Introduction

Welcome to the thirteenth year of MBFFL. MIKE BRAZELL FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE. This is a hard-core keeper league with an annual draft. The purpose of this league is to simulate the ownership and management of an NFL franchise and to compete for the ultimate prize. This document will set the parameters under which our league will operate and performance will be measured. This document will be amended annually as needed. All team owners are strongly encouraged to provide feedback, such as suggestions for rule proposals. Any issues that may arrise during the season, not addressed herein, shall be resolved by the best judgement of the league and its members on a case by case basis. Changes in the rules can be recommended by any owner at any time, but will not be considered until after the current season. All suggestions are to be submitted to the commissioner.

Ownership

The yearly fee is $170.00 per team and must be paid by draft day. Each franchise in the league shall have an owner who manages the operation of the franchise, including drafting, trades, or transactions of any kind. A franchise may have more than one owner (co-owners). The league shall deem all communications recieved from either owner legitimate unless the information varies. In that case the last communication will be the only one considered.

Drafting

• The 8 teams that fail to make the playoffs will be placed in a lottery.
  Only the top 3 picks and the first 2 rounds will be determined by the lottery
• The 6 playoff teams will be placed in reverse order of their finish from the previous season.
  
• The draft will take place sometime prior to the regular season.
  The date will be determined around July 1st.
• The draft will reverse following each round.
  Order for rounds 3 and up will be determined by previous seasons standings.
• The draft will continue until all teams have filled their rosters.

Rosters

• Each team roster will consist of at least a starting lineup.
  
• Any player that is not drafted is considered a free-agent and can be signed during weekly pickups.
• Each season one week prior to the draft each team must submit a list of their 3 keepers.

Regular Season

• Teams will play a head to head schedule each week.
• All teams play each other once.
• The regular season runs through week 13, playoffs run week 14-16.
  
  

Tie-Breakers

1. Winning Percentage
   7-5-2(.583) is better than 8-6(.571)
2. Head to Head
   In the case of 3+way ties, if at any step a team is awarded a playoff slot, any subsequent playoff slots, will be determined by immediately reverting to the 1st step for a re-application of steps amongst the remaining teams. If at any step 1(+) team(s) are inferior but yet 2(+) teams are tied for superiority, the inferior teams are eliminated, and the tiebreak process immediately reverts to the 1st tiebreak step for re-application of steps amongst all tied-for-superiority teams.
3. Total Points
4. Divisional Record
5. Worst draft position
   

Playoffs

• Division winners and the top 4 remaining teams make the playoffs.
  The division winners are the top 2 seeds and receive week 14 bye.
• The seeding of the playoffs will not change from original format.
  Higher seed will advance in the event of a tie.
  
  

Weekly Requirements

• Submit starting lineup.
  This can be done automatically by going to http://football3.myfantasyleague.com/2006/home/16133 and clicking on your teams link.
• Verify your score for the week. NFL.com is the official box score for AFFL.
  Any scoring problem must be brought to my attention by Friday 11:59pm the following week. All scores are final after that.
• Free agent pickups will be every Thursday until 10pm.
  If there is a Thursday game that week, pickups will take place Wednesday of that week.
• If a player is placed on IR you can place that player on IR instead of dropping him.
  Placing a player on IR doesn't take precedent over normal drops and will be treated as such.
• During weekly drops any player can be dropped for another player.

Starting Lineups

• Starting lineup will consist of 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1K, 1D/ST or 1QB, 1RB, 4WR, 1K, 1D/ST.
  
• Lineups must be submitted by 1:00pm on Sunday.
• Teams that fail to submit a lineup, will be forced to use previous weeks.
• Players with early games are the only ones needed to be submitted those days.
  Players with early games will stay in your lineup if they are not changed by kickoff.
  Early games are games prior to Sunday.

Trades

• Trades can involve any draft pick, as long as a player or pick during the calendar year is involved.
• Trade deadline will be Wednesday 11:59pm following week 11 games.

Payouts

• 1st Place$1100.00
• 2nd Place$600.00
• 3rd Place $400.00
• 4th Place $170.00