We're doing for first time this year and that's the impression I'm getting FWIW. IMO this makes strong pass-catching RBs like LT, Jackson etc gold, knocks down a few RBs who especially blow at catching (Rudi the most obvious example), and devalues QBs just slightly. IMO it changes most WRs rankings very little since their # of catches fluctuates and between the top guys isn't dramatically different. (no, I don't think And Johnson is catching 100+ again this year)Penguin said:Personally I like it, it levels the playing field a little bit between RB's & WR's. The top tier WR's that usually go in the second half of round two move up to late first round, early second. Now, it also makes LT even more valuable than he already is in standard leagues, that's something to take into consideration. Bottom line is that it doesn't make a huge difference at any position. WR's are generally moved up some, some pass catching RB's distance themselves a little from the likes of J.Lewis & R.Johnson. QB's drop a little compared to the other positions. It's more of a scoring "tweek" than anything else, but there are subtle advantages that you can exploit.
I really like this idea. 1 pt per 1st down. My question would be though....can your league host handle this scoring format?SelenaCat said:My leagues went to a points per reception format for a while, but eventually several of the managers grew to dislike it due to the "unrealistic" reward for little 1 yard dump passes that don't actually benefit the team. We've since moved to a point per receiving first down - WR's still get a bump since about 2/3's of their receptions result in first downs, but it doesn't vastly inflate RB totals since they're closer to 1/3 receptions resulting in first downs. The only downside to this format is that very few projections include first downs (good for the sharks, bad for the guppies).
Penguin explains it well in respect to top WR's being drafted earlier compared to 2nd and 3rd tier RB's or even RB's that don't get as many receptions. I think TE's that get a lot of receptions also get a boost ala Gates, Heap, Gonzo and Winslow. I like the inflated player scores as well. Eg. 125 to 115 in a H2H. You should perhaps download and install Projections Dominator, setup a league configuration and see how the rankings are listed in a PPR league and compare them with the rankings of a non-PPR league. Just an idea. It's a great tool. moneybag: in the bankThis is the settings in my first PPR league and it's still running after 6 yearsPassing Yards (50 yards per point) Passing Touchdowns (6) Interceptions (-2) Rushing Yards (20 yards per point)Rushing Touchdowns (6) Receptions (1) Reception Yards (20 yards per point) Reception Touchdowns (6)Return Touchdowns (6) 2-Point Conversions (2) Fumbles Lost (-2) Offensive Fumble Return TD (6)Field Goals 0-19 Yards (3) Field Goals 20-29 Yards (3) Field Goals 30-39 Yards (3) Field Goals 40-49 Yards (4)Field Goals 50+ Yards (5) Point After Attempt Made (1) Sack (1) Interception (2) Fumble Recovery (2)Touchdown (6) Safety (2) Block Kick (2)Points Allowed 0 points (10)Points Allowed 1-6 points (7)Points Allowed 7-13 points (4)Points Allowed 14-20 points (1)Points Allowed 21-27 points (0)Points Allowed 28-34 points (-1)Points Allowed 35+ points (-4)Penguin said:Personally I like it, it levels the playing field a little bit between RB's & WR's. The top tier WR's that usually go in the second half of round two move up to late first round, early second. Now, it also makes LT even more valuable than he already is in standard leagues, that's something to take into consideration. Bottom line is that it doesn't make a huge difference at any position. WR's are generally moved up some, some pass catching RB's distance themselves a little from the likes of J.Lewis & R.Johnson. QB's drop a little compared to the other positions. It's more of a scoring "tweek" than anything else, but there are subtle advantages that you can exploit.
We're doing for first time this year and that's the impression I'm getting FWIW. IMO this makes strong pass-catching RBs like LT, Jackson etc gold, knocks down a few RBs who especially blow at catching (Rudi the most obvious example), and devalues QBs just slightly. IMO it changes most WRs rankings very little since their # of catches fluctuates and between the top guys isn't dramatically different. (no, I don't think And Johnson is catching 100+ again this year)Penguin said:Personally I like it, it levels the playing field a little bit between RB's & WR's. The top tier WR's that usually go in the second half of round two move up to late first round, early second. Now, it also makes LT even more valuable than he already is in standard leagues, that's something to take into consideration. Bottom line is that it doesn't make a huge difference at any position. WR's are generally moved up some, some pass catching RB's distance themselves a little from the likes of J.Lewis & R.Johnson. QB's drop a little compared to the other positions. It's more of a scoring "tweek" than anything else, but there are subtle advantages that you can exploit.
