[FOOTBALL] When Pigs Fly VI

[Mario LeMoose]

Draftime Home Page:
http://www.draftime.com/

[Mario LeMoose]

Scoring Type: Head-to-Head
Start Scoring on: Week 1
Can't Cut List Provider: None
Max Moves: No maximum
Max Acquisitions per Week: No maximum
Max Trades: No maximum
Trade Reject Time: 2 days
Trade End Date: December 2, 2011
Trade Review: League Votes
Waiver Time: 2 days
Waiver Type: Continual rolling list
Weekly Waivers: None
Post Draft Players: Follow Waiver Rules
Invite Sharing Tools: Disabled (prevents snooping by non-league members)
Roster Positions: QB, WR (2), RB (2), TE, W/R/T, K, DEF, BN (6), IR*
(*Not so sure about the value of an IR spot for non-keeper leagues; players placed on "IR" in the NFL are deactivated and ineligible to return for the current season. Don't count on using the position to protect an injured player.)
Fractional Points: Yes
Negative Points: Yes
Make League Publicly Viewable: No

Weekly stat categories (all values rolled over from last season):
Offense
Passing Yards ... 30 yards per point; bonus 5 points at 400 yards (bonus awarded once)
Passing Touchdowns ... 6
Interceptions ... -2
Rushing Yards ... 15 yards per point
Rushing Touchdowns ... 6
Reception Yards ... 15 yards per point
Reception Touchdowns ... 6
Return Touchdowns ... 6
2-Point Conversions ... 2
Fumbles Lost ... -2
Offensive Fumble Return TD ... 6
Kickers
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
Defense/Special Teams
Sack ... 1
Interception ... 2
Fumble Recovery ... 2
Touchdown ... 6
Safety ... 2
Block Kick ... 2
Return Yards ... 50 yards per point; bonus 1 point at 50 yards (bonus awarded once)
Kickoff and Punt Return Touchdowns ... 6
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

Head-to-head leagues only:
Playoffs: Week 14, 15 and 16 (8 teams)
Note: Week 16 runs the seven days from December 20 to December 26.
Divisions: Yes (2 divisions)
Note: Teams are assigned to divisions by Yahoo! as they are registered for the league.
Playoff seeding: Division winners awarded top playoff seeds

Draft hours will be 9:00 a.m. ET to midnight ET, with an overnight pause. If your turn occurs during a draft pause, you may make your selection if you so desire ... you need not wait for the draft pause to end.

We'll start with a five-hour limit between picks and adjust as necessary, with a goal of finishing by Labor Day.

Evil Commish slacker penalty: If a manager runs the full draft clock twice without making a pick, his/her team will receive only half the normally allotted time for the next two rounds. Please maintain an adequate AVIALABLE queue and communicate with your fellow league members ... especially your designated picker(s). Evil Commish reserves the authority to impose reduced clock time beyond the two-round penalty for any manager who repeatedly misses his/her turn. Such an extreme measure should not be necessary, given the designated picker and auto-pick options available in Draftime.


All draft picks are restricted to players in the current Yahoo! pool at the time your turn occurs. Please remember that the Draftime player list is not customized by league. If you have any questions regarding a player's eligibility, take a moment to check the Yahoo! player list for our league before you draft him. You can use Draftime to trade picks, players, or both.

Projected start: Wednesday, August 10

[Mario LeMoose]

Two new options up for league vote; let's try to come to a consensus on these by the conclusion of the draft:

• Playoff Reseeding [Default setting: Never Reseed]
Details from Yahoo!: If your league uses a three-week playoff setting, playoff reseeding will adjust the second round matchups so the highest seeded team will play the lowest ranked team. Playoff reseeding will occur when there is an upset in the first round of the playoffs.

• Lock Eliminated Teams: [Default setting: No]
Details from Yahoo!: Prevent teams eliminated from the playoffs and consolation games from adding and dropping players during playoff weeks.

[Curby]

I vote for reseeding and locking out.

Soooo glad football is gonna be played this year!

[kjkeelty]

I vote yes to re-seed and lock out.

[Mario LeMoose]

I will have very limited computer access during work hours today; tentative opening day of the draft is being moved to Thursday, August 11. No time limit the first day in order to allow teams to access the player list, set queues, and make designated picker arrangements.

All managers are now on board. Draft order will be posted this evening (Eastern time).

