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Weakest Link Best Ball Dynasty League
League Overview:
•The league will run for 5 seasons. The league starts with 24 teams and each season 1-4 the bottom two teams will be cut from the league. A portion of years 1-4 entry fees will roll over, then in year five the remaining 16 teams will battle for that years entry fees as well as the money that rolled over from years 1-4. After year five the league will start over.
•About the commish- I’m Toby and have been playing fantasy football since the early 90’s with about 10 years of dynasty experience. This will be the third league that I run
•I feel that with this set up we will truly find out who the best GM in the league is. There are no playoffs. The season will run weeks 1-16 of the NFL season. Each team will play every other team in the league every week using MFL’s all in play setting. We will also use the best ball setting.
•The league will start with 24 owners in year one.
•League Fee in year one will be $100 (includes myfantasyleague.com fee) (24teams)
•League Fee in year two will be $100 (includes myfantasyleague.com fee) (22 teams)
•League Fee in year three will be $100 (includes myfantasyleague.com fee) (20 teams)
•League Fee in year four will be $100 (includes myfantasyleague.com fee) (18 teams)
•League Fee in year five will be $100 (includes myfantasyleague.com fee) (16 teams)
•100% of league money is paid out minus MFL fee.
•All money will be held and paid out by leaguesafe.com.
•Player Universe - All NFL Players – 2 copies of each player.
•Scoring Type - PPR (Point per receptions) and performance based decimal scoring.
•Standings – Winning percentage
•The league will be a best ball league and will have an all in play schedule.
Breakdown of league entry fees / payouts.
Year 1
$100 x 24=2400-130 (MFLfee)=$2270
945 (year 5 payout)
$1325 year 1 pay out
Year 2
$100 x 22=2200-130 (MFLfee)=2070
745 (year 5 payout)
$1325 year 2 pay out
Year 3
$100 x 20=2000-130 (MFLfee)=1870
545 (year 5 payout)
$1325 year 3 pay out
Year 4
$100 x 18=1800-130 (MFLfee)=1670
345 (year 5 payout)
$1325 year 4 pay out
Year 5
$100 x 16=1600-130 (MFLfee)=1470
$1470+ $2580 (years 1-4 payout pot)
$4050 year 5 pay out
Payouts
Years 1-4
1st-550
2nd-340
3rd-250
4th -185
Year 5
1st-1400
2nd-800
3rd-520
4th-370
5th-260
6th-200
Best 5 year record- $500
Rosters:
•Rosters will consist of 25 active players and 5 taxi squad players during the season.
•Rosters will expand to 35 active players and 0 taxi squad players during the off season.
•During the start up draft teams will draft 30 players, a mix of veterans and rookies.
•Prior to the start of the season teams will need to trim down to 25 active and 5 taxi squad players. Date TBD
Starting rosters will consist of the following positions:
Starters:
•11 Total Starters - 1 QB, 2-3 RB, 2-5 WR, 1-3 TE, D/ST, 1-K
This league will use the Best Ball option for setting starting lineups. Which means MFL will set the best lineup possible for team owners active rosters.
Roster minimum / maximum
Number Of QB on Roster:
1-3
Number Of RB on Roster:
2-99
Number Of WR on Roster:
2-99
Number Of TE on Roster:
1-99
Number Of PK on Roster:
1-3
Number Of Def on Roster:
1-3
Taxi Squad:
Each team will have access to a five player taxi squad. Only NFL rookies are allowed on the taxi squad. Rookies can be moved back and forth from the taxi squad to the active roster and vice versa.
In the off season the active roster will be increased to 35 and all players on the taxi squad will be moved to teams active roster. The taxi squad will be turned off at that point and will not be turned back on until the start of the rookie / free agent draft that offseason.
In-Season Free Agency:
•Each team will have $ 200 in blind bidding dollars (BB’s) to use throughout the season. (not real money)
•The blind bidding period runs from Sunday at 1PM to Wed. at 11 PM.
•Then first come first served runs from Wed at 11 PM to Sun at 1 PM.
•Remember each team only gets 200 BB’s for the season, once you run out of them you can only add players during the first come first served period.
