League fees will be $35 per year and must be paid 1 year in advance. These fees will be due before the start of the rookie draft each season. Failure to pay dues before the deadline may result in the owner being replaced if other arrangements are not made.
4-point passing TDs, 6-point rushing TDs, and -1 for interceptions. There are various big play bonuses. See sleeper scoring settings for a complete breakdown.
Roster spots will be increased during the off season to allow for the addition of rookies, trades, and players coming off of IR. After the last week of pre-season has concluded you will need to make cuts to bring your roster back down to 25 active players before week 1.
Valid Lineups
A valid weekly starting lineup consists of ten players: 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 3 FLX, and 1 SFLX.
A lineup that includes empty slots, players on bye weeks, or players listed as “out” in an NFL injury report by kickoff is considered invalid. Invalid lineups have repercussions beyond the individual matchup. The team playing against an invalid lineup gains an unearned competitive advantage due to their opponent’s neglect, which could have playoff and/or draft ramifications.Repeated failure to set a valid lineup may result in removal from the league.
Trading
All trades will be processed instantaneously however I reserve the right to revert any clear cases of collusion. This will ONLY be used in the most OBVIOUS cases and will be subject to league majority approval vote before any reverted trades. A trade can be lopsided without collusion occuring and that is ok, as some teams have different needs(some more pressing than others). Collusion is cheating and would not have a place in this league. The best course of action if collusion actually occurs is reversing the trade and removal from the league for both parties.
Draft pick trading is allowed 2 years out. Once the offseason starts, anyone who has paid for the next year may trade a pick 2 years out. If anyone who has not paid trades a future pick, the trade will be reverted until both involved players are paid.
Below are some popular resources to help assess fair trade values :
Taxi Squads
Taxi Squads will have 8 slots.
You may add new rookies to the taxi squad during the offseason.
Players may remain on the Taxi Squad indefinetely.
Once a player is promoted from the Taxi Squad they cannot go back on.
Points scored by players on the Taxi Squad contribute towards that teams Max PF.
Team Abandonment
A team will be considered abandoned by its owner when there is a failure to submit a valid lineup for two consecutive weeks. The owner abandoning the team will sacrifice all fees to the league and the commissioner will immediately invoke league control of that franchise. During the period of league control, the commissioner will initiate two separate actions in tandem:
The ongoing operation of the team (lineups, waivers, etc.), based on a minimalist strategy for personnel changes (limited number of trades, free agents, and any serious roster changes). The minimalist approach ensures that the team makeup remains as intact as possible until the new owner has been installed. The league will use Sleeper projected points as the definitive authority in determining the lineups each week. Any changes to this team during the time it is without an owner are subject to veto by the majority of the league.
Identifying, and interviewing the replacement owner.
These actions will commence in tandem immediately upon team abandonment, but since there is no certainty that a replacement can be found after the season has begun, it’s possible that league control of the franchise will extend for the remainder of the season. In the unlikely event that the league controlled franchise should qualify for any of the postseason financial awards, any prize money will be added to the empire fund (see below).Should a new owner be awarded the abandoned team after the season has begun, he shall be required to pay the following season’s fee in advance. He will have the opportunity to participate in all of the league prize money, with the exception of the empire fund for that season. For example, if the defending league champion abandons his team and the replacement owner leads that team to a second consecutive title, the empire fund bonus would not be triggered. However, if the replacement owner wins the championship that year, he is eligible to win the empire fund the following year.
Rookie Draft Settings
The rookie draft each year will be 4 rounds and use a linear (non-snake) draft order.
For the 4 non-playoff teams pick order will be determined by reverse Max PF scoring. Max PF is determined by your optimal lineup each week so you get no benefit in the draft for sitting your studs.
For the playoff teams, the first two players eliminated will be seeded based on their regular-season standings(so record and tiebreakers).
The last 4 teams will be seeded based on their finishing position in the playoff bracket.
Playoff Settings
We will use a standard playoff structure with the top 5 teams by record and the #6 team based on PF.
The top 2 teams based on record will have a first-round bye in week 14(?).
The playoff schedule will take place in weeks 15,16, and 17. Tie breakers: Record, PF, Max PF, PA
