BAPAY list FF21

[Berzerker]

looks like a good bapay to me, i was gonna take him

i have to leave for the afternoon in about 1 1/2 hours so i'll take care of vlad, me and FF before i go. vlad's on the west coast so an 8 am clock is 6 am for him so i'll give him more time since i just sent him an email

if this hasn't been said, email the people picking after you...sloww says he doesnt need notices

actually FF is probably around for a few hours so i'll leave a bapay instruction in case he doesnt pick

[SlowwHand]

I picked at about 2 in the morning. No I don't need no stinking pm.

[Berzerker]

defense bapays for walrus. I sent him an update on where we're at

[-Jrabbit]

Next defensive Bapays in order of points (as of Monday 8pm CDT) --

LB -- Zach Cunningham HOU, Blake Martinez NYG, Foye Oluokun ATL
DB -- Malcolm Butler AZ, Jessie Bates III CIN, Simpson DEN
DL -- Chase Young WAS, DeForest Buckner IND, Romeo Okwara, DET

Updated Tuesday 8/24 11am CDT -- now with Bye weeks!

LB -- Foye Oluokun ATL (6), Eric Wilson PHI (14), Neville Hewitt HOU (10), Deion Jones ATL (6)
DB -- Malcolm Butler AZ (12), Justin Simmons DEN (11), Troy Hill CLE (13), Marlon Humphrey BAL (8)
DL -- DeForest Buckner IND (14), Romeo Okwara, DET (9), J.J. Watt AZ (12), Montez Sweat WAS (9)

[-Jrabbit]

Draft Rules 2019

-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 10 get 6 hours total to make their 2 picks on the turnaround.
-Commish has discretion to reduce time limits if we start running behind.
-All starting positions must be filled in draft
-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 selection clock starts running at the start of Round 3; earlier at commish discretion.

BAPAY LISTS

--Offensive BAPAYs are determined by Yahoo's player list, 2020 Season (total), sorted by "Actual" under Rankings (not the default "Projected").
--Defensive BAPAYs are determined by sorting the player list by 2020 Season (total), sorted by "Fantasy Points."

[Note: Yahoo "Actual" ranking uses 2020 NFL stats applied through our league's scoring rules. This means, among other things, that no rookie can be assigned via BAPAY, and guys injured last year will be pushed down the list.]

IF YOU ARE BAPAYED: You have the right -- within 10 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. Get in touch with the people drafting adjacent to you and share the best way to get in touch for quick notification.
2. After you pick, immediately PM, email or text the next manager to let him know he's on the clock.
3. If you're going to be away, please send a prioritized list or instructions to one or two other managers to cover your next pick (or two). You can also post notes publicly, like "Bapay me a TE this round" or similar.
4. Don't forget to clean out your PM box.
5. When you post your pick, copy/paste the full draft list, preferably followed by a note like "PM sent to [NextGuy]."

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

MORE DRAFT TIPS & THOUGHTS
--Talk to the managers adjacent to you in the draft and find out how they prefer to be contacted (Poly PM, text, email, Facebook, etc.)
--Find a "BAPAY Buddy" or two to leave your lists/picks with when you’ll be away. I work from home and am seldom away from my computer for long.
--If you're away and the list you sent is used accurately and in good faith, that pick will stand.
--No table talk, please! If you are surprised that a player has been overlooked, just ignore the topic until he's been chosen.
--OTOH, if you learn of a serious training camp injury, arrest, etc., posting that info is a community benefit.
--Throughout the draft, I will make regular uploads of our selections to the Yahoo league site. This keeps the player list clean, makes BAPAYs easier to determine, and makes it easy for those who use Yahoo research tools.

ASSIGNING BAPAY PICKS

Beginning in Round 3, any league member can assign a BAPAY selection after time to pick has expired. 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. Starter, Offense, skill position (QB, RB, WR, TE -- includes 5 total RB/WR to cover swing slot)
2. Starter, Defense, 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 and/or 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 makes the BAPAY process reasonably fair for the victim yet (theoretically) easy to administer for any league member.

