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  1. Have a League Constitution When the forefathers wrote the United States Constitution, they anticipated power problems and other possible issues. A league Constitution is a must for your family league, your big-boy league, and (especially your professional league...if you enter one.) It’s a safety net to reference the rules that govern the league starting with preseason and standing tall for the regular season for consistency. This Constitution should be a long paragraph (or two or three) carefully explaining the rules specific to your league, along with the code of conduct, and the cell phone numbers for all owners as well as e-mail addresses; (for all to have a clean copy of.) Moreover, the Constitution should provide structure and balance, and when in doubt, referencing this trusty document, it will be your lead-pipe lock—your King Solomon to solve any fantasy problem that should arise. We Commissioners in Fantasy-Land are usually the organized brains of the litter—that’s just the way we’re wired. If you’re not the league Commish, you should respect his idea of getting a League Constitution installed, and commend his efforts when at all possible. Set up a Rules Committee I've been playing FF for over 15 years. We’ve had our share of controversy in my league for years now, but it wasn’t until the owners had enough of it, mostly arguing (controversy), that we created a Rules Committee. These elected delegates—usually are three veteran owners each year who review all trades, transactions that involve dropping a stud player to the waiver wire, and any other controversial issues that may arise. Our Rules Committee must come to a two-thirds majority before its ruling is given to the Commish. In our league, I—being the Commish—have final say (meaning I can overturn any ruling if need be), but the beauty of our system is that I rarely have to overrule a decision because our Rules Committee almost always gets it right. League Housekeeping The hardest task of a league leader (as you fellow commissioners already know) is collecting the upfront league entry dues necessary to purchase a team in almost any Fantasy League. If you’re reading this particular Fantasy Book, I’m assuming you’re a serious owner and play for more than pride—or cold hard cash, specifically. If you play for the fun of it—not that there’s anything wrong with it! —you can skip this section if you like, and good for you, because leagues with no cash at stake can be awesome too. I’m for anyone who enjoys following football just for the love of it. What always fascinates—and terminally irritates me—is the guy who wins the league for the first time, and despite never having paid his entry dues on time—then immediately proceeds to ask me (yours truly, the Commish) to pay him ASAP, or at least wonders why it’s taking me so long to fork over his winnings. In a word—G-R-R-R! I’m sure you’re grinning about now because this situation occurs in so many leagues, and if you’re a fellow Commish, I feel your pain. After years of playing, here’s how our league handles all financial matters. We set the boundaries in the preseason using a strategy that you probably use effectively with your kids. If everyone knows the guard-rails, aka, rules, you can enforce them, and reprimand offenders because all the must-do’s are laid out on the table well in advance. When there are no rules in place, and nothing has even been agreed upon verbally—bickering and antagonism are sure to follow. Back to the kids analogy; I don’t blame them when there are no rules in place (the adults haven’t done their jobs); only when the kids know the rules, thanks to proactive parents, and then choose to break them, the little darlings are, as the lawyers say, culpable, and a punishment is in order. Our cutoff period, or drop-dead date, to own a FF team in our league is before the last preseason NFL game in August. This deadline serves two purposes. First, the league dues are collected well in advance of opening day kickoff, AND I won’t have to be a bad Santa and need to track down deadbeat owners during the holiday season for entry fees, which they will often claim is cash difficult to come up with when it has been already set aside for gifts and holiday things/priorities (wife and kids)—or secretly for trips to the local casino to “raise” money in order to pay for these presents. Essentially, if you foot the bill, you’re not only purchasing a team in the league, you being the de facto owner and CEO of the team; you have the right to manage it as you see fit—which includes selling it to someone with the cash and desire to play Fantasy Football. And believe me, you won’t have trouble finding a willing coach—usually more than one. Sadly, some people don’t agree with this reality, probably because they’re whole life is a fantasy. What’s worse, if you let these moochers slide, they often sit on their wallets for the entire season—thinking—not only that you forgot their entry fee, but that you will pay them off (lighting quick) should they win. By Jonathan Bauman Fantasy Football Writer: How to Enhance Your Live Draft: Why Owners Will Show Up Win or Lose
