606v2 IDP League

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http://606v2idp.league.fantasy.nfl.com/

Considering the keeper league seems to have caught on, I thought we could try another popular variation on fantasy football. The twist here is that the offensive players don't get to have all the fun, and you get a reason to care who your team is starting on the defensive side of the ball.
Middle linebackers are popular because they make a lot of tackles, but sacks and interceptions are where the big points are so elite pass rushers tend to go early too. Defensive backs are a bit trickier, because it's hard to put up stats when the ball isn't coming near you so the top scorers aren't always the top players. Here's the set up I've gone for:

Rosters:
O: 1xQB, 1xRB, 3xWR, 1xTE, 1xFlex, 1xK
D: 2xDL, 2xLB, 2xDB, 1xFlex

IDP scoring (offensive players score pretty much as normal):
Tackle: 1 point
Assisted Tackles: 0.5 points
Sack: 4 points
Defense Interception: 5 points
Forced Fumble: 3 points
Fumbles Recovery: 1 point
Touchdown: 6 points
Safety: 6 points
Pass Defended: 1 point
Tackles for Loss Bonus: 2 points

Teams (owner):
JJ Watt the hell is going on (CJB)
Jerry's empty palace (Forward Pass)
Nempnett Thrubwell Badgers (TM Moot)
Ballcarrier Hungry Hippos (Lowlandbrit)
Baltimore Bombers (mikeygnfl)
Turn Down for Watt (Barney92)
Moby Vick (NYJ)
Canaries (Olly)

Can't believe I lost after being projected 225 pts yesterday after the early games.

TM Moot wrote:

Lowlandbrit wrote:

TM Moot wrote:just as well for me as the rest hardly bothered...

To be fair, I'm not sure what you were expecting from an inactive Megatron...

yeah, missed that (and AJ Green in the Keeper!), too much decorating this we, not enough computer

Not that I'm complaining, but that must be some house you've got.

Thought I had done well last night until I check it and realized I had put Sanders on the bench

Update:

Lowlandbrit wrote:Top scoring defensive players so far:
Week 1: Harrison Smith (20 points)
Week 2: Ryan Kerrigan (29 points)
Week 3: Jelani Jenkins (24 points)
Week 4: Husain Abdullah (22 points)

Week 5: Marcel Dareus/Michael Griffin (24 points)
Week 6: JJ Watt (29.5 points)
Week 7: Jeremiah Ratliff (28 points)
Week 8: Paul Kruger (28.5 points)
Overall:
DL: JJ Watt (111.1 points)
LB: Lavonte David (105.5 points)
DB: Michael Griffin (83.5 points)

Update:

Lowlandbrit wrote:Top scoring defensive players so far:
Week 1: Harrison Smith (20 points)
Week 2: Ryan Kerrigan (29 points)
Week 3: Jelani Jenkins (24 points)
Week 4: Husain Abdullah (22 points)
Week 5: Marcel Dareus/Michael Griffin (24 points)
Week 6: JJ Watt (29.5 points)
Week 7: Jeremiah Ratliff (28 points)
Week 8: Paul Kruger (28.5 points)

Week 9: Chris Borland (22.5 points)
Week 10: Jaiquawn Jarrett (27.5 points)
Week 11: Chris Borland (28 points)
Week 12: Calais Campbell (23 points)
Overall:
DL: JJ Watt (157.8 points)
LB: Lavonte David (134 points)
DB: Michael Griffin (108.5 points)

JJ Watt has two receiving touchdowns, and wasn't the highest scoring defensive player either week. Both the other DL players that have broken 100 points so far are Bills.

wow how close is this league with 2 weeks left before the play offs
4 teams on 7-5 records, 2 on 6-6 and 1 on 5-7

how do the playoffs work in an 8 team league? top 4, semis and final poss?

TM Moot wrote:how do the playoffs work in an 8 team league? top 4, semis and final poss?

Couldn't actually remember, so I looked it up and that would seem to be the option I went for.

Jerry's empty palace now have the top weekly individual and team scores (despite two players scoring 0 points), as well as the highest overall season score so far. Have to feel for the Badgers, losing despite playing Brees, Megatron, Watt and Kuechly.

Lowlandbrit wrote:Jerry's empty palace now have the top weekly individual and team scores (despite two players scoring 0 points), as well as the highest overall season score so far. Have to feel for the Badgers, losing despite playing Brees, Megatron, Watt and Kuechly.

gutted, scored 192 (next best 167) and still get whopped... fair play Palace

TM Moot wrote:

Lowlandbrit wrote:Jerry's empty palace now have the top weekly individual and team scores (despite two players scoring 0 points), as well as the highest overall season score so far. Have to feel for the Badgers, losing despite playing Brees, Megatron, Watt and Kuechly.

gutted, scored 192 (next best 167) and still get whopped... fair play Palace

Cheers Moot
Was an amazing amount of points in that game

Jordy Nelson vs Clay Matthews and Morgan Burnett, 0.22 points in it. Wish Peyton Manning hadn't decided to make this so exciting...

McCoy didn't exactly do me any favours, not that I did any myself, leaving Cam "35pts" Newton on the bench!

must admit, I think i'd rather have nelson then my 2 defenders (and I left peppers on the bench, so watch him rack them up...)

just out of curiosity, is this IDP league a Keeper league?

TM Moot wrote:just out of curiosity, is this IDP league a Keeper league?

Sorry, if you want Watt on your team again next year you'll have to fight everyone else for him.

Lowlandbrit wrote:

TM Moot wrote:just out of curiosity, is this IDP league a Keeper league?

Sorry, if you want Watt on your team again next year you'll have to fight everyone else for him.

damn

I had a pretty bad week with two of my top three players on the defensive side. Jamie Collins was my top scorer this week and Chris Borland was third. I think that is my playoff chances pretty much gone. Don't think I win the tie-breaker.

