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It's that time again .... the 8th annual BG Fantasy Player pool for the NFL Play-offs. All those included in this email are those who were involved last year (or have shown interest in the past). If you would like to pass along to anyone else - that is totally cool - however, please don't send this off to anyone that you know it will be a struggle to get them to pay as it will just mean more upfront work for me...So... the person emailing me must include your name as a "reference"...

I'm sending this out a bit early this year - as I'm going away for the holidays. "Tuna" Glantz has offered to fill-in administration duties for the first week while I'm away. So ... You will need to send your entries to NFLPlayerpool@gmail.com. Repeat - please send to this address (and not Tuna or my personal email addresses)

The rules are similar to last year - but there are some minor scoring changes:
Each entry will consist of 12 roster spots outlined below (yes - it includes Individual Defensive Players). Each roster must consist of every team in the NFL playoffs, EXCEPT FOR ONE - which means you are allowed to pick 2 players from the SAME TEAM - if you desire. You can only do this once, so only one NFL play-off team will not represented on your final roster. (So - Yes - W Parker and H. Ward can be taken on the same team). Rosters which are submitted incorrectly, (have 2 players from more than one team) will be null and void.

The cost will be $50 per entry. You can enter multiple entries if you'd like. Due to the quick nature of this pool, the preferred method of receiving payment is PAYPAL. Please PayPal me $50 per entry upon submitting your team(s) - email me/Tuna if you need the paypal address to pay towards . If you do not have a PAYPAL account then you can pay me cash/check, but I will need to receive your money by MONDAY, JAN. 5th. Otherwise, you will forfeit your entry...NO EXCEPTIONS. Entries need to be received by 6:00 PM on Friday, January 2ndso we can send out all of the teams by Saturday (when games start). I'd suggest sending in your teams as soon as the match-ups are decided....

When you submit your team - please use the following format (Position First Initial -dot- Full Last name) to make it easier on Adam:
QB E. Manning
RB W Parker
RB ETC

Stats will be taken from " NFL.com Gamebook."
Official pay-outs, tie-breakers, and other variables not included in this email will be TBD, depending on how many entries we receive. However, here is how last years pay-outs approximately worked:

1st Place: $2500
2nd Place: $850
3rd Place: $350
Last place got their money back ($50).

*Paypal does charge a small fee, which will merely be taken out of the pot. Again, feel free to send to trusted friends, etc.
I will be posting scoring updates and announcements onto a blog, which should limit the emails...

Scoring info below:

2009 Rosters and Scoring system

Roster spots and scoring system are below:
1 QB
2 RB
3 WR
1 TE
1 Flex (No QB)
1 K
1 DL (IDP)
1 LB (IDP)
1 DB (IDP)

Offensive Scoring system:
0.05 pts per 1 Passing Yard
4 pts per Passing TD
- 2 per Interception
+3 pt bonus for 300 yards+ passing
+2 pt bonus for 500 yards+ passing
2 pts for 2 point conversion pass

0.10 Pts per 1 Rushing yard
0.10 Pts per 1 Receiving yard
6 pts per Rushing TD
6 pts per Receiving TD
1 pt per reception for WR and TE
0.5 pts per reception for RB
+3 pt bonus for 100 yard+ rushing or receiving
+2 pt bonus for 200 yard+ rushing or receiving
- 2 per Fumble Lost
2 pts for 2 pt conversion catch or run

Defensive Scoring system:
1 pt per tackle
0.33 per Assisted Tackle
5 pt per Interception
4 pt per Sack
2 pt per Forced Fumble
2 pt per Fumble Recovery
1 pt per Pass Deflected
6 pts per non-Special teams TD

Kicker Scoring system:
1 pt per XP
-1 pt per Missed XP
2 pts per FG 29 Yards or Less
3 pts per FG 30 - 39 Yards
4 pts for a FG of 40 to 49 Yards
5 pts for a FG of 50 Yards+
- 1 pt per Missed FG UNDER 45 yards

Final Standings!

