DYNASTY LEAGUE RULES:
Schedule
13 Weeks. Assuming 12 teams, you play each team once, plus two random divisional foes for an additional matchup. If only 10 teams, you’d play each divisional opponent twice.
Playoffs
Weeks 14-16. Top 6 teams get in. Division winners receive a bye. Next 4 teams determined by overall record. First tie-breaker is H2H, followed by total points.
FOR PLAYOFFS ONLY: You will be able to designate 1 OT player. This player can be anyone from your bench. ESPN does not allow for this setting, so I will need to manually calculate the OT results, in event of a tie. The OT player’s points are only counted if a playoff game ends in a tie. If the OT players also tie, the tie-breaker will be awarded to the team with the higher (1 being highest) seed.
Starting Lineup
1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 2FLX (RB/WR/TE), 1K, 1DST. This is a keeper league, but the expectation is that we will set a competitive lineup every week. There is no benching of players allowed in order to "game the system" to acquire better draft picks. For the betterment of the league, I reserve the right to adjust a starting lineup for any team that is starting inactive, injured or bye week players. I will judge this on a case by case basis when needed. Please give me your trust to ensure that all of us can continue to enjoy this league.
Lineup Changes
Players lock individually at their scheduled game time.
Trading
The trade deadline will occur on Wednesday, November 13 at NOON, prior to week 11 of the regular season. The Wednesday NOON deadlline is the only option ESPN allows. Trade season will reopen on March 1 for the following season. The Commissioner is in charge of reviewing all trades. When the commish’s team is involved in a trade, the deputy commissioner will be in charge of reviewing the trade. My general plan is that I do not get involved in trades, i.e. do not intend to veto trades. Everyone has a different idea with regard to trade/pick value, and quite frankly, it’s not my place to stop stupid. That’s part of the game. However, trades will be looked upon as not only what’s best for each team involved, but also what’s best for the league as a whole. Full-fledged roster dumping or grossly uneven trades will be reviewed and reversed.
Trade Protests
I (or the deputy commish) am responsible for the review of all trades. However, if there is a trade that you feel is grossly unfair, please email me ASAP with an explanation. I will consider your argument, and will make a final verdict. As I stated before, I tend to be very liberal with trades, and err on the side of the deal. In 11 years in my home league, I’ve only ever vetoed 2 trades, and 1 of those was simply saving an inexperienced owner from himself. I’m expecting that there will be no issues with regard to trading.
Startup Draft
The initial draft will be 20 rounds, and the draft will be serpentine (Rd 1: 1-12, Rd2: 12-1, etc). The draft order will be determined randomly by espn once the league locks 1hour prior to the draft.
Rookie/Free Agent Draft
In each subsequent year following year 1, we will hold a 6 round Rookie/Free Agent Draft. Pick 1 will be given the 1st pick in each of the 6 rounds. Pick 2 will receive the 2 in each round etc. The first 6 picks of every round will be awarded to non-playoff teams in inverse order of finish from the season before (weeks 1-13). Picks 7-12 of each round will be determined by order of worst finish in the playoffs, with picks 7 & 8 going to the first round losers, using their inverse regular season record. The champion will pick last, and the championship runner up will pick next to last. Trading of draft picks can only involve the current year and following year rookie picks only. Both Rookies and all NFL Free Agents are eligible for this draft.
In-Season Roster Size
20 active players (11 starters) with 3 available IR spots. The IR designation will only be used for players that have been placed on the IR by their NFL team.
1st Roster Cut-Down Date
Rosters must reach a maximum of 20 no later than May 1, which is a week before the NFL Draft. The Rookie/Free Agent Draft Date is TBD, but will occur at an agreed upon date shortly after the NFL draft has concluded. Rosters after the Dynasty Rookie/FA Draft has begun may exceed with no limit up until the 2nd Roster Cutdown Date.
2nd Roster Cut-Down Date
Rosters must reach 20 no later than a week before the first processed weekly waiver wire. (which will be held prior to Week 1 of the NFL pre-season). *It is your responsibility to follow the cut-down dates. I will do my best to send a reminder via email, and on the league message board.
I.R. Roster Spots
Each season, any players on an injured reserve spot must be taken off of IR prior to the 1st Roster Cutdown Date (above). After the rookie/free agent draft, the roster size can exceed 20 (due to trading) until the 2nd Roster Cutdown Date.
Off Season Roster Size
Your off season roster can fall below, but must not exceed 20 players. As stated above, following the draft, roster sizes may exceed 20, with no limit, until the 2nd roster cut-down date prior to the start of the pre-season. Once the Rookie/Free Agent draft has concluded, all remaining players will be considered free agents, and will be eligible for pick up.
Free Agent Acquisition and Blind Bidding
The free agent system will be a conditional "blind bidding" process every Wednesday and Saturday Week 2 through week 16 of the NFL season. Each team will start with 1,000 free agent "dollars" for the season, and will be permitted to bid for free agents on a weekly basis. Bid bucks do NOT carry-over from year to year and cannot exceed 1,000. (no trading of bid bucks) Once they're gone they will not be replenished until the following season. Team owners may acquire free agents via the waiver wire bidding process or rookie draft only. Minimum bid $1 - Maximum bid $1,000. No team will be informed of any other team's free agent bids until after the winning bids have been awarded. The team with the highest valid bid on any given player will be awarded that player. The amount of the winning bid will be deducted from the winning team's free agent dollars. For each winning bid, the winning team must drop a player to make roster room for the free agent acquisition. If a team's free agent dollars go to zero, that team will no longer be allowed to bid for the rest of the season. No bid will be accepted that is larger than a team's free agent dollars. All bids must be in increments of dollars (no cents). Please note: Blind bidding is not the same as auction bidding. The winning player will be awarded for the highest value bid.
First Waiver Period
1 week prior to Week 1 of the NFL Preseason – Note: in the Preseason, waivers will be processed only one (1) time per week, every Wednesday at 8 PM. Pre-season waivers will be processed a total of five (5) times. Bidding will then continue Week 2 with the normally scheduled two (2) waiver periods weekly on Wednesday night 8PM EST and Friday night 8PM EST. (COMMISH NOTE: This is my goal for how waivers will run during the pre-season. I will not know if this will work on the site until we try it next season)
Final Waiver Period
The final waiver period for each season will occur prior to week 16 (Championship week).
Tied Bids
In the event of a tied bid, the player will be awarded based on the following criteria.
1. Worst Record
2. Worst Total Points
3. Worst Intra-Divisional Record
4. Worst Total Points Against
Common Sense/Spirit of the League
This is the first time we’ve put a league like this together. I’m sure there are some rules that have been missed. Instead of searching for a loophole, please use common sense. For any prospective rule changes, such as scoring, rosters, etc, I will always poll the members of the league. However, if there’s a need for a rule clarification, I reserve the right to act in the best interests of our league.
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