Trades:
•Prior to the start up draft and during the draft teams will be allowed to trade draft picks. Trade vote will be turned off during this period. Teams are asked not to hold up the draft when they are on the clock waiting for a great offer.
•After the draft and through the season only players can be traded, no BB’s and no future draft picks..
•During the season trades will be under a 2 day review and will take 50% of the league or better to vote against it for it to get vetoed. Owners are expected to vote on each trade as soon as they can. Trades are subject to being vetoed if half or more owners feel the trade is unbalanced in an unreasonable way, or that possible collusion has taken place.
•If a trade veto does occur then it is final. The owners can try to rework the deal if they choose to.
•The following is regarding any team that "changes their mind" about a trade. All trades are final... if you accept or offer the trade and it is accepted, even by "mistake", it's final. In order to accept a trade you must click on the "accept" button, confirm that you are accepting a trade, and then send the response. So pay attention to what you do! Unless there is reasonable evidence that something went wrong, the trade will not be reversed.
•There is no change in voting deadline time for any Thursday games, so do not expect trades to be rushed for game time, plan accordingly.
•Trade Deadline - Before the start of Week # 10
Draft:
*Once all teams have paid the order will be randomly set through MFL software.
•The player draft will be a 3rd round reversal draft (3RR). 1-16, 16-1, 16-1, 1-16, 16-1 and so on.
•The draft will start on July 23rd at 9:00 AM EST
•The draft will be 30 rounds and will be a slow draft. Draft timer will start at 16 hours and will not pause at all.
•Team owners are expected to draft within a reasonable amount of time after being on the clock. While owners can trade picks when on the clock, they are encouraged not to take the whole on the clock time to search for the perfect deal.
•If / when the timer expires, the system will automatically pick a player for the owner based on the highest-ranked available player, on the owner's "My Draft List" player ranking, and then once that list is exhausted, according to rankings displayed on the ADP page.
•It will be at the commish’s discretion to reduce the draft timer to make sure the draft is completed in a reasonable amount of time. The commish also holds the right to turn off trading during the draft if it appears teams are abusing OTC time trying to deal their pick.
*Future draft orders will be based on the previous years standings and be a straight draft. The draft will be 10 rounds and will include Rookies and free agents.
Regular season schedule:
•The regular season will run week 1 – 16 of the NFL season, there are no playoffs.
•The league will use the all play feature MFL offers. Which means each week you will match up with all other teams in the league.
•With that many games there shouldn’t be any ties will it comes to ranking the teams at the end of the regular season. In case of a tie in the rankings, we will use the info below as tie breakers.
Standings Sort Criteria #1:
Overall Winning Percentage
Standings Sort Criteria #2:
Head 2 head record
Standings Sort Criteria #3:
Total points scored
Playoffs:
•There are no playoffs in this league. Final standings for the league will be after week 16 of the NFL season.
Inactive & Abandoned Teams:
•Owners who fail to submit a valid lineup for 2 consecutive weeks will be considered abandoned.
•Owners who fail to log in to the league for 2 consecutive weeks during the season shall be considered abandoned.
Team elimination:
After each year 1-4, the bottom two teams will be eliminated. The players from those released teams will be available in the free agent / rookie draft the next season.
Special note:
If a team that wasn’t eliminated chooses not to return the following season, then that team will be made available to the owners of the eliminated teams from previous seasons before looking for a replacement outside of the league.
Also any eliminated team or team that quits are not entitled to any refund of the league money that is rolled over from year to year. That money is property of the league. If for any reason the league should fold, any money rolled over will be divided between the current teams in the league.
If the commish’s team get eliminated he will continue as commish and not active owner.
League yearly calendar
League year starts May 1st- Teams will be asked to start paying the entry fee. As soon as teams have paid they can start trading.
Payment deadline is June 1st. Any team not paid by then will be replaced
Annual rookie / free agent draft starts mid-July.
These rules should be complete but if I forgot anything I will change it and let everyone know. Please remember that as commissioner I will be fair and equal to everyone, but any dispute will be resolved by me at my discretion. If anyone has any problems with anything let me know right away. Issues can be resolved quickly if they are addressed. Please stay active and have fun.
