Just What is Fantasy Football?
Intrigued by the idea of fantasy football, it’s not too late to
get involved. A lot of people have heard of the term fantasy
football, but aren’t sure what it is. A search on fantasy
football brings back thousands of sites such as footballpdq.com
http://footballpdq.com/,
most of which are offering to allow you to become a commissioner
or sign up to create a team, all at low cost or no cost.
So… what is fantasy football?
Here’s the lowdown. First, there’s a fantasy football
commissioner, who’s in charge of the league, much the same as in
real-life. The commissioner puts in the most amount of money to
be the biggest cheese. This person is the final arbiter of
disputes, makes decisions and, in general, gets to have the most
leeway – and the most headaches – in the league.
Then there are the team owners. These individuals pay a lesser
fee than the fantasy football commissioner, and manage their own
teams. The owners choose who will be on the teams, what players
will start, and so on.
So, the owners need teams. The next step is to pool all the
real-world pro football players, rank them and then have a
draft. Each team owner takes turns picking players for his or
her team – hence the name fantasy football. Depending on how the
draft goes, your team could be a true fantasy. Of course, some
leagues have salary caps just as in real life, which prohibits
one team from having all the best players. Trades are usually
allowed, though depending on the league, they may be limited.
So once the fantasy football commissioner has a full roster of
teams and the teams have a full roster of players… what
happens? This is where things get interesting.
Team owner Alpha has players X, Y and Z on the team. In real
life, player X is on one team, player Y on another and player Z
on yet another. Before the game, Alpha has to decide who is
starting, who isn’t, and what’s going on. Alpha then gives this
information (by whatever means the fantasy football league has)
to the commissioner. This information must be set in stone prior
to the actual Sunday and Monday football games that NFL teams
such as the Patriots and the Raiders play.
The real AFC & NFC teams play. Let’s say player X is on the
Eagles in real life and is a quarterback. This Sunday, he throws
three touchdown passes and the Eagles win. Fantasy football team
owner Alpha has X on the team and, very smartly, started X for
the football fantasy league games.
How this translates in fantasy football depends on the league.
The usual standard is that for every possible situation, a team
can earn points. For example, the real life touchdowns of player
X may earn fantasy football owner Alpha four hundred points
each. Alpha may come out of the weekend as the biggest point
earner, thanks to player X, which then sets Alpha up for
contention as the fantasy football league winner.
Of course, this assumes that player X wasn’t benched at the last
minute, depriving Alpha of earning any points and ending last in
the fantasy football league.
The ultimate prize at the season’s end may be a statue or
possibly money, depending on which fantasy football league you
join. Or it may just be the prestige of knowing that you
outwitted all the other team owners and came out as top dog.
While this fantasy may come with a price tag for participation,
if you enjoy the game and avidly watch the players anyway,
fantasy football can be a harmless way to spend some time.
Karen Larsen
http://www.articlesbase.com/soccer-articles/just-what-is-fantasy-football-2646.html
How can I start getting into Fantasy Football, and Football in general?
Well, most of my friends are in Fantasy Football Leagues and they always are watching the football games. I never have any idea what they are talking about when they talk about the points and stuff.Is there any way I can start to get into the whole Football thing, and make a Fantasy Football league of just me versus some computer guys so I can learn how to do it for next year? Can someone just give me a brief rundown of how fantasy football works and how I can get into Football and Fantasy Football Leagues please?
yeah pay attention to the players. get their stats and pick who u think will do good depending on the team. like if a really good qarterback plays a sucky team then choose him to start for ur fantasy team. i wuld xplain more but im tired
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Basically, you own a team and draft NFL players for various positions (QB,WR,RB,TE,Defense,Kicker). Once you have your roster, you pick and choose who you want to start and bench for that particular week.
Once your roster is set, you wait and see how each of your players did. Points come from Rushing,passing,and receiving yards and touchdowns for offense. Kickers get points for FG’s made and extra points made. Some leagues give bonus points for distance.
Defense can be either a team or player depending on your league. you get points for points allowed,sacks,interceptions,touchdowns etc.
Basically go to the point section of your league to get the detaisl on points.
To join a league talk to your friends and ask them who is starting the league. You can also look for public leagues on here, people are always looking for players. good luck!
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The best way to start understanding and getting interested in football is to get a console game for like the xbox or something.
I’ve converted a lot of non football fans into hardcore fans that way. (All girls).
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It’s really too late to get into any fantasy football leagues for this year. It’s already week 13 of the NFL season.
The basics of fantasy football are this: You’re forming a team of actual players. And you get these players by drafting them. And all you’re interested in are their stats. Now, it depends on what league you join for the scoring system they use. And the league will dictate how many guys you start at each position. Most leagues have you start 1 QB, 2 RB’s, 3 WR’s, a TE, a Kicker, and a team defense. So, you’ve drafted all these players and a defense and you’ve got some bench players too. And you decide each week who to start. And they earn points for your team. So, you want your QB to throw for a lot of yards and a lot of TD’s. And you want your RB’s to get yards and TD’s. Most leagues give you a point for every 10 yards rushing/receiving and then 6 points for a TD. That’s what’s called standard scoring. The types of scoring can differ from each league.
Next football season, sign up for a basic league on Yahoo. And do a live draft.
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WARNING! Ethan H’s link is an attack site!
EDIT: It’s been removed after being reported. Ironically SOMEONE violated one of my warnings. SIgh.
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To be honest, I wish I hadn’t gotten into it. It’s incredibly addictive, and it takes up so much of my time. And on occasion, you end up rooting for a player that is going against your team just because they are on your FFB team.
If you like football, just stick with the team that you like and follow them. It’s okay to pay attention to the latest headlines and info (rotoworld and cbs sportsline are my two favorites), but it really will ruin your football watching experience if you get into it. At times you won’t even care if your team is losing, providing that your FFB team is doing well.
If you are still interested, if you go to rotohog you can actually start a December only league with your friends (that way you can learn).
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