My opposition to PPR is that a reception is, by itself, a non-productive stat. Yards matter, TDs matter.... receptions are no more, or less, important than a RB carry or a pass completion. PPR artificially inflate fantasy production.
Adjusting lineup requirements will will affect relative value between positions. Start 2 RB and 4 WR to boost WR value, or 1 RB, 4 WR, and a flex.
If you do add ppr, do not make 1 reception = 10 yards. 5 receptions for 50 yards DOES NOT equal 100 yards rushing.
Many ppr leagues only give a point for WR and TE receptions. So this is what happens:
Rudi Johnson 1430+ yards, 12 TDs. Very solid. 215 fantasy points.
Hines Ward 1000 yards, 6 TDs, 74 rec. Pretty average. 210 fantasy points.
400 fewer yards, 6 fewer TDs, the same fantasy points. C'mon.
The following was an analysis that I did for my league at the start of this year because I (commish) wanted to move more in the PPR direction. Like many have said, it is based on preference. Not all positions need to be equal but it helps all positions in the draft in case you want that WR in RD 2 or too many RBs are taken by the time it comes back to you in RD 3. Do you want to settle for a lower calibur RB or take the WR who may put up similar numbers to a 2nd tier RB.
Anyway, heres the study I did
Ok guys, I have been crunching numbers for the past 3 hours and here is what I came up with:
I took the top 25 Running backs, the top 25 Wide Receivers and the top 15 Tight Ends and calculated their total points that they would have had last year. These rankings were based on the players production last year, not rankings in a book or even more importantly my own depth charts. I evaluated what these players would have done with no ppr, and then I added .5 and 1 ppr for Running backs, 1 ppr for Wide Receivers and 1 and 1.5 ppr for Tight Ends. There was no adding in performance points (ie- 100 yard games, 40+ yard TDS, etc).
Here is what I found:
In a no ppr league there were 4 Rbs over 300+ points, 5 over 200+ points and 12 over 150+ points. That makes a total of 21/25 RBs over 150+ points with no ppr. Then I added .5 ppr for RBs and this was the result: 4 Rbs over 300+ points, 8 over 200+ points and 10 over 150+ points. Not a big difference pushing 22/25 backs over the 150+ point total. Now I added the 1 ppr equation and this was the result: 5 Rbs over 300+ points, 9 over 200+ points and 11 over 150+ points making all 25/25 backs 150+ points and over with 1 ppr.
Onto Wide Receivers: (which did not include any rushing stats but most receivers don’t have huge rushing numbers that would affect this experiment.)
In an no ppr league there were 0 Wrs over 300+ points, 3 over 200+ points and 9 over 150+ points making it 12/25 WRs that were over 150+ points with no ppr. That is less then half for those of you who have not worked with Math lately. Then I added the 1 ppr that WRs would get in our new rules and here was the conclusion: 2 WRs were over the 300+ point mark (with 2 more in the 290s), 16 WRs over 200+ points and 5 WRs over 150+ points giving us 23/25 Receivers who would have been 150+ point producers last year given the 1 ppr.
Now if you look at the numbers with the ppr added in the way we would have it this year it gives us 22/25 backs that are 150+ point producers and 23/25 WRs who are 150+ point producers. This seems a lot more equitable then with out ppr where you get this: 21/25 backs were 150+ point producers and only 12/25 WRs were 150+ point producers.
Last but not least, the Tight Ends, who benefit the most with a 1.5 ppr if the motion passes. I calculated Tight Ends with no ppr, 1 ppr and 1.5 ppr. Here was the result: With no ppr there were no TEs with 300+ or 200+ points and there was only 1 who was over 150+ points (guess who that was). Then I added 1 ppr and here is what happened: There were still 0 over the 300+ point barrier but there were 2 TEs over the 200+ point mark and 5 who were over 150+ points making it 7/15 over 150+ points. Then I added the 1.5 ppr that we would instill this year and here were the results. 1 TE over 300+ points, 6 over 200+ points and 4 TEs over 150+ points making it 11/15 TEs over 150+ points.
Again the reason for adding different points for different positions is to balance out the positions. This new system will not solve all of the problems in a fantasy league but it does give a team more options when drafting, trading and managing because there is more equality in each position.
I know that I have way too much time on my hands but thank you for reading this as it is important each owner understands the rules of the league and why I would want to change the rules a certain way.