Hi All-
What a Super Bowl!! Final Standings are in and posted. ... Danny Nicolet squeezed out an impressive win (oh - and $2,500) for his first time -- after being in the pool I want to say 5+ years.... Congrats Dan!!
H. Levitan's rookie entry made a profitable one by winning 2nd place (and $850). Blakey Remer etched out 3rd (and $350). Jo-Jo Morgan came in last - and will get his $50 back.... There were a little over $100 in Pay-Pal fees this year...
I will be following up to pay-out the winning 4 teams this week...

Of the guys that were picked -- not including A. Toomer...
Chris Chambers, Wes Welker, and Plax were the top 3 WRs
Maroney, R. Grant, B. Jacobs were the top 3 RBs
Eli Manning was the top QB ... (Picked by 1 team - D. Cohen)
H. Miller was the best TE
Josh Brown was the best K
M. Strahan was the best DL
L. Hill was the best LB (also picked by D. Cohen -- just not on the same team)
A. Cromartie was the best DB (picked by Vandelay)

Thanks to everyone for getting in their money on time. I hope you all enjoyed the pool.
Congrats again to those who won ... better luck to all of us others next year...

If you have any thoughts on how to possibly improve this next year -- please let me know!

Standings going into Super Bowl

The standings are updated. (If anyone wants me to email them the spreadsheet - email me)

Going into this years Superbowl - spots 2-7 are pretty tight. D. Nicolet (pronounced "Nic-o-Lay" I learned tonight...) and his Chris Chambers pick (the only person in the 77 entries) seem in a somewhat comfy first place... He's ahead 21 with Maroney and Brady...but...A. Pierce on the G-Men ... Some of the folks on his heels have 2 Pats (some combo of Welker/Brady/Maroney PLUS Plax) ....

Should be an interesting finish ... Best of luck to everyone.

Pay-outs will be as posted earlier. (possibly $2 or $5 less for first - depends on how the outstanding 2 people pay me)...

Divisional Standings

Standings as of the Divisional round have been updated. (and tweaked since they were originally posted ... I left out receiving stats for Addai and MJD)

Mr. Nicolet has BOTH of his teams in the top 5 (including #1)...Dorf/Fink in 2nd...
A lot of football to be played, however...

Slight Delay

Sorry folks ... My flight got cancelled - so I'm stuck in Florida until tomorrow (hopefully) without access to excel, etc ... Standings will be updated by Monday night... BG

Minor Standings tweak

Thanks to Dan N ... We caught a minor mistake that effected about 5 teams (positively) ... A. Haynesworth wasn't registering any points and a couple of other small differences...

Standings are updated on the Google spreadsheet.

Also - I'll be in Florida this weekend - so standings won't be updated till Monday afternoon most likely ...

Standings after Wildcard Weekend

The Standings after Wild-card Weekend have been posted...

If you're too lazy to click on the link above...

• Ryan Berger is in first place.
  
• Pugliese is in 2nd.
  
• Wolfe in Third.
  
• Mrs. Commish in 4th(!)
  
• J. Feyrer in 5th...

This said - there is PLENTY of games to be played. Blake, who was also in first place at this point last year, ended up in 9th place when it was all said and done. The team that was in 2nd last year at this point (J. Mandell), finished in 28th...

Good luck next week!

Each Player - Percentage Owned by Teams

It looks like I'm not the only dork in the league.. ;)

Jordan Garfinkel did some analysis on the percent owned per team each player represented. Below is the data... (On a similar note - if you're interested in posting to this blog - with opinions, data, or whatever ... definitely let me know and I'll invite you as an author... I'd love to get some league generate content going)


Player Percent Owned
QB
T. Brady 45.455
T. Romo 19.481
P. Manning 15.584
M. Hasselbeck 9.091
B. Favre 6.494
B. Rothlisberger 1.299
D. Garrard 1.299
E. Manning 1.299

