Updated: 6/27/2008
Please
read the rules carefully. Each league
has several variables, including number of teams, roster size, lineup requirement,
scoring system, initial roster allocation, and entry fee.
a.
Leagues
consist of 12 teams.
b.
League
play is one head to head matchup per week
c.
There is no divisional separation of teams
d.
Regular
Season Schedule is randomly determined each season by myfantasyleague.com
i.
12
team leagues – play 3 teams twice and other 8 teams once (14 total games)
e. Initial Roster allocation will be via Draft (section II) or via
Auction (section V)
a.
All
drafts are serpentine style drafts, i.e. in the even rounds, the draft order
will be reversed from the odd rounds
b.
The
league software on myfantasyleague.com randomly determines the draft order
c.
Team
owners can see the draft order on the league website at least 24 hours in
advance of the draft start
d.
Team
owners are required to have an internet connection to submit their draft picks
e.
Team
owners may pre-draft players. The
league drafting software allows for the submission of a list of draft picks
prior to a team’s turn to pick. The
software automatically selects the highest rated player on the submitted list
when it is that team’s turn to pick.
Pre-drafting is encouraged as a backup plan in case of technical
difficulties and to reduce the time it takes to draft.
f.
The
draft consists of enough to fill each team’s roster
g.
The
draft is defined as either “Live”, “Semi-Slow”, or “Slow” and follows the rules
set forth in sections III, IV, or V
a.
Live
drafts utilize the live draft chatroom on the league website
b.
The
draft timer is set for 2 minutes per pick
c.
If
the timer expires, the league software automatically selects a player
d.
At
his discretion, the commissioner may pause the draft timer due to technical
difficulties
a.
Slow
Drafts picks are made via the league website
b.
The
draft timer is set for 18 hours per pick
c.
If
the timer expires, the league software automatically selects a player
d.
At
his discretion, the commissioner may pause the draft timer due to technical
difficulties
a.
Semi-Slow
Drafts picks are made via the league website
b.
The
draft timer is set for 6 hours per pick
c.
The
draft timer is turned off between 4 AM and 8 AM Eastern Time
d.
If
the timer expires, the league software automatically selects a player
e.
At
his discretion, the commissioner may pause the draft timer due to technical
difficulties
a.
Auctions
will be conducted using the fantasyauctioneer software (located at: http://www.fantasyauctioneer.com/)
b.
Each
team has a fictitious salary cap of $200
c.
The
minimum opening bid is $1 on a player
d.
Players
will be bid on one at a time, with a serpentine nomination order (1 to 12, then
12 to 1)
e.
The
bidding increment is $1
f.
Each
bid placed extends the bidding time on that player for 10 seconds
g.
The
bidding ends when no bid has been placed on a player for 10 seconds
h.
The
next owner has 45 seconds to nominate a player, or else the computer will
select a player for him
i.
Each
team must have $1 in free cap space for every empty roster space
j.
Each
owner must fill his roster during the auction
k.
Team
owners may not cut players during the auction
l.
Team
owners may trade players during the auction
m.
The
auction concludes when all teams have filled their roster
n.
The
commissioner will then load the rosters into the myfantasyleague.com league
website
o.
After
the conclusion of the auction, the salary cap is no longer in effect
a.
Each
team has a fictitious salary cap of $200
b.
The
minimum opening bid is $1 on a player
c.
Multiple
players will be bid on at the same time
d.
Owners
should nominate no more than 1 player per day.
This is not enforced by the software, but will be enforced manually by
the commissioner
e.
The
bidding increment is $1
f.
Each
bid placed extends the bidding time on that player for 24 hours
g.
The
bidding ends when no bid has been placed on a player for 24 hours
h.
Each
team must have $1 in free cap space for every empty roster space
i.
Each
owner must fill his roster during the auction
j.
Team
owners may not cut players during the auction
k.
Team
owners may trade players during the auction
l.
The
auction concludes when all teams have filled their roster
m. After the conclusion of the auction, the salary cap is no longer in effect
a.
The
roster maximum is 20 players
b.
There
is no roster minimum
c.
There
are no injured reserve spots
a.
The
NO-FLEX starting lineup is: 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 K, and 1 D/ST
b.
The
FLEX starting lineup is: 1 QB, 1 RB, 2 WR, 2 flex RB/WR/TE, 1 TE, 1 K, and 1 D/ST
c.
The
deadline for submitting a starting lineup is at kickoff of each player’s
game
d.
After
kickoff of each game, players are locked into or out of the starting lineup
e.
Intentionally submitting a less than optimal lineup (i.e. starting
known injured players or benching star players) is subject to a FA Dollar
penalty of $6 per week
a.
Team
owners must submit an official roster by noon Sunday, one week prior to kickoff
of the first week of the fantasy season
b.
