Additional information that was given to me....again, just wondering if people have been in leauges like this, and/or any issues with the rules as described here.
Major Concepts
1. Rosters
a. Comprised of 6 Offensive and 6 Defensive players, 1 Kicker
i. Offense will consist of 1 QB, at least 1 RB, and any combination of WR’s and TE’s to fill holes
ii. Defense will consist of 2 DL, at least 1 LB, and the rest DB’s.
iii. 1 Kicker
b. Game Day Rosters will consist of 25 players fitting under the salary cap.
c. Rosters can expand to 35 players without regard to the cap prior to the final roster cut down deadline.
2. Draft
a. First year’s Draft will be to establish rosters as baseline.
i. Rounds 1-4 will sign players to 3 year contracts, Rounds 5-8 are signed to 2 year deals, and Rounds 9-12 are 1 year deals
ii. Rounds 1-6 are set to take 2.5 minutes between picks while Rounds 7-12 will take 1.5 minutes between picks (4 hours)
iii. Initial Draft Order will be determined at random by website and will be a snake style Draft
b. All Drafts from that point on will be to select players taken in the NFL Draft or the NFL Supplemental Draft
i. Only rookies will be selected in future Drafts
ii. Draft will be 4 Rounds (40 players selected)
iii. Players drafted in Round 1 will get a 3 year deal, Round 2 will get a 2 year deal, and Round 3 will get a 1 year deal
iv. Future Draft picks can be traded, but only for 1 year in the future
v. All undrafted players enter into the Free Agency pool available on 1 year deals at minimum salaries
c. Draft Order is determined by a worst to first process
i. All non-playoff teams (6 of them) are placed in a lottery
ii. The worst two have 4 chances at the 1st pick, the next worst two have 2 chances, and team’s 5 and 6 have 1 chance.
iii. I will record all lottery drawings so that there is a record
iv. The first pulled is pick #1, the next is pick #2, and so on. If a duplicate is selected, I will discard and pick again.
3. Salary Cap and Contracts
a. Each team will be governed by a Salary Cap with an amount determined by the same website we set salaries with
b. Each team will be responsible for fitting their players under that salary cap each year
c. Salaries for individual players will be set using a predetermined website
d. At the start of Free Agency, each player will be assigned a demand price for what they are asking for in Free Agency
i. That price will move up and down similar to the initial Free Agency period based on demand
e. The top 20 free agents will be signed to 3 year deals, the next 30 (top 50 total) will receive 2 year deals, and the rest receive 1 year deals
f. Rookies get contract terms based on draft position (term) and salary (website predetermined amount)
4. Free Agency
a. Initial Free Agency period
i. In year 1, after the 12 Round Draft, a Free Agency period will open for 2 weeks allowing us to fill out our rosters
ii. Player salaries will be set for the salary amount listed by a designated website as a starting bid
iii. We will put players up for Free Agency in 50 player blocks to avoid overwhelming everyone
iv. If you bid for a player, I will bump his asking price by 25% and ask if anyone wants to meet his new demand
v. If nobody bids for a player, I will reduce his asking price by 10% and ask if anyone wants to meet his new demand
vi. If a player’s salary holds for 3 days with no additional bids up or down, that player will be awarded at his salary to the winning bid
vii. Every 3 days, 20 additional players will be added to Free Agency until 130 total have been made available
1. That’s 250 total between the Draft and Free Agency (10 x 25 players = 250)
viii. At the end of the Free Agency period, a free for all begins. First come first serve to fill out any remaining roster spots.
b. Future Free Agency periods
i. Free Agency will replace the Drafts as the primary offseason roster adjusting tool
ii. Players available for Free Agency are assigned starting bid prices assigned by a predetermined website
iii. Initial bids are placed by any number of teams on the top 30 players
iv. Bids move up (25%) and down (10%) every 3 days based on demand for the player’s services
v. Those bids and adjusted asking prices will be emailed out at least every other day during the free agency process
vi. When a player comes off the board in free agency, two more will be added until the top 250 players are on rosters or accounted for
vii. At that point, all remaining players and undrafted players become free agents available for the League minimum
viii. The first 20 free agents available will receive 3 year contracts, the next 40 get 2 year deals, and the rest get 1 year deals
c. Waiver Wire or midseason Free Agents
i. Any Free Agent added mid-year will be added for 75% of his predetermined website assigned salary on a 1 year deal
5. Franchise Tags
a. Each team will be allowed the use of a single Franchise Tag each season
b. The Franchise tag allows you to retain a player for one extra season that would’ve become a free agent
c. By placing the tag, you are required to match the salary of the highest paid player at his position in the previous season or 125% of the players previous contract, whichever is greater
d. The tag cannot be used on the same player for two consecutive years and all tagged players are unrestricted the following season
6. Commissioner
a. I am the President of the League
b. I will have the power to make all administrative decisions without League approval because voting on them simply takes too long (Executive Power)
c. Any decision that involves payment, scoring, trades, or adjustments to League rules will require a simple majority decision from the League’s members (excluding the Commissioner) and then will require Commissioner approval to add it into the rules
i. The Commissioner can veto any rule change voted by the League at which point I will return the decision back to you with my reasoning
ii. You can override my veto with 75% majority of non-commissioner votes
d. As Commissioner, I will propose any rule change to the League that is offered, provided it is seconded by another League Member
7. Expansion, Contraction, or Ownership Change
a. Expansion
i. If the League decides to expand, special privileges will be granted to the expansion teams (the League will always expand in pairs).
