fantasy football: a league of our own

[6949]

I'm in. I learned a lot last year so I won't make so many mistakes/changes this time.      
 
 If there are 18 weeks can we have 18 teams in the league? Last year towards the end I had to take on the good teams a second time.

[godsshoeshine]

18 teams are waaaay too many

[6949]

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
  18 teams are waaaay too many

I would argue if I knew what I was talking about.

[sweetcell]

agreed, anything above 12-14 and you scrape the bottom of the barrel far too quickly.  one player having a banner year (a la brady) and it's all over.

[miss pretentious]

i vote we cap it at 12

[miss pretentious]

also 18 teams is insane. plz don't ever ask for that again.

[Shadrach]

12 teams at most or the talent pool gets too watered down and you're drafting third stringers by the late draft rounds.
 
 My suggestion for starting positions:
 
 1 QB
 2 RB
 3 WR
 1 TE
 *1 FLEX (WR/RB)
 1 K
 1 TEAM DEF/SPECIAL TEAMS
 
 *Optional
 
 15 rounds of drafting in a snake order 1-12 then 12-1 and back and forth. That gives each team 10 starters and 5 bench spots.
 
 My point suggestions:
 
 Offensive Players
 6 pts for rushing/receiving TD
 4 pts for passing TD
 1 pt for every 10 yards rushing/receiving
 1 pt for every 25 yards passing
 -2 pts for interceptions thrown
 2 pts for a 2-Point conversion (pass, rush or receive)
 -2 pts for lost fumbles
 6 pts for individual kick or punt returns for TD
 
 Kicking
 1 pt for kicked extra point
 3 pts for made field goal (bonuses for longer field goals)
 -3 pts for missed field goal (could be less for longer attempts)
 
 Defense/Special Teams
 2 pts for recovered fumble
 2 pts for interception
 Anywhere from 10 points awarded to -10 pts depending on how many points a defense allows the opposing offense to score
 1 pt for a sack
 2 pts for a safety
 6 pts for a defensive TD

[6949]

Okay, okay, 18 teams is too many. I get it.
 
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[mrpee]

Does lurking count as being an active board member? I'm an active lurker. Anyways, perhaps an exception should be made for me, coach of the Outdoor Miners, since in last year's pool,
 
  I WAS THE WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's spelt C-H-A-M-P-e-un, people.... hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
 I promise to poast at least once a week during football seasons.
 
 So, despite cursing myself with that outburst (and having no hopes of getting the #1 pick again this year) yeah, $25 sounds good..

[Shadrach]

So who's the Commissioner and when should we expect our invites? Where do we send the money? How do we decide the draft order and when do we draft?
 
 Let's do this.

[sweetcell]

i'm happy to act as commish again.  i'll set this up tomorrow or wednesday, expect invitation in the next 48 hours.  if we use yahoo again, either we let the system randomly assign a draft order, or we can specify it ourselves... although i don't see why we wouldn't go with random.

[Shadrach]

Random is fine.

[sweetcell]

league has been created, initial invites to last year's players should have gone out.  invitees, please RSVP ASAP.  i'll let everyone know how many open spots there are in 3-4 days.
 
 draft: i've selected tuesday august 19 at 8 pm, but am happy to change it.  thoughts?
 
 i've also selected no playoff, league winner is team with best record at the end of the regular season.
 
 $25 to join, payable to me via paypal or mailed checked.  12 teams.  first place gets $200, second gets $75, third gets his/her $25 back.  below are the settings for the league - please let us know if you'd like something changed.
 
 League Information
 League Name   League930
 Password   (hidden)
 League Type   Custom
 Draft Type   Live Online Draft
 Unique League Name   league930
 Draft Time   Tue Aug 19 8:00pm EDT
 
 League Settings:
 Scoring Type   Head-to-Head
 Divisions   No
 Playoffs   None
 Max Teams   12
 League Start Week   1
 Can't Cut List   Yahoo! Sports
 Max Acquisitions per Season   No maximum
 Max Acquisitions per Week   No maximum
 Max Trades per Season   No maximum
 Trade Reject Time   2 days
 Trade End Date   November 14, 2008
 Trade Review   League Votes
 Waiver Time   2 days
 Waiver Type   Continual rolling list
 Sun - Tue Waivers   No
 Post Draft Players   Follow Waiver Rules
 Quarterback (QB)   1
 Wide Receiver (WR)   3
 Runningback (RB)   2
 Tight End (TE)   1
 Wide Receiver/Tight End (W/T)   0
 Wide Receiver/Runningback (W/R)   1
 Kickers (K)   1
 Defensive Teams (DEF)   1
 Defensive Player (D)   0
 Defensive Lineman (DL)   0
 Defensive Back (DB)   0
 Bench (BN)   6
 
 Scoring:
 Passing Touchdowns   4 Points
 Interceptions   -1 Points
 Passing Yards   25 Yards = 1 Point
 Rushing Touchdowns   6 Points
 Rushing Yards   10 Yards = 1 Point
 Reception Touchdowns   6 Points
 Reception Yards   25 Yards = 1 Point
 Return Touchdowns   6 Points
 Offensive Fumble Return TD   6 Points
 2-Point Conversions   2 Points
 Fumbles   -2 Points
 Fumbles Lost   -2 Points
 Field Goals 0-19 Yards   3 Points
 Field Goals 20-29 Yards   3 Points
 Field Goals 30-39 Yards   3 Points
 Field Goals 40-49 Yards   4 Points
 Field Goals 50+ Yards   5 Points
 Field Goals Missed 0-19 Yards   -3 Points
 Field Goals Missed 20-29 Yards   -2 Points
 Field Goals Missed 30-39 Yards   -1 Points
 Point After Attempt Made   1 Points
 Points Allowed 0 points   10 Points
 Points Allowed 1-6 points   7 Points
 Points Allowed 7-13 points   4 Points
 Points Allowed 14-20 points   1 Points
 Points Allowed 21-27 points   0 Points
 Points Allowed 28-34 points   -1 Points
 Points Allowed 35+ points   -4 Points
 Sack   1 Points
 Interception   2 Points
 Fumble Recovery   2 Points
 Touchdown   6 Points
 Safety   2 Points
 Block Kick   2 Points
 Kickoff and Punt Return Touchdowns   6 Points
 Fractional Points   No
 Negative Points   Yes

[distance]

(nevermind -- didn't read thoroughly)

[SalParadise]

i'm guessing it was assumed already, but i'm sitting this year out (in case a new head wants to take my spot).
 
 but:
 i'm in again for that $100 per person suicide pool if vansmack is throwing it together.