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Only need 8 more for two divisions of 10. Pretty sure about 2 of those.
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We still have some outstanding invitations. Keep signing up.
Only need 8 more for two divisions of 10. Pretty sure about 2 of those.
1. pbmax
2. rutnstrut
3. Zool
4. Bretsky
5. Tony Oday
6. Freak Out
7. Joemailman
8. wist43
9. swede
10. LEWCWA
11. mmmdk
12. red
13. Harvey's Wallbangera
Its a Point Per Reception league with pretty standard scoring except that I am toying with the idea of 6 points for QB TDs (previously its been 4 pos) and docking 4 points for turnovers instead of 2.
Details here: http://packerrats.com/showthread.php...otball-2017-18
Rodgers should be the #1 QB pick (its either him or Brady usually). But drafting a QB early in the first round (other than prime age Peyton Manning, Rodgers in 2011 or 2007 Brady with Moss) is a big opportunity cost.
Most leagues have 10 or 12 teams. Each of those teams needs 1 QB. There are 32 of those guys available, not all of whom will start every game but most of whom will throw a large volume of passes. The way that QBs are scored (esp. 4 points per TD, 1 or 2 points deducted for TO) means that the gap between the top QBs (Rodgers/Brees/Brady) and the bottom (I won or nearly won a fantasy league with Blake Bortles' garbage time extravaganza) isn't that huge a number.
Tradition and current league setup dictates your team will have 2 RBs and 2 or 3 WRs. There aren't enough top end backs to give each team two, nor enough top end WRs to get each team to three. For those positions, there aren't reliable difference makers by Round 4 and you are hopeful to get someone reliable without much risk. To get top production from RB or WR after Round 3, you need to draft some risks. In most drafts you can get Rodgers or Brady early in 3 and Ben or Brees in the fourth. In a Wisconsin league Rodgers is probably gone earlier.
The most logical way to deal with this is a league that requires you to start 2 QBs each week. Then the shit hits the playing time fan. Most players hate that setup for that very reason. 6 points for QB TDs and bigger deductions for turnovers (QB always lead the league in TOs) is a way to make the difference between the top QB and the 12th QB wider.
Rewards teams that invest in a QB earlier.
I'd keep the scoring setup the same. Very few are going to watch to change to something that isn't widely accepted and doesn't have many experts that rank players with that scoring setup. I don't have a lot of time to devote to see how that scoring setup will change the consensus rankings
it would be frickin awesome to have 2 QB starters !! Keep scoring the same but make every team start 2 QB's
looks like we are close to having two 8 team leagues
Where do we sign up? Yahoo? Is there a link?
In if there's still room
The problem with -4 per TO isn't so much that it inflates the value of a guy like Rodgers, it's that it completely kills the value of guys like Rothlesrapist and Stafford, et al.
Suppose Rodgers throws 3 tds 0 picks and Rothlesrapist throws 3 and 3... in 4,2 scoring the difference is 6 pts; in 6,4 scoring the difference is 12.
That's a big enough spread - that over the course of a season anyone that doesn't have Rodgers, Brady, or Brees is unlikely to be able to compete.
It's simply too big a variable at 1 position.
Just keep it the way you had it planned PB. No reason to do a bunch of changing last minute.
Turnovers should be -2 only.
Not to be bitchin, but. It would be kind of nice to know when we draft.
I'm in if you need another...sorry I'm late to the game. New career is a serious time suck.
1. pbmax
2. rutnstrut
3. Zool
4. Bretsky
5. Tony Oday
6. Freak Out
7. Joemailman
8. wist43
9. swede
10. LEWCWA
11. mmmdk
12. red
13. Harvey's Wallbangers
14. Travbrew
14 Team, previous version of PackerRats scoring system it is.
There will be no cross divisional Rat Bowl, but top 4 teams as determined by Yahoo will go on to the single elimination Rat Bowl in Weeks 15 and 16 for the Rat Bowl Championship.
If you are considering bailing, now is the time to do it. You do not NEED to bail, 14 teams will be a nice draft challenge. But if you think the commitment was in error, PM me. I will try to pair people up to keep the League functional (even numbers 10 or above).
But I am kinda looking forward to a 14 team draft.
Sign up link will follow. As will draft time.
DRAFT Selected Date and Time
Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Time: 8:30 pm CDT
Draft picks 1 minute 30 seconds each.
There are two changes this year. There are 16 roster spots, 9 starters (QB,RB,RB,WR,WR,SuperFLEX™, TE, Def, K) and 7 bench spots. 16 rounds will take just over an hour.
The other change is that the Flex position (RB/WR/TE) is now a SuperFLEX™ position (QB/RB/WR/TE).
There will be a slight delay in the join link as weirdly ALL the owners in Thompson Division have "joined via renew".
I don't know if that means they just didn't post here and signed up again in Yahoo OR Yahoo just signed them up automatically.
Joe, red, rut or Zool, did you sign up purposefully to the old division or did it happen automatically?
I'm in the Thompson Division and I think the league got renewed by Yahoo with everyone in it. Guess I assumed I would be in that league this year. Any way I can stay in? PLEASE? Should be interesting as doing a superflex essentially makes this a 2 QB league. I can definitely make that draft date and time. Let me know.
Just have to try and give those QB's more value, huh?? ;)
I think I deleted the league from my computer... on the road right now, so I can't check. Also, will be on the road draft night... I can draft from my phone, but haven't done it on Yahoo. I've drafted on ESPN from my phone, but not Yahoo.
Post a link if you could...
Thanks,
wist
We are full for one league and 5 short for 2 Divisions. Time is pretty short, sorry about the oversight. I was expecting everyone to check here first rather than Yahoo.
I emailed the entire Thopson Division to see who thought they were still in based just on Yahoo. We'll see if it turns up any volunteers.
Theoretical question, how many would be too many for one Division?
If we got another to join Vega pack Fan, anyone against 16 teams?
I have email ALL of last year's participants again just to check. We'll lock this down before the weekend.
Link will go up by end of week. I am trying to be certain some people did not just renew their Yahoo League account and skip posting here like Vegas Pack Fan did.
Yes, you can draft by phone with the Yahoo app if the site is to be believed. Yahoo Answers also says it works, but that answer was from a couple of years ago. I would make a backup plan or at least update the auto draft list.
I'm here. I can play. Looks like Yahoo might have auto-enrolled me anyway ;).
OK, we are at 16 (one League), within reaching distance of 2-10 team Leagues.
1. pbmax
2. rutnstrut
3. Zool
4. Bretsky
5. Tony Oday
6. Freak Out
7. Joemailman
8. wist43
9. swede
10. LEWCWA
11. mmmdk
12. red
13. Harvey's Wallbangers
14. Travbrew
15. Vegas Pack Fan
16. denverYooper
is there a way to kick us all out of the league and re-invite us?
I didn't do anything either, but it auto renewed. Why can't shit be like that at work/home.