The
official roster may be submitted via email to the commissioner (commissioner@phenomsff.com) or
posted on the league message board on the league website
c.
Failure
to submit an official roster results in a one year contract length for all
players on the roster
d.
The
official roster submission must include the players’ names and the length of
the contract each player
e.
The
team contract cap is 50 total years
f.
For
each player under 20 players on the official roster, one year is deducted from
the contract cap
g.
The
cap is only in effect for the official roster submission, and is not in effect
during the rest of the year
a.
The
length of a player’s contract is determined by the official roster submission
prior to the start of the fantasy season
b.
Team
owners cannot alter the length of a player’s previously established contract
c.
Transactions,
including trades, drop, and waiver additions, do not alter the length of a player’s
contract
d.
On
March 1st, all player’s contracts are reduced by one year
e.
Players
with zero years remaining after the March 1st reduction become eligible for the
Free Agent Auction
f.
All
players that are eligible for the Free Agent Auction will have any previous
contracts cleared
g.
All
players that are not on an official roster after the official roster submission
deadline carry a default contract of one year
a.
The
free agent auction (FAA) is used to re-allocate players in years following the
initial roster allocation
b.
The
FAA is conducted on the myfantasyleague.com league website
c.
The
FAA will begin on August 1st at Noon
d.
All
players not on a roster are eligible for the FAA
e.
Teams
will be allocated free agent bidding dollars based on the following criteria:
i.
$50
for all teams
ii.
$2
bonus for each team loss in the previous fantasy regular season
iii.
Any
unused dollars from previous FAA carry over into the following year
f.
Free
agent bidding dollars may be traded at any time, including dollars carried over
from a previous year
g.
Future
Free agent bidding dollars may not be traded
h.
Free
agent bidding dollars are used for the FAA only; they are not used during the
season to acquire players
i.
Team
owners may nominate any available players at any time
j.
The
opening bid must be at least $1
k.
Bidding
must be made in whole dollar increments
l.
Bidding
will close on a player when no bid has been made for 36 hours
m.
The
FAA will end when all teams exhaust their free agent bidding dollars, fill their
rosters, or no players are nominated for 48 hours
n.
Players
may be traded or dropped during the FAA
a.
The
Rookie Draft is used to allocate rookie players in years following the initial
roster allocation
b.
The
Rookie Draft is conducted on the myfantasyleague.com league website
c.
The
Rookie Draft will consist of two rounds
d.
The
Rookie Draft order is set from worst to first based on the previous year’s
final standings and playoff results
e.
Both
rounds will use the same order
f.
Non-playoff
teams are ordered based on record, with fewest points scored as the tie-breaker
g.
Playoff
teams are ordered based on results from the playoff games
h.
The
Rookie Draft starts at Noon on July 8th
i.
The
draft timer is set to 24 hours
j.
Expiration
of the draft timer will result in the skipping of a pick, which can be made at
any time by emailing the commissioner
k.
Only
players that were not professional players the previous year but are now
professional players are eligible to be drafted
l.
The
league software may not limit selection to eligible players
m.
Selection
of an ineligible player will result in commissioner intervention and deletion
of the ineligible pick
n.
Team
owners do not forfeit their pick when an ineligible pick is made – the draft
will resume with their team’s eligible selection
o.
Rookie
Draft picks may be traded up to three years in advance
a.
Decimal
scoring is used to help prevent ties
b.
Individual
players do not receive points for special teams TDs, nor do they lose points
for fumbles on ST
c.
Individual
defensive players do not receive points for kickoff or punt return TDs, but do
receive points for other statistics accumulated on special teams plays.
d.
Defenses
may score negative points if they give up excessive points and/or yards
e.
Individual
players may score negative points for negative yardage
f.
Scoring
may be corrected if the following 4 criteria are met:
i.
The
NFL officially changes the statistics
ii.
The
change is made on the myfantasyleague.com website
iii.
It
is brought to the Commissioner’s attention
iv.
The
change is made prior to kickoff of the week following the correction
g.
Scoring
Systems:
|
Basic Scoring |
Bonus Scoring |
||
|
Passing
TD |
5
pts. |
Passing
TD |
5
pts. |
|
Rushing
or Receiving TD |
6
pts. |
Rushing
or Receiving TD |
6
pts. |
|
2 pt.
