Poly IDP League 2011 - Official Draft Thread

[-Jrabbit]

Poly IDP League 2011

Teams and Managers (in draft order)

1. A Dead Horse (Zopperoni)
2. Forte's Firemen (snoopy369)
3. Calamitous Intent (Guynemer)
4. Hairball Express (Tuberski)
5. Dallas Dwarf Tossers (SlowwHand)
6. Vicious Rabbits (-Jrabbit)
7. Random Encounter (ColdWizard)
8. Ice Hawks (Sparrowhawk)
9. Deviations (Koyaanisqatsi)
10. Electric Slide Jedi (Ben Kenobi)
11. berz (Berzerker)
12. Mountain Goats (Jaguar)

Just for the record, Scoring & Settings

League Name: Poly IDP FF11

Custom League URL: http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/poly_idp
Draft Type: Offline Draft
Max Teams: 12
Scoring Type: Head-to-Head
Start Scoring on: Week 1
Can't Cut List: None
Max Moves: No maximum
Max Acquisitions per Week: No maximum
Max Trades: No maximum
Trade Reject Time: 2 days
Trade End Date: November 18, 2011
Allow Draft Pick Trades: No
Trade Review: Commissioner
Waiver Time: No waivers
Post Draft Players: Free Agents

Playoffs: Week 15 and 16 (4 teams) Note: Week 16 runs 7 days from Dec 20 to Dec 26
Playoff Reseeding: No
Divisions: No
Lock Eliminated Teams: Yes
Roster Positions: QB, WR, WR, RB, RB, TE, W/R, K, DB, DB, DL, LB, LB, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN

Fractional Points: Yes
Negative Points: Yes

SCORING
Offense League Value
Completions 1
Incompletions -.5
Passing Yds 25 yards per point
Passing TDs 6
Intercepted -3
Sacked -0.5
Rushing Yds 10 yards per point
Rushing TDs 6
Receptions 1
Reception Yards: 20 yards per point
Reception TDs 6
Return Yards 20 yards per point 0
Return Touchdowns 6
2-Point Conversions 2
Fumbles Lost -3

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

Defensive Players League Value
Tackle Solo 1
Tackle Assist .5
Sack 2
Interception 3
Fumble Force 2
Fumble Recovery 3
Defensive TD 6
Safety 4 2
Pass Defended 1
Block Kick 3

More blather coming...

[snoopy369]

Not set on this, but I'm willing to field offers from people in the 1.04-1.08 range for the 2nd overall pick. Would need slightly more compensation than just 1st and 2nd round swaps.

[-Jrabbit]

IDP LEAGUE DRAFT RULES

-Standard serpentine draft, 22 rounds.
-Draft hours are 8am to 10pm CDT (US), 7 days/week
-Time limit for each pick: 4 hours during draft hours. Draft positions 1 and 12 get 6 hours total to make their 2 picks on the turnaround.
-Any league member may assign a BAPAY after time has expired (see below for guidelines).
-No BAPAYs in the first two rounds (within reason; Commish discretion).
-The BAPAY clock starts running at 8am CDT, Monday, August 15, 2011. Managers may opt to begin drafting prior to that.

BAPAY LISTS
--Offensive BAPAYs are determined by Yahoo's player list, sorted by "Actual" (not the default "Projected").
--Defensive BAPAYs are determined by sorting the player list for that position by 2010 Fantasy Points (far right column).

[Note: Yahoo "Actual" rankings for offense are based on 2010 NFL stats applied through our league's scoring rules. This means, among other things, that no rookie can be assigned via BAPAY.]

IF YOU ARE BAPAYED: You have the right -- within 12 picks or 24 hours, whichever comes first -- to change your assigned BAPAY to any still-available player. The BAPAYed player goes back into the draft-eligible pool. Any and all intervening picks by other teams stand. A card laid is a card played.

KEEP THINGS MOVING
1. Immediately PM the next manager to let him know he's on the clock. Don't forget to clean out your PM box.
2. If you're going to be away, please send a prioritized list or instructions to one or two people to cover your next pick (or two). You can also post notes publicly, like "Bapay me a TE" or similar.
3. When you post your pick, copy/paste the full draft list, preferably followed by a note like "PM sent to [NextGuy]." Oh, and don't forget to clean out your PM boxes. I also have my account set up to send me an email when I’ve gotten a PM. Word.

IF THERE'S A PROBLEM
...such as the selection of an already-chosen player or an incorrectly-assigned BAPAY, the draft stops until things are resolved.

