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Fantasy Football sites...need your advice

Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 3:16 pm
by ShamelessWeasel
I am the commissioner of our Fantasy Football league. For the last couple of years we have used Yahoo Plus service and overall it has been good. But we wish to see if some of the things we do not like about Yahoo (for example defensive points allowed point ranges are not configurable) are better on other sites

One thing our league really likes about Yahoo is that they give the champion a trophy at the end of the year. We would really like to keep this.

We are considering CBS Sportsline and NFL. Anyone out there use a site other than Yahoo for Fantasy football. If so, what do you like and dislike about it. if you have been a commish using a different site would you recommend it?

Thanks for any feedback

GO PATS!

Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:26 am
by kusch
I am in a league that uses CBS and we pay $129/yr. I really like it because it allows us to set just about any scoring we want. Very user friendly. I am co-commish of the league. It allows owners to make lineup changes 5 minutes before game, keeps track of all finances for all owners, and many other easy to use features. They do not provide a trophy for the winner. They just collect the money.

I have used the free Yahoo not the Plus. It is ok, but I prefer CBS --maybe because that league is $$$ and I have been in it 10 years.

I am also in a league that uses Fanball. I do not like this site, at all.

I thought even in my free Yahoo I could configure defensive point allowed ranges. I may be wrong but I will check that out later today.

Well I just renewed our WWTBAM free league and invites are going out to participants from last year. Draft is set for Sunday 8/24. Here are the league settings.

League ID#: 107972
League Name: WWTBAM
Password: jipters
Custom League URL: http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/wwtbam
Draft Type: Live Draft
Draft Time: Wed Aug 29 8:30pm CDT
Max Teams: 12
Scoring Type: Head-to-Head
Start Scoring on: Week 1
Can't Cut List Provider: Yahoo! Sports
Max Moves: No maximum
Max Acquisitions per Week: No maximum
Max Trades: No maximum
Trade Reject Time: 1
Trade End Date: November 16, 2007
Trade Review: League Votes
Waiver Time: 1 day
Post Draft Players: Free Agents
Playoffs: Week 15, 16 and 17 (8 teams)
Roster Positions: QB, WR, WR, RB, RB, TE, K, DEF, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN
Stat Categories: Passing Yards (20 yards per point)
Passing Touchdowns (3)
Interceptions (-1)
Rushing Yards (10 yards per point)
Rushing Touchdowns (6)
Reception Yards (10 yards per point)
Reception Touchdowns (6)
Return Touchdowns (6)
2-Point Conversions (2)
Fumbles Lost (-1)
Offensive Fumble Return TD (6)
Field Goals 0-19 Yards (3)
Field Goals 20-29 Yards (3)
Field Goals 30-39 Yards (3)
Field Goals 40-49 Yards (4)
Field Goals 50+ Yards (5)
Point After Attempt Made (1)
Sack (1)
Interception (1)
Fumble Recovery (1)
Touchdown (6)
Safety (2)
Block Kick (1)
Points Allowed 0 points (10)
Points Allowed 1-6 points (7)
Points Allowed 7-13 points (4)
Points Allowed 14-20 points (1)
Points Allowed 21-27 points (0)
Points Allowed 28-34 points (0)
Points Allowed 35+ points (0)
Fractional Points: No
Negative Points: Yes

I can change any of the above stats/scoring.

Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:05 pm
by ShamelessWeasel
Points Allowed 0 points (10)
Points Allowed 1-6 points (7)
Points Allowed 7-13 points (4)
Points Allowed 14-20 points (1)
Points Allowed 21-27 points (0)
Points Allowed 28-34 points (0)
Points Allowed 35+ points (0)
This is what I was talking about. You can change how much 1-6 points is but you can't break up it to 1-2, 3-4, 5-6.

Thanks for the feedback on CBS Do you know if CBS allows the defensive point breakdown I mentioned.

Also we are considering something different than head to head for the playoffs. Does CBS allow anything different than that (like round robin).

Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:26 pm
by kusch
ShamelessWeasel wrote:
Points Allowed 0 points (10)
Points Allowed 1-6 points (7)
Points Allowed 7-13 points (4)
Points Allowed 14-20 points (1)
Points Allowed 21-27 points (0)
Points Allowed 28-34 points (0)
Points Allowed 35+ points (0)
This is what I was talking about. You can change how much 1-6 points is but you can't break up it to 1-2, 3-4, 5-6.

Thanks for the feedback on CBS Do you know if CBS allows the defensive point breakdown I mentioned.

Also we are considering something different than head to head for the playoffs. Does CBS allow anything different than that (like round robin).

Here are the CBS settings (for our league). Yes I think you can do the defensive thing that you want.