In the (un?)likely Event of a Poly Outage During the Draft
Your seat cushion may be used as a flotation device. If the outage lasts more than a day, we will try to find a temporary draft location using the league message board on Yahoo.

[SlowwHand]

Did vlad leave a list?

[SlowwHand]

Berz, as in Caketastydelish /
I have to go, so here's my List.

Spoiler:

J.J. Watt DL ARI
Kevin Byard DB TEN

Gone? Hammer to fit and paint to match, aka BAPAY positions.

[-Jrabbit]

All yours, my friend. Thanks for leaving a freaking LIST!!

[SlowwHand]

BAPAY again. Some people are incapable of leaving a List. Ozzy convinced me.
I made a pick and fired off a List to Ozzy with about 12 names. Just go down the List, Ozzy.
He wrote back that he knew that I was a Planner bu profession and temperament, but he just couldn't do it.
That was the year that I quit foaming at the mouth.
Disappearing for days isn't the same.

[SlowwHand]

My own opinion? A BAPAY should be the same as any other selection. Don't like it? Hit waivers after the draft.
ColdWizard had a good selection get injured and he has to wait. Sitting on your thumb shouldn't be rewarded over ColdWizard's circumstances.
The End.

[-Jrabbit]

It would be nice if things were that simple.

BTW, Caketasty's next Bapay - eligible in about a half-hour - is LB2 or DB2.

Next LB up is Neville Hewitt HOU. Bye week is fine, but he's not even on the Houston depth chart.
Next LB after that is Deion Jones ATL, clearly the better choice.

For DB, next up is Marlon Humphrey BAL. Bye week is fine.

[SlowwHand]

Rounds 17 & 18

Spoiler:

Patrick Queen LB BAL
Isaiah Simmons LB ARI
Yes, both.
Danielle Hunter DL MIN

[ColdWizard]

No idea. Yahoo shows everyone as available. Beasley but he has bye week 7 though. Marquise Brown? Not sure if I'm accidentally skipping available players.

[Berzerker]

brown is a good pick

lemme look

[Berzerker]

good catch cw, Beasley would have given him 3 WR with a week 7 bye

Brown gives him 2 Ravens but he's the #1 WR on the team... if you guys want to change that fine by me

[Berzerker]

I have to investigate picks for FF and Vlad

[-Jrabbit]

Just in case anyone is interested:

By BAPAY Rules, Walrus' next pick (Round 19) was supposed to be his RB5. That would have been Gio Bernard TB.
Then WR5 would be next in R20, then QB3 in R21 and DEF6 in R22.
Almost like we have rules to cover this situation...

Just sayin'.

[ColdWizard]

I'm seeing Bernard at 116 actual and Brown at 105 actual, not sure what I may be off on. Probably something simple.

[Berzerker]

CW looked at Beasley, that would have given Walrus 3 WRs with a week 7 bye. Brown is the proj bapay, He's the #1 WR on his team and Gio will be the #3 RB on his. Last year Gio was the #2 RB for a team that lost Mixon for most of the season so he got to play more. I explained to you the problem with using last years stats alone when situations change. I'm trying to pick smart bapays so that means using last year and this year's projections.

[-Jrabbit]

I am not saying any of these picks is bad or wrong. I'm saying that there's no rhyme or reason. No written guidelines. So we've got a draft without rules.
I worked for years to create a ruleset that would eliminate drama and extra work for the commish. Maybe those rules sucked; doesn't matter.

This league has no published rules and a commish who is willing to do a lot of extra work to ensure the happiness of absentee managers. Sorry if that comes off as me attacking the commish or his picks. As someone who's been through it all many times, I find it frustrating to watch.

Clearly my input is not helping and not wanted. So I will just STFU and go hang at Ming's tonight.