FANTASY FOOTBALL ARTICLES

Passing

1 Pt for 25 yards
4 Pt touchdown
-2 Pt Int. or Fum

Rush/Catch

1 for 10 yards
6 Pt Touchdown
-2 Pt Fumble

Defense

6 Pt Touchdown
1 Pt Sack
2 Pt Turnover
2 Pt Safety

Points Allowed
0-1 = 10
2-6 = 7
7-13 = 4
14-17 = 1
22-27 = -1
28-34 = -4
35-45 = -7
46+ =-10

LAG Synopsis

Quarterbacks - Here's a weird one. Quarterbacks only get 4 point touchdowns and yet they get dinged 2 points for an interception or a fumble. Ouch. What that did is to make the decline in value for the position pretty sharp through the first half dozen top players and then start to decline much less steeply. I'd prefer a top six quarterback in this scoring and since they score more than all but running backs, I probably wouldn't want to risk waiting too long. There is over 100 points difference between the top player and the 12th best. That is a lot in this league. While it may seem like QBs are highly devalued in this scoring with the 4 point TDs and the -2 turnovers, the reality is that they still score more than other positions thanks to the 1/25 yardage and the fact there are no reception points involved in other positions.

Running Backs - The value in this position declined very rapidly in the top ten and means a first round back is pretty much mandatory in this scoring. But after the first ten players or so, the line flattened out with very little difference between the tenth and 20th best running back. This would again start to decline more rapidly once all the starters (about 35) backs were taken but the value decline to consider here is that a top ten is great, but after that the decline is not nearly so severe in maybe waiting a round to grab a RB2. Running backs still were very high scoring players here and should be desired but amazingly their value declined below a commensurate defense in this nutty scoring. The introduction of fumble points doesn't really change that much over the season. Most only have a couple all year.

Tight Ends - Even having Gates didn't make a huge difference to any team in this scoring mostly because of the absence of reception points. The difference here between owning a top three tight end and just another starter probably only costs about 2 points per week overall. This is a definite "middle round or later" pick. The value just is not there and the value for starters is too close to really worry much about.

Wide Receivers - Without reception points, this position had a slight nudge up in value for the top three but that was the smallest difference against the rest of the wideout starters (WR1) in the league of any position. Sadly, this is the sort of league scoring that rightfully makes wideouts go later in drafts and not matter that much. Compared to other positions, wideouts just don't fare all that well. Better than tight ends and that is about it.

Defense - Defenses scored better here than in most leagues thanks to the use of points allowed. Getting a top three defense made a difference but after that - there wasn't much difference between the 4th best and the 10th best. I would really want a top defense like Chicago or Baltimore but after that - "meh". There is no rush.