Conversion |
2
pts. |
2
pt. Conversion |
2
pts. |
|
INT/Fumble
Lost |
-1
pt. |
INT/Fumble
Lost |
-1
pt. |
|
Passing
yards |
0.04
pts/yd |
Passing
yards |
0.04
pts/yd |
|
Rushing
and Receiving yards |
0.1
pts/yd |
Rushing
and Receiving yards |
0.1
pts/yd |
|
FG |
3
pts. |
Reception
(non-Running Backs) |
1
pt. |
|
PAT |
1
pt. |
Reception
(Running Backs) |
0.5
pts. |
|
D/ST scoring: |
300
yards passing in a game |
4
pts. |
|
|
Points
allowed (PA) |
10
– (0.3 x PA) |
Each
additional 100 pass yards |
4
pts. |
|
Yards
allowed (YA) |
10
– (0.03 x YA) |
100
yards rushing or receiving |
4
pts. |
|
TD |
6
pts. |
Each
additional 100 ru/rec yards |
4
pts. |
|
Safety |
2
pts. |
FG
(39 yards and under) |
3
pts. |
|
Takeaways |
2
pts. |
FG
(40 to 49 yards) |
4
pts. |
|
Sacks |
1
pt. |
FG
(50 yards and over) |
5
pts. |
|
|
|
PAT |
1
pt. |
|
|
|
D/ST scoring: |
|
|
|
|
Points
allowed |
10
– (0.3 x PA) |
|
|
|
Yards
allowed |
10
– (0.03 x YA) |
|
|
|
TD |
6
pts. |
|
|
|
Safety |
2
pts. |
|
|
|
Takeaways |
2
pts. |
|
|
|
Sacks |
1
pt. |
a.
Leagues
are designated YES if they allow trading, and NO if they do not
allow trading on the league schedule page.
If YES, rules XVI.b through XVI.i apply:
b.
Team
owners may propose trades to other team owners via the league website
c.
The
owner receiving the proposal may accept the trade via the league website
d.
The
owner proposing the trade may revoke the proposal prior to the other owner
accepting it
e.
Once
the receiving owner accepts the trade, the league website will automatically
update the rosters
f.
The
commissioner has the right to veto trades only in the event that collusion is
suspected
i.
For
the purposes of the leagues, collusion is defined as “a trade in which one of
the owners knowingly and purposefully aids another owner without benefit to his
own team.”
ii.
Seemingly
unbalanced trades are allowed provided collusion isn’t suspected
g.
Owners may protest a trade to the commissioner but the commissioner
makes the sole decision on allowing or vetoing the trade
h.
The
trading deadline is prior to kickoff of week 12 for 10
team and 12 team leagues
i.
The
trading deadline is prior to kickoff of week 11 for 14 team leagues
a.
Free
agent pickups follow the weekly scheduled outlined below
b.
Worst
to First Waivers (WTF): Team owners may make two waiver selections in
the weekly waiver wire draft
i.
The
weekly waiver wire draft is a two round draft
ii.
The
waiver order is set from worst record to best record
iii.
The
tiebreaker is fewest points scored
iv.
Team
owners may submit their selections between 1:15 PM Eastern Sunday and Midnight
Eastern Wednesday
v.
The
league software will automatically process the submitted picks shortly after
Midnight Eastern Wednesday
c.
Blind
Bidding Waivers (BB): Team owners bid for free agents
i.
Owners
may submit bids on Free Agents between 1:15 PM Sunday and Midnight Eastern
Wednesday
ii.
Each
team is allotted 500 credits at the beginning of the season
iii.
No
additional bidding credits will be allotted
iv.
Bids
must be a minimum of 1 credit, and in increments of 0.1 credits above that
v.
The
earliest submitted bid wins a tie-bid situation
vi.
Owners
may submit conditional bids as the league website software allows
vii.
The
league software will automatically process the bids shortly after Midnight
Eastern Wednesday
d.
Waivers
are either WTF or BB; never both
e.
Free
Agent pickups are unlimited and first-come, first-serve (FCFS) between
12:15 AM Eastern Thursday and 1:00 PM Eastern Sunday starting
the week prior to week 1
f.
There are no FCFS periods during the pre-season until the week prior
to week 1 of the season
g.
Dropped
Players are locked until 1:00 PM Eastern on Sunday. This rule does not go into effect until 1 PM Eastern on Sunday of
week 1.
h.
Players
that are picked up and dropped during the same FCFS period may be unlocked with
an owner’s request to the Commissioner.
This prevents owners from picking up and dropping a lot of players just
to lock them from opponents.
i.
Any
player in a game prior to 1:00 PM Eastern on Sunday will be locked from
first-come, first-served waivers at kickoff of their game
j.
The
waiver-wire, blind bidding, and/or free agency pickup periods are open
throughout the entire season, including the playoffs
k.
A
Monthly League Calendar is available on each league’s myfantasyleague.com
website which outlines the dates and times that transactions may take place
l.
The
commissioner has the right to freeze the roster of an owner that intentionally
drops all of his players for the purposes of sabotaging the league
a.
Playoff
berths and seeding are based on the following criteria and tiebreakers:
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