1. The Expansion Teams receive the first pick in each round of the Draft in Year 1 determined by a coin toss
2. The Expansion Teams receive a 25% Salary Cap increase in Year 1 and a 10% Salary Cap increase in Year 2
b. Contraction
i. The League must maintain a minimum of 8 teams to exist. Reduction below 8 teams results in the dissolution of the League
ii. Reduction must always take place in pairs
iii. In cases of contraction, all of the players on that particular roster will immediately become unrestricted free agents
c. Ownership Change
i. If there is a change in Ownership, the new Owner will have special privileges
1. The new owner will receive the first pick in each round of the Draft in Year 1 (determined by coin toss if need be)
2. The new owner will receive a 10% Salary Cap increase in Year 1
8. Injured Reserve
a. You are entitled to add as many players to injured reserve as you see fit.
b. Adding a player to IR means they are out for the season (you cannot take them off of IR)
c. When on IR, a Player does not count against your Salary Cap total
d. Multi-Year Contracted Players can be retained in this manner without impacting your roster limits
9. Playoffs
a. The number of teams making the playoffs is determined by the number of teams in the League, always paired and never more than 50% of teams
i. 8 teams (4 teams make the playoffs)
ii. 10 teams (4 teams make the playoffs)
iii. 12 teams (6 teams make the playoffs)
b. Teams will be divided into Divisions which will change from year to year based on order of finish
i. Division winners win nothing other than a better seed (worth a half point in playoff ties) or a bye in the 1st Round if needed
ii. Second place wins back their money
iii. This is winner take all other than the second place reimbursement
10. Salary Cap Penalties
a. Each Team will take a Salary Cap penalty for removing players from their roster with more than one year remaining on their contract
i. 1 full year left – Can be released with no cap impact
ii. 2 full years left – Cap hit is ½ of the players last salary on that team
b. All Cap Penalties are incurred the following season and take the form of dead money against the Salary Cap
11. Cost
a. Cost of the League escalates by year
i. Year 1 - $25
ii. Year 2 - $50
iii. Year 3 - $85
iv. Year 4 - $115 where it remains fixed until voted otherwise
12. Scoring
a. Scoring system for Offensive Players will mirror RT Sports current system
b. Scoring system for Defensive Players will be tailored to create similar balance to Offensive system
c. Kicker scoring will be reduced from that found on RT Sports by half
d. Ideally, if possible, Special Teams TD’s by the Kicker’s team will be awarded to the Kicker since no Team Defenses will be Drafted
13. Lineups
a. Lineups will require 13 starters (6 on Offense, 6 on Defense, 1 Kicker)
b. Offense (like RT Sports, any combination that has a minimum of 1 QB and 1 RB as well as a maximum of 1 QB and 2 RBs)
c. Defense (Similar to Offense, you must have 1 player at each level and a maximum of 3 at each level totaling 6 in all)
i. DL – DT or DE
ii. LB – OLB or ILB
iii. Secondary – CB or S
14. Trades
a. No trades are allowed by any team eliminated from the playoffs
b. Trades can be voted down with 2/3 of the votes from all non-participant teams
i. Trades should only be voted down in instances of suspected collusion
15. League Calendar Example
a. April – Major Rule Change votes
b. May – New Divisions are announced
c. June – Franchise Tags are placed
d. Late July – Free Agency begins & Draft lottery occurs (Roster limit expanded to 35)
e. Mid August – Rookie Draft
f. Last Week of August – Roster cut down to 25 & Cap Limits in effect
g. Early September – Week 1 begins
h. Week 14 NFL season – Regular season ends after Week 14 and all trades suspended
i. Week 15 NFL season - Playoffs begin on Week 15
j. Week 16 NFL season – Championship occurs on Week 16
