Poly Football League II

[Spaced Cowboy]

Thanks,

my personal preference would be this

QB
RB
WR
WR
RB/WR
TE
(mimics an offense better since there are 5 linemen)

K

Team Def

4 bench players 12 rounds.

I just remember from last year that It was hard to find RBs (especially during bye weeks) and 18 rounds seemed to go on forever, since anyone worth a snot would be trading for the undiscovered finds in the first few weeks anyway.

[snoopy369]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit

Just PLEASE don't go with some goofy number like 12. No one wants to track 0.0833 points per yard.

It's whole numbers only normally, so 11 yards = 0 points, 12 yards = 1 point, 23 yards = 1 point, 24 yards= 2 points, etc. No 0.0833 to worry about

[Koyaanisqatsi]

Not in the last couple of leagues here it hasn't been...

[-Jrabbit]

Originally posted by snoopy369

It's whole numbers only normally, so 11 yards = 0 points, 12 yards = 1 point, 23 yards = 1 point, 24 yards= 2 points, etc. No 0.0833 to worry about

That's not true. Yahoo scoring is done to hundredths of a point.

[Koyaanisqatsi]

And if anybody cares, these would be the settings I'd use, submitted for your shredding:

QB RB RB WR WR WR/RB TE K D D D 7-8 bench

Passing Touchdowns 6 Points
Interceptions -3 Points
Completions 1 Points
Incomplete Passes -.5 Points
Passing Yards 30 Yards = 1 Point
Rushing Touchdowns 6 Points
Rushing Yards 10 Yards = 1 Point
Reception Touchdowns 6 Points
Receptions 1 Points
Reception Yards 20 Yards = 1 Point
Return Touchdowns 6 Points
Return Yards 20 Yards = 1 Point
Offensive Fumble Return TD 6 Points
2-Point Conversions 2 Points
Fumbles Lost -3 Points
Field Goals 0-19 Yards 3 Points
Field Goals 20-29 Yards 3 Points
Field Goals 30-39 Yards 3 Points
Field Goals 40-49 Yards 4 Points
Field Goals 50+ Yards 5 Points
Field Goals Missed 0-19 Yards -3 Points
Field Goals Missed 20-29 Yards -2 Points
Field Goals Missed 30-39 Yards -1 Points
Point After Attempt Made 1 Points
Point After Attempt Missed -3 Points
Tackle Solo 1 Points
Tackle Assist .5 Points
Sack 1.5 Points
Interception 3 Points
Fumble Force 1 Points
Fumble Recovery 2 Points
Touchdown 6 Points
Safety 5 Points
Pass Defended 1 Points
Block Kick 3 Points
Fractional Points Yes
Negative Points Yes

I think defense is generally too weak, QBs too strong, and screwing up not penalized enough. I don't particularly care about a relation to reality other than for purposes of balancing, though in some places it's nice.

[SlowwHand]

I would like to see a penalty for off sides, especially on the offense.
Dock their asses.

[Koyaanisqatsi]

Would be interesting, but I don't think you can do that on Yahoo...

[SlowwHand]

And dock hard any QB/Holder that fumbles twice on the same play.

[-Jrabbit]

IMHO re Koy's post... (BTW, is he in this league?)

Five for a safety???? And -4 for missing a PAT kick? That's over the top. I understand that a safety should be worth more than an INT, but 5??? And blocked kicks are useless as a category.

Missing a field goal is its own penalty. You get nothing.

To upgrade defense, use 3-4 IDP guys instead of Def/SpecTeam.

To downgrade QBs, make passing TDs worth 4 instead of 6. That'll teach those damned QBs...

[Koyaanisqatsi]

A safety was counted as 2 points for the score + 3 for a turnover. A missed PAT is such a monumental screwup that it should be penalized heavily. The other stuff, yeah, I'm pretty meh about it, but those were the general principles I was working from.

[Koyaanisqatsi]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
IMHO re Koy's post... (BTW, is he in this league?)

Oh, and yes, I am.

[-Jrabbit]

Missed PATs happen about, what, 5 times all year? Why burn a category on it?

You've got like 35 categories there...

[snoopy369]

Penalizing PATs heavily, although it might make you feel better, is bad for game balance. It happens so infrequently that it's not really a matter of strategy, it's just randomness. Therefore it should either not be penalized at all (my preference) or at most 1 point.

Are we (as a group) on remotely the same page here? It looked like it for a while and now everyone has a totally different idea of what we're playing... ??

I prefer post #31 (Berz') except safety a bit more (4 or 5) and points for INT, and combining fumbles into fumbles lost [-3]. (Unless fumbles recovered count for offense as well, then it should just be fumbles straight up so it balances out.)

[Koyaanisqatsi]

Oh, don't get me wrong, I don't really care, I just thought that I'd throw a system out there since everybody else was. Berz' is fine, though I'd say 10yds/1pt for RB, and 4pts for a passing touchdown are good numbers.

[Berzerker]

Just PLEASE don't go with some goofy number like 12. No one wants to track 0.0833 points per yard.

Is it really that tough to divide your rushing yards by 12 ? Yahoo does it for you if it is. Would 15 be easier? I prefer 12 or 15, 10 is a bit too much imo but we'll have to vote on it either way.

We have the option of using fractional scoring and we have used it in the past. Having a RB/WR get 18 yds and not count sucks.

If we want to make this real simple, we could just eliminate points for catches, but that just lessens the impact we want from WRs, true? While giving a point for a catch makes receivers more important, it makes them a bit too important wrt RBs. I dont mind 20 for rushing since RBs get more TDs and more than make up for the difference, I'm just inclined toward reducing the importance of TDs wrt the rest of the game.

So I'll vote for 12 or 15 yds rushing per point.

VOTE on what you want

we'll go with whatever number gets the most votes.
10, 12, 15, 20 - take your pick