Fantasy football

Well it's football season again, and I remember last year there was talk about starting up a DC player league. I can't say that I've ever hosted a league, but I've played in many, so I'd be happy to create a league if anyone is interested. Could either be a pick 'em league (were you only pick the teams you think will win for that weekend) or a normal league (you pick players and gain points through their performance.) It's all very fun, and if you like watching football this only makes it better! So post if you're interested... and go Bills!

I'd be interested

But I'm sorry, Pats > Bills

I like the (here comes the responses) 49ers. I'm willing to make a friendly wager on whether or not they win more then 4 games this season. Geeez, I almost can't watch them play

. I've never played fantasy football either. I actually didn't keep up with who went where...who is playing for who, etc.

i would be willing to play in this league but i would like the idea of picking the teams to win more then building your own team eather or way u chose i would be in but i dont bet money just for fun.

Chameleon wrote:

I like the (here comes the responses) 49ers. I'm willing to make a friendly wager on whether or not they win more then 4 games this season. Geeez, I almost can't watch them play . I've never played fantasy football either. I actually didn't keep up with who went where...who is playing for who, etc.

lol, well the 49ers look promising, i guess there in the same spot as the bills, just bad! Oh well, have to keep up hope. I was thinking more of the pick 'em league just becuase it's less time consuming, but still very fun. There won't be any money on this either, haven't played in any of those leagues and this definately won't be that way, so no worries on that. So totally free and the more people the better!

Edit: Oh and phoenix, the pats would be my second team to root for, kind of odd since they're division rivals, but I like them all the same... probably just because they always beat the Colts for me

Yea i think the faster way to pick teams and stuff would make people more intrested cuz its less time consuming and i say go vikings

If you kick up a league where you pick players I'm in. I have played in the same league for the last three years and it's a blast if you are an NFL fan. Great idea!
In the immortal words of Carl Joworski-
BEARSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

Chameleon wrote:

I like the (here comes the responses) 49ers. I'm willing to make a friendly wager on whether or not they win more then 4 games this season. Geeez, I almost can't watch them play . I've never played fantasy football either. I actually didn't keep up with who went where...who is playing for who, etc.

Oh, if anyone has never played before it's very easy to pick up on. I'll probably create it through Yahoo and they even rank the players by points from last year. So you don't have to know too much to be able to compete and have a fun time. If we did do a pick a player league, here's how it would work. You first rank your players from favorite, most points, or just someone you think may do well, all the way to the least person. The computer will then select players to go to each team based on our rankings. This way we can avoid having to do a real online draft(which is time consuming) and the teams are done in no time. Since there aren't too many people so far the pick 'em league may not be as good... so anyone who wants to try out FF I'll be creating a player league later this week and anyone is welcome to join.

Edit: Generally this type of league only takes about 15-25 minutes of your time once a week(I tend to fix mine either saturday night), just to decide what players you want to play for Sunday.

I'd be interested. I've been playing for about 10 years now, and it is a lot of fun.

I'm in two pay leagues every year and usually one "just for fun" league.

If you can post the scoring, rules and come up with a draft date, I'm in.

Oh, and being from Minnesota, I bleed purple......unfortunately my team never lets the wound heal.

If you can keep your team off the charter boats they would probably fare better.

I would aslo be interested. I love fantasy football. I have 3 teams already, so this would be 4.

Go Seahawks!!

Great, this is looking like it'll work

... Here's the settings my friends and i used last year, I can tweak some things like max players(if more want to join) or point values if anyone objects to any of these. This league was a very fun league and it was very even towards the end... I believe to get into the playoffs the difference was only a few points apart. But other than that, tell me what you think... oh and I think I will get rid of the waiver (it makes you wait to pick up free players so even if you are the first one to see the player, you may not necessarily get him) I honestly didn't like that part so I'll do away with those.

Draft Type: Autopick Draft
Draft Time: Fri Jun 10 2:15pm EDT
Max Teams: 10
Scoring Type: Head-to-Head
Start Scoring on: Week 1
Can't Cut List Provider: Yahoo! Sports
Max Moves: No maximum
Max Trades: No maximum
Trade Reject Time: 2
Trade End Date: November 18, 2005
Trade Review: League Votes
Waiver Time: 2 days
Post Draft Players: Follow Waiver Rules
Playoffs: Week 15 and 16 (4 teams)
Roster Positions: QB, WR, WR, WR, RB, RB, TE, K, DEF, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN
Stat Categories: Passing Yards (50 yards per point)
Passing Touchdowns (6)
Interceptions (-2)
Rushing Yards (20 yards per point)
Rushing Touchdowns (6)
Reception Yards (20 yards per point)
Reception Touchdowns (6)
Return Touchdowns (6)
2-Point Conversions (2)
Fumbles Lost (-2)
Offensive Fumble Return TD (6)
Field Goals 0-19 Yards (3)
Field Goals 20-29 Yards (3)
Field Goals 30-39 Yards (3)
Field Goals 40-49 Yards (4)
Field Goals 50+ Yards (5)
Point After Attempt Made (1)
Sack (1)
Interception (2)
Fumble Recovery (2)
Touchdown (6)
Safety (2)
Block Kick (2)
Points Allowed 0 points (10)
Points Allowed 1-6 points (7)
Points Allowed 7-13 points (4)
Points Allowed 14-20 points (1)
Points Allowed 21-27 points (0)
Points Allowed 28-34 points (-1)
Points Allowed 35+ points (-4)
Fractional Points: No
Negative Points: Yes

I like the settings you have but would offer three suggestions for those interested in playing to weigh in on. First would be the 3 WR 2 RB set up. My last couple leagues we played 2 WR 2 RB and one RB/WR which was a slot where you could slide in a WR or a RB. Second, our QB passing points went 1 point for every 25 yards, third our RB yardage points went 1 point for every 10 yards. Just thought I would put it out there and see what those interested in playing think. I'm okay with it either way, the settings look good although I prefer leaving the waiver order in place. If the league were to launch with all the settings you posted, it's close enough for me.

cplmac wrote:

I like the settings you have but would offer three suggestions for those interested in playing to weigh in on. First would be the 3 WR 2 RB set up. My last couple leagues we played 2 WR 2 RB and one RB/WR which was a slot where you could slide in a WR or a RB. Second, our QB passing points went 1 point for every 25 yards, third our RB yardage points went 1 point for every 10 yards. Just thought I would put it out there and see what those interested in playing think. I'm okay with it either way, the settings look good although I prefer leaving the waiver order in place. If the league were to launch with all the settings you posted, it's close enough for me.

I like those suggestions... might i ask about the waivers though?

Ok, it's all set up, so you may PM me if you want to join in the fun! The league settings are almost the same as posted, except I added in CPL's suggestions (added the RB/WR slot, waiver is still up, changed QB and RB pts). But if there are any more suggestions I can still change it after registration. Anyone interested please send me a PM with your e-mail address so I can send you the league number and invite!