FF16: GWJFFL 2016 registration and discussion

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This thread is specifically to signup for, and discussion about, the GWJFFL, the official fantasy football league of Gamers with Jobs. For general fantasy football, please visit the catch-all thread.

Registration is on a first come, first serve basis, with priority given to returning owners. Teams who sign up after all positions are filled will be added to a waiting list to be contacted should a slot become available. The waiting list carries over from year to year so signing up as an alternate for this season reserves your position until you forfeit it.

While the structure and rules of the GWJFFL are based on the (now defunct) World Championship of Online Fantasy Football, the GWJFFL is a dynamic league and subject to evolution. Please review the official GWJFFL rules to ensure you are familiar with them.

Significant highlights include:

Roster Requirements:
Redraft: Maximum of 17 active players.
Keeper: Maximum of 18 active players.
Dynasty: Maximum of 23 active players.
1-3 IR slots, depending on format.

Lineups Requirements:
Starting lineups will consist of
1 QB
1 RB
3 WR
1 TE
2 Flex players (a RB, WR, or TE)
1 PK
1 Team Defense/Special team

Point Calculations: Team scoring will be carried out to the hundredth (e.g. a team may score 94.75 points).

Free Agent Acquisitions/Blind Bidding: The free agent system will be a “blind bidding” process. Each team will start with $100 free agent “dollars” for the season, and will be permitted to bid for free agents on a weekly basis. No team will be informed of any other team’s free agent bids until after the winning bids have been awarded. A team owner will no longer be able to bid on free agents once their season long waiver wire cap of $100 has been reached.

Promotion and Relegation: In order to provide additional incentive for competitive play, the GWJFFL uses a promotion and relegation system. If and only if positions for promotion do not come available through natural attrition, the rules for relegation from the upper divisions will be implemented.

For detailed scoring information and additional information regarding the free agent acquisition process (including examples) and relegation, refer to the rules document.

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For illustrative purposes, the current GWJFFL structure is as follows:

Redraft format Keeper format Dynasty format
Pro (optional premium league) Keeper Dynasty
Division I Keeper waiting list Dynasty waiting list
Division II    
Division III    
Redraft waiting list    

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Returning veterans (only last year counts) that post by 23:59 CDT next Monday, August 8, will be guaranteed a spot. (Important Note: If you got left on the waiting list last year, you will be treated as a veteran for the purpose of re-claiming your spot on the waiting list, but you still need to check in.) Beginning August 9, all sign-ups are first come, first serve. Expansion teams (i.e. new owners) should still post ASAP because you'll be added to the waiting list in the order you post to fill what slots remain once the veterans have had their head-start.

Registration will close at 23:59 CDT on Saturday, 08/20.

Again:
* 08/01 to 08/08 - Priority registration: returning owners reclaim their spot; new owners get onto the waiting list
* 08/09 to 08/20 - Open registration

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Links

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Drafts

  • Pro - Wed 9/7/16 8:00 PM CDT
  • D1 - Mon 9/5/16 7:00 PM CDT
  • D2 - Sun 9/4/16 7:00 PM CDT
  • Keeper - Mon 9/5/16 9:00 PM CDT
  • Dynasty - Wed 8/31/16 8:30 PM CDT
All times CDT   30

 

31

8:30 PM:
Dynasty

1 2 3

9:00 PM:
Keepers deadline

4

7:00 PM:
D2

5

7:00 PM:
D1
9:00 PM: Keeper

6 7

8:00 PM:
Pro

8

7 PM:
Panthers at Broncos

   

When you post/register, please you let me know what leagues, if any, you are (re-)signing up for. New people should also note that we have 3 different formats -- standard/redraft, keeper, and dynasty -- that you can register for (aka get on the waiting list) independently. Thanks.