[Taxman]

I'm in agreement with Curby

[Mario LeMoose]

Here’s our draft order, as determined by blind draw:

01 ... Warthogs (Uther44)
02 ... Titans (KPAJMK)
03 ... Romo’s Taxboys (Taxman)
04 ... Vermonsters (kjkeelty)
05 ... Stuck60 (Stuck60)
06 ... Snausages (Mario LeMoose)
07 ... NaTiOnRaIdErS (Wiript)
08 ... Roxboro Red Phoenix (sjnocill)
09 ... RURDY4SOMEFOOTBALL (Chip Ellis)
10 ... philflyboy (philflyboy)
11 ... Its Spam Not Bacon (Waipio.S)
12 ... Swedish Fish (tony0017)
13 ... Chicharrones (obarry25)
14 ... Curby’s Club (Curby)

[Mario LeMoose]

The draft room is now open for setting queues and making designated picker arrangements.

[Mario LeMoose]

I've edited the original, unbalanced league schedule so that each team now has one game against every opponent. Week One matchups predetermined by Yahoo! have not been changed.

[philflyboy]

WOW I watched all day and nothing. I go for a hike tonight and the draft goes crazy. Sorry for the holdup but it was way to far away to think about a queue when I left

[Curby]

OJ should be ready as soon as he makes his pick. If I'm not up or around I will leave a queue, and most likely a set based one, so as not to slow us down on day 2!

I am knee deep in budgets for 2012, so will not be able to check in as frequently as usual, but I will designate a picker or two for me.

[Curby]

I put my queue to available and designated moose and tax as pickers. I probably won't be up until around 7PST. go ahead an pick.

[kjkeelty]

Not sure I've ever seen 7QBs go in the first round of a draft. I guess I started the QB run.

[Mario LeMoose]

Time to plug the E$PN freebies! BBC Regs on a Raft is available as a public group for the following:

College Pick'em
http://games.espn.go.com/college-pickem/en/frontpage
Scoring begins with the games of Saturday, September 3.

Pigskin Pick'em
http://games.espn.go.com/pigskin-pickem/en/frontpage
BBC Regs on a Raft I = straight picks
BBC Regs on a Raft II = picks against the spread

Gridiron Challenge
http://games.espn.go.com/gridiron-chall ... /frontpage
Salary cap game; scoring begins with the NFL games of Thursday, September 8

[Mario LeMoose]

Eliminator Challenge
http://games.espn.go.com/eliminator-cha ... /frontpage
Survivor-type game; scoring begins with Week One of the NFL season

Other games that might interest some of you (I'm not participating in these); go to the Official Rules page at each site for details:

College Football Challenge
http://games.espn.go.com/college-footba ... /frontpage
Roster-type game, similar to Gridiron Challenge

College Showdown
http://games.espn.go.com/college-showdown/en/frontpage
Accumulate points by correctly answering a series of questions related to specific games

[Taxman]

I'm on road tomorrow. Seems as if my end of the draft is not checking whether or not they are up (not a new problem). I've got an auto pick for round 5. I'll be back by tomorrow dinner time.

[Mario LeMoose]

OJ: You have half-time for rounds six and seven as a result of running the full draft clock twice without making a selection.

Please consider setting a queue and using auto-pick.

[Taxman]

I don't know who "OJ" is, however obarry25 has made 6 picks all made between 9:56 AM and 10:38 AM. Indicates he is in a way different time zone, or only has computer access for a very limited window, or so Shureluck Homes would deduct

[Mario LeMoose]

I don't know who "OJ" is, however obarry25 has made 6 picks all made between 9:56 AM and 10:38 AM. Indicates he is in a way different time zone, or only has computer access for a very limited window, or so Shureluck Homes would deduct

obarry25 is indeed none other than our beloved OJ ... from the Twilight Zone.

[obarry25]

Too true, taxman!

This just goes to show the East Coast Bias is alive and well LOL

[Curby]

Too true, taxman!

This just goes to show the East Coast Bias is alive and well LOL

I do agree with you there OJ....Us west coast (especially San Francisco/Bay Area) are much more forgiving and unbiased!


But..........I hate drafting behind you. You always take so freakin long, and always manage to steal at least two of my picks......

[obarry25]

You got Davis because I took so long

Even-Steven?

[Curby]

You got Davis because I took so long

Even-Steven?

For now yes.....

[Mario LeMoose]

Too true, taxman!

This just goes to show the East Coast Bias is alive and well LOL

I do agree with you there OJ....Us west coast (especially San Francisco/Bay Area) are much more forgiving and unbiased!

But..........I hate drafting behind you. You always take so freakin long, and always manage to steal at least two of my picks......

We've been at this for over a week and Kahuna is yet to be heard from in the draft forum. Here's a perfect opening for him to accuse the lot of us with "mainland bias," yet nary a peep.