Rules
League Type
Scoring Only
Head to Head and Total Points
The Draft
Draft Method: Serpentine (1-10, 10-1)
Rounds: 24
Each franchise is required to draft
2 defensive units and 2 special team units.
Draft order is determined by random draw in the
reverse order of the previous year’s standings.
The Draft order will be drawn in the presence of the
commissioner with no less than 50% of the league present, 3 weeks prior to draft day.
Each franchise is allotted 2 minutes to make their
selection through the first 8 rounds. For rounds 9 through 24 each team is
allotted 1 minute to make their selection. If a franchise does not make their
selection within the given time they will have 15 seconds immediately following
the next pick to make their selection.
Franchise Rosters
20 Position Players
2 Defensive Units
2 Special Team Units
Every franchise is required to have 2 defenses, 2
special teams, on their roster at all times.
Starting Lineup
1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 DE, 1 SP
Lineups must be turned in to the commissioner,
or another team owner by
Each franchise MUST be able to FILL THEIR STARTING
LINEUP with eligible players EVERY WEEK. If a franchise fails to have an
eligible player for every spot in his starting lineup he will be fined 50
points and a transaction.
An ineligible player is a player on IR or on a bye
week.
Transactions
No transactions are allowed beginning the day
after the draft until the Monday before the first game, with the exception of
any franchise that has lost a drafted player due to being cut or placed on
injured reserve. Normal transaction
rules apply for this circumstance except it does not count as one of your
allotted transactions. This transaction must be made before the first game of
the season. If a cut player is picked up by any team before he is replaced a transaction
can’t be made.
Beginning the Monday before the first game of
the season each franchise is allotted 8 transactions through week 13. NO
TRANSACTIONS are allowed after the start of Sundays
games week 13 with the exception of the “EMERGENCY RULE”.
All transactions made between 8 am CST Monday and 10 PM CST Wednesday are subject to “clearing waivers” (conditional claims also accepted) From 8 a.m. CST Thursday morning until 11:59 a.m. CST Sunday all players are taken on a first come first serve basis. Any player dropped from a roster may not picked up until the following week.
EMERGENCY RULE
If, after week 13, a franchise does not have enough
eligible players to fill their staring lineup, and have not used their allotted
8 transactions, they will be permitted to make 1 free agent pick-up. Each
franchise is only permitted 1 emergency move per season.
An “ELIGIBLE PLAYER” is a player on any NFL roster,
not on injured reserve, and not on a bye week.
“Clearing Waivers”
If 2 or more teams claim the same free agent between
Monday and Wednesday, there will be a coin toss (by the commissioner in the
presence of another league member - when possible all the teams that have made
the same claim) to determine which franchise is awarded the free agent.
Conditional Claim
A franchise may make a claim on a second player,
assuming he does not get his first pick.
For instance, lets say Marvin Harrison and Randy Moss are
both available. A franchise can claim Randy Moss and on the condition that franchise
does not get Randy, claim Marvin also. If the franchise gets it’s
first choice it then loses any claims on their second choice.
Rules Committee
The rules committee is made up of 3 franchise owners and an alternate. The commissioner is not eligible for the committee. On draft day each team will vote for 4 people. The top 3 vote getters will be the rules committee, the fourth will serve as an alternate in case a dispute involves someone on the rules committee. The function of the rules committee is to handle any and all issues that arise when a team feels it is not being treated fairly, or disputes a decision, made by the commissioner. A franchise owner must submit his dispute in writing to the commissioner and the rules committee. The dispute will be forwarded to all franchise owners by the commissioner. A 2-1 vote by the rules committee will overrule the commissioner.
During the month of June, there will be a rules meeting to clarify existing rules and discuss future changes. Any changes will be voted upon on draft day before the draft, however if the rule change was NOT discussed and clarified at the rules meeting it will not be considered. Also, a franchise owner may not protest a rule if they did not attend the rules meeting.
Entry Fee
$53
Commissioner’s entry is free
Entry Fee Due by WEEK 10
Prize Fund
Total Points
Super Bowl
$80
High Week
$80
$22 for the FFLM Stats - NFL.com will be used
as back up.