Over the last few weeks, Sarge has listed several ways for you to improve your fantasy league. The best part of improving your fantasy league is the fact that there are no exact rules or ways to go about it. You and the other members of your league can make any and all changes that you want. With that said, here is the final suggestion to improve your fantasy league.
Picking Winners Each Week
Fantasy Football is usually about the players. However, there is another phase of football that can add to your league - THE GAMES. That's right, they play games in the NFL every week. There are winners and losers. Picking winners of each game is a great way to add competition to your fantasy league.
If you use a website to host your league, which you should, some will have a menu for each league member to pick NFL games each week. If you really want to add to the difficulty, you can find a way to use point spreads. In our league, points awarded for picking winners of games is compatible with the points awarded for players performance. We also have bonus games. We have found that the games that are split evenly in picks are the ones that should be valued more. Picks are not revealed on our website until kickoff of that particular game. With 10 members in the league, any game that is divided in picks by 5-5 or 4-6 is considered a bonus games and worth twice the points of games that are divided 0-10, 1-9, 2-8, or 3-7. If someone fails to pick a game, that is an automatic LOSER. Lack of effort is not rewarded here.
Fantasy Football can be about more than just the players. The more in depth, the more competitive and enjoyable. Sure anyone can realize that Chris Johnson should have a monster game against a weak defense but it takes a little more knowledge to determine who will win between the Colts and Patriots. It can get really entertaining when you need a player to do well but the opposing team to win because you have points riding on them winning.
Fantasy Football is great but you can make it better. BRAINSTORM! Stretch the limits to make your league unique and better than any other.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Making Your Fantasy League Better - Part 6
Now that we have improved on the basics of most fantasy leagues, let's get creative. Fantasy football is about players and statistics, however, we have added another element to our league. Your ability to predict the success of players and teams.
Add Preseason Picks of How The NFL Will Turnout
In our league, each participant is given a sheet to fill out at the beginning of the season. On this sheet, you must predict where each team will finish in each division. You must also predict who will be the wild card teams and the exact seedings of each conference in the playoffs. We award points for each correct pick as the season progresses. These picking points are added with the players points your team accumulates. So, not only do you have to study which players will have great seasons, you must also know which teams will do well.
We have a full sheet of predictions you must make including NFL MVP, First coach to be fired, offensive and defensive rookie of the year, Defensive MVP, Coach of the Year, team with the worst record, team with the best record, last team to lose starting the season, and last team to win starting the season. All of this adds to the fun of the NFL season. Much more for you to watch and pull for based on your predictions.
We also predict the Conference Championship games, Super Bowl, and Super Bowl MVP. We award huge points for these so that people who's players have been injured or not performed well still have an opportunity to win the league.
Because our predictions go all the way through the Super Bowl, we keep our players through the Super Bowl. This adds to the strategy of which players you want when the deadline for transactions takes place. That deadline in our league is week 12. So many people tell me how their league is over in week 17, BUMMER DUDE! Our league is just heating up.
Several times our league has been won in the Super Bowl, which made for an AWESOME ending. In 2001, when the Patriots beat the Rams in Super Bowl 36 on Vinatieri's kick, that kick decided our league champion. In 2004, when the Patriots beat the Eagles in the Super Bowl 39, our league was decided at the end of the game on whether Tom Brady was the Super Bowl MVP or not. Your league ends in week 17, MY LEAGUE IS DETERMINED IN THE SUPER BOWL. Not even close which is better.
Make preseason predictions a part of your points and carry your players all the way through the Super Bowl. You will be glad you did. AND YOU WON'T GO BACK.
Add Preseason Picks of How The NFL Will Turnout
In our league, each participant is given a sheet to fill out at the beginning of the season. On this sheet, you must predict where each team will finish in each division. You must also predict who will be the wild card teams and the exact seedings of each conference in the playoffs. We award points for each correct pick as the season progresses. These picking points are added with the players points your team accumulates. So, not only do you have to study which players will have great seasons, you must also know which teams will do well.
We have a full sheet of predictions you must make including NFL MVP, First coach to be fired, offensive and defensive rookie of the year, Defensive MVP, Coach of the Year, team with the worst record, team with the best record, last team to lose starting the season, and last team to win starting the season. All of this adds to the fun of the NFL season. Much more for you to watch and pull for based on your predictions.
We also predict the Conference Championship games, Super Bowl, and Super Bowl MVP. We award huge points for these so that people who's players have been injured or not performed well still have an opportunity to win the league.
