name your first 3 picks in a scoring and yardage league? mine are R. Williams,M. Faulk and C. Portis
any fantasy football player out there?
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K.WARNER WILL ALSO COME UP BIG BUT I'M IN A KEEPER LEAGUE AND CAN HOLD VICK FOR A 10TH ROUND PICK !!
I hope you are right about my boys. With an upgrade in the offensive line they both should go off. But then again im a biased opinion
The first three guys you pick are all going to have to be high profile, but there is usually more surprises than one might think.
How many people took Burress, Ward, or Toomer in their top five last year? How about Clinton Portis or Travis Henry? How many people would have said the names Jerome Bettis, Anthony Thomas, Stephen Davis, or Antowain Smith if you asked a similar question last year?
That being said I would go with:
Marshall Faulk, Rikki Williams and Kurt Warner. Priest Holmes is another guy that many people will shy away from due to contract/injuries and I also like Fred Taylor to have a big year.
How many people took Burress, Ward, or Toomer in their top five last year? How about Clinton Portis or Travis Henry? How many people would have said the names Jerome Bettis, Anthony Thomas, Stephen Davis, or Antowain Smith if you asked a similar question last year?
That being said I would go with:
Marshall Faulk, Rikki Williams and Kurt Warner. Priest Holmes is another guy that many people will shy away from due to contract/injuries and I also like Fred Taylor to have a big year.
I would go with LT, Ricky and Faulk.
LT and Faulk both catch a lot of passes and those can add up in a league that give a point per catch. There's the health question with Faulk, but everyone knows what he can do if he's 100 percent. And Ricky is just a horse.
Funny fantasy story. I'm a Wisconsin grad, and last year during Minnesota's bye week I had some friends in Madison, waiting in line to get into a bar. They saw a pimped out red Cadillac Escalade drive down the street and drop some guys off, and noticed it was former Badger Michael Bennett driving. When the song he was playing stopped and there was some silence, someone in line screamed out, "HEY BENNETT, WHY DON'T YOU GET ME SOME DAMN FANTASY POINTS!!!!" Bennett looked over, rolled up his window and gunned it out of there. Oddly, he started getting those points shortly after.
LT and Faulk both catch a lot of passes and those can add up in a league that give a point per catch. There's the health question with Faulk, but everyone knows what he can do if he's 100 percent. And Ricky is just a horse.
Funny fantasy story. I'm a Wisconsin grad, and last year during Minnesota's bye week I had some friends in Madison, waiting in line to get into a bar. They saw a pimped out red Cadillac Escalade drive down the street and drop some guys off, and noticed it was former Badger Michael Bennett driving. When the song he was playing stopped and there was some silence, someone in line screamed out, "HEY BENNETT, WHY DON'T YOU GET ME SOME DAMN FANTASY POINTS!!!!" Bennett looked over, rolled up his window and gunned it out of there. Oddly, he started getting those points shortly after.
Since this was already started:
I have never been involved with fantasy football, but i have heard its a lot of fun.
How do you get started?
How many different kinds of leagues are there?
What are characteristics of a good league?
...a bad league?
When do they start?
I have never been involved with fantasy football, but i have heard its a lot of fun.
How do you get started?
How many different kinds of leagues are there?
What are characteristics of a good league?
...a bad league?
When do they start?
The general idea is this:
Each fantasy pool has a different scoring system. The scoring system is so important because some players perform better in one system than another. For example, a pool might offer points points for every 15 yards gained/passed. In this type of scoring system you might want to draft the best QB over the best RB simply because most QB's will rack up more yards. The idea is that after you understand the scoring system, you draft the players that you think will perform the best in that particular pool. Most pools takes turns between the owners during drafting, and no player can be drafted twice. The pools generally start week 1, so the draft has to be done by then. Also the pool ends about week 15, so there can be a week 16 playoff. The reason it is week 16, and not 17 is because alot of teams sit their players on week 17.
In some pools you start different players each week, in others all of the players on your team accumulate points. What 'starting' a player means is say you have 3 different QB's and your league requires you start one every week, then you would probably start the one with the best matchup. Like Kurt Warner playing against New Orleans. Therefore only one of your QB's that week would accumulate points. I prefer a pool where you start every player, every week. It's just easier that way.
There are many different types of league, some include defense, some subtract points for interceptions thrown/fumbles, in some leagues you keep your players all the way through next year as well, some pools you can drop/pickup guys throughout the year. It just becomes quite complicated. It all depends on the type of league you are interested in.
Like I said though, the key is understanding the scoring system. If you plan to join a pool with your friends who know the system very well, it is likely that they will have a strong advantage over you.
Each fantasy pool has a different scoring system. The scoring system is so important because some players perform better in one system than another. For example, a pool might offer points points for every 15 yards gained/passed. In this type of scoring system you might want to draft the best QB over the best RB simply because most QB's will rack up more yards. The idea is that after you understand the scoring system, you draft the players that you think will perform the best in that particular pool. Most pools takes turns between the owners during drafting, and no player can be drafted twice. The pools generally start week 1, so the draft has to be done by then. Also the pool ends about week 15, so there can be a week 16 playoff. The reason it is week 16, and not 17 is because alot of teams sit their players on week 17.
In some pools you start different players each week, in others all of the players on your team accumulate points. What 'starting' a player means is say you have 3 different QB's and your league requires you start one every week, then you would probably start the one with the best matchup. Like Kurt Warner playing against New Orleans. Therefore only one of your QB's that week would accumulate points. I prefer a pool where you start every player, every week. It's just easier that way.