New and notable for 2016:

Roster sizes

In 2014, we reduced roster size from 20 to 19. At the end of last season, I sent out a survey that included a question about roster sizes. As I scrutinized and correlated the survey responses, I was surprised by the number of long-time players calling for drastically reduced rosters. Of the 13 respondents with specific opinions about roster size, 8 were in the "Pro" league in 2015. 3 voted for 16-man rosters, and 3 for 17-man. Naturally, all opinions were considered and with overall results like this...
IMAGE(https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mg5rKNm2Y7xAOsZKZghto1S_QgB6FuNlWHyoGooTCXU/pubchart?oid=1127779067&format=image)
...I am bowing to the will of the people and reducing the size of the bench for the second time in three years. (The suggested roster structures were pretty similar to what we already had so that's staying the same; only the bench size is changing.)

For 2016, the rosters requirements will be as follows:
* Redraft: 10 starters, 7 bench, 1 IR (-2 bench)
* Keeper: 10 starters, 8 bench, 2 IR (-1 bench)
* Dyansty: 10 starters, 13 bench, 3 IR (same as last year)

Dynasty sort of does their own thing. If you want change there, talk to *Legion*.

The Final Countdown

10 years ago, I stepped in to help keep the GWJFFL going. Back then, it was just two redraft leagues. These days, it's five (with room for a sixth if we ever get enough to activate D3 again) leagues in three different formats. It's time to pass the torch.

I'm hereby announcing my retirement as commissioner of GWJFFL, effective at the end of this season. I'd be willing to stay on as league secretary, posting the weekly summaries, since I have that all scripted anyway (though said scripts are free for the taking), but the cat-herding of the preseason and the decision-making once it starts will be someone else's crown to wear.

I'll be happy to do whatever I can to facilitate a smooth transition but the actual selection of a successor, I leave to your collective wisdom.

I'm back in for redraft, keeper and dynasty.

In for redraft and dynasty.

In for redraft. Ready to win my league by finishing .500!

Keeper and Dynasty again

Back in d1 to defend my regular season division title.

And then probably flame out in the playoffs again.

This looks like it's going to be a great year in the GWJFFL. I'd like to reclaim my spot in

GWJFFL Pro

as well as

GWJFFL Keeper

I'm in with Dynasty and Pro.

Everyone above logged. Registration log link updated. (Note: I still need to update the tabs to beyond the log itself.)

In for Division 1...

Can I draft Jared Goff yet?

This looks like it's going to be a great year in the GWJFFL. I'd like to reclaim my spot in

GWJFFL Pro

as well as

GWJFFL Keeper

as well as

GWJFFL Dynasty

I'd like to reclaim my spot in

GWJFFL Pro

This looks like it's going to be a great year in the GWJFFL. I'd like to reclaim my spot in

GWJFFL Pro

as well as

GWJFFL Keeper

I'll be giving up my Pro spot and giving away my Dynasty team. I've been about as busy as ever with my kids and work and I have 3 leagues with local and college friends I do, and I'd like to limit it to those this year.

I'm in for D...whatever I was in.

This looks like it's going to be a great year in the GWJFFL. I'd like to reclaim my spot in

GWJFFL Pro

as well as

GWJFFL Keeper

as well as

GWJFFL Dynasty

This looks like it's going to be a great year in the GWJFFL. I'd like to reclaim my spot in

GWJFFL Dynasty

Ok, I've got the registration log up-to-date, including the correct team names from last year, etc., on the other tabs. If you've posted above and don't see your name in the list, lets me know. Thanks.

Keeper Prices (soon)

Got an ETA on that? In the most general sense. This week? Next? After Legion wears his Jamarcus jersey again?

Grump, thank you for running this for 10 years.

I am back in for Pro, just let me know when to send the money.

Back for redraft! Someones gotta bring the mediocrity!

Back in for pro!

Gumbie wrote:

Back in for pro!

You know I'm going to steal your draft picks, right?

Ah yes I gots the new name hehe

Returning for D-2 and Keeper. I'm back.

Back for Pro

garion333 wrote:
Keeper Prices (soon)

Got an ETA on that? In the most general sense. This week? Next? After Legion wears his Jamarcus jersey again?

If I could ever find it. That thing was last seen before I moved to Texas and back.

Back for D1

garion333 wrote:
Keeper Prices (soon)

Got an ETA on that? In the most general sense. This week? Next? After Legion wears his Jamarcus jersey again?

No later than Sunday.

I'm back for redraft. (D2)

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