Weakest Link Best Ball Dynasty League
League Overview:
•The league will run for 5 seasons. The league starts with 24 teams and each season 1-4 the bottom two teams will be cut from the league. A portion of years 1-4 entry fees will roll over, then in year five the remaining 16 teams will battle for that years entry fees as well as the money that rolled over from years 1-4. After year five the league will start over.
•About the commish- I’m Toby and have been playing fantasy football since the early 90’s with about 10 years of dynasty experience. This will be the third league that I run
•I feel that with this set up we will truly find out who the best GM in the league is. There are no playoffs. The season will run weeks 1-16 of the NFL season. Each team will play every other team in the league every week using MFL’s all in play setting. We will also use the best ball setting.
•The league will start with 24 owners in year one.
•League Fee in year one will be $100 (includes myfantasyleague.com fee) (24teams)
•League Fee in year two will be $100 (includes myfantasyleague.com fee) (22 teams)
•League Fee in year three will be $100 (includes myfantasyleague.com fee) (20 teams)
•League Fee in year four will be $100 (includes myfantasyleague.com fee) (18 teams)
•League Fee in year five will be $100 (includes myfantasyleague.com fee) (16 teams)
•100% of league money is paid out minus MFL fee.
•All money will be held and paid out by leaguesafe.com.
•Player Universe - All NFL Players – 2 copies of each player.
•Scoring Type - PPR (Point per receptions) and performance based decimal scoring.
•Standings – Winning percentage
•The league will be a best ball league and will have an all in play schedule.
Breakdown of league entry fees / payouts.
Year 1
$100 x 24=2400-130 (MFLfee)=$2270
945 (year 5 payout)
$1325 year 1 pay out
Year 2
$100 x 22=2200-130 (MFLfee)=2070
745 (year 5 payout)
$1325 year 2 pay out
Year 3
$100 x 20=2000-130 (MFLfee)=1870
545 (year 5 payout)
$1325 year 3 pay out
Year 4
$100 x 18=1800-130 (MFLfee)=1670
345 (year 5 payout)
$1325 year 4 pay out
Year 5
$100 x 16=1600-130 (MFLfee)=1470
$1470+ $2580 (years 1-4 payout pot)
$4050 year 5 pay out
Payouts
Years 1-4
1st-550
2nd-340
3rd-250
4th -185
Year 5
1st-1400
2nd-800
3rd-520
4th-370
5th-260
6th-200
Best 5 year record- $500
Rosters:
•Rosters will consist of 25 active players and 5 taxi squad players during the season.
•Rosters will expand to 35 active players and 0 taxi squad players during the off season.
•During the start up draft teams will draft 30 players, a mix of veterans and rookies.
•Prior to the start of the season teams will need to trim down to 25 active and 5 taxi squad players. Date TBD
Starting rosters will consist of the following positions:
Starters:
•11 Total Starters - 1 QB, 2-3 RB, 2-5 WR, 1-3 TE, D/ST, 1-K
This league will use the Best Ball option for setting starting lineups. Which means MFL will set the best lineup possible for team owners active rosters.
Roster minimum / maximum
Number Of QB on Roster:
1-3
Number Of RB on Roster:
2-99
Number Of WR on Roster:
2-99
Number Of TE on Roster:
1-99
Number Of PK on Roster:
1-3
Number Of Def on Roster:
1-3
Taxi Squad:
Each team will have access to a five player taxi squad. Only NFL rookies are allowed on the taxi squad. Rookies can be moved back and forth from the taxi squad to the active roster and vice versa.
In the off season the active roster will be increased to 35 and all players on the taxi squad will be moved to teams active roster. The taxi squad will be turned off at that point and will not be turned back on until the start of the rookie / free agent draft that offseason.
In-Season Free Agency:
•Each team will have $ 200 in blind bidding dollars (BB’s) to use throughout the season. (not real money)
•The blind bidding period runs from Sunday at 1PM to Wed. at 11 PM.
•Then first come first served runs from Wed at 11 PM to Sun at 1 PM.
•Remember each team only gets 200 BB’s for the season, once you run out of them you can only add players during the first come first served period.
