Can someone explain to me how a pay structure where an odd number of teams get money works? How does the 5th team get determined?Cloudy said:How about this for a top 5 split?
$325
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5 of the 8 playoff teams getting a cut is pretty fair, no?
I've done plenty of research but would love to have advance knowledge of my draft slot to make things easier. I've got three drafts to prep for on Sunday so I'll take as much advance knowledge as possible beforehand to make things go more smoothly.Puddles said:To the owners in the NeoGAF Economy League, would you be interested in having the draft order set in advance instead of 30 minutes before the draft? This would give you time to look at players who might be available at each of your draft slots and formulate a strategy. However, it would partially remove the advantage that owners who have already spent a lot of time researching currently enjoy.
Hillis, Torain and some idiot owner with an extra QB dumping Josh Freeman were the key ingredients in my unlikely 20-team league win.Puddles said:Did you get any of Hillis, Torain, Blount or Brandon Lloyd?
UberTag said:Can someone explain to me how a pay structure where an odd number of teams get money works? How does the 5th team get determined?
Because I can't wrap my head around that.
UberTag said:Can someone explain to me how a pay structure where an odd number of teams get money works? How does the 5th team get determined?
Because I can't wrap my head around that.
Puddles said:To the owners in the NeoGAF Economy League, would you be interested in having the draft order set in advance instead of 30 minutes before the draft? This would give you time to look at players who might be available at each of your draft slots and formulate a strategy. However, it would partially remove the advantage that owners who have already spent a lot of time researching currently enjoy.
If you guys want to do this, I'd probably also allow draft pick trades.
That seems fine to me.Cloudy said:How about this for a top 5 split?
$325
$225
$125
$75
$50
5 of the 8 playoff teams getting a cut is pretty fair, no?
Oh yeah, the LOSER'S BRACKET. I always forget about those.Crazymoogle said:You can get a slight glimpse of the format by clicking the Playoffs tab (in Yahoo, where it says Standings/Schedule/Playoffs/All Time) and then clicking Consolation.
UberTag said:Oh yeah, the LOSER'S BRACKET. I always forget about those.
For some reason, I don't like the idea of a $50 prize being tied to the winner of the loser's bracket because it means those loser teams have incentive to steal valuable waiver wire pickups/free agents from people actually competing for the big prize.
I'd rather their rosters get frozen and that they can't interfere.
Yes, W/R is WR/RB Flex. They call it that to fit within their 3 char limit.minx88 said:On yahoo is W/R a flex? I'm assuming since wide receiver is WR. Seems like a confusing way to to it instead of RB/WR.
Puddles said:Draft order for the NeoGAF economy league is set. I'm picking 11th.
Try not to pick up too many of my players since I am picking the dreadful (IMO) 12th spot.Puddles said:Draft order for the NeoGAF economy league is set. I'm picking 11th.
minx88 said:Try not to pick up too many of my players since I am picking the dreadful (IMO) 12th spot.
Generally I like drafting where the last teir 1 RB ends which this year is 6th pick. Also in the middle so you don't need to reach on players you really like.Puddles said:12th is fine, because you also get to pick 13th. So your first round pick isn't as good as the guy who picks first, but he doesn't get to pick again until pick 24. So maybe he gets Adrian Peterson, but his 2nd round guy is Miles Austin, while you get Mendenhall and Roddy White, or something like that.
So much luck involved though. Last year I took Ryan Matthews two spots ahead of the guy who took Arian Foster. I was looking at like 6-7 different ranking systems, and only 2 of them had Foster above Matthews. So yeah, that sure turned out well.
I've never had a pick in the top 6 though. I've always wondered what that would feel like.
Is the draft order set? If so could someone message me my pick.Cloudy said:Hmm..I'd rather not get into pick-trading but let me know if you get any offers..
Totally unrelated issue. I'm completely on board with teams playing out the full 13-week season schedule and not giving up until the very end. I'm just a proponent of the fantasy season replicating the NFL.Cloudy said:Is that any worse than losers giving up and giving a free win to someone late in the season? The whole point of having a pay-league is so no one quits (thus the name)
Cloudy could implement that rule for the League. Once the season ends and you're not in, no waiver moves for non-playoff teams. It'd be different if this was a Franchise League.UberTag said:Totally unrelated issue. I'm completely on board with teams playing out the full 13-week season schedule and not giving up until the very end. I'm just a proponent of the fantasy season replicating the NFL.
Once the playoffs start, the teams on the outside looking in shouldn't be able to directly impact folks fighting it out in the winner's bracket. That's my philosophy at any rate.
Unknown until 30 minutes before the draft.Is the draft order set? If so could someone message me my pick.
UberTag said:Once the playoffs start, the teams on the outside looking in shouldn't be able to directly impact folks fighting it out in the winner's bracket. That's my philosophy at any rate.
minx88 said:Is the draft order set? If so could someone message me my pick.
Puddles said:Shit, I was looking at a different league. I'm in three GAF yahoo leagues on the same account. My mistake.
Anyway, I fucking HATE 3 WR leagues, especially with 16 players. When guys like Austin Collie are going in the 5th, there's a problem.
FAAB is definitely the fairest. Much as I like standard waivers for its simplicity, what always happens is that the top owners can squirrel away top waiver priority because they don't need to use waivers right away. FAAB ensures that everyone has a shot at the next big free agent, but also penalizes anyone who went in too big on the one before.Puddles said:In the NeoGAF Economy League, I changed the waiver type to Free Agent Acquisition Budget. I played in a league with that setup last year, and it was WAY more fun.
I'm TD's N' BeerThe Frankman said:I thought I should clear up a bit of who is who so far:
*TD's N' Beer
PrimeTime - Sumidor
*Rooks
*Sinistar - Sinistar
Hookers And Blow - Azwethinkweiz
*Puddles of Win - Puddles
*Long Island Broskis - UberTag
*Ku Klux Klams
*FirstPlaceLoser
Good As Gould - rinker
Bail Kings (NeoGAF) - Crazymoogle
Ember Island Players - GCQuinton
Dinner Out - Cloudy's relative (ringer!)
The Big Blue Crew 3 - Me
Romo Wittenhispants - acksman
Peyton's Creaky Neck - Cloudy
* - rookies to Cloudy's league
Crazymoogle said:FAAB is definitely the fairest. Much as I like standard waivers for its simplicity, what always happens is that the top owners can squirrel away top waiver priority because they don't need to use waivers right away. FAAB ensures that everyone has a shot at the next big free agent, but also penalizes anyone who went in too big on the one before.
Puddles said:I changed return yards from 20 yards per point to 25 yards per point. I took a look at the stats and found that guys who return a lot were actually overvalued a bit in a fantasy sense. There were a few return specialists who were projected to outscore starting RBs, which shouldn't happen. Return yards should be a bonus, not a bread and butter stat, and most leagues that count return yardage set it at 25 per point, so I made the change.
If anyone feels strongly about this, send me an email, pm, or reply.
Yeah I just noticed the return yards as points as well. Not a fan. So Hester is predicted to score more points than any of my running backs? Pretty stupid.rinker said:lol damn i didnt notice that setting - no wonder hester had such high projections