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Yes just checked my league rules and there is a provison for it. I didn't know if the league sees it diffeently when it happens in the endzone. I seem to remember it last with Darrell Jackson or a Seattle player)I guess it will show up or I'll alert my commish in the morning
I am commish in a league on CBSSportsline and as the owner of Julio I did not get credit for the TD. In looking at the scoring system there is no provision I can see where you can get a TD for fumble recovery TDs. I think it should he should be credited for it.
It's a common method of scoring, but only about 1/2 of all leagues give credit for it. An experienced commish shouldnhave seen this happening at some point but if it's not in your scoring rules, you certainly can't go back and add it now.
The scoring play which resulted in Julio Jones’ TD is defined as an Offensive Fumble Recovery for a Touchdown (OFRTD). If your league does not use this scoring category nor the category for Individual Fumble Recovery for a touchdown (IFRTD), then teams in your league will not receive points for this play and any similar play. If your league uses either scoring category, then your Fantasy GameTracker will update this evening. Please be advised that this category does not score live
Sure you can. It's not like anyone constructed their lineups based on the omission of the "Fumble Recovery TD" option.
cbs has it. Check your league details to see if you included it in your scoring.lazyike said:
If it wasn't a part of the league scoring rules when the league drafted, then the commish certainly cannot change it in week 5. The league can address the issue and make appropriate changes next season, but for a commish to make a mid-season rule change to benefit his own team would be shady to put it mildly.
Yes you can and yes you should change it. It's not shady. I'd say it's more shady to NOT allow the TD.
changing scoring rules post game is garbage. For the commish to do so when it benefits the commish is grounds for impeachment
actually....many do. This problem comes up literrally EVERY SINGLE YEAR and is discussed ad nauseum right here in the shark pool....EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
Being commissioner requires a certain level ethics and integrity. Those who can't or won't meet those requirements should not commish. Any commissioner who only notices a flaw in the scoring setup when it negatively effects his own team, and then retroactively changes the scoring setup to benefit his team, is lacking in the qualities that make a good commish.
The NFL doesn't make mid-season rule changes, and neither should your fantasy league. The only exception might be if the league members voted unanimously for a mid-season rule change. The commish should notify the league of the issue so everyone knows that this could happen in the future, then propose that the rule be changed during the off-season.
I would change it immediately, regardless, and apply it going forward. It doesn't even need a league vote, just send an email notifying all owners. It's not like going from a 4pt to a 6pt TD or a non PPR to a PPR rule; in other words not a rule that affects strategy. It's about a random event that rarely occurs. Best to have it covered. Why would there be any pushback from any owner going forward? Changing the rule benefits everyone.
not in mine. I guess its not in the scoring rules in that league.
There is a difference between "League Rules" and "League Settings". The latter should never be considered to be a substitute for the former.
Probably because the option is not properly explained, so commissioners setting up new leagues don't select it. You live, you learn.
I'm not positive, but the Holy Roller rule might only apply in the last few minutes of either half.
If your commissioner failed to select it when setting up the league, then it's not an official rule. It's just a clerical error and therefore subject to being fixed mid-season.
It's obviously a mistake on the commissioner's part in the first place. A clerical error, as one put it. In a league with strangers, I guess you have to leave it. In a league with friends, give the guy his points, ########.
It's an "option" for a reason. Some league may, for whatever reason, choose not to give points for fumbles recovered for TD. If your commish 'forgot' to check the box, and nobody in the league noticed until week 5, then the league needs to ride it out until end of season. It's not like this is something that is likely to be an ongoing problem throughout the season.
What if the commish forgot to check the box for passing touchdowns. Would you still be arguing to leave the settings in place for the rest of the season? This is no different.
My opinion:
A silly hypothetical because it would never happen, at least not without being noticed by at least one league member prior to opening night. If it was an oversight that a lazy, uninvolved league membership did not catch, then I guess QBs are going to be devalued in that league...unless, of course, there is a unanimous vote to correct the oversight. Individual league owners should never be put in a position of having to trust the commissioners word that he 'forgot' to do something, or 'intended' something else...especially after 5 weeks when the retroactive change would benefit the Commish and/or alter the week's results. Too many commissioners view the job as a power trip rather than the service it should be.
