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[deep]

yay! Click that one link up in the OP and get a team in!

Posts?
Also next year I will demand we manually draft

That was the plan. If we get started earlier it will be no problem.

[Crimson Lego]

Yeah, I think posts would be good if the admins are okay with it.



But since Vet is participating...

[deep]

Maybe a user logo? A post prize is largely inconsequential.

[canas is back]

Maybe a user logo? A post prize is largely inconsequential.

That'd work too or both

Or some sort of baked good

[Showsni]

I'll join! I have no clue about American Football (I had it on my SNES once, but it was too confusing), though.

[deep]

haha. I'm in a real-football-fantasy-football league too! The official Premier League one, to be precise. And I don't know anything about it. I just pick people who did well last year and who are cheap.

It's actually way easier to do fake-football-fantasy-football via Yahoo than it is to do the real-football-fantasy-football, I've found.

[deep]

it's... beautiful!

Showsni and Vet in the same division means hot England on England rivalry.

[Crimson Lego]

WHAT AMERICAN FOOTBALL IS REAL FOOTBALL TOO DEEP

[deep]

I was just using Showsni's terminology.

Also, technically, England-Football came first.

[canas is back]

we just need one more!
COME ON PEOPLE

[Ken the Wandering Soul]

Alright, I'm officially in, finally made my yahoo account.

Edited by Ken the Wandering Soul, 03 September 2012 - 02:14 PM.

[deep]

Okay guys, nitty-gritty details time:

Is everbody okay with PPR scoring? That is 1 point per reception, or 1 point for every time a receiver catches a ball. This makes many smaller-time, possession receivers more potent. I prefer it, personally. Natural scoring is 0 points per reception.

Is everybody okay with 1 QB? 2 WRs? 2 RBs? 1 TE? 2 W/R/T (flex)? 1 kicker? One defense? Some leagues run dual QBs, some run more WRs, less flexes. I run with 2 flexes because I like using more people, y'know? Why agonize over decisions when you can just play both? All it comes down to is different levels of strategy. We could be totally wonky and run 3 kickers each. Or just be straight. Your call, errybody.

Does anybody want different scoring for anything? RIght now we don't count any special teams points like receiving yards and return touchdowns. We also don't do bonuses for breaking 100 yards and such. You can check the scoring on the Yahoo page, but the pertinent basics are:

QB = 4 pts per passing TD; 6 pts per rushing TD; 1 pt per 25 passing yards; 1 pt per 10 rushing yards; -1 pt per interception; -1 pt per fumble lost
Typical stat line = 225 passing yards, 10 rush, 2 TDs, 1 INT = 9 + 1 + 8 - 1 = 17 pts
(This actually favors quarterbacks that run a lot, because their points are worth more. Additionally, QBs who do a lot of goal line sneaks like Tom Brady are always valuable for the same reason, though Tom Brady is just plain valuable...)

RB/WR/TE = 6 pts per rushing/receiving TD; 1 pt per 10 rushing/receiving yards; 1 pt per catch; -1 pt per fumble lost
Typical stat line = 6 catches, 89 yards, 1 TD = 6 + 8.9 + 6 = 20.9 pts // 70 yds rushing, 1 TD, 3 catches, 12 yds receiving = 7 + 6 + 3 + 1.2 = 17.2 pts

K = 1 pt per extra point; 3 pts per 10-39 yard field goal; 4 pts per 40-49 yard field goal; 5 pts per 50+ yd field goal
Typical stat line = 2 XP, 2 30-39 FG, 1 40-49 FG = 2 + 6 + 4 = 14 pts

DEF = (I'm hazy on these details) 2 pts per fumble/INT, 1 pt per sack, 1 pt per 4th down stop, 6 pts per defensive TD-- You also gain/lose points per how many points the DEF gives up.
Typical stat line = 14 pts allowed, 3 sacks, 1 int, 1 fum = 4 + 3 + 2 + 2 = 11 pts

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Clear as mud right? Suggestions welcome.

Edited by deep, 03 September 2012 - 02:32 PM.

[Showsni]

I'm happy to go along with whatever anyone else decides!

(It's all dutch to me...)

[deep]

Yeah, I know it's kind of jargon-y right now. I can try to explain anything to you that you need.

See, a kicker is a lot like the yellow ball in snooker and...

[Veteran]

See, a kicker is a lot like the yellow ball in snooker and...

Hahaha!

Add a cricket term as well and all of Britain will let out a collective "oooooooh."

[Showsni]

Cricket is much easier to understand. "He bowled a lovely googly, and the batsman's played it straight to silly mid on!" Easy.

[canas is back]

Let's play heavier DEF! Nah it looks good maybe throw in another qb/flex and have one more point for sacks

[Elvenlord]

I have no idea what's going one

[deep]

Canas votes that we make sacks worth 2 points.

If we get one more person in favor, I'll make the change.

[Oberon Storm]

I joined.

[deep]

Oh nice! Thanks.

[Toan]

I'm getting an error that I cannot join:

"A team cannot join this league; the teams have been finalized by the commissioner. (Error #649)"

[canas is back]

well uh he closed it, but since we still have people signing up he'll reopen it, my dad will likely be 12 unless you can find someone

Edited by canas is back, 03 September 2012 - 11:40 PM.

[deep]

OKAY EVERYONE

WE HAVE 11 TEAMS NOW. CAN WE MAKE IT 12 WITHOUT ENLISTING CANAS' DAD?

SOMEONE JOIN GOGOGO

[Sir Deimos]

OH MY GOD I JUST LOGGED IN AND HAVE ZERO IDEA WHAT ANY OF THIS MEANS.

[Elvenlord]

Yup

[Crimson Lego]

Romo, why you my starting QB?

[canas is back]

Well I am overall satisfied with my team I just need a better running back

[Elvenlord]

I have no idea

[Crimson Lego]

Aaaaannnddd....Romo's already thrown a pick.



At least the refs haven't done anything stupid so far; this lockout better get resolved before next week.