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I. Teams
- There will be 10 teams with 2 divisions.
- Each team shall have an official name, stated on draft day.
- Each team shall designate an official "charity" for whom they will play. The charity must be accepted and recognized by the other owners, and be a functional not-for-profit organization that
performs charitable, supportive or philanthropic deeds.
- Each team shall provide at or before the draft the telephone number (work and home) of each Owner.
II. Fees
1. The fee schedules to enter into the LCFFL shall be as follows:
- Solo Owner $30
- Dual Owners $40 ($20 each)
- Tri-owners $45 ($15 each)
2. The Commissioner does not pay.
3. There is a minimum of $270 available for disbursement as follows:
- The Superbowl champ's charity will receive a minimum of $100.
- The charity designated by each division winner will receive an amount at least equivalent to their entry fee.
- Prizes and trophies will be purchased at a total cost not to exceed $80.
- The charity designated by league's highest scoring team (if not a division champion or the LCFFL champion) will receive an amount equivalent to their entry fee.
- Additional monies will be distributed among those charities described in Article II.3.A-B.
III. Schedule
- The league will be operated and scored utilizing traditional head-to-head competition up to and including week 13 of the NFL season.
- Each team will play the members of his/her own division twice and all opposite division foes once.
- Playoffs will occur in week 14-15 with the top three teams from each division making the playoffs. The division champs will each receive a bye in week 14.
- The championship game will be played in week 16.
- The four team not making the playoffs will compete for the "Toilet Bowl" trophy in weeks 15 and 16.
- The schedule shall be made up by the Commissioner prior to the draft using "Team1"-"Team10" and then applied as per the draft order (odd # positions in one division, etc.).
IV. Player Draft
- The draft will take place on the final Sunday before the NFL regular season opens, or on a date as agreed upon by the Owners.
- The draft will take place at the home of the Commissioner or at another site agreed upon by the Owners.
- Each team must have an Owner or duly appointed representative present at the draft.
- Owners will build their teams through a non-traditional serpentine draft. The draft order will be randomly determined for each odd-numbered round, with the even-numbered rounds being the reverse order of the
preceding round.
- The following time limits shall apply for each round of the draft:
Round 1-6 2 minutes
Round 7-18 3 minutes
- Failure to select within the confines of these time limits will result in a "pass" until the end of the paired draft rounds (the even-numbered round).
- A 15-minute break shall follow the completion of round 6 and round 12 to allow trading and refreshment.
- Trading of players and draft picks may begin once the draft positions are set.
- Once a draft selection has been stated to the Commissioner, it cannot be rescinded without the consent of a majority of Owners present.
- Each team must draft enough players at each position to field a minimum starting lineup (see Article VI.1). All remaining roster slots may be any of the pool of eligible players.
V. Rosters
- The maximum roster is 18 players.
- The Commissioner shall have the final say on all roster and position eligibility questions once he has solicited input from the owners present at the draft.
- Players that are officially listed at multiple positions by their NFL team may be drafted at either position, but must remain at that one position throughout the LCFFL season (Exception: known multiple position
players may be assigned a single position prior to the draft -- see Article V.2)
- The team defense is considered as a single player.
- Injured Reserve:
A. There shall be a maximum of one player per team on injured reserve, in addition to the 18 allowed roster spots.
B. For a player to be placed on injured reserve, the Owner must provide upon demand some official documentation of the player being ineligible to or unable to play in his NFL game that week.
C. "Official documentation" may be any recognized, accepted and/or verifiable newsource in either print or wire form. Televised or radio reports are considered insufficient and inadequate.
D. If a player on LCFFL injured reserve plays in his NFL game, then he is immediately reactivated to his LCFFL squad and the player with whom he was replaced is returned to the free agent pool.
E. A team defense cannot be placed on IR.
- Roster changes, or "Drop/add"
A. Roster changes may be done once per week, up to a maximum of four per team per week.
B. Drop/add requests must be submitted to the Commissioner, preferably via e-mail, no later than 5 p.m. Thursday weekly. On weeks in which there is a Thursday game, the submission
deadline shall be Wednesday at 5 p.m.
C. Drop requests should include a prioritized ranking of no more than three players to add. In the event that no listed players are available, then the original player is kept.
D. In the event that two or more teams request to add the same player, the priority shall be given as follows:
i. Team replacing an injured player*
ii. Worse record
iii. Least starting total points scored
iv. Most starting total points allowed
v. Lower first round draft position
(*see Article VI.6.E-G for details)
E. Injury priority players must be replaced by a player of the same position; non-injured players have no such restrictions.
F. An owner replacing an injured player may place him on IR or waive the player.
G. To claim injured player priority, proof of injured status must be provided (see Article VI.5.B-D).
H. Every team's first drop/add request of the week will be considered before any team's second requested drop/add maneuver, and so on.
I. Players dropped/waived before the deadline are returned to the free agent pool and may be selected by any Owner in subsequent weeks.
