QB Scoring

[fugoondo 3]

Every league differs, but just curious as to why water down a TD pass? Usually the QB is already stunted a bit in the yardage dept. Why not reward a full 6 for each pass td? I know its because the QB has the ball every play, but Its not like the opponents QB isnt also scoring 6 pts per TD pass as well. A team with the stronger QB should we rewarded as such no?

 

A TD shouldnt score as much as a 40 yard FG

 

Am i looking at this the wrong way?

 

Im sure every commish when creating a league is faced with this decision in scoring..just wondering the schools of thought

[uwmalcolm 73]

In the leagues that I commish, I split the difference between the common 4 or 6 point scoring and make it 5 points per pass TD. No one has ever complained and it seems like a good compromise. I personally think 4 is too low and would rather have 6 point scoring than 4...it depresses the good QBs value too much.

[Serpent 51]

I play in both, 4 pt just seems way easier. It's like reducing the QB position to that of K or DST, since the difference becomes rather small you can pretty much ignore the position and pick up a decent option later on. Also if you find a QB that rushes TDs, they become monsters, like Tebow the past 2 years down the stretch. I seriously LOLed to fantasy championships the past 2 years using Tebow in at least a few 4pt leagues. He got so many rushing yards and almost always ran a TD or two in. This year in 4 pt leagues RG3 has a sizeable advantage, and yes he's really good, but at least you'd think Rodgers, Brady and Brees should have an edge since they've been better passers than him. Nope, not in 4 pt TD land.

 

6 pt leagues you actually have to consider burning a top pick on a QB since there is actually a big difference from a QB throwing 4 TDs and one throwing 2.

[dreen626 17]

I only play 6pts.

 

Anything else just seems weird to me.

[TheUsualSuspect 207]

Only the player who crosses the goal line should be awarded six points.

[tanatastic 2,061]

6 all the way. A td is a td. it makes qbs very important...just like in the real nfl!

[steel827 2]

I only play 6pts.

 

Anything else just seems weird to me.

What I find even weirder is a passing TD is worth 4, but a rushing TD by the same QB is 6. A TD is a TD.

 

Just my two pennies

[joelmrut 4]

Devaluing TD's for QB's just seems like a cop out. For that matter PPR leagues are a cop out too. The point of fantasy sports is not to make all positon scoring similar so no position has an advantage. It is a dumbed down way to run a league.

 

Runnngbacks used to dominate fantasy football, but during that time there was no discussion of making rushing touchdowns worth less. Then why do it with QB's?

[fightingrousher 0]

I don't have a problem with 4 points for passing TD. I have mostly played in leagues with 4 points and in standard scoring leagues qbs are still your highest scoring position on average. QBs have more opportunity to score a TD passing and therefore it is not rewarded as much. The same why a 30yd field goal doesn't reward as much as a 50yd field goal. And how many times does a QB toss a pass for 6 yds that goes for 30 and a TD? I am just fine with the ball carrier getting more points than the QB. And i don't think 6 points "just like the nfl" is a valid argument. This is fantasy football not the nfl. The NFL does not give bonus points for longer field goals, sacks, yardage totals, etc.

 

I prefer 4 point systems but to each their own.

[ralphster 274]

4 point passing TDs for QB scoring is mostly what I play. QBs tend to have far more TDs than your #1 RB or WR - say 25+ for QBs to 10 or so for your other position players on (a very rough) average. 4 points thereby evens out the leagues - much the same way QB passing yardage was shrunk to do the same thing. Its a personal preference thing - you find the scoring system and a few guys who aren't dooshes and you're set.

[Boilermaker04 11]

I play in both, and a 5pt passing league as well. I don't have a preference between them really.

 

But one interesting thing to note is the less value placed on passing TDs the more inflated the value of a running QB. It was only one or two guys for a long time, but now you've got a whole crew of QBs that can get it done with their legs - RG3, Rodgers, Newton, Luck (even though he doesn't), Tebow (see last year), Kaep, etc...

 

It always annoyed me when Vick could put up a craptacular game as a QB, but then scramble for 70 yards and be a top fantasy QB. I had to get over it because that's a regular part of the game now.

[Serpent 51]

I play in both, and a 5pt passing league as well. I don't have a preference between them really.

 

But one interesting thing to note is the less value placed on passing TDs the more inflated the value of a running QB. It was only one or two guys for a long time, but now you've got a whole crew of QBs that can get it done with their legs - RG3, Rodgers, Newton, Luck (even though he doesn't), Tebow (see last year), Kaep, etc...

 

It always annoyed me when Vick could put up a craptacular game as a QB, but then scramble for 70 yards and be a top fantasy QB. I had to get over it because that's a regular part of the game now.

 

lol what does that even mean?

[posty 2,296]

Three points per TD pass in my league...

 

[Boilermaker04 11]

lol what does that even mean?

 

Meant he's closer to Rodgers than RG3 on how he runs, stat wise. I think he could rush more often and still be very effective out of the pocket tbh. (means he's my starting qb and I wish he'd rack up more easy points )