FANTASY FOOTBALL ARTICLES

Passing

1 Pt for 20 yards
4 Pt touchdown
-2 Pt Interception
+2 TD > 40 yds
+4 TD > 80 yds

Rush/Catch

1 for 10 yards
6 Pt Touchdown
+2 TD > 40 yds
+4 TD > 80 yds

Defense

6 Pt Touchdown
2 Pt Sack
1 Pt Fumble
2 Pt Interception
4 Pt Safety

LAG Synopsis

Quarterbacks - Paying attention to your quarterbacks make a big difference in this league thanks to the use of yardage bonuses. And not surprisingly, those quarterbacks who throw the most scores also have the longest touchdowns (weird, eh?... okay not).The value in this position declines sharply through those first dozen fantasy starters and it can make a big difference in this league to own a high scoring quarterback. After the first three picks in your draft (all RB's), don't forget the QB you are waiting on will outscore any player you are drafting instead. One back-up QB looks about as good as another, but those starters have a significant decline the more you wait. QB's are central to high scoring in this league.

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 yardage bonuses for scores really only mattered to the top backs here and that's all about the first round of your draft.

Tight Ends - Still seeing that tight ends don't have that much impact in this league. The problem is compounded with the yardage bonuses that realistically a slow tight end is just never going to see. Wait on them and it's not going to hurt that much if at all.

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. While it would seem that the distance bonuses to scores would have a really big impact here, the reality is that it doesn't. The top ten do have more value and decline a bit more rapidly but not all that much really. Most wideouts only score 8 or less times per year and few come from 40+ yards. The yardage bonuses seem enticing, but they really do not make that much difference here.

Defense - First couple of defenses look like a small advantage but after that the decline is pretty small and the position is only worth more than tight ends really.