Fantasy Beats Reality

Rules

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Article I: Object
This will attempt to describe the league and list the league rules for Fantasy Beats Reality.
Article II: Teams and Rosters
Section 2.01 Teams

There will be 12 teams/owners. No more, no less.

Section 2.02 Rosters

Each team will include 17 roster spots (QB-1, RB-2, WR-3, RB/WR-1, TE-1, K-1, D/ST-1, Bench-7). In the first year, players will be selected from the draft. There will be 0 Injured Reserve spots. In subsequent years, three players will be kept (including at least one rookie), and the remaining players will be selected from the draft. Only active roster players can be selected.
Article III: Fees
Section 3.01

There are no fees to play in this league.
Article IV: Process
Section 4.01: Draft Order

Teams will be assigned a number 1-12 based on ESPN’s listing for 2007’s football league table. During the first keeper year, draft order will be selected by a number randomizer. Three sets of numbers 1-12 will be randomized using www.randomizer.org. The first set will be used for divisions (first six numbers for NFC, second six numbers for AFC). The second set of numbers will be to mix up the random team order and applied to the third set of numbers (the draft order).

Subsequent seasons will have the draft order determined by their place in the previous season. The last six teams at the end of the season will be awarded the first through sixth picks in the draft. The remaining six teams will be seeded based upon the results of the Championship playoff round. The team that wins is seeded 12th, the runner up 11th, and so on.

Section 4.02: Draft Flow

The draft will be a “snake” draft; starting from the first pick through the twelfth for the first round; followed by the twelfth pick through the first for the second; then repeating 1-12, 12-1 until seventeen rounds have been completed.
Article V: Standings and Scoring
Section 4.03: Standings

Head-to-Head Fantasy Points league: Each team will play another team in a head-to-head format. Teams will accumulate points for statistics (see Section 5.02). Ties will be left as ties for the regular season standings.

Section 4.04: Scoring

Passing

TD Pass = 6 pts

2-pt Passing Conversion = 2 pts

Every 25 passing yards = 1 pt

Interceptions thrown = -2 pts

Rushing

TD Rush = 6 pts
(ii) 2-pt Rushing Conversion = 2 pts (iii) Every 10 rushing yards = 1 pt

Receiving

TD Reception = 6 pts

2-pt Receiving Conversion = 2 pts

Every 10 receiving yards = 1 pt

Each Reception = 1 pt

Kicking

FG Made (50+ yds) = 5 pts

FG Made (40-49 yds) = 4 pts

FG Made (0-39 yds) = 3 pts

Total FG missed = -1 pt

Each PAT made = 1 pt

Each PAT missed = -1 pt

Team Defense / Special Teams

0 points allowed = 10 pts

2-6 points allowed = 7 pts

7-13 points allowed = 4 pts

14-17 points allowed = 1 pt

18-21 points allowed = 0 pts

22-27 points allowed = -1 pt

28-34 points allowed = -4 pts

35-45 points allowed = -7 pts

46+ points allowed = -10 pts

Blocked punt or FG returned for a TD = 8 pts

Each interception = 2 pts

Each fumble recovered = 2 pts

Blocked punt, FG, or PAT = 2 pts

Each Safety = 2 pts

Each sack = 1 pt

Kickoff return TD = 8 pts

Punt return TD = 8 pts

Interception return TD = 8 pts

Fumble return TD = 8 pts

Miscellaneous (Individual player)

Fumble recovered for TD = 6 pts

Each fumble lost = -2 pts

Kickoff return TD = 8 pts

Punt return TD = 8 pts

Every 10 kickoff return yards = 1 pt

Every 10 punt return yards = 1 pt
Article VI: League Rules
Section 6.01: Lineup Changes

Slots lock individually at scheduled gametime

Section 6.02: Undroppable Players List
Undroppable players will be followed by ESPN’s Undroppable Players List

Section 6.03: Trades
Limits
No trading limits

Deadline
Deadline for trades will be Noon, the day before the first game of the 12th week of play. (12th week based on ESPN rules)

Review Period
48 hour trade review period during the season

96 hour trade review period during the offseason (see Section 6.03 (g))

Vetoes
4 votes required to veto a trade

Free Agent/Waiver Acquisition
No limits in number of transactions

Waivers
Two day waiver period

Waiver priority drops to last after a claim, order resets only immediately following a draft

Offseason Trades Procedure
One of two members of an accepted trade will post on the message regarding the details of the trade.