  2. “The leagues I participate in all have Blind Bidding Waiver Auctions; for those that don’t use this Waiver Wire style, it could be a cool new FF experience for you. A Blind Bidding Waiver Wire is a “game within a game” whereby each Tuesday night, while making a claim for a Free-Agent player off waivers, I must assign him a (fake) dollar amount before my claim can be processed. Any of the other nine owners in my league that place a claim for the player must compete against me if they are also interested in the same player. Who’s going to bid the most (using a fake cash stash) for that specific player? “I can’t speak for all leagues, but most that use the Blind Bidding waiver system have a purse of “Fake Money” —say $250 (a coach’s fake stash for the whole season) —that you then can use for your transactions on the waiver wire. You can play on the attack here as well, by forcing that other owner to bid higher than he should for a runner you really want. Getting to the point, in our league, you can bid all of your available (season-long $250 fake stash) on a single waiver wire player—if you really want to--and blow your entire WAD, gosh that player better be the Keenan Allen of last year if so. Some of our owners deplete their season-long stash of cash by Week 12; others will still have close to $200 remaining to save for late run. There’s really a “game within a game” regarding the Blind Bidding warfare that I mentioned already. Use the overall transaction counter as a tool when viewing your league mates’ available “War Chest” doing so will greatly assist you with your waiver wire decisions.” You’ll have to wait until the first wave of Waivers clear Wednesday morning. Taco Tuesday may have been the thing to do up until now, but not for me anymore: after doing careful research, a Blind Bidding Auction gives me the feeling that I’m a real NFL owner with a season-long stash of (fake) cash to spend on players. Trust me, your typical boring Tuesday night will suddenly become an entirely new and satisfying evening.” The key is to change up your normal rolling standings or other version, and try something new. Good Luck! Excerpt From: “Fantasy Football Via Upside Down Drafting.” iBooks.
  3. No, my Irish buddy--your referring to how your Cowboys go about their Division in the NFC....they "show" upside....then, they unfortuantly go down. Look at the current direction of NFL, this Model is for winners....
  4. Drafting the guy that's going to score the most points, yes, is a stunning revelation--but to actually have the "Stones" to pull off this type of Drafting style is really another topic for discussion. Sure, this method is not my own, but what I'm stressing here is you can't go Boldly...Upside Down if you bail out half way thru the draft. Which, I've seen far too many owners do. When critics say, the system sucks, or didn't work, really the answer is....did you? (work? more specially). Did you complete your homework pre-season? Did you stick with the model? Or did you exit the ballpark after the 6th inning, because you read the musings of some "Gag-mag" which costs you $8.99 on the books-shelf 10 min before your Draft party. BTW i finished 61 out of 6,000 teams in the FBG high stakes league challenge using this system. It works, and for those that are set in their "Old School" Running back ways, I say good luck--because like the "Hot" chick you finally get to take out to an expensive restaurant, (the RB) or fine Gal--has disappointed you once again, while the sure-fire Wide Out wins you the league Title.
  5. If you're mocking this summer, which I'm sure you are, and find yourself practicing on draft slots 6-8 in a 10-man league...try a different approach than most, and impress your "Mock" draft room fellow cyber owners. Go Upside Down......--Uh.....(Drafting that is...) With Upside Down Drafting.......Don't just take Jimmy G at the 7th spot, on the return trip back (as it snakes it way to your 2nd Pick) try this approach and draft another Wide Out Stud...because then you'll have (2) Wide Outs. Just because Jimmy G isn't paid like a WR, he's still gonna get you..yours ( mega fantasy points) that is. And furthermore, have a 51% advantage over any T.E you face all season long before the matchup even begins. Depending on what is presented in front of you for your 3rd pick, make your decision then, if a RB is worthy for your team, great take him with your gut meter, but then again, why not take another Wide Out Stud? And structure your solid-core squad with guys who'll repeat their fantasy numbers more often than RB's who get injured, become busts, or worse stress you out all season long with RBBC decisions. You'll have plenty of time to grab a solid Runner at the 4th spot, trust me. In fact, I landed Eddie Lacy last season at the 4th slot by using this wonderful system. Looking at your team, you'll find that a super WR and TE group will only benefit you later in the season, when your only deficiency being a RB-2, or lower grade one RB-3. Just hit the waiver harder, and seek last year's Zac Stacy, and shoot for more Runners in the middle rounds of your draft. Sounds back to front? Right? Seems silly....of course, but it works, and you'll just have to try mocking it to know what I mean. If you've already tried this, great, but I'm shocked at how many people are un-aware of the Upside Down Drafting benefits, if you're not blessed with the overall 1st (5) picks on your league's Draft board, give it a whirl, be prepared to be heckled, laughed at or even questioned as to why you're doing what you're doing. Just reply to the Mock Draft Room, Hey, Boyz or Girlz--just wait till the draft is over, and then we'll compare teams. I promise you'll be shocked at what you find. Good luck! UDD Works!
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