NFFL Rulebook- Table Of Contents

Hi all,

This page will not be fully functional for a couple of more months while the rulebook continues to remain 'under construction'.  Let's all hope to avoid a Big Dig situation...

Below, each line starting with 'Section...' should be an active link to that portion of the rulebook.  Sections one through three should all be active links by the end of this week (May 1 - May 7).  The other sections will get filled in based on the rough outline over the next several weeks.

As always, fire ideas or comments my way.

Commish

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Section I- League Structure
 -money
-prize breakdown
-who is in?
-how to replace people

Section II- Rosters
-IR exception
-maximums and minimums

Section III- Scoring
 -how many players per team
-exceptions to a roster spot (IR rule)
-how to score a point
-scoring updates

Section IV- Starting Lineups
-weekly starting lineup
-the 'inactive' player exception
-how to communicate lineup changes

5. League Structure
-schedule
-playoff structure
-lottery ball consolation games
-#1 pick tournament

6. Transactions
-IR moves
-pickups (FA money)
-Trade Regulations
-almost all trades are legal if they involve assets within the league
-how to 'veto' a trade
-trade deadline

7. NFFL League Calendar
-list of dates and events from super bowl sunday forward

8. Keeper System
-the points system (25 pts / $1)
-the 'two year' rule
-$0 players
-'rights only'

9. The Draft Lottery
-pick #1 set by tournament
-picks #2 and #3 via lottery process
-explain the ping pong balls, how they move the picks up

10. Draft Day
-auction nuts and bolts
-rookie draft nuts and bolts

11. Amendments
-majority if the change is over a year out
-unanimous if the change impacts a team's competitive prospects within a year

12. Other...
-ten nice things malinn has said about lee's team

2015- Full Season Results

NFFL Rulebook Section IV- Starting Lineups

Section IV- Starting Lineups
A. Weekly Starting Lineup

Each NFFL starting lineup must have nine active players.  The starting lineup is composed of the following positions:

1 Quarterback

2 Running Backs

2 Wide Receivers

1 Tight End

1 Wide Receiver or Tight End

1 Wide Receiver, Tight End, or Running Back

1 Wide Receiver, Tight End, Running Back, or Quarterback

Owners may fill those above positions in any way that they wish.

B. Communication of roster decisions

Owners can declare a starting lineup in one of two ways.  First, the owner can use the features supported by the host website to make adjustments to the starting lineup.

Second, the owner can communicate directly with the opponent.  It is recommended that the owner communicate in a form that leaves a time stamped record, such as a text message or email.  In the event of such communication, the commissioner should be notified so that the required lineup adjustments can be made on the host site.

C. Starting lineup submitting deadline

The deadline to include any player in a starting lineup is kickoff of that player's game.  Once a player's game begins, that player cannot be removed from the starting lineup.  In addition, any player whose NFL team has begun play cannot be added to the starting lineup.

D. Exceptions

There are two notable 'exceptions' to the deadline described in Section 4.C above.

The first involves the roster position for a given player.  Although players must be assigned to a specific starting linuep slot on the host website, any player whose game has already started can be moved within a starting lineup to fill a different position for which he is eligible.

The second exception involves inactive players, including those who are officially declared 'healthy scratches' by their team on game day, are on IR, or are on a bye week.  Inactive players are never considered 'submitted' to a starting lineup, even if their team has kicked off for that week and the player's roster position is 'locked' by the host website, because their inactive status eliminates the possibility of their participation in the game.

Therefore, any player listed on the host website as being submitted to a starting lineup can be removed and replaced with any player whose NFL team has not yet kicked off in their game for that week. Decisions to make such changes should be communicated in the manner described in Section 4.B.

E. Conditional replacement rule

NFFL teams are permitted to announce, in advance, their preferences for the replacement of players who may be declared inactive by their NFL teams in a 'game time' decision.  The purpose of the rule is to allow NFFL teams to maintain fully competitive lineups without forcing the owner to remain on stand-by while an NFL team waits to finalize a decision.

Therefore, an inactive player can only be replaced in a manner consistent with Section 4.C above. That is, the replacement player cannot be any player whose NFL team would have already kicked off by the time the original starting player is declared inactive.

The commissioner reserves the right to step in and make an exception to this rule if unforeseen circumstances alter the kickoff time of a given NFL game.