7. Trades:
A. Each team will be allowed unlimited interteam trades over the course of the season.
B. A player may not be traded back to his originating team for a minimum of five weeks.
C. Draft picks (for the current season) and/or players may be traded.
D. "Future considerations" or cash may not be traded.
E. Resulting rosters must not exceed 18 players (plus IR).
F. Trades must be “fair”; any trade deemed to be suspicious may be vetoed by the Commissioner.
G. A trade is not done until both parties notify the Commissioner of the details to verify the deal.
H. Trades must be reported and verified by the weekly drop/add deadline for the trade to be validated.
8. Roster additions deadline:
A. No non-injury elective roster alterations may be made after the Wednesday preceding the 13th week of games.
B. No trading between teams after the Thursday preceding the 10th week of games.
C. Injured players being replaced must be dropped from the roster (no IR assignments) after week 13. These players may not be reclaimed by any Owner for the remainder of the LCFFL season.
VI. Starting Lineups
- 1. Starting Lineups will consist of the following:
1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1TE, 1 K and 1 D/ST
- The deadline for submitting starting lineups shall be 5 p.m. local time on Friday. In the case of a Thursday game, the lineups shall be due at 12 noon on Thursday
- Default starting lineup: in the instance that the Owner fails to make a timely submission of the lineup, the prior week's lineup shall be used. In the instance that there is no prior week (week 1), the first
lineup drafted (e.g., first QB, first and second RB's, etc.) shall be submitted by the Commissioner.
- If an Owner trades or waives a player in the default lineup, no points scored by that player (or the new player with which he was replaced on the roster) shall count.
VII. Bye Weeks
- Due to the phenomenon of NFL bye weeks, a certain portion of an Owner's players may be idle.
- A lineup replacement for a player on a bye must be selected from the available roster. No “carryover scoring” will be allowed.
- In the event a player on a bye is started, either by accident or by default, that player shall receive a zero total for the week.
- A player on a bye may be waived.
- A player on a bye may not be placed on IR or waived with injured priority, unless documentation is provided that the duration of injury will include at least one NFL game after the bye week.
VIII. Scoring
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Points: Official scoring is as indicated
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Touchdown
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passing = 3 points
rushing = 6 points
receiving = 6 points
return = 6 points
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Field goal
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0-39 yards = 3 points
40-49 yards = 5 points
50-59 yards = 7 points
60+ yards = 10 points
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Extra point
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= 1 point
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Conversion
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= 2 points
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Safety
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= 2 points
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Performance
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rushing = 1 per 10 yards
receiving = 1 per 10 yards
passing = 1 per 20 yards
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Defense
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sacks = 1 point
TO caused = 1 point
14 or less = 3 points
10 or less = 7 points
shutout = 10 points
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Official scoring
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The Fantasy League Manager weekly stats package will be used to settle any scoring disputes, and will be considered official and final.
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Weekly scores
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The Fantasy League Manager software will be used to tabulate weekly scores. They will distributed by the Commissioner on Tuesday mornings.
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IX. TieBreakers
- Regular season game:
A. Highest bench points.
B. "Bench points" is defined as the best QB-RB-WR (one of each) combination not in the starting lineup.
C. The game is a tie if the bench points are equal.
- Post season games:
A. Highest total bench points (see Article IX.1.B).
B. Starting defense least NFL points allowed
C. Starting QB passing yards
D. Season total starting points scored
E. Season overall record
F. Coin flip
- Season standings:
A. Overall record
B. Head-to-head record
C. Season total starting points scored
D. Division record
E. Season most starting points against
F. Coin flip
- Bench players: If a bench player is on a bye week, then his "carryover score" may not be utilized in order to attempt to break a tie; he has scored zero for the week.
X. League Governance
- League stability serves to enhance the integrity and the enjoyment level of the pasttime. The league will be governed by the following framework:
A. Commissioner: The goal is to have a very strong yet fair Commissioner. The Commissioner is sworn to act at all times in the "best interests of the LCFFL" and is
vested with the following powers and obligations:
- Interpret the Constitution as he sees just and fit.
- Maintain the integrity of the league and its Owners by enforcing Article XI, "Expected Owner Conduct".
- Settle all disputes between Owners.
- Settle position/eligibility questions.
- Preside over draft and settle draft disputes.
- Distribute free agents through the weekly drop/add.
- Approve all trades and transactions.
- Provide timely weekly scoring results.
- Collect and monitor all funds affiliated with the league.
- Provide prizes and charitable disbursements.
B. Committee of the Whole: The league Owners will function as the Committee of the Whole which is made up of all league members, each with an equal vote (one per team).
The Committee of the Whole reserves the right to veto ANY decision made by the Commissioner with a 2/3 (i.e., six) majority vote. Each member of the Committee as the
Whole will be charged with the responsibility of acting in the best interests of the league.
XI. Expected Owner Conduct
Owners will be expected to conduct themselves in a manner that will not disparage the
league nor its Owners in any way, shape, or form. Bragging is always a part of the personality and charm of the LCFFL, and is to be expected; personal attacks, taunting, and inflammatory
or socially unacceptable behavior or language will not be tolerated, however. The Commissioner along with the offended party will have total authority in drawing the line
between “good-spirited fun” and a taunt. This will be strictly enforced.
XII. Bottom Line
The LCFFL was founded on the ideal of conducting our game of Fantasy Football at a
friendly, yet competitive, level. Every Owner is a vital part of this process and each of us are very essential to the success of the league. While we all partake of this hobby because it is
enjoyable, recall that the real merits of this league are the charitable donations we make each year. Remember folks, this is supposed to be FUN! May the gods of fantasy football smile
down on us all, and may the bounces go the way of those that truly deserve them!
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