Received it! I've updated the league front page to show who's paid up thus far.Just posted mine. Thanks man.
Hey folks...just sent out a league message about dues and where to send them.
I created a specific paypal account for the dues so I don't get them mixed up in my personal account and we won't get charged at the end of the season for disbursement as we would've on third party sites.
All of the specifics are lined out in the email, but if there are any questions/comments/concerns let me know!
Weird...I know my work league was having the same issue with the ESPN emails.Damn, that league email went to spam folder on Gmail.
Just a heads up for anybody else. I had to create a filter and add the send to contacts.
Edit ... Money sent.
No worries...good thing PayPal gives your real name as well so I was able to match them up.Money sent. I might have put the wrong team name in the email.
No worries, glad you were honest about it up front well before the draft so we had time to fill the spot!I am very sorry to say but I will have to withdraw from this lg! I wouldn't not been active and would of screwed you guys over, best wishes to all of you guys! Sorry again
Sounds good...i'll let you know.Ill play if you guys lose anyone else.
Doesn't matter to me...i'm fine with 12 myself for the same reason but don't want to close people out if we have interested parties.14 teams is too many. RBs that can score points are scarce as it is, and the pickings get quite slim at every other position when two more full rosters get thrown in. On the other hand, I'm all for taking more of other people's money, if that's the road you want to go down.
It's all good...no rush, I wasn't serious about the bumping people talk. As long as everyone is all paid up by Monday, no worries.i'll pay on Thursday!!
14 or 16 gets too hardcore and not as fun from past experience so we'll keep it at 12.I am sending my money, but if you change it to a 14 or 16 man league I am out.
Yes! Ultimatums FTW!I am sending my money, but if you change it to a 14 or 16 man league I am out.
IgnoreYes! Ultimatums FTW!
14 is too many, and 16 is ludicrous.
12 is perfect. (For rosters. 10 is actually perfect for scheduling, but we'll get into that later)
I finally got a chance to look at the scoring, and the issue I always have with the standard system is the points for yards allowed.
Based on the current system, an average defensive performance in a game in the 2012 season would be very close to costing you one point in scoring (347 was the average yards allowed; 350 gets you -1). In addition, a team's superior offensive performance could cripple your scoring. Say your defense's offense jumps out to 21-0 lead, forcing the opponent to throw for much of the game. In those instances, 400 yards is definitely not out of the question, even 500, with no threat of a loss. Basically, your defensive scoring is being punished even if your D is doing their job. My proposal is this: Keep the 5 for under 100 yds (didn't happen at all last year... 117 was the low), keep the 3 for 100-199, then follow this chart (keeping with the standard 50 yard increments after the 300 yard mark):
5 - <100
3 - 100-199
2 - 200-299
1 - 300-350
0 - 350-399
-1 - 400-449
-2 - 450-499
-3 - 500-549
-4 - >550
Teams would still be penalized for giving up a lot of yards, but it wouldn't be such a significant penalty, since the losing teams gained more yards than the victors in 38% of games last year.
The other scoring option I noticed was in the miscellaneous section, you have kick and punt return touchdowns. Correct me if I'm wrong, but when they're in that category, they are counted for the RETURNER. The D/ST category already has kick and punt return touchdowns included. For example, when Percy Harvin (upon his return) runs a kick back for the Seahawks, he would get 6 points for his owner, and the Seahawks D would also get 6 points for their owner. 12 points for one touchdown? Yikes. Players should be drafted for their offensive ability, not for their return prowess. That's what the D/ST category is for. Might want to look into that.
As for scheduling, with 12 teams, 4 divisions and 2 conferences works best. You can't set up the conferences with ESPN's system, but you can manually adjust the playoffs when they start to account for that. Let me clarify. With 12 teams and 2 divisions, in the ESPN leagues, they will make sure you play everyone at least once (11 games), leaving the final 2 games as division games. You wouldn't be playing each division opponent twice, leaving the schedule open to unfair skewing. With 4 divisions of 3 teams each, you would still play all teams once (again, 11 games), but those last two games would be against your division opponents. You're also set up perfectly for 4 automatic bids (division winners) and 2 wild cards (next best record in said conference, using standard tiebreakers). This is where you'll need to adjust manually, since ESPN will pull the next two best records, no matter what division they're from (which would be okay, too, I guess).
These are just my opinions, so do with them what you like.
Just a friendly reminderi'll pay on Thursday!!
I don't think you can do 11 teams. Worst case the person is dropped from the league after the draft autopicks and someone could take over the team.All set, tonight still works. What happens if the individual still doesn't pay before draft? Will it drop to a 11 man league, or?
Sorry, but he just paid up. Maybe next year if we keep the league around!Commish I PMed you again
Redzone is a must have if you play fantasy football.I know! I thought I was toast after Sunday and some how D-Jax came to play...if Foster had been healthy, it might have been closer
Anyone else? It was a fun week to watch and I'm super glad that I picked up Redzone again this year!
It was either Redzone or getting that Amazon Madden 25 Anniversary edition with the Sunday Ticket code.Redzone is a must have if you play fantasy football.
What team are you? I am the ones who knock.Does anyone in this league trade? Looking for an upper tier RB.
My team is Show Me Your TD's. Anyone you are interested in trading? Anyone in this thread looking to trade a QB or RB?What team are you? I am the ones who knock.