Hawkeye21 said:
To me this is a debate where no one will ever be right. PPR and non-PPR leagues both have their fans and arguments to back why they are the better format. Why not just play in the league that has the format you like and not worry about the other format? I myself prefer PPR and find non-PPR boring so I don't play in those types of leagues. I don't think they are stupid or wrong, I just don't enjoy them as much.
The best part about having so many different league formats is that there is a league for everyone. I like to play in a variety of different leagues just I can be familiar with them and see what I like best. Last year I joined two dynasty leagues and I do see some fun to be had there I still prefer my redraft PPR auction league.
You are absolutely correct - if PPR is fun for you - DO IT. I don't begrudge anyone their fun.
That said, some scoring systems do make more overall sense than others IMO. I mean I could just create a system where a player gets a
10 point bonus if their yardage total ends in the number 7. That would be exciting, and it might be more fun for some people. If folks wanted to implement it in their leagues, I'm all for it. But can we just be honest about it and it say that it doesn't make a whole lot of sense within the general parameters of what FF is about?
To me, PPR is like that. To give fantasy points for a play that results in negative yardage is just as nonsensical as giving the "end in 7" bonus. Maybe more so to me, because at least the random bonus is exactly that - random. The negative yardage play actually has a negative impact on the game, and gets a positive fantasy result.