The league voted overwhelmingly to give PPR a try. It has been working well so far
Playing a WR is hardly a "desperation move" in a flex. All depends on who you have.Anyway, here are our top 20 from last year:Tomlinson, Ladainian SDC RB Manning, Peyton IND QB Jackson, Steven STL RB Johnson, Larry KCC RB Brees, Drew NOS QB Bulger, Marc STL QBPalmer, Carson CIN QB Westbrook, Brian PHI RB Gore, Frank SFO RB Vick, Michael ATL QB Harrison, Marvin IND WR Brady, Tom NEP QB Barber, Tiki FA RBKitna, Jon DET QB Parker, Willie PIT RB Rivers, Philip SDC QB Owens, Terrell DAL WR Wayne, Reggie IND WR Holt, Torry STL WR Driver, Donald GBP WRBasically the top/top receiving RBs inch up ahead of QBs, who don't dominate the list as much. The top WRs come into play largely in the 11-20s range, then it's a mix.PPR allows WRs to become a more legit play in flex positions instead of a desperation move.
Well, of course it matters who you have, but look at the numbers:In a standard Zealots league last year (2RBs, 3WRs, 1 flex, non-PPR), the #25 RB scored 155 pts, the #37 WR scored 112. The RB has a pretty hefty advantage there. Add PPR to the WRs & it becomes almost a dead-heat.Playing a WR is hardly a "desperation move" in a flex. All depends on who you have.PPR allows WRs to become a more legit play in flex positions instead of a desperation move.
Why?bicycle_seat_sniffer said:I think PPR is the only way to go
All I can tell you is that we have 1 RB/1WR and two flex. People have tried the 3 RB/1 WR strat thinking they had it made. The results have been VERY mixed ie "RB stud" people have not dominated like you'd expect.Uruk-Hai said:Well, of course it matters who you have, but look at the numbers:In a standard Zealots league last year (2RBs, 3WRs, 1 flex, non-PPR), the #25 RB scored 155 pts, the #37 WR scored 112. The RB has a pretty hefty advantage there. Add PPR to the WRs & it becomes almost a dead-heat.BigRed said:Playing a WR is hardly a "desperation move" in a flex. All depends on who you have.PPR allows WRs to become a more legit play in flex positions instead of a desperation move.
We use the CBS site, and it allows you to set this stat.Using PPR/PPRFD does tend to inflate the value of WR's somewhat, which is a good thing IMHO. Once upon a time, our first two rounds in our redraft league went something like 22 RB, 2 QB. Now there's a couple of WR's that sneak in there and occasionally the top TE as well. It creates a little more viability for a not-just-stud-RB type of team.My question would be though....can your league host handle this scoring format?
Since most people are looking to devalue RB vs the other positions, it doesn't make much sense to add points to them. If the top guys get more points added then the bottom, you make the RB over-valuing worse.If all players were awarded x points per reception and all players were awarded x/4 points per rush, what effect would this have on scoring? I am looking at stats/game from last year and looks like the average number of rushes and receptions for the top 20ish RBs is about 4 times the number of receptions for the top 20is WRs. Wouldn't this end up being a wash for RB and WR and end up devaluing QBs?
WR Rankings won't change much, but WR production compared to RBs is much closer. Top tier WRs in PPR will score 280 to 300 pts, which is where the top RBs score in PPR, with the exception of LT. We switched to PPR last year and liked it. Maybe an idea for the original poster is to give .5 pt per catch to answer the objections about the 1 yard reception. I know that when we switched last year, some in our league didn't get the idea that the top WRs will score as much high as top RBs and I was able to get the first WR off the board at pick 19 in a 10 team league. Our league likes the change and it does deflate the value of QBs relative to the other positons.We're doing for first time this year and that's the impression I'm getting FWIW. IMO this makes strong pass-catching RBs like LT, Jackson etc gold, knocks down a few RBs who especially blow at catching (Rudi the most obvious example), and devalues QBs just slightly. IMO it changes most WRs rankings very little since their # of catches fluctuates and between the top guys isn't dramatically different. (no, I don't think And Johnson is catching 100+ again this year)Personally I like it, it levels the playing field a little bit between RB's & WR's. The top tier WR's that usually go in the second half of round two move up to late first round, early second. Now, it also makes LT even more valuable than he already is in standard leagues, that's something to take into consideration. Bottom line is that it doesn't make a huge difference at any position. WR's are generally moved up some, some pass catching RB's distance themselves a little from the likes of J.Lewis & R.Johnson. QB's drop a little compared to the other positions. It's more of a scoring "tweek" than anything else, but there are subtle advantages that you can exploit.
