LP Fantasy Football (US) 2010 - Page 2

joined league, name is "Nice2MeetUMelStein". can send on ftp what did we agree on?

Ya I can send on FTP as well just need to know how much we decided on...

big red u go down....downtown

So is the draft set for Tuesday? Or can we move it to the weekend?

sorry for the late response, I've been really busy this week.

pacifist, I think the majority of people have a lot of things going on in the weekend and would prefer to do it on a weekday. If tuesday doesn't work for you, I can move it to another weekday but at least for me personally, it will be really hard for me to do it on a weekend.

As for the buyin, it seems as though most are fine with a $200 buyin. Everyone can send it to me on PS or FTP, TenBagger (Brooklyn) on both. I need to get the buyin before the draft or at the very least get in touch with me so that we can work something out. As always, everyone can have confidence that the prize pool will be personally guaranteed by me.

It seems as though the majority of the participants prefer a draft so that is what we will go with. Sorry rush, I prefer an auction as well but we need to go with the majority here. Also, football is luckboxing anyway so adding a little more variance to it won't make a huge difference.

Everyone should double check the scoring system and make the proper adjustments. Remember that we are going with a modified PPR where you get a half point per reception. We are also placing a slightly bigger emphasis on yardage so when compared to "standard" leagues, touchdowns are slightly devalued. We will also go with 2 QBs on the starting roster.

We have 2 more open slots so if you are interested in playing, feel free to sign up. Only a few days away from the draft so everyone mark their calenders!

i just tried signing up and it says the league is full

On August 21 2010 15:18 TimDawg wrote: i just tried signing up and it says the league is full

oops, i set it for 10 teams max by mistake. its fixed now so you should be able to join

got it

Rawr, If I get the #1 pick all will be forgiven!

On August 21 2010 17:43 Rush wrote: Rawr, If I get the #1 pick all will be forgiven!

that's cool

gimme chris johnson

Whos that?

we need 1 more team to make it an even 12 teams.

reminder to all, draft is tomorrow night!

1 MORE ONE TIME!!!!

TenBagger,
Just a friendly reminder that with an odd number of teams, we won't be able to draft. I return from holiday tonight and will take care of the transfer at that time.

On August 24 2010 02:45 sweetbread wrote: TenBagger, Just a friendly reminder that with an odd number of teams, we won't be able to draft. I return from holiday tonight and will take care of the transfer at that time.

yeah, I'm working on getting one more for the draft. shouldn't be a problem.

just a heads up to everyone about the slight scoring differences in this league from "standard" leagues.

2 QB

In a "standard" 1 QB, 12 team league, the value of QBs are greatly diminished. The top tier of QBs still get selected relatively early but after the top 5 or so, the value of QBs drops off a cliff. The reason for this is because in a 1 QB, 12 team league, there are only 12 staring QBs in any given week. The marginal difference of 7th best QB and the 12th best QB is not very significant. A QB like Matt Ryan or Eli Manning is not worth much because there will be guys with similar upside such as Stafford or Flacco available near the end of the draft.

However, in a 2 QB, 12 team league, 24 QBs start on any given week. Scrubs like Freeman and Garrard that would definitely be free agents in a 1 QB league will be in a starting lineup in a 2 QB league. Add in injuries and the fact that some teams will hoard reseve QBs and that means that on certain off weeks, it might be a challenge just to find a starting QB to put in your lineup. So while the QB position in a 1 QB league is a plentiful, replaceable commodity, in a 2 QB league, it is a scarce resource. This bumps up the value of all QBs, especially the second tier of QBs.

PPR and yardage

Our league has a 1/2 point per reception scoring system. That means that a receiver with 12 catches in a game will have the equivalent of an extra touchdown worth of value. When compared to non PPR leagues, wide receivers and running backs that catch a lot of balls get a slight bump up. Yardage is also given a 25% increase in value when compared to the "standard" scoring format. This will lead to slightly less variance and players that touch the ball more frequently will be slightly more valuable while situational goal line players that get TDs but not many touches are slightly less valuable.

also, to the few people that have yet to ship the buyin AND have not made concrete arrangements with me yet:

at the very least send me a pm and tell me that you will be at the draft and when you plan on getting me the buyin. The reason for this is that yahoo locks in the rosters 30 minutes before the start of the draft and no teams can be added or removed. If someone forgets about the draft tonight and they get stuck with a shitty autodraft team, chances are that they will not want to pay for that team and I'll be stuck footing the buyin. that is a situation that has happened frequently in the past and I'd like to avoid that at all costs. If I don't hear from you by 8pm EST tonight, I'm gonna have to go on the assumption that you will not be attending the draft. I can't assume that you will be paying for a shitty autodraft team so I will have to kick your team and find a replacement.

On August 24 2010 10:40 TenBagger wrote: also, to the few people that have yet to ship the buyin AND have not made concrete arrangements with me yet: at the very least send me a pm and tell me that you will be at the draft and when you plan on getting me the buyin. The reason for this is that yahoo locks in the rosters 30 minutes before the start of the draft and no teams can be added or removed. If someone forgets about the draft tonight and they get stuck with a shitty autodraft team, chances are that they will not want to pay for that team and I'll be stuck footing the buyin. that is a situation that has happened frequently in the past and I'd like to avoid that at all costs. If I don't hear from you by 8pm EST tonight, I'm gonna have to go on the assumption that you will not be attending the draft. I can't assume that you will be paying for a shitty autodraft team so I will have to kick your team and find a replacement.

def

also screws people up who would like to know how many teams are in it for planning their strategy u bastards =)

i'll never tell you nothin you sheisty canuck