Fantasy AMERICAN Football League on Yahoo Drafting 6/23/07

[jnd94]

hey greece is there any way to delete a team? I started one and when i clicked your link it said i wasnt in s i thought I didnt make mine correctly and started a second one.

[jnd94]

o nvm got it

[Dmunster]

Tallent's gonna be a little thin with 20 teams doncha think? My local is a 16 team redraft and the tallent is thin there. Oh, and, Free Leauges Suck.

[GreecePwns]

Oh, and I hope their pre draft rankings don't have the defense in one big clump at the bottom like last year's.

Also, I could only do a free league since i am only 15 years old, so i have no credit card. With my parents, they would be like, you can do it for free, so why pay? Same for CC. Then again, they bought by brother a 1 year premium to RuneScape, and that game sucks badly. I'm starting to think they are favoring him much more over me.

[Dmunster]

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[The Gunslinger]

alright there i got my name changed. 20ppl is pretty big by round 5 or so im not gonna know who the hell im picking probably.

[GreecePwns]

alright there i got my name changed. 20ppl is pretty big im not by round 5 or so im not gonna know who the hell im picking probably.

i guess i can reduce the size, but to how much then? Also, how many playoff teams with each amount? I was thinking more teams=bigger playoff bracket, but I want to see what you guys think.

[Colossus]

I'm in....y'all goin' DOWN!

[Dmunster]

alright there i got my name changed. 20ppl is pretty big im not by round 5 or so im not gonna know who the hell im picking probably.

i guess i can reduce the size, but to how much then?

16 is the maximum size any league should be. Just do the math: there are 32 teams in the NFL. Most leagues require: 1qb, 2rb, 3wr/te, 1k, 1def. Dont forget about bye weeks, you are going to need alternates and you are going to want a starter as your alternate. So if you have 16 teams you are pretty much maxed out as far as every team getting a starter: 2qb's/16 teams=32. RB's are a little different. These days almost every team in the league is running some kind of RBBC (running back by committe) so finding a reliable starter in even a 12 team league is tough. WR is another thing entirely. They are very hit or miss. Generally you want at least 1 top 10 reciever on your team (Holt, Harrison, Chad Johnson, etc) with 16 teams that wr3 spot is in constant fluctuation unless you get very lucky or have very good inside info ( http://www.thehuddle.com). Kickers and team defenses are the same as qb's 2 of each per team x 16 teams= 32 starters. So the generally accepted max under normal league rules is 16 teams.

[GreecePwns]

alright there i got my name changed. 20ppl is pretty big im not by round 5 or so im not gonna know who the hell im picking probably.

i guess i can reduce the size, but to how much then?

16 is the maximum size any league should be. Just do the math: there are 32 teams in the NFL. Most leagues require: 1qb, 2rb, 3wr/te, 1k, 1def. Dont forget about bye weeks, you are going to need alternates and you are going to want a starter as your alternate. So if you have 16 teams you are pretty much maxed out as far as every team getting a starter: 2qb's/16 teams=32. RB's are a little different. These days almost every team in the league is running some kind of RBBC (running back by committe) so finding a reliable starter in even a 12 team league is tough. WR is another thing entirely. They are very hit or miss. Generally you want at least 1 top 10 reciever on your team (Holt, Harrison, Chad Johnson, etc) with 16 teams that wr3 spot is in constant fluctuation unless you get very lucky or have very good inside info ( http://www.thehuddle.com). Kickers and team defenses are the same as qb's 2 of each per team x 16 teams= 32 starters. So the generally accepted max under normal league rules is 16 teams.

good way to explain it. now for playoffs...4, 6, or 8?

[The Gunslinger]

can you make the playoffs longer? if not it will have to be 4 teams that make the playoffs because right now the playoffs are weeks 15 and 16. so all 4 teams play week 15 then week 16 the winners play for the championship. 6 teams wouldnt work because theyre would be too many teams and not enough games.

[Colossus]

I like the idea of a bye week for the top two seeds, personally. Otherwise, the regular season doesn't mean as much. So, if there are six teams and the top two get a first round bye, the playoffs would be the last three weeks. I think this sort of setup or a three week, 8 team playoffs is good. 4 teams is too few for a 16 team league, I think.

[The Gunslinger]

I like the idea of a bye week for the top two seeds, personally. Otherwise, the regular season doesn't mean as much. So, if there are six teams and the top two get a first round bye, the playoffs would be the last three weeks. I think this sort of setup or a three week, 8 team playoffs is good. 4 teams is too few for a 16 team league, I think.

yea thats what i was thinking 4 teams isnt enough. but im still not sure if you can change how long the playoffs are.

[Dmunster]

alright there i got my name changed. 20ppl is pretty big im not by round 5 or so im not gonna know who the hell im picking probably.

i guess i can reduce the size, but to how much then?

