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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