The problem I see with the MFL scoring now is that they are giving the New Orleans D/ST credit for the fumble recovery on the play. If you're going to do that, then you need to credit the TD as well.
I think their stance on this is explained as follows:1. When a change of possession occurs, the team that had been on offense becomes the defense and the team that had been on defense becomes the offense. The rule stating this was referenced earlier in the thread.
2. When the interception occurred, the Redskins became the offense and the Saints became the defense.
3. Thus, when Meachem made the tackle, forced the fumble, and recovered the fumble, he is considered to have been on defense. This is why those could be considered defensive plays resulting in fantasy points credited to the Saints defense.
4. Upon the fumble recovery, the Saints became the offense and the Redskins became the defense. Thus, when Meachem scored the TD, it was an offensive fumble recovery TD, not a defensive TD. Hence, no fantasy points are credited to the Saints defense.
5. I believe that normally, the fact that the defensive player is considered to have become an offensive player upon change of possession is ignored for TDs. That is, I think they figure the player is a defensive player, and thus the defense should be credited with the TD, not the offense (which for fantasy purposes means there would be no credit for such TDs). But in this case, the "defender" who scored the TD is actually an offensive player. Thus, it does make sense that the points would not be credited to the defense.
I know various leagues and sites are scoring it in different ways. IMO the logical way this play should be scored is as follows:
1. The Saints defense does not deserve credit for anything (tackle, forced fumble, fumble recovery, or TD).
2. Whether or not Meachem deserves credit for any or all of those things depends on league scoring (i.e., whether or not leagues are set up to reward individuals for tackles, forced fumbles, fumble recoveries, and/or offensive fumble recovery TDs).
rew Brees threw a pass that was intercepted by K. Moore of the Redskins. Moore returned the ball to the Washington 44, where he was stripped of the ball by Robert Meachem, who then ran for the touchdown. Per our policy regarding these types of plays, this is an offensive fumble recovery touchdown for Meachem and NOT a defensive fumble recovery touchdown for the Saints. The intent of having a defensive unit on a fantasy team is to own the defensive players of that team; clearly the Saints defensive unit was never on the field at any time during the play. Thank you for your understanding in this matter.
He is a big time playmaker. He seems to have good speed, good hands, and a nose for the end zone, and he seems to run good routes. Also, entering today, he had a 72% catch percentage and had 0 drops. Frankly, while I understand that the Saints have a lot of good options, I don't really understand why they don't target him more often (as they did today, but normally do not do).