There are many different types of league, some include defense, some subtract points for interceptions thrown/fumbles, in some leagues you keep your players all the way through next year as well, some pools you can drop/pickup guys throughout the year. It just becomes quite complicated. It all depends on the type of league you are interested in.
Like I said though, the key is understanding the scoring system. If you plan to join a pool with your friends who know the system very well, it is likely that they will have a strong advantage over you.
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My favorite type of football league is the simple ones. Here is the setup and scoring system.
Players on roster:
2 QBs
4 RBs
5 Receivers/Tight Ends
2 Kickers
Each week, you start:
1 QB
2 RB
3 Receivers/Tight Ends
1 Kicker
Scoring system:
Passing TD: 4 pts
Receiving/Rushing TD: 6 pts
Field Goals: 3 pts
Xtra Points: 1 pt
Rush/Receive 100 yds: 3 pts
Every 50 yds after: 2 pts
Passing 300 yds: 3 pts
Every 50 after: 1 pt
Any TD 40+ yds doubles point value.
Every FG 50+ yds doubles point value.
You match up against an opponent each week. It is best to have either 12 or 16 teams, so you can be divided up into divisions for playoffs.
We award a small amount to the team with the highest point total each week, then the majority of the pot is split up accordingly between the final 4 teams.
I like the leagues that you don't start every player because you can make good and bad game-time decisions. This also helps out when it comes to trading. If you are weak at a position and strong at another, it makes it more enticing to trade if you're not starting all of your players because you will have them idle on the bench.
Players on roster:
2 QBs
4 RBs
5 Receivers/Tight Ends
2 Kickers
Each week, you start:
1 QB
2 RB
3 Receivers/Tight Ends
1 Kicker
Scoring system:
Passing TD: 4 pts
Receiving/Rushing TD: 6 pts
Field Goals: 3 pts
Xtra Points: 1 pt
Rush/Receive 100 yds: 3 pts
Every 50 yds after: 2 pts
Passing 300 yds: 3 pts
Every 50 after: 1 pt
Any TD 40+ yds doubles point value.
Every FG 50+ yds doubles point value.
You match up against an opponent each week. It is best to have either 12 or 16 teams, so you can be divided up into divisions for playoffs.
We award a small amount to the team with the highest point total each week, then the majority of the pot is split up accordingly between the final 4 teams.
I like the leagues that you don't start every player because you can make good and bad game-time decisions. This also helps out when it comes to trading. If you are weak at a position and strong at another, it makes it more enticing to trade if you're not starting all of your players because you will have them idle on the bench.
fantasy football is great been playing for 8 years.All rules are different but, we play 1 qb,2 rb,3 rec/te,kicker and defense/specail teams.( scoring and yardage) We also have a couple of different rules. 1) You must fill your starting lineup before you can draft a backup. 2) We have what we call the Loserbowl for the playoffs the top 4 teams go for the money starting in week 14.As the bottom 4 teams play to host the NFL league championship game at his house!!! The league take 10% of the fees ($100) to help pay for it but know one wants to have the party:nono:
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If you are looking to sign up check out sites such as Yahoo.com or CBSsportsline.com. There are many other site like CNNSI.com or ESPN.com that have free pools, but if you want to run a particular pools with some friends I'm pretty sure Yahoo and CBS allow you to manipulate the scoring system to your liking.
Hope that helps.
Hope that helps.
c.b.s. is a good sight and that's where I play.It cost $129 to run a league if you want your own rules. sometime its a little slow but still the best sight I have seen by far. Any other sight that anyone likes?
Question for all.............
I am in a league where u get to keep 1 player from your team but lose that draft position.
I have kept Faulk for the past 2 years but it has cost me my #1 pick and his numbers are starting to slip and he has been getting nicked up but he is still unbelievable.
I also had Portis on my team last year that I selected in the 9th round. Will he follow in the Denver hex and blow out his knee this year? Is he a 1 year wonder?
Who would u keep? I am leaning towards Portis and who knows maybe I get Faulk with a first round pick?
I am in a league where u get to keep 1 player from your team but lose that draft position.
I have kept Faulk for the past 2 years but it has cost me my #1 pick and his numbers are starting to slip and he has been getting nicked up but he is still unbelievable.
I also had Portis on my team last year that I selected in the 9th round. Will he follow in the Denver hex and blow out his knee this year? Is he a 1 year wonder?
Who would u keep? I am leaning towards Portis and who knows maybe I get Faulk with a first round pick?
Grizape - Personally, I think you have to look at it as an opportunity cost, i.e. what are you giving up by keeping Faulk vs. Portis. If you opt to keep Faulk, you've foregone Portis as a 9th rounder. Odds are you won't be getting someone as quality as Portis in the 9th round this year. On the other hand, if you keep Portis, you might not even be sacrificing Faulk. You still would have a decent chance of getting Faulk again with your #1 pick. Otherwise, your #1 draft pick will still be a very high quality player.
From that perspective, I think it is a much better idea to hang on to Portis. However, there's no accounting for superstition, so if you really have a bad feeling about Portis getting hurt this year, then you may have to consider that. Personally, I think Portis will be fine (i.e. doesn't have any greater chance of getting hurt than any other RB).
From that perspective, I think it is a much better idea to hang on to Portis. However, there's no accounting for superstition, so if you really have a bad feeling about Portis getting hurt this year, then you may have to consider that. Personally, I think Portis will be fine (i.e. doesn't have any greater chance of getting hurt than any other RB).
