Fantasy Football

Since I haven't complained about how stupid my dumb QB league is in at least a few days, here's a fun stat line.

Phillip Rivers on Sunday: 307 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT, 1 FUM
Standard Yahoo Full PPR - 8.28 points (18 points is average)
Dumb two QB league - 62 points (50 points is average)

Rushing by a QB is pretty much worth nothing. You just have to have a QB that airs it out no matter what (cough, cough Jameis Winston) as turn overs clearly don't mean anything. Another example, Josh Allen is QB#6 overall in Yahoo PPR this year. In my dumb league, he is QB#18. Lamar Jackson, QB#1 in Yahoo PPR, QB#5 in my dumb league. Please everyone remind me of these dumb stats and garbage rules when I ask a question next August if I should give this league a second chance. :D
 
thome50 said:
Standard Yahoo Full PPR - 8.28 points (18 points is average)
Dumb two QB league - 62 points (50 points is average)
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I just don't get why someone who was setting up a league's scoring would be like "Yeah this sounds like a good idea!"

Screenshot the scoring page for QBs so I can send it to my commish. He'll probably get a kick out of it.
 
thome50 said:
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Playoff pool where you can only use each player once. Think I’m too far behind for the top spot overall, but it has weekly prizes, so I figure going all in this week is my best shot. Half ppr, plus half point/1st down

Mahomes, Damien Williams, Adams, Deebo, Kelce
Or
Mahomes, Mostert, Adams, Hill, Kelce
Or
Mahomes, Damien Williams, Adams, Hill, Kittle
 
LambAndTunaPhish said:
Playoff pool where you can only use each player once. Think I’m too far behind for the top spot overall, but it has weekly prizes, so I figure going all in this week is my best shot. Half ppr, plus half point/1st down

Mahomes, Damien Williams, Adams, Deebo, Kelce
Or
Mahomes, Mostert, Adams, Hill, Kelce
Or
Mahomes, Damien Williams, Adams, Hill, Kittle
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I like the last one.
 
Thirst Trappist said:
Since crazy bonus points there. My league had bonus points but not like that lol
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Please keep these comments coming throughout the off season. I need to be held accountable if I ever even think about joining this league again. I just know that my ego will kick in around July since I was brand new to the league and all the guys think I'm now a major chump and know nothing about fantasy football.
 
thome50 said:
Please keep these comments coming throughout the off season. I need to be held accountable if I ever even think about joining this league again. I just know that my ego will kick in around July since I was brand new to the league and all the guys think I'm now a major chump and know nothing about fantasy football.
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I'd be happy to join a league but then I've been spoiled by short bench league.
 
Some frivolity on an otherwise serious topic, COVID-19 and fantasy football in 2020. What are your thoughts? I commented on another thread about how the NFL season is the one I'm most confident will find a way to come back this year of all the major team sports leagues. (They don't really give an f about player safety anyway.) From a fantasy football perspective, I'm wondering how things will adapt. Will player bios list if they have tested positive in the past for COVID-19? If you were on the fence in the first round between picking Saquon or Zeke would you go with Zeke knowing he has already tested positive? I see the fantasy season being pretty crazy with there being a lot of lineup switching Sunday morning if they go with the Saturday night tests for every player, every week.
 
I'm thinking about starting a new league with local friends and was curious what opinions others have on these since it's almost fantasy football draft time.

1) Two QBs or Super Flex?
2) Eliminate team defense? (For sure eliminating the kicker)
3) FAAB or just rolling waiver priority?
4) 4 or 6 team playoff? (10 or 12 team league)
5) Any interesting scoring changes you like besides the fairly normal Yahoo model? (Was thinking about making INTs -3 instead of the default -2 to try and kinda mitigate the Jameis' factor)

Anything else you like in non-default ESPN/Yahoo head to head redraft leagues?
 
thome50 said:
I'm thinking about starting a new league with local friends and was curious what opinions others have on these since it's almost fantasy football draft time.

