Fantasy Keeper League - 11 out of 12 joined -- Need more

[NCSUholmey]

We have 9 of the 11 people that said that they wanted back in joined, just need the 2 to join:

Keyes Redskins - berokoff

We are going to try to get up to 12 teams by the time of our draft, currently September 7 at 8 est. Because we are shrinking from the 18 teams that we had last year, we are going to eliminate teams and put those rosters back into the draft which is normally just rookies. We are going with 5 keepers off of the previous roster, so please get those to me before the draft or all of your players will stay in the draft list.

For people that are interested in joining, will be a first come first serve on the existing teams. You will take over the team, select your keepers and draft in the spot earned by that team. The rosters are here:

http://onlinedynasty.net/forum/viewtopi ... 85&t=15677

The draft list and other information is located here:

http://onlinedynasty.net/forum/viewtopi ... 40#p205454

The scoring is as follows:

Offense League Value Yahoo! Default Value
Passing Yards 30 yards per point; 5 points at 400 yards 25 yards per point; 5 points at 400 yards
Passing Touchdowns 4
Interceptions -1
Rushing Yards 10 yards per point; 5 points at 150 yards; 7 points at 200 yards
Rushing Touchdowns 6
Receptions 1 0
Reception Yards 10 yards per point; 5 points at 150 yards; 7 points at 200 yards
Reception Touchdowns 6
Return Touchdowns 6
2-Point Conversions 2
Fumbles Lost -2
Offensive Fumble Return TD 6
Kickers League Value Yahoo! Default 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
Point After Attempt Made 1
Defense/Special Teams League Value Yahoo! Default Value
Sack 1
Interception 2
Fumble Recovery 2
Touchdown 6
Safety 2
Block Kick 2
Kickoff and Punt Return Touchdowns 6
Points Allowed 0 points 10
Points Allowed 1-6 points 7
Points Allowed 7-13 points 4
Points Allowed 14-20 points 1
Points Allowed 21-27 points 0
Points Allowed 28-34 points -1
Points Allowed 35+ points -4

All Free Agents go on waivers at 10am PST (early sunday game) on Sunday and stay on waivers until Tuesday at 11:59pm pst. The waivers are processed by inverse standings rolling waiver wire. The lowest team on the standings list will get the first waiver, second will pick second, etc. All teams will get to process a waiver claim before a second claim goes through for a team. (this was how ICE did it in the past, just going to continue it as it was deemed fair by everyone last season)

If you are interested in joining in, leave your name and email address below so that I can send the yahoo invite. I will be filling the spots starting in the middle of the week, and with the holiday weekend coming up, I want to try to have the teams and keepers filled by end of the coming week. If the 2 teams above do not get into the league, we will be looking for up to 4 people to join (has to be even total teams). If you want to join, let me know.

[NCSUholmey]

steelcitychaos to join, still waiting for the other 2 before allowing new members to take teams

[NCSUholmey]

9 returning players in. depending on how they respond, will need to fill up to 3 teams

[BigZZ619]

is there a buyin ?

[NCSUholmey]

no, everyone thats in now has been active over the past couple seasons, so it will be an active league.

[NCSUholmey]

first search result page for fantasy football keeper league gave me this:

http://www.ffgeekblog.com/advice/rules- ... er-league/

1. Each team can keep from 0-3 players from their previous end-of-season roster – Depending on what players are left on your team at the end of the previous season, you may wish to “keep” none of your players.

2. Players drafted in the first 3 rounds of a draft can not be kept in the following season – This prevents the top tier of players from being kept and creating massively unfair teams. Due to rule 4 below, the first 2 rounds technically couldn’t be kept anyways.

3. A Player can only be kept a maximum of 3 consecutive times – This rule is there just to keep things interesting. If you want the same player(s) on the same team year after year, maybe you should start a Dynasty league instead.

4. For each player that is kept (and was originally drafted by a team), that manager must give up a draft pick 2 picks higher than where the player was initially drafted the year before – This ensures that players that improve in talent each season are accounted for. If Frank Gore was drafted in the 13th round last year, you probably don’t want him counting for a teams 13th pick for the next 3 years.

Example: Wide receiver Brandon Marshall was drafted in the 11th round last year. If kept, this year he would account for the teams 9th round pick. If kept again, the following year he would be considered the 7th round pick.

5. Any player that went undrafted the previous year, but is being kept, will count as a team’s 3rd to last draft pick – This rule is there to slightly reward good drafting, as keeping free agent pickups are a little pricier than last round draft picks.

Example: Marques Colston was picked up off free agency last season by a team. If the league has 15 rounds in its draft, and the manager wishes to keep Colston, he must give up his 12th round pick the following season (as opposed to a player drafted in the 15th round, who would only count for the 13th pick).

6. If you do not have a draft pick for a round to give up to keep a player, you must give up the next higher pick – This might happen if you trade away a draft pick during preseason or have 2 keepers that have the same draft status from the previous year. One tip to consider if you have 2 players vying for the same draft spot is to make sure the player most likely to be kept the next year is taken with the higher pick. This makes his keeper “price” cheaper for the next draft.

Example: You wish to keep two free agents that you picked up during last season. Because both of them would qualify for your 12th pick (in a 15 round draft), one must count as the 12th pick, but the other will have to be your 11th pick.

7 (Optional). If your league wants to, you can trade picks in the draft before the draft begins (or even during the draft if your commissioner allows it) – This would allow you to trade a combination of players/picks to another manager to address certain team needs you might have.
So there you have it…time to get your boys together and let them know that a Keeper league is the way to go. Alternately, there are leagues called Dynasty leagues, which ares similar to Keeper leagues, but there is generally no limit to the amount of players that can be kept from year-to-year. You might try this approach, but I think the Keeper league style lends itself to more competitive teams and a much more interesting draft.