year3: 11th round

...

year6: 2nd round

year7: back in the draft

 

* Free agents picked up during the season cannot be keepers and are back in the draft the next season.

 

Playoffs

 

* 14 team league

* 8 teams make the playoffs

* Home field advantage: The team that is the higher seed in the playoff matchups will get to field an extra player for playoff games. This player can be any position player on your roster. It cannot be a defence or a QB.

 

* EDIT NOTE: For the SB, both teams field an extra player.

 

Note: My local leagues have used this home field rule for the past 5 years. It is not as big an advantage as you may think. The home team has won approx 65% of the time. It rewards teams for having a strong regular season and attempts to minimize the luck factor in the playoffs.

 

Free Agents

 

* Based on Yahoos system. Teams receive a priority ranking based on standings and recent activity.

[NAn 39]

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[Charger Fan22 0]

In my opinion you're making all of this too complicated and something I probably won't continue with after this year. Why not keep everything the same as it was the last 2 years?

 

I know rule changes were probably discussed before but I actually work for a living and don't spend too much time on this website in the off-season.

 

I vote to play the way we did the last 2 years.

 

Being a previous league winner I think my vote should carry some weight.

[Dalem 0]

Charger Fan22:

Being a previous league winner I think my vote should carry some weight.

I think everyone's vote should carry the same weight.

[NAn 39]

Charger Fan22:

In my opinion you're making all of this too complicated and something I probably won't continue with after this year.  Why not keep everything the same as it was the last 2 years?

 

I know rule changes were probably discussed before but I actually work for a living and don't spend too much time on this website in the off-season.

 

I vote to play the way we did the last 2 years.

 

Being a previous league winner I think my vote should carry some weight.

chargers, we had 'proposed rules' thread up till june, about when you checked in on the 'when we should draft' thread...plus a couple bumps since then.

 

if you had issues should have brought them up then as league has accepted new rules.

 

and come on man, don't bring up 'i work for a living'...we all do and even those who are only here for off-season ok'd the rules.

[Stinkybob 0]

Quick question about the keeper rule. I know we talked about this, but I never heard the final verdict. Are we required to keep any minimum amount of players?

[Walter34 3]

Stinkybob:

Quick question about the keeper rule. I know we talked about this, but I never heard the final verdict. Are we required to keep any minimum amount of players?

There shoulkd be a minimum. Thoughts everyone? I guess we forgot to include that. Shall we say 3 minimum?

[NAn 39]

Walter34:

 

Stinkybob:

Quick question about the keeper rule. I know we talked about this, but I never heard the final verdict. Are we required to keep any minimum amount of players?

There shoulkd be a minimum. Thoughts everyone? I guess we forgot to include that. Shall we say 3 minimum?

1.walt, you're up for 2

 

2.a minimum really?but what if we're not comfortable keeping anyone considering the 3+ rnds for next year...just b/c i find a semi gem in the 6th so that he's worthy of a 4th next year, don't nessarily want to keep him for the price of a 3rd.

[Proteus71 0]

Damn, I won't be able to keep Hambrick and Thomas!!!

[Stinkybob 0]

I think three is too high for a minimum. The idea of me being forced to keep 1/5 of my team just doesn't seem...I think 'cool' is the word I'm looking for here. I would say make the minimum value one. If that number doesn't win over hearts we could push it to two, but I vote we go no higher than that for a minimum.

[Charger Fan22 0]

NAn:

 

Charger Fan22:

In my opinion you're making all of this too complicated and something I probably won't continue with after this year.  Why not keep everything the same as it was the last 2 years?

 

I know rule changes were probably discussed before but I actually work for a living and don't spend too much time on this website in the off-season.

 

I vote to play the way we did the last 2 years.

 

Being a previous league winner I think my vote should carry some weight.

chargers, we had 'proposed rules' thread up till june, about when you checked in on the 'when we should draft' thread...plus a couple bumps since then.

 

if you had issues should have brought them up then as league has accepted new rules.

 

and come on man, don't bring up 'i work for a living'...we all do and even those who are only here for off-season ok'd the rules.

By the time I checked in there were about 30 or 40 posts and I wasn't going to take the time to read them.

 

The rules should be discussed now that it's football season.

[Dan 59]

Stinkybob:

I think three is too high for a minimum. The idea of me being forced to keep 1/5 of my team just doesn't seem...I think 'cool' is the word I'm looking for here. I would say make the minimum value one. If that number doesn't win over hearts we could push it to two, but I vote we go no higher than that for a minimum.

With the rules set where they are, where a keeper costs an owner three rounds, I hold a reluctance towards a minimum. Three is too many then, as the suggestion is that one will have to give up, at the least, their 12th, 13th, and 14th round picks for players that may not be worth it.

 

2 at the highest, 1 can be argued.

[Dan 59]

Charger Fan22:

 

 

The rules should be discussed now that it's football season.

The problem here is that e-mails were sent to everybody encouraging them to come in and weigh in on the rules discussion.

 

And the 30-40 posts that you decided not to read were the results of several actually taking the time to weigh in and discuss the rules at that time. To glibly dismiss them because it wasn't convenient for one is somewhat unfair.

[Walter34 3]

rules have been posted, discussed, voted on and revised for the past 3 months. I went further to email everyone updates for those that did not check the board often enough.

 

"No time"

 

"I have a life"

 

"couldnt be bothered to read 40 reply threads"

 

cmon man - point the finger of blame where it belongs if you dont like the rules.

[Walter34 3]

As for the minimum keeper rules - there should definately be a min. I'm fine with whatever number people agree on, but it most definately has to be greater then 0.

 

I am almost certain that everyone will have a few late picks that will be worthy of the (round - 3) formula.

 

Does anyone have a record of last years draft by rounds? That would be interesting to see how many viable "keepers" each team had, even though futures were not part of last year.

[NAn 39]

ok, if we have to have a minimum i vote for ONE.

[Stinkybob 0]

NAn:

ok, if we have to have a minimum i vote for ONE.

I second that.

[Dalem 0]

I would like to have at least 2 keepers, and it can be at different positions or not, that does not matter to me.

 

With one keeper, it's almost senseless in having a keeper league. If the league votes for one keeper, I'd rather have a re-draft.

 

JMO.

[Walter34 3]

Dalem - it is a minimum of 1 that they are suggesting. This does not mean that if you have 10 awesome picks, that you cannot keep all of them. There is no max.

 

Personally, I see alot of people with no confidence in their frafting ability!

 

In my local keeper league, we have to resign 5 players as a minimum with similar rules structure. It gets difficult for some, but a Kicker in round 19, costs you a round 16 pick at worst. It really will not cripple your future to have tougher keeper rules.

 

I'll stick with 3 as my vote.

[bgsgfan 0]

minimum keepers - I say we have no minimums - already rewarding those who draft well, do we really need to punish those who draft poorly? I can live with whatever is decided though.

 

HOWEVER, now that we have keeper rules, I think we have to lock the rules for coming years the same as they are now.

[Walter34 3]

bgsgfan:

minimum keepers -   I say we have no minimums - already rewarding those who draft well, do we really need to punish those who draft poorly?  I can live with whatever is decided though.

 

HOWEVER, now that we have keeper rules, I think we have to lock the rules for coming years the same as they are now.

of course you should be punished for a bad draft. That is what a keeper league is all about.

[Guest Cyric29]

Actually why should there be minimums? If you have a craptastic draft...what difference does it make if you keep anyone or not. If I get 4 studs after round 10. Cool, I'll keep them and have a good team to start with next year. You don't keep anyone, how does it negatively affect me?

 

I guess i don't understand why minimun are needed?