A couple more random thoughts:
--Find a "BAPAY Buddy" or two to leave your lists/picks with when you’ll be away. I work from home and am rarely away from my computer for long.
--If you're away and your list is used accurately and in good faith, that pick will stand.
--No table talk, please! If a player has been overlooked, just ignore the topic until he's been chosen.
--OTOH, if you learn of a serious training camp injury, posting that info is a community benefit.
--For those using Yahoo research tools, I will try to make regular uploads of our selections. Keeps the player list clean and makes Bapays easier to determine.
--We will start a separate thread where people can keep their rosters.

[-Jrabbit]

Not set on this, but I'm willing to field offers from people in the 1.04-1.08 range for the 2nd overall pick. Would need slightly more compensation than just 1st and 2nd round swaps.

Sorry, no. Same rules as last year (see above)...

Allow Draft Pick Trades: No

[-Jrabbit]

ASSIGNING BAPAY PICKS

The BAPAY victim will be assigned the top available player at Yahoo at a position of need, using the "Actual" filter for offense and the "Fantasy Points" filter for defense. Position of need will be decided according to the following priority list. Try to pay attention to Bye week issues, especially for QB and TE. However, this is not a strict requirement.

PRIORITY LIST BY POSITION
1. Offensive starter, skill position (QB, RB, WR, TE) -- includes 5 total RB/WR
2. Defensive starter, any position: 2-DBs, 2-LBs, 1-DL
3. Backup skill position, in this order: RB3 - WR3 - RB4 - WR4
4. QB2 (Bye alert)
5. TE2 (Bye alert)
6. RB5/WR5
7. QB3
8. DEF6
9) Kicker

Thus, for our 22-round draft, an all-BAPAY team would be assigned, in order, as follows:

Round/Position
1-7) Offensive skill positions (2-ea RB and WR, 1-each QB, W/R and TE), by Actual
8-12) DL1, LB1/2, DB1/2, by Fantasy Points
13-15) WR - RB until team has 4 of each
16) QB2
17) TE2
18-19) RB5/WR5
20) QB3
21) DEF6 (any position)
22) Kicker

This procedure (used successfully last year) makes the BAPAY process reasonably fair for the victim yet easy to administer for any league member.

[snoopy369]

You can't very well prevent trading picks, JR. An agreement to trade the players picked is entirely within the rules, whether it's technically an exchange of picks (NFL style) or of the players (NBA style).

[-Jrabbit]

Not so, snoop. It's a commissioner choice at Yahoo. It's been part of our ruleset for multiple years. I think the intent of the phrasing is pretty clear.

I'm not inalterably opposed to changing it, but frankly, it's never come up before. I believe the original thought was, "Just draft, baby."

[snoopy369]

Why prohibit it, then? I don't see the harm. Now, of course, if the draft is held up by it - that's different. But I'm not exactly suggesting holding the draft up I just am somewhat ambivalent about the #2 draft choices and wouldn't mind moving down a bit.

[-Jrabbit]

Look, it's nothing personal. I'm a gamer. I believe you have an established ruleset, and you play by the rules. The question isn't "why prohibit it" but rather, "why change a rule that has never been an issue in all the years we've had it?"

Just my point of view in general.

[Zopperoni]

Here we go!

01.01. Zopperoni - Peyton Manning QB IND
01.02. snoopy369 -
01.03. Guynemer -
01.04. Tuberski -
01.05. SlowwHand -
01.06. -Jrabbit -
01.07. ColdWizard -
01.08. Sparrowhawk -
01.09. Koyaanisqatsi -
01.10. Ben Kenobi -
01.11. Berzerker -
01.12. Jaguar -

[snoopy369]

Well, that made this a bit more interesting... now I have to actually think about this pick.

[snoopy369]

Yeah, I don't really need to think about this one. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth and all that.


01.01. Zopperoni - Peyton Manning - QB - IND
01.02. snoopy369 - Arrian Foster - RB - HOU
01.03. Guynemer -
01.04. Tuberski -
01.05. SlowwHand -
01.06. -Jrabbit -
01.07. ColdWizard -
01.08. Sparrowhawk -
01.09. Koyaanisqatsi -
01.10. Ben Kenobi -
01.11. Berzerker -
01.12. Jaguar -

[-Jrabbit]

now I have to actually think about this pick.

Yeah, I don't really need to think about this one.

Apparently you're of two minds on the subject...

[Ben Kenobi]

Awesome.

Jag has all my picks, btw.

Nice to see Peyton getting his props.

Trying to subscribe to this thread...

[snoopy369]

Given I hadn't even remotely thought about Arrian vs AP as I assumed I would get to choose between exactly one of them, it took me a while to realize it wasn't a contest