Hello, gentlemen. Yesterday I had an idea, an idea that I was so pleased with that right away I made several overly excited phone calls and did some serious scheming.
That idea? A Defensive Players-Only Fantasy League! Yahoo just added functions that let you not only have individual defensive players, but also play guys by specific position.
So in this league, you start 11 players, just like in a real game. Two any-position defensive guys, three linebackers, a defensive tackle (they're not much for racking up stats), two DE's, a Safety, and two corners. Points are awarded in all defensive statistical categories including passes defensed (1 pt), tackle assists (.2 of a pt), etc. I've been monkeying with the various values on and off all day to find a good mix. It's almost impossible to set a point value that doesn't have linebackers cramming the first couple of rounds, and defensive linemen are undervalued no matter what you do, but by making INTs worth more than Forced Fumbles and Fumbles Recovered, I got a nice mix...
Last year's top scorers:
1) Antoine Winfield 151.8 points
2) OJ Atogwe 151.6
3) DeMarcus Ware 151
4) Patrick Willis 149.9
5) James Harrison 149.8
A couple of Bears show up near the top, too...
9) Charles Tillman 141.4
10) Lance Briggs 141.25
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nd I have to note Ed Reed, at #14 with 138.9. Justin Tuck was the top D-Lineman, with 116 points.ANYWAY.
If you want to join this league (and please do, because it will be more fun if it's not just me), the leagueID is 784267 on Yahoo!Fantasy Football and the password is "buddyryan" (no caps). Just follow this link and enter that info to join up. Should be a good time for all.
I set the draft time for Monday, Sept. 7 at 9 PM. Was thinking about auto draft but the values are all skewed because it has all of the kick and punt returners ranked highest (thanks, regular fantasy. Pshaw)
ReplyDeleteMy bad...Want to try to set it up again or did you get enough people to do it?
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