Because our predictions go all the way through the Super Bowl, we keep our players through the Super Bowl. This adds to the strategy of which players you want when the deadline for transactions takes place. That deadline in our league is week 12. So many people tell me how their league is over in week 17, BUMMER DUDE! Our league is just heating up.
Several times our league has been won in the Super Bowl, which made for an AWESOME ending. In 2001, when the Patriots beat the Rams in Super Bowl 36 on Vinatieri's kick, that kick decided our league champion. In 2004, when the Patriots beat the Eagles in the Super Bowl 39, our league was decided at the end of the game on whether Tom Brady was the Super Bowl MVP or not. Your league ends in week 17, MY LEAGUE IS DETERMINED IN THE SUPER BOWL. Not even close which is better.
Make preseason predictions a part of your points and carry your players all the way through the Super Bowl. You will be glad you did. AND YOU WON'T GO BACK.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Making Your Fantasy League Better - Part 5
Points, Points, Points, and more Points
Traditional fantasy football has very few points. It is time for you to enjoy the fun of having it rain points during a fantasy football game. Brainstorm with other members of your league for ideas about how your players can score points for you.
Most leagues award points for touchdowns scored. Well, it is time to modify that rule. Award more points for a longer touchdown. Why should a 1 yard TD run be equal to a 80 yard TD run? This can slightly alter the value of some players as they are "home run hitters" that can score from anywhere on the field. It provides more entertainment to the game. When your players score, the first question you ask is, "how far was it?"
Award points for yardage gained while rushing, receiving, or passing. Have negative points for turnovers. This alters the strategy for QB's who throw a lot of int's and RB's who fumble a lot. Award points for individual defensive players. Sacks, tackles, interceptions, fumble recoveries, and defensive touchdowns are some of the categories for scoring.
Make sure you are using team defenses. Again, be very creative with the scoring. In our league, we draft 3 team defenses and start 2 of them each week. Award points for sacks, turnovers, defensive and special teams touchdowns. Award big points for the rare accomplishments in a game, such as a team defense getting a safety. I have found that awarding BIG points for a team defense getting a shutout can be greatly entertaining. It is so rare to see a shutout in the NFL. Plus, as the game progresses the shutout takes on the feel of a no hitter in baseball. You are holding your breath with every play.
One other category that we do not use but I feel could be fun is drafting head coaches as a part of your team. Each player draft 1 or 2 head coaches and award points for wins and take away points for losses. If you set the values correctly, coaches wins and losses would weigh very heavy each week.
The great part of all this is that there are no boundaries or etched in stone rules. Again, the participants of your fantasy league should mold and shape your league to what is most entertaining for those same participants. A point for every TD is long out dated. Give me points, more and more points, falling like coins from a slot machine.
Traditional fantasy football has very few points. It is time for you to enjoy the fun of having it rain points during a fantasy football game. Brainstorm with other members of your league for ideas about how your players can score points for you.
Most leagues award points for touchdowns scored. Well, it is time to modify that rule. Award more points for a longer touchdown. Why should a 1 yard TD run be equal to a 80 yard TD run? This can slightly alter the value of some players as they are "home run hitters" that can score from anywhere on the field. It provides more entertainment to the game. When your players score, the first question you ask is, "how far was it?"
Award points for yardage gained while rushing, receiving, or passing. Have negative points for turnovers. This alters the strategy for QB's who throw a lot of int's and RB's who fumble a lot. Award points for individual defensive players. Sacks, tackles, interceptions, fumble recoveries, and defensive touchdowns are some of the categories for scoring.
Make sure you are using team defenses. Again, be very creative with the scoring. In our league, we draft 3 team defenses and start 2 of them each week. Award points for sacks, turnovers, defensive and special teams touchdowns. Award big points for the rare accomplishments in a game, such as a team defense getting a safety. I have found that awarding BIG points for a team defense getting a shutout can be greatly entertaining. It is so rare to see a shutout in the NFL. Plus, as the game progresses the shutout takes on the feel of a no hitter in baseball. You are holding your breath with every play.
One other category that we do not use but I feel could be fun is drafting head coaches as a part of your team. Each player draft 1 or 2 head coaches and award points for wins and take away points for losses. If you set the values correctly, coaches wins and losses would weigh very heavy each week.
The great part of all this is that there are no boundaries or etched in stone rules. Again, the participants of your fantasy league should mold and shape your league to what is most entertaining for those same participants. A point for every TD is long out dated. Give me points, more and more points, falling like coins from a slot machine.
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