RB
L. Tomlinson 85.714
R. Grant 40.260
C. Portis 33.766
J. Addai 31.169
B. Jacobs 19.481
M. Barber 19.481
F. Taylor 18.182
E. Graham 12.987
M. Jones-Drew 12.987
L. Maroney 10.390

WR
R. Moss 75.325
R. Wayne 64.935
P. Burress 31.169
G. Jennings 29.870
T. Owens 28.571
W. Welker 25.974
B. Engram 16.883
D. Driver 11.688
J. Galloway 11.688
S. Holmes 6.494
H. Ward 3.896
R. Williams 3.896
C. Chambers 1.299
DJ. Hackett 1.299

TE
J. Witten 38.961
C. Cooley 32.468
H. Miller 11.688
A. Gates 9.091
D. Clark 5.195
D. Lee 1.299
M. Lewis 1.299

K
J. Scobee 24.675
M. Bryant 19.481
J. Brown 14.286
J. Reed 14.286
R. Bironas 11.688
S. Gostkowski 3.896
S. Suisham 3.896
L. Tynes 3.896
N. Folk 2.597
M. Crosby 1.299

DL
P. Kerney 32.468
O. Umenyiora 24.675
K. Vanden Bosch 15.584
A. Carter 6.494
J. Haye 5.195
A. Haynesworth 3.896
J. Tuck 3.896
M. Strahan 3.896
A. Kampman 1.299
G. White 1.299
P. Spicer 1.299

LB
J. Harrison 31.169
L. Fletcher 9.091
L. Tatupu 9.091
B. Ruud 10.390
N. Barnett 6.494
D. Brooks 5.195
D. Thorton 5.195
L. Foote 5.195
A. Pierce 5.195
J. Farrior 3.896
K. Bullock 3.896
M. Vrabel 1.299
S. Merriman 1.299
J. Peterson 1.299
L. Hill 1.299

DB
S. Knight 25.974
M. Trufant 18.182
R. Barber 16.883
I. Taylor 6.494
T. Polamalu 5.195
J. Phillips 5.195
G. Wilson 5.195
L. Landry 2.597
S. Springs 2.597
R. Nelson 2.597
Ra. Mathis 2.597
K. Hamlin 1.299
A. Cromartie 1.299
A. Smith 1.299
F. Smoot 1.299
C. Finnegan 1.299

2 Point Conversions

Unfortunately - 2 point conversions are another thing I left out of the scoring rules. I'm posting it to the blog so I don't forget this year... (was shocked to see there were 3 attempts on the first day of the play-offs)...

Also - to clarify because some people (Rome) have emailed asking ... Special teams plays (including Yards, TD, Tackles, etc) do not count towards your players points... ;)

2008 Rosters and Scoring system

Roster spots and scoring system are below:
1 QB
2 RB
3 WR
1 TE
1 Flex (No QB)
1 K
1 DL (IDP)
1 LB (IDP)
1 DB (IDP)

Offensive Scoring system:
0.05 pts per 1 Passing Yard
4 pts per Passing TD
- 2 per Interception
+3 pt bonus for 300 yards+ passing
+2 pt bonus for 500 yards+ passing

0.10 Pts per 1 Rushing yard
0.10 Pts per 1 Receiving yard
6 pts per Rushing TD
6 pts per Receiving TD
1 pt per reception for WR and TE
0.5 pts per reception for RB
+3 pt bonus for 100 yard+ rushing or receiving
+2 pt bonus for 200 yard+ rushing or receiving
- 2 per Fumble Lost

Defensive Scoring system:
1 pt per tackle
0.33 per Assisted Tackle
4 pt per Interception
3 pt per Sack
2 pt per Forced Fumble
2 pt per Fumble Recovery
1 pt per Pass Deflected
6 pts per non-Special teams TD

Kicker Scoring system:
1 pt per XP
-1 pt per Missed XP
2 pts per FG 29 Yards or Less
3 pts per FG 30 - 39 Yards
4 pts for a FG of 40 to 49 Yards
5 pts for a FG of 50 Yards+
- 1 pt per Missed FG UNDER 45 yards