NFFL Rulebook: Section III: Scoring

Section III- Scoring
A. Scoring Criteria

NFFL players score points in the following ways:

*6 points for a touchdown scored
*4 points for a touchdown pass
*1 point for every 25 passing yards
*1 point for every 10 rushing yards
*1 point for every 10 receiving yards
*2 points for every two-point conversion scored
*1 point for every two-point conversion pass

B. Scoring Philosophy

The NFFL does not allow any individual player to post a negative score.  The league recognizes the apparent contradiction of including games where a player posted negative yardage as part of the keeper value calculation yet not allowing those same players to score 'less' than zero points in a given week.  Scoring calculated in this way simply reinforces the emphasis placed on avoiding negative weekly scores ahead of other considerations.

In the interest of maintaining whole-number (integer) scores, the NFFL does not recognize decimal point scoring.

Scoring is meant to reflect what happened in actual NFL games. Therefore, the NFFL will recognize adjustments to statistics determined in the days following the conclusion of NFL games.  In order to minimize confusion, the NFFL will recognize scoring updates and stats adjustments as posted by the host website (currently Yahoo).

However, in the interest of maintaining the excitement of watching games unfold live on fall weekends, the NFFL will consider adjustments to the above scoring criteria described above in the event that scoring updates become a frequent disruption to determining winners/losers in our weekly matchups.

NFFL Rulebook: Section II: Rosters

Section II- Rosters
A. Rostered players 

A player is considered 'rostered' if they are retained as a keeper, purchased at the auction, selected in the rookie draft, or signed off the in-season waiver wire.  At the end of each season, all players lose their 'rostered' status and only those players who are either keeper-eligible or 'rights only' remain in the control of their NFFL team for the offseason period.

Please see section (...) for a definition of keeper-eligible and rights-only players.

B. Injured Reserve exception 

Please note that at no point during the season will a player placed on injured reserve ('IR') count toward the roster size.

A player is eligible for the IR by meeting these two criteria:

*They are on a real-life NFLinjured reserve
*They have been on an NFFL roster for at least one week

NFFL teams may place players on IR in one of two ways.  First, a team may utilize the IR feature supported by the host website.

Second, a player may be released directly into the waiver wire along with an announcement from the owner that the player is being placed on IR.  This may be done by owners who wish to fill the roster spot prior to the player's formal designation by his NFL team.  However, if the owner is mistaken and the player returns to an active game day roster during that same NFL season, the player is considered a free-agent and the owner loses his rights to that player for the upcoming season.

C. NFFL Roster Requirements

Below are the NFFL roster requirements.  Please note that, depending on the time of the season, the requirements change slightly.
 
Keeper finalization date until start of the auction...18 player maximum.
-> No NFFL team is allowed to enter the auction with more than 18 keeper players. This limit does not include players who are 'rights only'.

At the conclusion of the auction...18 player minimum AND 18 player maximum.
-> Keepers placed on IR count toward the auction salary but do not count toward the roster limit.
 
At the conclusion of the rookie draft...25 player minimum.
-> Teams with fewer than seven rookie draft choices will be awarded supplemental draft choices until they reach the roster minimum.

At the start of the first waiver period until the end of the season...25 player maximum.
-> Once the season concludes, roster totals are not considered until next season's keeper finalization date.

Please note that the only period of time during which an NFFL team may carry over 25 players is from the end of the rookie draft until Labor Day.  On Labor Day, the league waiver wire opens and all teams must reduce their rosters to meet the 25 player maximum (IR players excepted).

NFFL Rulebook: Section I: League Structure

Section I- League Structure

A. Membership

The Norwood Fantasy Football League (NFFL) is comprised of twelve members.  Each member who finished the prior season retains a place in the league by paying the entry fee to the treasurer by Draft Day or by making appropriate alternate arrangements with the treasurer.

Replacement of departing members is determined on a case by case basis.  New candidates for league membership should be presented as early as possible with an eye toward confirming a new member by August 1st of the coming season.

In the event that a vote is needed, a final list of candidates will be compiled and the candidate receiving a majority of votes will join the league.  If no majority is reached, the candidate receiving the fewest votes will be removed and the vote taken again.  The commissioner will break any ties during the process.

B. Entry Fee

The entry fee for the 2015 NFFL season was $150 per team.  The current prize breakdown is as follows:

*70% of prize pool for the winner of the Super Bowl
*30% of prize pool for the Regular Season Champion (first place finish in the league standings)

The prize pool is currently set at $1100.

Please note that dividing the prize money for the Super Bowl is allowed if the two finalists agree on a division before the start of the contest.  In the event that such a decision is reached, the treasurer must be notified by both participants in the same manner that all parties in a trade notify the commissioner.

