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NFT: Fantasy football settings for a 10 team leage

bigblue12 : 7/19/2018 1:05 pm
I started a mostly for fun league with some neighbors last year and we had only 10 teams. With only 10 teams, the teams are sooo stacked, so we tried starting 2 QB's, which threw in a nice wrinkle and made things more difficult. This year, there is some kick back to the 2 QB thing. Does anyone have any ideas to liven things up so teams are not so stacked? IDP is another one that has been thrown around. I have never done IDP before.
You can always  
JayBinQueens : 7/19/2018 1:06 pm : link
expand the rosters.

Instead of 2 WR/2RB/TE/FLEX you can do 3WR/2RB/TE/2FLEX or something like that
2 QB leagues are awful, IMO  
UConn4523 : 7/19/2018 1:09 pm : link
Just add in more FLEX positions. People tend to get too cute in fantasy with crazy scoring and modifications that aren't necessary. Keep it simple. Our setting are:

QB, WR, WR, RB, RB, FLEX x2, TE, DEF and 6 Bench spots I believe.
2 QB leagues are becoming the norm  
GiantsLaw : 7/19/2018 1:11 pm : link
IDP leagues jack up owner's time requirements, I'm not a huge fan. If they had a problem with 2QBs I'd assume IDP would be worse.
Who cares if the teams seemed stacked?  
EricJ : 7/19/2018 1:18 pm : link
it is merely your perception if you always play 12-14 team leagues.

You still have to draft and start the right players
I only play in a 14 team PPR  
beatrixkiddo : 7/19/2018 1:55 pm : link
league, It eats me that we have to waste a spot on a Kicker. I wish the commissioner would just role the K into Def/ST, one thing I will propose this year to make it more of a game of skill, Would much rather have the extra flex spot, especially when the draft is a total crap shoot with so many people playing.
It's all relative  
pjcas18 : 7/19/2018 2:09 pm : link
I am in 2 12-team leagues and one 10-team league and the 10-team leagues is single QB and no IDP and every team is NOT stacked.

And that's before considering injuries, under-performing players, etc.

if it were an 8 team league sure then I'd say you need to monkey around with the rules b/c everyone can have pro-bowlers at every spot, but 10 team IMO not as much.
One thought  
Mike in NY : 7/19/2018 2:15 pm : link
If the concern is that PPR leads to everybody drafting RB you could look at having, rather than FLEX positions, WR/TE slots so teams can't just hoard the RB's
Yeah, its all relative.  
Keith : 7/19/2018 3:14 pm : link
I'm in a few 10 team leagues and all teams are not stacked. I usually do:

QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
WR
TE
Flex
K
Def

To me, 14 teams is too many. WHen rosters are that thin, one injury to a top pick gives you no chance. I like 10 team leagues with the above rosters personally. 12 teams are good too with less roster spots.
I am in a  
dep026 : 7/19/2018 3:18 pm : link
League that’s 2 qbs and IDP.

QB
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
WR
TE
TE
Flex
Flex
5 IDP

Long draft and gotta be on your toes.
To add to my other point,  
Keith : 7/19/2018 3:19 pm : link
anyone that does a 2 QB league is an idiot.
RE: Yeah, its all relative.  
pjcas18 : 7/19/2018 3:22 pm : link
In comment 14016287 Keith said:
Quote:
I'm in a few 10 team leagues and all teams are not stacked. I usually do:

QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
WR
TE
Flex
K
Def

To me, 14 teams is too many. WHen rosters are that thin, one injury to a top pick gives you no chance. I like 10 team leagues with the above rosters personally. 12 teams are good too with less roster spots.


Agree with this, 12 is perfect # I think, but with 10 team it's definitely not usually "all teams are stacked" - especially with that roster configuration which we usually do close to -

10 team is a little more forgiving for injuries, poor drafting, etc. since you can usually get players on waivers. My 10-team league has small benches so there's a fight for waivers - especially around bye weeks, which makes the FAAB for waivers even more strategic.

I was once in a 10 team league  
Keith : 7/19/2018 3:24 pm : link
where 1 guy went winless the whole season. That should tell you something(or a few things?)
RE: I was once in a 10 team league  
pjcas18 : 7/19/2018 3:36 pm : link
In comment 14016295 Keith said:
Quote:
where 1 guy went winless the whole season. That should tell you something(or a few things?)


LOL, and you gave Arc so much shit for going winless in 12-team. Or maybe it was be who gave Arc shit.

I will admit last year in the BBI league around week 3 when my team was 0 - 2 and my 1st two picks of Jordy Nelson and CJ Anderson looked like shit I was a little nervous.

And Yahoo had my team projected for 10 - 4 and 1st place (or something like that).
Two QB leagues are great  
MetsAreBack : 7/19/2018 3:50 pm : link
no issue with it at all. They are the most exciting players on the entire field every week, for better (e.g., Aaron Rodgers) or worse (Geno Smith).

Just, if you're going to have multiple QBs... set their scoring so that mid tier QBs score similarly to mid-tier WRs.

I think RB scoring should always be a little higher than other positions because drafters should be compensated for the significantly higher injury risk at the position.

Avoid IDP -- it sucks. Anything you cant easily track in a box score on your phone should be avoided.
How about winner  
superspynyg : 7/19/2018 4:23 pm : link
Gets to bang the last place guys wife?
...  
MetsAreBack : 7/19/2018 4:45 pm : link
1) that's not always a prize

2) some wanna-be cucks might tank on purpose
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