Not sure how unique it is, but we’re a local league of friends, very little turnover. So many leagues I read about seem like they’re committed to one thing or another very strictly. Either strict with bonuses or not, PPR or not, etc.
we kind of do everything with the goal of having high scoring & balanced scoring. It’s IDP, so we have scoring for everything.
1 PPR, .3 point per completion (for QBs), 6 pt TDs, -3 Int, -2 fumbles, -1 MFG under 30 or for a MPAT. .1/1 Ru/Re, and .1/2 PaYd
Points for KR/PR at .1 per 3 yds
tackles 2 points, ATK 1 point.
sacks 5 points, 1/2 sacks 2.5
ints 6 points
DTD 6 points
FF / DFR 2 points ea
50+ passing, rushing or receiving TDs get +1 points
100+ Ru/ReYd = 2 point bonus
300+ PaYd = 2 point bonus
some in the league love bonuses, some hate them, so we met in the middle with small bonuses. We aren’t a football simulation, we’re playing a game. So we want to reward the metrics that people universally applaud as achievements. Things that are hard to do.
Same reason we have a 5 point safety and a 4 point blocked punt or FG - theyre a huge plays, and a rare ones at that, so we want to reward them.
Again - not sure how unique any of this is, but we’re a very competitive league with great parity - 9 teams were still fighting for a playoff spot in week 13 this year. Week 14 there were still 6-7 teams with a chance at a wildcard. By scoring everything & having 15 active roster positions, there are more ways to win. The league winner this year had the worst QB play in the league & mediocre WRs, but won on the strength of running backs & defense.
What might be unique is that every year at the draft, we put up rules change suggestions to vote, and let the person who proposed it make a case for it. Hen we vote on each one. Some years no changes are made, some years we make several changes. But it’s a democracy - my vote as commish counts for exactly one vote. 6-6 isn’t a majority, so 7 votes are needed to pass a new rule.
Its my favorite league, and next year we’ll be proposing 2 rules that I think will both pass:
1. Add a 3rd linebacker or a 2nd D-Flex position. I’m hoping the latter.
2. 1-seed gets to pick their playoff opponent. I love that. Mostly because there’s a chance to be wrong, lose, and have the league heckle you forever about it.