No, the WRs are still not on par w/the top RBs (even excluding LT last year), but it does close the gap a little.PPR just does not make the huge diff you might think it would, generally.Reagan said:WR Rankings won't change much, but WR production compared to RBs is much closer. Top tier WRs in PPR will score 280 to 300 pts, which is where the top RBs score in PPR, with the exception of LT.
For the first year in our league history (16 teams) we are going 1PPR for WR and TE only. We start 2 Rb, 2 WR/TE, and added a flex RB/WR/TE. What about this setup?IMHOPR is an overfix of the situation.Its the pendulum overswinging.Much better to have .5 per reception for WR and TE only.
Its okay. As is no reception scoring. In my estimation it is still on overcorrection, based on my experiences.One concern that remains is the Rudi/Ward scenario presented above. You guys can always tweak it down the road.For the first year in our league history (16 teams) we are going 1PPR for WR and TE only. We start 2 Rb, 2 WR/TE, and added a flex RB/WR/TE. What about this setup?IMHO:
PPR is an overfix of the situation.
Its the pendulum overswinging.
Much better to have .5 per reception for WR and TE only.
It may overvalue the WR, but I think the FLEX spot will make the RBBC RB more valuable than a WR.Its okay. As is no reception scoring. In my estimation it is still on overcorrection, based on my experiences.One concern that remains is the Rudi/Ward scenario presented above. You guys can always tweak it down the road.For the first year in our league history (16 teams) we are going 1PPR for WR and TE only. We start 2 Rb, 2 WR/TE, and added a flex RB/WR/TE. What about this setup?IMHO:
PPR is an overfix of the situation.
Its the pendulum overswinging.
Much better to have .5 per reception for WR and TE only.
Agreed I hate PPR.The whole concept of "fair" and then skewing a scoring system to achieve that purpose seems counter-intuitive to me. I prefer all players to get the same awards for the same action/event.My opposition to PPR is that a reception is, by itself, a non-productive stat. Yards matter, TDs matter.... receptions are no more, or less, important than a RB carry or a pass completion. PPR artificially inflate fantasy production.
Adjusting lineup requirements will will affect relative value between positions. Start 2 RB and 4 WR to boost WR value, or 1 RB, 4 WR, and a flex.
If you do add ppr, do not make 1 reception = 10 yards. 5 receptions for 50 yards DOES NOT equal 100 yards rushing.
Many ppr leagues only give a point for WR and TE receptions. So this is what happens:
Rudi Johnson 1430+ yards, 12 TDs. Very solid. 215 fantasy points.
Hines Ward 1000 yards, 6 TDs, 74 rec. Pretty average. 210 fantasy points.
400 fewer yards, 6 fewer TDs, the same fantasy points. C'mon.And the example in bold sinks in the point. PPR is bogus, imo.
So close.....Try this article explaining 1 point for a 1st down reception.....I really like this idea. 1 pt per 1st down. My question would be though....can your league host handle this scoring format?My leagues went to a points per reception format for a while, but eventually several of the managers grew to dislike it due to the "unrealistic" reward for little 1 yard dump passes that don't actually benefit the team. We've since moved to a point per receiving first down - WR's still get a bump since about 2/3's of their receptions result in first downs, but it doesn't vastly inflate RB totals since they're closer to 1/3 receptions resulting in first downs. The only downside to this format is that very few projections include first downs (good for the sharks, bad for the guppies).
You won't get it, so why as why?People want WRs' value to be inflated. Who cares if it's artificial? It's fantasy football.Why?I think PPR is the only way to go
Easy guys.What people want more often than not is a consistent scoring system across all players, AND also some decent reflection of actual NFL performance.You won't get it, so why as why?People want WRs' value to be inflated. Who cares if it's artificial? It's fantasy football.Why?I think PPR is the only way to go
Bump due to release of the article and to point out a site that employs this scoring feature.We use the CBS site, and it allows you to set this stat.Using PPR/PPRFD does tend to inflate the value of WR's somewhat, which is a good thing IMHO. Once upon a time, our first two rounds in our redraft league went something like 22 RB, 2 QB. Now there's a couple of WR's that sneak in there and occasionally the top TE as well. It creates a little more viability for a not-just-stud-RB type of team.My question would be though....can your league host handle this scoring format?