In addition, the league is committed to meeting the following annual expenses:

$30 for a Super Bowl ring

$10 for an update to the Super Bowl trophy

$100 donation for hole sponsorship in The Kibby Cup

Additional money spent at the discretion of the treasurer during league-wide events is deducted from the prize pool.  Any money leftover at the end of the league season is carried over into the following year as a surplus. The matter of spending that surplus is determined by a majority vote.

NFFL 2015- Final Results

Regular Season Standings
Thompson 10-4 (#12 in 2nd round)
Curran 9-5 (#11 in 2nd round)
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Arbo 8-5 (#10 in 2nd round)
Tighe 7-6 (#9 in 2nd round)
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Malinn 6-5 (#4 in 2nd round)
Sean 6-5 (#3 in 2nd round)
Dflam 5-6 (#2 in 2nd round)
TMac 5-6 (#1 in 2nd round)
Concannon 4-7 (#6 in 2nd round)
Chessman 4-7 (#8 in 2nd round)
Lee 4-7 (#7 in 2nd round)
Nemo 3-8 (#5 in 2nd round)

Week 1
Lee 87, Arbo 63
Thompson 121, Chessman 81
Nemo 100, DFlam 99
Concannon 87, Tighe 82
Sean 98, TMac 84
#1 Curran 132, Malinn 92

Week 2
Arbo 113, Nemo 105
Chessman 105, TMac 82
Concannon 97, Malinn 85
Thompson 90, Tighe 71
#1 Curran 126, DFlam 95
Lee 86, Sean 80

Week 3
DFlam 135, Arbo 112
Tighe 133, Chessman 97
Sean 106, Nemo 56
Concannon 121, #1 Curran 112
TMac 120, Lee 101
Thompson 102, Malinn 99

Week 4
Arbo 99, Concannon 97
Malinn 85, Bye Week 46
TMac 87, Nemo 79
Sean 88, #1 Thompson 81
Lee 93, DFlam 90
Tighe 105, Curran 84

Week 5
#1 Arbo 104, Tighe 90
Sean 104, Chessman 71
Curran 85, Nemo 79
Lee 99, Concannon 86
TMac 87, Thompson 84
DFlam 100, Malinn 93

Week 6
#1 Arbo 143, TMac 93
Chessman 102, Concannon 92
Malinn 140, Nemo 131
Thompson 124, Curran 112
Sean 91, Dflam 69
Tighe 106, Lee 59

Week 7
Sean 91, #1 Arbo 90
Curran 96, Chessman 75
Nemo 123, Lee 94
Thompson 109, Concannon 108
TMac 102, Dflam 75
Tighe 125, Malinn 91

Week 8
Malinn 94, Arbo 71
Chessman 103, Nemo 73
Tmac 113, Concannon 105
Thompson 106, Lee 66
DFlam 151, Tighe 70
#1 Curran 127, Sean 111

Week 9
Arbo 123, #1 Curran 122
Chessman 134, Lee 94
Thompson 124, Nemo 116
Dflam 99, Concannon 80
Tighe 124, Tmac 97
Malinn 101, Sean 70

Week 10
Arbo 131, Chessman 72
Nemo 83, Concannon 69
Malinn 107, TMac 92
#1 Thompson 104, DFlam 78
Tighe 129, Sean 54
Curran 99, Lee 69

Week 11
#1 Thompson 95, Arbo 93
DFlam 93, Chessman 76
Concannon 97, Sean 85
Malinn 101, Lee 40
Tighe 90, Nemo 70
Curran 90, TMac 66

Week 12
Qualifying Playoffs
Round 1
#10 Chessman 149, #5 Malinn 119
#12 Nemo 146, #6 Sean 61
#9 Concannon 94, #7 DFlam 88
#11 Lee 108, #8 TMac 58

NFFL Regular Season
Arbo 147, #1Thompson 77
Curran 92, Tighe 90

Week 13
Qualifying Playoffs
Round 2
Lee 135, Concannon 98
Chessman 89, Nemo 85

NFFL Regular Season
Arbo 122, Tighe 88
Curran 145, Thompson 118

Ping Pong Ball Tournament
Malinn 151, DFlam 94
TMac 73, Sean 70

Week 14
Qualifying Playoffs
Final Round
Arbo 89, Chessman 84
Tighe 101, Lee 51

NFFL Regular Season
Thompson 86, Curran 85

Ping Pong Ball Tournament
Concannon 120, Sean 87
Malinn 84, TMac 66
DFlam 113, Nemo 103