1) Two QBs or Super Flex?
2) Eliminate team defense? (For sure eliminating the kicker)
3) FAAB or just rolling waiver priority?
4) 4 or 6 team playoff? (10 or 12 team league)
5) Any interesting scoring changes you like besides the fairly normal Yahoo model? (Was thinking about making INTs -3 instead of the default -2 to try and kinda mitigate the Jameis' factor)

Anything else you like in non-default ESPN/Yahoo head to head redraft leagues?
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  1. I don't think I'd do a 2 qb league this year with potential COVID situations. Especially not if it's a 12 team league. Looks like the largest bye weeks this year have 6 teams, so it'd probably be difficult for 12 teams to start 2 qbs each. I've never done a true 2 qb league, but I'd be pretty bummed out to take a zero at that spot.
  2. I don't really have an opinion here. If you keep them, maybe you can try to make the points allowed scoring more logical than some defaults out there.
  3. FAAB. After the initial waiver bids, you can let everyone go to FA, rather than doing daily bidding. I like daily bidding, but it sucks not to be able to make last minute adds before Sunday games. Some sites let you turn everyone over to FA after that final round of Sunday bidding.
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  5. TE premium (extra half ppr), point per first down instead of PPR.
 
LambAndTunaPhish said:
  1. I don't think I'd do a 2 qb league this year with potential COVID situations. Especially not if it's a 12 team league. Looks like the largest bye weeks this year have 6 teams, so it'd probably be difficult for 12 teams to start 2 qbs each. I've never done a true 2 qb league, but I'd be pretty bummed out to take a zero at that spot.
  2. I don't really have an opinion here. If you keep them, maybe you can try to make the points allowed scoring more logical than some defaults out there.
  3. FAAB. After the initial waiver bids, you can let everyone go to FA, rather than doing daily bidding. I like daily bidding, but it sucks not to be able to make last minute adds before Sunday games. Some sites let you turn everyone over to FA after that final round of Sunday bidding.
  4. 6
  5. TE premium (extra half ppr), point per first down instead of PPR.
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When you do point per first down does it only apply to receptions, or does a 6 inch run for a 1st count as well?
 
LambAndTunaPhish said:
  1. I don't think I'd do a 2 qb league this year with potential COVID situations. Especially not if it's a 12 team league. Looks like the largest bye weeks this year have 6 teams, so it'd probably be difficult for 12 teams to start 2 qbs each. I've never done a true 2 qb league, but I'd be pretty bummed out to take a zero at that spot.
  2. I don't really have an opinion here. If you keep them, maybe you can try to make the points allowed scoring more logical than some defaults out there.
  3. FAAB. After the initial waiver bids, you can let everyone go to FA, rather than doing daily bidding. I like daily bidding, but it sucks not to be able to make last minute adds before Sunday games. Some sites let you turn everyone over to FA after that final round of Sunday bidding.
  4. 6
  5. TE premium (extra half ppr), point per first down instead of PPR.
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Good rational for not going two QB. I was already kinda siding with just going super flex but hadn't really thought about the COVID aspect there. Also leaning towards a 10 team league with 8 bench spots. Playing in a trashy two QB league last year having to rely on 2nd or 3rd string QBs to start I can see how plugging in a lower second tier WR might be a better play in default scoring.

I'd definite not do daily bidding. Just waivers from the start of each game until Wednesday morning. Then let everyone be FA so you don't have to worry about a COVID test Saturday night or Sunday morning etc.

I wanted to do the TE premium as I'd just heard about that option a few weeks ago. Yahoo doesn't seem to allow it from what I can see in the custom league settings.

flexabull said:
When you do point per first down does it only apply to receptions, or does a 6 inch run for a 1st count as well?
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In Yahoo they are separate. You have x points for a receiving 1st down and you can have x points for a rushing 1st down. I'm curious what the appeal is for either. Seems somewhat arbitrary point to award but since it is in Yahoo leagues rules options I guess it is a thing.
 
flexabull said:
When you do point per first down does it only apply to receptions, or does a 6 inch run for a 1st count as well?
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6 inch run counts just like a -5 yard catch counts as a reception.

thome50 you can also look at the rules for the Scott Fish Bowl. He tweaks the rules every year. I think the biggest changes this year were QB scoring in general and the half point per first down.

I'm in a league that rewards completion percentage. It's set up so that if the completion percentage is 50%, you get zero points. If you go 20/30, you get +10 points (I think it's set up to be +2 for a completion, -1 for a passing attempt). QBs can put up crazy points, so you could obviously scale this back.
 
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