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Backwoods FFL FAQ
Here are answers to some common Fantasy Football Questions:
5. How do I win at Fantasy Football?
6. Am I stuck with the players I select on Draft Day?
7. What does TeamQB, Team K, Team Def/spec, Team OL mean?
8. What is the Potential Points System?
1. What is Fantasy Football?
Fantasy Football is a game which uses actual NFL games for its scoring system. Its been around for more than 20 years now, but it has become much more popular over the last decade or so. The idea is to select real-life football players, then by using their statistics from each Sunday you score points within the Fantasy Football game.
2. How Do You Play?
The way to play is to get a set number of people we call franchise owners. These owners are then each given a number from 1 to however many are playing. These numbers will become a draft order. They can be assigned randomly or by using statistics from a previous year(each fantasy league does it differently).
Using the draft order, owners then take turns selecting one NFL player at a time. Only one of each player may be selected, so once a team selects a player he is no longer available for any other team. This selecting process continues until all franchise owners have selected a full team (we use 15 players, but other leagues may vary).
This entire process is called the Draft. It is done only once per season on Draft Day, usually occurring on the week before opening weekend. Anyone wishing to play must be present at Draft Day, there is simply no other way to select a team. (NOTE: there are on-line Fantasy Football leagues which do not require a Draft, if you are not capable of making Draft Day you might want to consider a league like that. Backwoods FFL is a Draft league so I will stick to explaining that style of play, which is relevant to this site.)
Once each Franchise owner has a full roster, the Draft is over. Owners then await the first Sunday of the season. When all the results are in we use the NFL players' stats to determine how many points each owner gets.
Example:
Say Terrell Owens catches 5 passes for 80 yards on Sunday.
In our league, players receive 1 point for every reception they make
they also receive 1 point for every 10 yards they earn from scrimmage.
That would give Terrell's owner 13 points, (5 for rec, 8 for yards)
Now say he also scored a Touchdown:
worth 12 points in Backwoods FFL.That would make Terrell's total 25 points.
You would then add this up with the totals from all the other players on an Owner's team. That would be the amount of points that particular owner scored that week.
3. What Do I need to play?
All one needs to play fantasy football is a league to play in and a love for the game of football. I'll admit that your amount of success may be determined by your knowledge of the NFL players, but it is not exclusive to such knowledge. There are plenty of strategy books and cheat-sheets out there to get even the most unknowledgeable started.
14 years ago my mother couldn't have named 2 NFL players. Two years after that she was a Backwoods FFL champion. Granted, luck is a big part of FFL, but she learned all she needed to know within the first season. There is no better way to learn about football than to become a part of it. And with FFL you live and breathe with the NFL players for 17 weeks.
Fantasy Football is not just a really fun game, it also enhances the football experience. Why just watch something when you can be involved with it?
4. How do you score?
for a complete list of the scoring rules, see the Rules & By-laws page of this site.
5. How do I win at Fantasy Football?
In Backwoods FFL there are two separate ranking systems for owners. One based on total points scored over the year, the other based on a weekly win-loss record. This gives each team 2 different ways to make the playoffs. (for a clearer picture on how this is set up see the Standings page).
At the end of the season, we play a bracket-style playoff until only one team emerges the Champion. The Fantasy-Bowl Champion wins the biggest percentage of the prize money, but some of the prizes are spread out among the division leaders and playoff winners.
6. Am I stuck with the players I select on Draft Day?
No. After Draft day, franchise owners can still exchange players on their teams for other players not selected by another owner. These un-selected players are called Free-agents. They can be acquired at any time during the season for $1, which is added to the final prize money.
Though it is not necessary to make transactions during the season, owners tend to make anywhere from 4-to-27 of them per year. Injuries and poor player performance are the chief reasons.
7. What does TeamQB, Team K, Team Def/spec, Team OL mean?
In Backwoods FFL, Quarterbacks, Kickers, Defenses and Offensive lines are drafted on a team basis. This means if you have say “QB Giants ” you would get points for any forward pass by a Giant on Sunday. So if Kurt Warner starts a game then is replaced by Eli Manning then you will score for both. Even if a Runningback or Receiver throws a TD, the TeamQB will still get the points and yards. The RB/WR would get points for the thrown touchdown only, but only listed QB’s can get passing yards.
Teamkicker is pretty simple, you score for any field-goal/extra point the team you select gets. Because of this rule, Teamkickers are not awarded TD’s. Like on trick-plays or bungled snaps.
Team Defense and Special Teams refers to a team’s every-down defense, and both punting and kickoff return teams. It does not include fake field goals/punts. “Points Allowed” refers to the NFL team’s opponent’s final score.
Team Offensive Line encompasses team rushing and team passing stats (which are vastly different from Quarterback stats since the NFL automatically subtracts sack yards from team passing.). Any allowed sack goes against the OL(-4). “Points For” refers to the final score of the NFL team you choose as your Team OL.
8. What is the Potential Points System?
In Backwoods FFL, the Potential Point System is a way in which you get the best possible point total among your fantasy roster. On any given week, owners are only allowed scores from 2 Running Backs at the most. You are allowed, however, to have as many RB's on your roster as you wish. If you had 5 of them, you would get the points from only the best 2 each week. This is similar for each position.
These calculations are done automatically so that you will always score the best total for the 9 positions on the scoring roster: 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1K, 1D/S, 1OL
The PPS eliminates the need to call-in weekly starting line-ups. It also prevents (as happens in some leagues) the disappointment of having a big scorer on the bench. Like when they are listed as "doubtful" then score 5 TDs. But this also means that it is crucial to form a complete roster. The 6 free-slots are not reserves! All 15 players have the potential to score, so that leaves little room for dead-weight or injured players.
Also, Defenses and Offensive Lines can either make-or-break your fantasy team. It is possible to score negetive points, so knowing where you are week and where you are strong is something to keep an eye on as the season progresses.
Any other questions can be directed to either Damien or any other current member of the league.