August 24, 2009

Keeper Side of things

I was wondering if you could explain in a little more detail the "keeper" side of things. I know we briefly talked about it, but it would be great to see some official stuff on it. If this is something that you have already posted then just point me in the right direction. Thanks Pat!
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  1. Jay CutlerAugust 24, 2009 at 11:31 AM

    also, could you touch on special teams role again? i.e. devin hester is a WR so do his return stats count as well when he is slotted as a WR, what about CB's that return kicks? If they are listed as IDP so the return yards and TD's count as well? Is it just TD's or yards as well?

    I'm asking questions as they pop into my head and hopefully its helpful to everyone. Thanks Pat!

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  2. pwoAugust 24, 2009 at 11:33 AM

    Kyle, you're right, I haven't gone into depth on this. I meant to over the weekend, but I forgot.

    There will be 3 Keepers eligible for each team every year. This basically means that each team will have the right to retain the possession of three of its players from one year to the next. This DOES NOT mean that the team must keep the players for the third year. It also does not mean that every player must keep three players; they could keep two, one, or none at all.

    Players must announce their keepers before the start of next year, I haven't decided the date yet, it should be well before the draft. The players that are kept are simply ineligible for the draft, and we will draft next year with the remaining players. If there is a team that only kept one player, that team would have two extra roster spots which would be drafted after the conventional draft. Therefore, there is a huge incentive to retain three players from your previous year.

    I know some leagues go much more into depth on the keeper side of things, I don't want to. I think we are tackling enough changes as it is (exemplified by the confusing 2 QB, IDP debates happening). Maybe three years from now, some of your will want to start another league, and we can refine the rules even further. I hope everyone agrees there is enough to think about as is.

    Let me know if I haven't considered some aspect of this, and I'll do my best to clear it up as quickly as possible.

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  3. Jay CutlerAugust 24, 2009 at 11:40 AM

    makes sense! thanks man!

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  4. pwoAugust 24, 2009 at 11:50 AM

    To answer your other question...

    Devin Hester will receive the return yardage and return touchdown points in the same manner as if he were playing as a receiver. If he returns a 90yd kickoff, he would score 9pts + 6pts = 15pts.

    Defensive players are scored in the same manner, but of course, you can't get the points unless you are starting the CB that returns the interception.

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  5. pwoAugust 24, 2009 at 11:52 AM

    I mean, if a CB returns a kick, they would receive the points in the same way that a WR would.

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  6. Jay CutlerAugust 24, 2009 at 12:17 PM

    so in my example....hester would have to be slotted in as a WR on the roster and he would then recieve whatever points he gets from being a WR and whatever points he gets from special teams? same thing with defensive players?

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  7. pwoAugust 24, 2009 at 12:25 PM

    Exactly.

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  8. pwoAugust 24, 2009 at 5:02 PM

    Josh,

    This mode of keepers is effectively called a "No Frills" league... I thought you'd appreciate that.

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