16 is the maximum size any league should be. Just do the math: there are 32 teams in the NFL. Most leagues require: 1qb, 2rb, 3wr/te, 1k, 1def. Dont forget about bye weeks, you are going to need alternates and you are going to want a starter as your alternate. So if you have 16 teams you are pretty much maxed out as far as every team getting a starter: 2qb's/16 teams=32. RB's are a little different. These days almost every team in the league is running some kind of RBBC (running back by committe) so finding a reliable starter in even a 12 team league is tough. WR is another thing entirely. They are very hit or miss. Generally you want at least 1 top 10 reciever on your team (Holt, Harrison, Chad Johnson, etc) with 16 teams that wr3 spot is in constant fluctuation unless you get very lucky or have very good inside info ( http://www.thehuddle.com). Kickers and team defenses are the same as qb's 2 of each per team x 16 teams= 32 starters. So the generally accepted max under normal league rules is 16 teams.

good way to explain it. now for playoffs...4, 6, or 8?

Another truism to FF is NO SUPERBOWL ON WEEK 16. Very important. Any team that has tied up up a spot in the playoffs will generally sit thier best players on week 16. You dont want L.T. sitting on th ebench during you fantasy superbowl. Or start Peyton only to have him play 2 quarters of football. My local big money league starts thier playoffs on week 13. 6 playoff teams. Week 13 is wildcard week. If you are breaking it up in divisions, week 13 is a bye for the top two teams in thier divisions (seed 3vs6 and 4vs5). Week 14 is divisional finals (lets say th etop seeds won, 1vs4 2vs3. Week 15 is your SB (1vs2). You have to also decide if you want total points to be a factor in getting to the playoffs. We give the WC's to the top scoring teams not to make the playoffs. I dont know how flexible yahoo leagues are (not very, im sure) but thats something else to think about.

P.S. I am not factoring byes into the word "week". There are literally 18 "weeks" in a football season. I am talking game weeks.

[GreecePwns]

alright there i got my name changed. 20ppl is pretty big im not by round 5 or so im not gonna know who the hell im picking probably.

i guess i can reduce the size, but to how much then?

16 is the maximum size any league should be. Just do the math: there are 32 teams in the NFL. Most leagues require: 1qb, 2rb, 3wr/te, 1k, 1def. Dont forget about bye weeks, you are going to need alternates and you are going to want a starter as your alternate. So if you have 16 teams you are pretty much maxed out as far as every team getting a starter: 2qb's/16 teams=32. RB's are a little different. These days almost every team in the league is running some kind of RBBC (running back by committe) so finding a reliable starter in even a 12 team league is tough. WR is another thing entirely. They are very hit or miss. Generally you want at least 1 top 10 reciever on your team (Holt, Harrison, Chad Johnson, etc) with 16 teams that wr3 spot is in constant fluctuation unless you get very lucky or have very good inside info ( http://www.thehuddle.com). Kickers and team defenses are the same as qb's 2 of each per team x 16 teams= 32 starters. So the generally accepted max under normal league rules is 16 teams.

good way to explain it. now for playoffs...4, 6, or 8?

Another truism to FF is NO SUPERBOWL ON WEEK 16. Very important. Any team that has tied up up a spot in the playoffs will generally sit thier best players on week 16. You dont want L.T. sitting on th ebench during you fantasy superbowl. Or start Peyton only to have him play 2 quarters of football. My local big money league starts thier playoffs on week 13. 6 playoff teams. Week 13 is wildcard week. If you are breaking it up in divisions, week 13 is a bye for the top two teams in thier divisions (seed 3vs6 and 4vs5). Week 14 is divisional finals (lets say th etop seeds won, 1vs4 2vs3. Week 15 is your SB (1vs2). You have to also decide if you want total points to be a factor in getting to the playoffs. We give the WC's to the top scoring teams not to make the playoffs. I dont know how flexible yahoo leagues are (not very, im sure) but thats something else to think about.

P.S. I am not factoring byes into the word "week". There are literally 18 "weeks" in a football season. I am talking game weeks.

Well the choices are 4,6,and 8 w/ super bowl on 16th or 17th week

[dwightschrute]

And since I wont be joining I will share with you a little gem of a website. The best on the web. Predraft cheatsheets/player rankings, great messageboard community that gives the local scoop and best of all, weekly projected stats for every position player every week. You should have seen the looks from my league mates when I drafted Marques Colston for a dollar (auction draft). http://www.thehuddle.com Join up and win.

thanks

[The Gunslinger]

alright there i got my name changed. 20ppl is pretty big im not by round 5 or so im not gonna know who the hell im picking probably.

i guess i can reduce the size, but to how much then?

16 is the maximum size any league should be. Just do the math: there are 32 teams in the NFL. Most leagues require: 1qb, 2rb, 3wr/te, 1k, 1def. Dont forget about bye weeks, you are going to need alternates and you are going to want a starter as your alternate. So if you have 16 teams you are pretty much maxed out as far as every team getting a starter: 2qb's/16 teams=32. RB's are a little different. These days almost every team in the league is running some kind of RBBC (running back by committe) so finding a reliable starter in even a 12 team league is tough. WR is another thing entirely. They are very hit or miss. Generally you want at least 1 top 10 reciever on your team (Holt, Harrison, Chad Johnson, etc) with 16 teams that wr3 spot is in constant fluctuation unless you get very lucky or have very good inside info ( http://www.thehuddle.com). Kickers and team defenses are the same as qb's 2 of each per team x 16 teams= 32 starters. So the generally accepted max under normal league rules is 16 teams.

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[GreecePwns]

bump...7 spots left people!

[dwightschrute]

bump

[dwightschrute]

so are we gonna not fill all the spots??