FF scoring changes (1 Viewer)

[Bayhawks]

My league has voted to change our scoring system. We had previously been a TD-heavy league, with benchmark scoring for yardage gained.

1 point for every 25 rushing yards, 1 point for every 25 receiving yards, 1 point for every 50 passing yards. No rush/rec combinations, no decimal scoring. 24 rush yards and 26 receiving yards is 1 point (0 for less than 25 rush, 1 for 25 rec).

Now, we have voted to go to a decimal-scoring system. 1 point for every 10 rush yards, 1 point for every 10 receiving yards, 1 point for every 30 passing yards. Still no rush/rec combinations.

I'm trying to figure out how this will impact players at each position, and how it will impact the value of each position.

For example, it will make WRs (RBs & TEs, too) who get yardage (but not necessarily TDs) more valuable. On a point-per-game basis, in 2011, A Brown from Pitt would have gone from the #43 WR (based on our old scoring) to the #24 WR (based on the new scoring). Matt Forte went from the #14 RB to the #9 RB (again, PPG basis).

Do any other obvious changes (within positions) jump out at anyone?

As to value across positions, I'm not sure how to figure that out (short of inputting all of last year's stats into a VBD app). I looked at the PPG averages of the top-12 QBs, top-24 RBs, top-24 WRs, and top-24 TEs and found that those RBs improved by an average of 6.6 PPG, QBs by an average of 5.3 PPG, WRs by an average of 5.0 PPG, and TEs by an average of 4.0 PPG.

I'm not sure if that is a statistically sound method, though.

Any opinions about value across positions with regards to this type of scoring change?

Thanks in advance for any replies/insight.

 

[Bayhawks]

Bump...

Anyone? I know this question is kind of specific to my league, but I figured it is the off-season (FF speaking), and it seems like there are always people on this board talking about how their league and/or scoring system is better than others. Here's a chance to explain why.

I'll try to make it more general: How do leagues with decimal scoring impact the value across positions vs larger benchmark-scoring leagues?

I know I can run a VBD app with the new scoring rules and this season (& previous seasons') stats, but I'd like to get some first-hand, anecdotal evidence from people with experience in this kind of league.

 

[RavenLunatic]

That sounds like a move to very standard scoring so general rankings should be applicable.

Are all TDs worth 6 or are they 3-4 passing TD and 6 for rush/rec?

 

[RavenLunatic]

Why do you call it decimal scoring? Did you mean .10 points for every yard?

 

[Bayhawks]

Why do you call it decimal scoring? Did you mean .10 points for every yard?

Yes. In the past, your guy had to hit the benchmark to get the point (25 yards rushing was 1 point, 24 yards rushing was 0). Now, you get 1 point for every 10 yards rush, but .1 points for every yard.OK, so in our league, QBs were far and away the highest scorers, but the elite RBs had the highest value (VBD-based). Should that remain the same with these scoring changes, or will it make RBs even more valuable? Will the elite WRs join the top RBs?

 

[BruceAlmighty]

I'm a firm believer that unless your league allows you to start two qbs, running backs are easily the most valuable position in the game, regardless of scoring system. Yeah qbs score the most points but outside of Arian, Rice, Shady and MJD every rb has a prominent question about next year. I honestly will probably draft 2 or 3 rbs in every redraft right out of the gate, then get a qb, then fill in wrs as they are possibly the single deepest position I've ever seen. But your scoring is basically a standard system, so most everyone's rankings will apply to your league. I think you will be happy with the switch.