Trades:
•Prior to the start up draft and during the draft teams will be allowed to trade draft picks. Trade vote will be turned off during this period. Teams are asked not to hold up the draft when they are on the clock waiting for a great offer.
•After the draft and through the season only players can be traded, no BB’s and no future draft picks..
•During the season trades will be under a 2 day review and will take 50% of the league or better to vote against it for it to get vetoed. Owners are expected to vote on each trade as soon as they can. Trades are subject to being vetoed if half or more owners feel the trade is unbalanced in an unreasonable way, or that possible collusion has taken place.
•If a trade veto does occur then it is final. The owners can try to rework the deal if they choose to.
•The following is regarding any team that "changes their mind" about a trade. All trades are final... if you accept or offer the trade and it is accepted, even by "mistake", it's final. In order to accept a trade you must click on the "accept" button, confirm that you are accepting a trade, and then send the response. So pay attention to what you do! Unless there is reasonable evidence that something went wrong, the trade will not be reversed.
•There is no change in voting deadline time for any Thursday games, so do not expect trades to be rushed for game time, plan accordingly.
•Trade Deadline - Before the start of Week # 10
Draft:
*Once all teams have paid the order will be randomly set through MFL software.
•The player draft will be a 3rd round reversal draft (3RR). 1-16, 16-1, 16-1, 1-16, 16-1 and so on.
•The draft will start on July 23rd at 9:00 AM EST
•The draft will be 30 rounds and will be a slow draft. Draft timer will start at 16 hours and will not pause at all.
•Team owners are expected to draft within a reasonable amount of time after being on the clock. While owners can trade picks when on the clock, they are encouraged not to take the whole on the clock time to search for the perfect deal.
•If / when the timer expires, the system will automatically pick a player for the owner based on the highest-ranked available player, on the owner's "My Draft List" player ranking, and then once that list is exhausted, according to rankings displayed on the ADP page.
•It will be at the commish’s discretion to reduce the draft timer to make sure the draft is completed in a reasonable amount of time. The commish also holds the right to turn off trading during the draft if it appears teams are abusing OTC time trying to deal their pick.
*Future draft orders will be based on the previous years standings and be a straight draft. The draft will be 10 rounds and will include Rookies and free agents.
Regular season schedule:
•The regular season will run week 1 – 16 of the NFL season, there are no playoffs.
•The league will use the all play feature MFL offers. Which means each week you will match up with all other teams in the league.
•With that many games there shouldn’t be any ties will it comes to ranking the teams at the end of the regular season. In case of a tie in the rankings, we will use the info below as tie breakers.
Standings Sort Criteria #1:
Overall Winning Percentage
Standings Sort Criteria #2:
Head 2 head record
Standings Sort Criteria #3:
Total points scored
Playoffs:
•There are no playoffs in this league. Final standings for the league will be after week 16 of the NFL season.
Inactive & Abandoned Teams:
•Owners who fail to submit a valid lineup for 2 consecutive weeks will be considered abandoned.
•Owners who fail to log in to the league for 2 consecutive weeks during the season shall be considered abandoned.
Team elimination:
After each year 1-4, the bottom two teams will be eliminated. The players from those released teams will be available in the free agent / rookie draft the next season.
Special note:
If a team that wasn’t eliminated chooses not to return the following season, then that team will be made available to the owners of the eliminated teams from previous seasons before looking for a replacement outside of the league.
Also any eliminated team or team that quits are not entitled to any refund of the league money that is rolled over from year to year. That money is property of the league. If for any reason the league should fold, any money rolled over will be divided between the current teams in the league.
If the commish’s team get eliminated he will continue as commish and not active owner.
League yearly calendar
League year starts May 1st- Teams will be asked to start paying the entry fee. As soon as teams have paid they can start trading.
Payment deadline is June 1st. Any team not paid by then will be replaced
Annual rookie / free agent draft starts mid-July.
These rules should be complete but if I forgot anything I will change it and let everyone know. Please remember that as commissioner I will be fair and equal to everyone, but any dispute will be resolved by me at my discretion. If anyone has any problems with anything let me know right away. Issues can be resolved quickly if they are addressed. Please stay active and have fun.
