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@Xela Watership Brown  take a bow

@Beastmix Any chance of randomising it now so we know where we pick or does it only happen at the time of the draft?

On 26/08/2021 at 16:57, sexbelowsound said:

Would probably be hard to do reverse order as there were 14 teams last season.

Random probably makes most sense. Could we randomise the draft order so we know which position we're picking from?

I'd be happy with reverse order but don't do it if it's a massive faff. 

Seconding knowledge of position, will help with those mock drafts I haven't done yet.

@Beastmix

League votes to veto trades is currently set at 9/12.  I reckon 50% would be better, 6 votes.

I'd be happy to go through the other league rules if useful to have a second pair of eyes on them.

On 09/08/2021 at 17:55, Beastmix said:

Just to say, the draft has been set for Sunday Sep 5th at 8pm (BST) as it was approximately the same as previous draft times/dates. It's certainly best to do it the week before the season starts to prevent drafting players who go on to get final pre-season game injuries.

If there's an overwhelming desire for an alternative start time, I'll try to set it as an average. There's no way to please everybody here, but it will be somewhere between 6 and 9pm BST if a change is necessary.

The time allowance per pick is currently set at 1 minute and I'd suggest reducing that.  I think it was 30 seconds last season but can't be too sure...

On 09/08/2021 at 13:52, Jas10 said:

 

Not too keen on his SoTC % 

Something he'll need to work imo.

#UTV VTID SOTC

What gives him the right to say that, especially after captaining his boyhood club?

Modern football is the shit dogs roll in. What a clearing in the woods.

Jack removing himself from the history of Villa that he wouldn't be able to read any way...

2 hours ago, Jas10 said:

 

I could have come up with that

1 hour ago, Jas10 said:

Does he have a good attitude? Seems to enjoy a luxurious lifestyle…

As long as he does the business on the pitch…

In other words, does he fit in with our “good personalities” transfer strategy?

See:  Jack Grealish and John McGinn

If this happens, our front line will be like a visit to a Woolworths pick & mix in the good old days!

On 19/07/2021 at 11:24, Dante_Lockhart said:

Can we rename the trophy this year to 'Easy Mode Trophy' since there is only TWELVE teams?

Rename it the 'everyone gets a RB trophy'

Why not ring around to encourage more participants?  Must be some hiding in the shadows...

I have no friends so won't be much help!

On 16/07/2021 at 12:00, Brumerican said:

Well If needed I have recently new yahoo account   Brumerican2021@yahoo.com . Just let me know.

@Brumerican - We definitely need your contributions to the fairness of the scoring system and for calling out any cheating scumbags 

12 hours ago, Laughable Chimp said:

Just imagine, by the start of next season we could have 2 new euro champions and a copa American champion in our squad.

Have we been linked to some Italians or Danes?

On 19/06/2021 at 16:33, Beastmix said:

Alright, all.

I've set up the league for this season.

I've been back through last season's posts too and have tried to fit all the suggestions in as best as possible and within reason. There are currently 14 places available, which was suggested at the end of last year.

Email invites have been sent out to last year's players who didn't have their emails set to 'hidden', so look out for these. If everybody else from last season (listed below, not including the person who messed up the league) could private message me their email addresses, I'll shoot you invites ASAP.

 

@Dante_Lockhart

@maqroll

@rhyscartwright_avfc

and the person who managed The Brown Stuff (please somebody tag them, as I couldn't work it out)

That is me. Have sent you a DM with my email.

Cheers @Beastmix

Yes, treat my points as suggestions and only implement them if others agree.

Correct on the 2 points.  Rewarding a 100 yard game is valid imo.  Maybe it could be 2 points at 100, 150, 200...  etc. to ensure points don't become too much.

On 22/05/2021 at 16:42, Beastmix said:

Yeah, I've run a league since 2008 with this scoring system (It's a slight tweak on Yahoo's default system, although I was thinking of turning to decimal scoring for next season - this reduces the amount of tied games, but does give points for 1 to 9 yard plays)
I'm also open to adding in a PPR element, if people want this.

 

Passing Yards	20 yards per point; 4 bonus points at 300 yards; 6 bonus points at 400 yards
Passing Touchdowns	4
Interceptions	-1
Sacks	-1
Rushing Yards	10 yards per point; 4 points at 150 yards; 6 points at 200 yards
Rushing Touchdowns	6
Receiving Yards	10 yards per point; 4 points at 150 yards; 6 points at 200 yards
Receiving Touchdowns	6
Return Yards	20 yards per point; 5 points at 100 yards
Return Touchdowns	6
2-Point Conversions	2
Fumbles Lost	-2
Offensive Fumble Return TD	6

 

Kickers	League Value
Field Goals 0-19 Yards	2
Field Goals 20-29 Yards	3
Field Goals 30-39 Yards	4
Field Goals 40-49 Yards	5
Field Goals 50+ Yards	6
Point After Attempt Made	1

 

Defense/Special Teams	League Value
Sack	1
Interception	2
Fumble Recovery	2
Touchdown	6
Safety	2
Block Kick	2
Return Yards	30 yards per point
Points Allowed 0 points	10 (default starting value)
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
Extra Point Returned	2

Seems simple enough.

A few minor suggestions:

• Kickers seem to be getting a lot of love   maybe 1 point less per milestone?  
• 2 points for offensive 100 yard games?
• Passing TDs 6 points the same as rushing? - Lamar Jackson would potentially outscore traditional passers at 4 points per TD.
• Decimals definitely!

Obviously only make changes that others are happy with and cheers dude, glad you are up for the challenge of taking it on.  Hopefully @kkr can transfer the league so we can keep the history.

On 20/05/2021 at 14:25, Beastmix said:

Ahh, okay. Well we'll give it until mid-June and if there's no sign of him, I'll crack on with setting it up.

We're not going to be able to please everybody here, but were there any rule changes (points, etc) which were nearly unanimously agreed last season?  Just thinking about the feedback we had. I know DEF scoring was a point of contention. My suggestion is we revert to (or, at least close to) the standard Yahoo points system. DEF starts on 10pts and goes up or down accordingly. It's far less of a swing then.

Given you run other leagues in Yahoo, do you have a points system that works well in those other leagues?  If there is one that results in good scoring then perhaps use that.

In before @Beastmix changes his mind.

If the Chiefs secondary hadn't have stepped up this past few weeks, I would expect Tampa to win.  As it is, I see Brady getting picked multiple times.

Chiefs will go back to back.

Plus, I'm bored of Tom Brady.

Somewhat poetic that I should go out on the same weekend as the Browns.

I look forward to next season when both the Browns and myself lose every week.  Just as it should be.

That was a tough loss for the Browns but what a great season.

We can only hope for more next season and with an improved defence, who knows what is possible. Finally relevant again!

I hope that this is the start of the end for the Lamar Jackson hype train 

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Lamar Jackson is a RB that can throw... some times. He's prone to injury because of what he is asked to do and he struggles to win games he needs to with his arm.

Like RGIII, Kapernick and to an extent Cam Newton (amongst others) before him, his time at the top will be short lived.

As a Browns fan I'm convinced 

5 hours ago, Dante_Lockhart said:

I could have found a really old post from you and quoted that one so the dates were more believable, but I couldn't be bothered to go that deep into the lie.