2015 NFFL Playoffs
Week 15- Semi Finals
#1 Thompson 131, Tighe 111
Curran 122, Arbo 96

Week 16
Super Bowl
#1 Thompson 99, Curran 86

2015 #1 Draft Pick Tournament
Week 15- Quarterfinals
Sean 113, Chessman 103
TMac 74, Lee 70
Malinn 127, Concannon 78
Nemo 123, DFlam 118

Week 16 - Semi Finals
Malinn 77, Sean 70
TMac 57, Nemo 30

Week 17
Malinn 101, TMac 68

week 5 news and notes

NFFL week 5 recap

Good one this week with power rankings chaos, trades, and general MNF madness…

#1 Arbo 104, Tighe 90
Arbo takes care of business in week one as disputed #1 ranked squad by dispatching a Tighe team in trade transition.  Cooks might have been in the running to start ahead of Moncrief or Wright and each call would have made an impact- a good sign going forward but a tough pill to swallow at present.

Arbo was paced by a big Gates showing and, quite frankly, I am not buying.  But who knows?  We all understood TE as a strength for this squad so the output is fully deserved.

Sean 104, Chessman 71

Sean continues his surge as he moves atop the league at 4-1.  I look at his team now and see six questionable right up top- so all business as usual- the 30 spot from Eli set the tone.

Wiseman’s post trade performance remains similar to his pre-trade showing- one more, perhaps, before wrapping it up for 2015?  Eifert may have emerged as a big piece looking ahead and CJ Anderson is a good lottery ticket to have if more trade bait is needed later.

Curran 85, Nemo 79

Three tough ones in a row for Father Coffee but he pulls out a W here behind his usual suspects.  The Edelman touchdown really was the difference, and in a big way, while Hill is really causing that panic button to go off.

Injuries have begun to conspire with bye weeks to keep Nemo on the losing streak despite a good shot to sneak past Curran.  Getting things going will be very tough with both Ivory and Lynch out and that is likely to write the story here for 2015 unless things are shaken up in a big way.

Lee 99, Concannon 86

Lee moves to 4-1 here with a big showing from Rawls and the return to form of Bell.  The Foles thing, though…

The commish drops his second in a row after butchering a WR decision.  Tough swing but hoping to get back on track this week.  We will certainly need more than 24 points from QB, though.

TMac 87, Thompson 84

The parade might be on pause for Thompson as the Annual Julio Jones injury arrives.  Good balance throughout the squad here but not enough to edge TMac.  Has Bortles earned a full time roll ahead of the struggling Smitty?

Foster is still shaking off the rust and the nagging injuries are a concern.  There is also the Morris thing- but for now, this was a big W and provides some good forward momentum.

DFlam 100, Malinn 93

Becks returns to form to haunt his former owner here to help Flam overcome some really shaky RB play.  Vereen made a nice showing and perhaps a deal involving one of those WRs is on the cards.

Malinn is always going for it or totally blowing it up and this week is the latter- but with so much turmoil in the league a good deal may be hard to find.  We’ll keep an eye on things for now.  Seeing Murray and Forsett team up for big points was an encouraging trend.

Trade and waiver analysis

*Tighe trades RB C.J. Anderson, QB Mike Vick, and WR Michael Floyd to Thompson for RB Giovani Bernard and RB Josh Robinson

This one breaks down fairly simply- tends to happen when a top team deals with a bottom one- Tighe picks up Bernard, who has been a fairly consistent ten points or so, in exchange for two struggling but relatively well regarded talents in Anderson and Floyd.  Wiseman picks up a needed QB in Vick and Tighe gets some potential future value- although very much speculative- in Robinson.

I think the winners/losers here will come down to whether Anderson hits his auction value at some point- but even then, if Tighe gets what he came for (that consistency from Bernard) then it would be hard to fault him for pulling the plug so quickly on the highly rated Anderson.

Week 6 preview

1pm games

Chessman v Concannon / Nemo v Malinn / DFlam v Sean

Who is #1???

#1 Arbo v TMac

Thompson v Curran

Two games here involving the controversial power ranking #1 squads- the committee labeled Curran #1, causing the commissioner to pull out the invisible rulebook and declare that such moves were not permitted. 

Arbo is off to a good start through Ingram so TMac will need some big showings- GRONK!- to make up ground.  Meanwhile, Thompson is headed in the right direction with nearly 30 via his Falcons- Curran will call on his own QB/WR combo Sunday night to straighten things up.

…we hope not Lee…

Tighe v Lee

Tighe takes his turn at Lee here and we may finally see him pickup that long hinted at L due to a dreadful start out of Coleman.  Freeman continues to be something else- touchdown dependent, maybe, but more like he can be depended on for touchdowns given his recent run.