Scoring System Type: Ranked (points-based)Head-to-Head

Rank Scoreboard View: By Period PointsBy Year to Date Points

Tiebreaker: None (leave them as ties)Home Team WinsTeam w/ Better Reserves WinsTeam w/ Better Category Wins (specify)

Tiebreaker Category: ATK - Assisted Tackles (ID only)BFB - Blocked Field Goals (ID/ST/DST)BFTD - Blocked Field Goal Touchdown (ID/ST/DST)BP - Blocked Punts (ID/ST/DST)BPTD - Blocked Punt Touchdown (ID/ST/DST)BXP - Blocked Extra Points (ID/ST/DST)CmpPct - Completion PercentageCmpPctMin - Completion Percentage, 10+ Pass AttemptsDFR - Defensive/ST Fumble Recovered (ID/DT/DST)DFRTD - Defensive Fumble Recovery TD (ID/DT/DST)DFRYd - Defensive/ST Fumble Recovery Yards (ID/DT/DST)DFTD - Defensive TDDPA - Defensive Points AgainstDSTOP - Drive StopDSTPA - Points Against Defense/STDTD - Total Defensive and Special Teams TDFF - Forced FumbleFG - Field GoalsFG50 - Field Goals 50+ Yards MadeFGA - Field Goals AttFGB - Field Goals Blocked (Kicker)FL - Fumble Lost, Including ST playsIFRTD - Individual Fumble Recovery TDIKRTD - Individual Kick Return TDIKRYd - Individual Kick Return YardsIPRTD - Individual Punt Return TDIPRYd - Individual Punt Return YardsInt - InterceptionsIntTD - Interception TDIntYd - Interception YardsKRAvg - Kick Return Average (ST/DST)KRTD - Kick Return TD (ID/ST/DST)KRYd - Kick Return Yards (ID/ST/DST)MFG - Missed Field GoalMXP - Missed Extra PointPA - Points Against, Total Points ScoredPDef - Pass Defensed (ID only)PRAvg - Punt Return Average (ST/DST)PRTD - Punt Return TD (ID/ST/DST)PRTDA - Punts Return TD AgainstPRYA - Punt Return Yards AgainstPRYd - Punt Return Yards (ID/ST/DST)Pa20 - Pass Completion 20+ YardsPa2P - Passing Two-point ConversionPa40 - Pass Completion 40+ YardsPaAtt - Passing AttemptPaCmp - Passing CompletionPaFD - Passing First DownPaFDPct - Pass First Down Completion PctPaInt - Passing InterceptionPaIntTD - Passing Interception for TDPaNetA - Net Passing Yards AgainstPaRuYd - Passing and Rushing YardsPaTD - Passing TDPaYd - Passing YardsPaYdA - Passing Yards AllowedRate - Passer RatingRateMin - Passer Rating, 10+ Pass AttemptsRe20 - Reception of 20+ YardsRe2P - Receiving Two-point ConversionRe40 - Reception of 40+ YardsReAvg - Average per ReceptionReAvgMin - Average per Reception, 3+ ReceptionsReFD - Receiving First DownReFDPct - Receiving FD PctReTD - Receiving TDReYd - Receiving YardsRecpt - ReceptionRu20 - Rush for 20+ YardsRu2P - Rushing Two-point ConversionRuAtt - Rushing AttemptRuAvg - Rushing Average per AttemptRuAvgMin - Rushing Average, 5+ RushesRuFD - Rushing First DownRuFDPct - Rush FD PctRuReYd - Rushing and Receiving YardsRuTD - Rushing TDRuYd - Rushing YardsRuYdA - Rushing Yards AllowedSACK - SackSFRTD - Special Team Fumble Recovery for TDSTPA - Special Teams Points AgainstSTTD - Special Teams TDSTY - SafetySacked - Times Sacked PasserTK - Tackle (ID/DT/DST)TotYd - Passing, Rushing & Receiving YardsXP - Extra PointsXPAtt - Extra Point AttXPB - Extra Point Blocked (Kicker)YAtt - Yards per AttemptYDS - Yards AllowedYLS - Yards Lost on Sacks (QBs)

Position Scoring: Score all Positions the SameScore Different Positions Differently

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Passing
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Rushing Two-point Conversion: * Points

Rushing Yards: * Points Bonuses
Ranges

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Receiving
Receiving TD: * Points Bonuses

Award a bonus of * points for a ReTD between * and * Yds

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Receiving Two-point Conversion: * Points

Receiving Yards: * Points Bonuses
Ranges

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Place Kicking
Extra Points: * Points

Field Goals: * Points Bonuses

Award a bonus of * points for a FG between * and * Yds

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Defense
Interceptions: * Points

Points Against, Total Points Scored: * Points Bonuses
Ranges

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Safety: * Points

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Tip
To add or remove categories not listed, click the checkbox above the category section of this form.

Range Scoring
When specifying range scoring, leave 'For Every' blank if the awarded points apply to the entire range. Enter + in any 'To' column to represent infinity.

Bonus Scoring
Enter + in the second box of a bonus range to represent infinity.


Ok, I see that this did not copy/paste the best but I think you can see what you are looking for. If not let me know or ask away and I will answer if I can. You might want to also contact CBS with questions. They have a pretty detailed Help/FAQ page if you have a CBS ID.


Head to head and ranked (points based) are the two formats.

Not sure of the playoffs being able to be round robin. I believe there are many options for playoffs.

We do 14 week season (12 team league with 3 divisons) 6 teams make the playoffs, top 2 getting byes the first week. I ahve to go in an manually set the playoff games each week, so maybe you can do some type of round robin thing.