Bob & Brad's Fantasy Football 2004

That's right, another season is approaching and its time to get ready for Draft Night. Bob and I ran through all of last year's rules, and we only had to make a couple of minor adjustments. Most of the rules are similar, but the bonus points have changed slightly, so please be sure to read all of the rules below. We also have 1 new team this year, so Paul Mallos is in charge of bringing beer for everyone on Draft Night.

Draft Night is set for Tuesday, September 2nd at Bob's house. The draft will start at 7:15 pm, but please try to get there a little earlier so we can run through the rule changes and get something to eat before the draft starts. Everyone is welcome to show anytime after 6:15 pm. As always, we'll have sandwiches and deli meats, but please bring your own beer/soda (just joking about Paul supplying the beer). Bob and/or I will email everyone directions the week before the draft.

And now for the fun...

Here are the Rules...

1. There will be Three (3) divisions of Four (4) teams each. The division names will be Fat, Drunk, and Stupid.

2. Franchise fee is $80.00 per team. Winnings will be based on the total pot, which will consist of the franchise fees plus money spent on purchasing players throughout the season. Please bring this franchise fee to Draft Night. Checks can be made payable to Bob Pater.

3. We will draw for division alignment and draft order on the night of the draft.

4. The draft will consist of 16 rounds, with teams drafting from 1-12 in the first round, then back from 12-1 in the second round.

5. Each week teams will play: 1 Quarterback, 3 Running Backs, 3 Receivers, 1 Kicker, and 1 Defensive Team (any non-offensive TD). Teams have the option of instead playing 4 RB's and 2 RC's, or vice versa. Starting this year, Quarterbacks will be chosen as individual players, while Kickers and Defenses will be chosen as a team rather than individual players. For example, you would play Kordell Stewart rather thanthe Chicago QB, so when Kordell breaks a nail and has to sit out, you won't receive credit for any interceptions (i mean, touchdowns) that trusty back-up QB Chris Chandler throws.

6. Scoring:
   - 6 Points for a throwing, rushing, or receiving TD
   - 3 Points for FG's of 1-49 Yards; FG's of 50+ Yards are 4 Points; FG's of 60+ Yards are 5 points
   - 1 Point for all PAT's
   - 6 Points for a Defensive team TD (fumble recovery for TD, incterception for TD, punt/Kickoff return for TD, etc.)
   - 2 Points for a Safety
   - 2 Points for all 2-point conversions. This only applies to QB's, RB's, and RC's involved in the score.
   - 1 Point for all Interceptions, Recovered Fumbles, and Sacks by the starting defense

7. Bonus Points
   - 1 Point for every 25 Yards passing
   - 1 Point for every 10 Yards rushing
   - 1 Point for every 10 Yards receiving
   Example: A running back gains 85 yards rushing and 65 yards receiving = 14 points

8. Your player submissions MUST be sent in via the website by the following days/times:
   a) For Sunday games - Saturday at 7 pm
   b) For Thursday/Saturday games - Wednesday/Friday at 7 pm.
   c) Email picks for the early games to Brad and Bob, then submit your full line-ups (with the early picks) on Sunday as usual. I will update the website with all picks being played on Thursday/Saturday games.

9. No late picks will be accepted!! We stuck with the later submission times to help everyone get their picks in on time, so any picks received after the deadline will not be accepted, and the game will be forfeited to that team's opponent.

10. Each team will play two (2) games against divisional opponents, and one (1) game against each of the other teams in the league.

11. For games which end up in a tie, the team who's starting defense gives up less points that week will win that week's game. If both starting defenses give up the same amount of points, then the team with the starting QB who scores more points that week wins that week's game. In other words, there are no ties this year.

12. Playoff Format:
    - The Eight (8) teams with the best records at the end of the 14-game season will make the playoffs. Tiebreakers will work as follows:
    a) Total points scored during regular season
    b) Head-to-head records
    c) Coin flip (hopefully it won't come down to this)
13. Loser Bowl:
    - The Four (4) teams that do not make the playoffs will be entered into the Loser's Bowl. The "best" team will play the worst team (same tie-breakers as the regular playoffs), and the other two teams will play. The winners will play each other in a game of pure pride, with the winner taking home $35.

14. The final Three (3) weeks of the regular NFL season will be used for our playoffs to determine the champion. Rounds will be aligned as follows:
    First Round: 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs. 6, 4 vs. 5
    Second Round: 1 vs. 8 Winner VS 4 vs. 5 Winner, 2 vs. 7 Winner VS 3 vs. 6 Winner
    Super Bowl: Winners of Second Round games

15. Pay Outs
    - 15% to each of the 3 Division winners
    - 4% to each of the other 5 Playoff teams
    - 3% to each of the winners of First Round games
    - 16% to the Super Bowl champ
    - 7% to Super Bowl Runner-up
    - $35 to the winner of the Loser Bowl

16. Buying Players
    - You may purchase as many players as you would like over the course of the season for $5.00 each. Rosters cannot include more than 16 players, so a team must drop one player for each player picked purchased.
    - Players picked up during the season will be on a first come, first serve basis. You MUST email BOTH Brad and Bob with your pickup so we can determine who gets certain players if there are multiple requests for that player. We will use the email timestamp to determine who sent their request in first.

17. No Trades!!

** Please email me if you have any questions on any of the rules.

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