The second member posts saying that they agree to the trade. (quality assurance)

A poll will be created with an option to “allow” and to “veto” the trade.

An email will be sent out to the league making managers aware of the accepted trade.

A 96-hour trade review period will be observed from the time Sections 6.03 (g (i-iv)) are completed.

The trade will be forced through by the League Manager.
Article VII: Keeper Selections
Section 7.01: Keepers Per Team

Three keepers can be selected per team. One slot is reserved for a rookie.

A rookie is a player which has been contracted during a season, regardless of playing. (as opposed to baseball’s definition) The definition will default to NFL.com’s player profiles.

A team does not need to select three keepers. In essence, they will retain all draft round picks.

If a team misses the Keeper Selection Lock Date (see Section 7.02 (a)), they will lose the rights to keep any players for that season and will retain all draft round picks.

Section 7.02: Lock Date

The keeper selection lock date will be determined annually, but will be after training camps have opened and before the draft.

Section 7.03: Keeper Draft Issues

The cost of a keeper will be losing the draft round selection in the current year’s draft for the round they were chosen in the previous year’s draft.

John Gridiron is selected in the 15th round in the 2007 draft and is kept the following season. In the 2008 draft, the team that selected to keep Gridiron will lose their 15th round pick. If kept again, will lose their 15th round pick in the 2009 draft.

If the player to be kept has been traded, the same rules apply.

If the player to be kept has been picked up from the Free Agent list/Waiver wire, the team will lose their last round (17th) selection in the current year’s draft and any subsequent drafts that the player will be kept.

In the event that someone trades and has two keeper players that were taken in the same round, they will lose the round that the players were taken and the following round. In a later date, if they trade one of those players, the player will still be worth their original drafting round position.

In the event that someone keeps two players who were pickups (FA/WW), they will lose their last two rounds of the draft.

If an uneven trade is made involving the number of keepers and number of draft picks (e.g. two keeper players for one draft selection), the team receiving fewer picks will continue selecting players following the last scheduled pick in the draft (18th round selections).

Section 7.04: Contracts

Players will be contracted for three years (i.e. may be kept for a total of three times). Once a player reaches their limit, they will be forced to be thrown back to the draft pool. This still applies if a player is traded.

Section 7.05: Draft Date

The date of the draft will be selected annually.

Section 7.06: Draft Type

Due to the way ESPN runs their drafts in Keeper Leagues, a live draft will have to be done yearly. The methods used (live – in person, live – online, or other) may change yearly, depending on situations.
Article VIII: Schedule and Playoffs
Section 8.01: Schedule

13 regular season weeks

No home field advantage

Section 8.02: Playoffs

Playoff seeding tie breaker is Total Points For (total number of points a team has accrued during the season). Any other tie-breakers are based on ESPN fantasy rules.

The Playoffs consists three playoff rounds for the Championship Bracket and three playoff rounds for the Consolation Ladder.

Six teams will make the Championship Bracket based on End of Season Standings.

The team with the best record in the NFC and AFC will receive first-round byes in the Playoffs.
Article IX: Amendments
Section 9.01: Approval

All amendments proposed by league members must be approved by a majority of teams during the offseason, prior to the Keeper Lock Date (see Section 7.02 (a)).

All amendments proposed during the season will be reviewed at the end of the current season and not be made applicable to the current season.