Lowlandbrit wrote:Jordy Nelson vs Clay Matthews and Morgan Burnett, 0.22 points in it. Wish Peyton Manning hadn't decided to make this so exciting...

Nelson pipped Burnett/Matthews 26 to 24. I thought I had a chance with Burnetts int, shame it wasn't a pick 6.

Fortunately a narrow loss didn't stop the Badgers sneaking into the playoffs with a 7-7 record    (unlucky Bombers, but i'm well chuffed as i missed out in the East by head to head)

I went from fifth to third in week 13 and then back from third to fifth in the last week of the regular season. Of the teams tied on 7-6 in week 13 TM Moot's team was the one I didn't hold the tie-breaker with.

Missed the championship game by less than a point.

Lowlandbrit wrote:Missed the championship game by less than a point.

Just got pipped at the very end of the 4th quarter last night with that Alshon Jeffrey TD.

Good luck to CJB and Forward Pass in the final. I've made into into the consolation final.]

Jerry's empty palace 151.62 v 154.42 JJ Watt the hell is going on

Congratulations to CJB on being the inaugural champion.

Final update:

Lowlandbrit wrote:Top scoring defensive players so far:
Week 1: Harrison Smith (20 points)
Week 2: Ryan Kerrigan (29 points)
Week 3: Jelani Jenkins (24 points)
Week 4: Husain Abdullah (22 points)
Week 5: Marcel Dareus/Michael Griffin (24 points)
Week 6: JJ Watt (29.5 points)
Week 7: Jeremiah Ratliff (28 points)
Week 8: Paul Kruger (28.5 points)
Week 9: Chris Borland (22.5 points)
Week 10: Jaiquawn Jarrett (27.5 points)
Week 11: Chris Borland (28 points)
Week 12: Calais Campbell (23 points)

Week 13: Robert Quinn (25 points)
Week 14: Sheldon Richardson (30 points)
Week 15: Johnathan Hankins (24.5 points)
Week 16: Clay Matthews (22 points)
Overall:
DL: JJ Watt (241.9 points), Jason Pierre-Paul (144.5 points), Mario Williams (138.5 points)
LB: Justin Houston (183.5 points), DeAndre Levy (183 points), Lavonte David (170 points)
DB: Harrison Smith (148 points), Rashad Johnson (133 points), Charles Woodson (131.5 points)

Sheldon Richardson was the first and only player to hit 30 points in a week; but overall the big story is JJ Watt, who outscored Joe Flacco by 0.04 points. Full list of non-QB that scored more points than Watt: Le'Veon Bell, DeMarco Murray, Marshawn Lynch.

Congrats CJB worthy winner
Thought I was going to nick it at one point

Thanks! I thought id lost it for long spells but going into Monday with Hill and JT I was confident!

Really good season, didn't even think I was making playoffs at one point

well done Champ

good effort on 2nd FP, and i'm quite happy with 3rd

really enjoyed the IDP league, hope we can have another bash next season

Now all the NFL teams have picked up their new toys and everyone has had a chance to let this settle, I figure it's time to see how much interest there is for another season. Feel free to suggest any tweaks you'd like to see too.

I'd be up for it - probably need to put a little more research into it tho

That's one of the reasons I decided to bring it up already, to make sure people have a bit more time to prepare. I've got a few small changes in mind already, but I'm waiting to see if there are other suggestions and how many teams there would be first. If we decide to do the draft the same way I'm thinking it would start straight after the last preseason games.

I would be in again
Liked the draft format

The Nempnett Thrubwell Badgers are looking forward to another IDP season.

Happy with last years set up too.

I am in

Count me in once more.

I'd probably give it a go this year, though my lack of practice in IDP might do me over!

I'd play if there was space

I'll need to pull out of this league. Trying to get my number of leagues down to 10 and almost all redraft leagues have to be sacrificed. Apologies but hopefully it will open up a spot for a more dedicated owner.

Right, I've done a bit of expansion so there are spots to sign up for, made a few changes to the scoring too (mainly to include return yardage) so look that over before the draft.

Password is still 'defense' by the way.

I've joined

Can't wait...

Lowland remind me to join when I get a new login

I'm in.

I'm in again

As things stand here are the entrants for this season:
- Lowlandbrit
- CJB
- Forward Pass
- TM Moot
- mikeygnfl
- crazy_dave23
- BamBam
- Olly (?)

? Barney92 (hasn't confirmed yet)

Draft will kick off September 4th after the last preseason games, so anyone that still wants in has until September 3rd at the latest (which is also when I'll put the new thread up).

Is the draft going to be the same as last year?

mikeygnfl wrote:Is the draft going to be the same as last year?

Yes, but hopefully slightly less rushed since it doesn't have to be done in three days or whatever it was then.

I've joined, sorry for the delay

How does the draft work?

BamBam wrote:How does the draft work?

Everyone gets 200 points to put together a team. You send me a whole team (including 8 bench players) with the points spread over the individual players however you like (with a minimum bid of 1 per player, full points only), and when everyone's sent in theirs (I send one to a neutral party to start it off so it can be checked if needed), the person with the highest bid on each player gets that player. Repeat with the leftover points and players until all the teams are full. Ties get decided by waiver order (randomised at the beginning), and if someone doesn't send in a team (on time) they get the best remaining players at each position according to NFL.com once the bids have been processed (just starters if they miss the first round).

So basically a blind auction, I like it

How do I register again

If you have a different account than before it's probably easiest if I remove your old team and you just sign up again. Or I could invite you to be a co-owner of the team if you send me an e-mail address, and then remove the old account after.