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The EWB 2014 Fantasy Football Symposium


Maxx

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Hello friends,

In just a few weeks, we'll embark on the 10th season of the EWBFFL. It seems like just yesterday we were drafting Rich Gannon and Tampa Bay's defense in the first round of the inaugural draft. It was a time when Jerry Rice would get drafted in the second round and people still knew who Travis Henry was. Since then, we've experienced great expansion, growing from 10 teams to 12 teams and then spawning a whole other 12 team league. As we march into our second decade of existence, that expansion may not be done yet, and that leads me to the first issue to be tackled today.

EWBFFL International

Right now, it's only an idea, but I'd like to see if we actually have enough British/European/Aussie players to form their own separate league, making all the drafts run a wee bit smoother, hopefully Ideally I'd like to keep the two leagues we already have, and add this European one and have 3 leagues with at least 10 teams each. Thoughts?

Second, I'll tackle the issue of scoring once and for all here:

Yes, our scoring is strange, but it is reflective of the nature of NFL offenses. There are maybe 5 lead running backs left in the league, and under normal scoring rules, especially with 12 players in a league, it seriously unbalances things, as the league just doesn't operate offenses like that anymore. The player drafting first overall can wind up with Adrian Peterson, while the person drafting 12th won't even have a chance to grab a player of comparative value. Under our settings, QBs are highly valuable and there's a solid pool to pick from. WRs are also valuable and plentiful. It's why we've got the three RB/WR/TE flex spots on the roster, so you can tailor your roster however you want, and you won't ever get stuck drafting a sub par player just to fill a hole. Only manage to grab one good RB in the first few rounds of the draft? Don't worry about, pack your team with WRs and TEs.

That being said, I'm considering making QB TDs worth a point less than all the rest because they score so many of them. Any other scoring changes people are clamoring for? We've kept these pretty consistent for the last decade, everyone should be used to it.

Third, any new and less experienced players, Meacon will be holding a talk about the dangers of letting Fantasy Football take over your life later this afternoon, after our lunch buffet.

This topic serves as your sign up thread, please confirm you want to play again, and give an opinion on things. If you're new, we'll try to find a spot for you, but I promise nothing, those who have played before have first priority. We'll sort everyone into the leagues, remember there's no difference in being in the league I run or the league DYSI (hopefully) runs. But DMN, LL and Damshow are totes already in mine, original gangstas, EWBFFL 4 Life and all that.

On August 1st, the Draft Threads will be created!

EWBFF League X

Maxx

LL

Damshow
DMN
Midget
Srar

DYSI
Lowerdeck

Sorting Hat Queue

Heartbreak Kid
Head Cheese
Livid
Busch
Munky
Mick
Spanktooth

SDM
MTForbes


EWBFF International
Slogger
DavidMarrio
Berober
TCO
Dan

Dragsy
Pepsi
DFF
Plubby
Thrilla

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Is DYSI not going to be in this year? :crying:

I'll do it if no one else wants to, provided I have a clause in my contract that guarantees Berober is in my league. (I need my whipping boy)

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Considering I had the worst team name (supposedly) and one of the worst teams according to Yahoo (supposedly) I was happy finishing runner up. Count me in, if we can get enough people for an international one I'll play in that league.

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