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
Saturday, May 14, 2016
NFFL Rulebook Section IV- Starting Lineups
Section IV- Starting Lineups
A. Weekly Starting Lineup
A. Weekly Starting Lineup
Each NFFL starting lineup must have nine active
players. The starting lineup
is composed of the following positions:
1 Quarterback
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 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
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
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.
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.
Thursday, May 5, 2016
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.
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.
Friday, April 29, 2016
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).
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).
Thursday, April 21, 2016
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)
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.
Friday, April 1, 2016
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
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
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