I.
The League
A)
The league shall consist of twelve teams, divided into three
divisions, Eastern, Central and Western.
B)
The teams will be placed in divisions according to the
location of the team if at all possible.
C)
The league is designed to be a "keeper" league
with five players protected from year to year. (STARTING
IN 2004 EACH TEAM WILL BE ABLE TO PROTECT 6 PLAYERS)
D)
The commissioner shall run the league, compile and
distribute stats and settle disputes with the help of the
co-commissioner.
II.
The Teams
A)
Each team owner shall pay the league a fee of $50.00 per
year to be paid before the start of the AFL Draft. This is
where the money will go:
1.
AFL Bowl Winner - $300.00
2.
AFL Bowl Loser - $150.00
3.
AFL Championship Game Losers - $50.00
4.
The other two playoff teams - $25.00
B)
Each team shall have a team name and be located in a city of
their choice. Team names will be non-offensive and
resemble an actual team name.
C)
Each team shall maintain a roster of NFL players to compete
in the league.
D)
Any new owners in the league will assume the players of the
departing owners. If two or more owners join, the
teams they assume will be first come first serve.
III.
The Rosters
A)
Each team shall maintain an active roster of up to 17
players.
B)
Each year team owners can protect the number specified in
Section I.B above, from their roster the previous year.
1)
All teams protected players are due 2 weeks before the
draft begins to give all teams a chance to plan for their
draft.
2)
If an owner fails to get their keepers in on time their
five top scorers from the previous season will be their
keepers, regardless of position.
3).
Teams do not have to keep any players but will not be
compensated with picks in the beginning of the draft, they
will be able to make up the picks at the end.
C)
If a team drops a player, that player becomes a free agent
and can be acquired by other teams.
IV.
The Draft
A)
Before the start of the regular season, a draft will be held
to fill the owners' rosters.
B)
The draft order will be determined by the final standings
from the previous year. With the teams with more losses
getting the first draft choices.
C)
Owner's will then draft in order of finish for the first
round. At the beginning of the second round, the owner
with the last pick will have the first pick in that round.
The following rounds will follow the same style. (1-12,
12-1, 1-12, 12-1) (STARTING
IN 2004 THE DRAFT WILL BE 1-12, 1-12, 1-12, etc.)
D)
Each owner will continue to pick until he has filled all 17
seventeen roster spots.
E)
The position a player is listed on a NFL teams official
roster is the position he can be used in the American
Fantasy League. Any questions need to be brought to
the commissioner or co-commissioner.
F)
The draft will be conducted through email and will start on
July 1st.
1)
The first team to pick will have 24 hours to respond to
the commissioner and co-commissioner with their pick.
2)
Once the email is received the commissioner will email the
entire league with the selection.
3)
Once the email is sent the next person in the draft has 24
hours to respond with their selection.
4)
You do not have to use the whole 24 hours so send your
pick ASAP so the draft can run smoothly.
5)
If you fail to make your pick in the 24 hour time limit
your turn will be forfeited and you can make it up after
the draft is completed.
V.
Trades, Free Agents and Injuries
A)
Owners have 24 hours to protest trades that have been
confirmed by the commissioner’s office.
If an owner wishes to protest a trade, he/she must
submit a protest to the commissioner’s office clearly
stating why they feel said trade should be vetoed.
The commissioner and co-commissioner will rule on
the matter within 48 after the protest has been submitted (This
used to be the responsibility of the CC but after the CC was
abolished after the 2002 season it went back to the
commissioner and co-commissioner)
B)
No trades will be permitted after Week 10 of the season.
Trades can resume
after the completion the AFL Bowl and AFL Toilet Bowl.
C)
All players not a team roster are considered free-agents and
can be acquired by any owner.
D) Free-agents cannot be
acquired during the off-season.
E)
Any player dropped from a roster becomes a free-agent.
F)
The free-agent period will open immediately following the
draft and will run until the rosters are due for the first
week. All players are first come - first serve until
then.
G)
During the regular season the free-agent period begins
following the Monday Night Football game. Each
team will be given free-agent position based on their
won-loss record, points for (least) then a coin flip.
each team has until Wednesday 10 P.M. PST to email myself
and the co-commissioner with a message titled "AFL Free
Agents", include the player(s) to be dropped as well as
the player(s) to be picked-up. At the end of the
free-agent period all emails will be opened and free agents
assigned to teams. After Wednesday and up until
12:00 PST (Midnite) on Saturday free-agents can be acquired on a
first come-first serve basis. If there are early games
(ex. Thursday or Saturday) the free agent period ends with
the kcikoff of the first game on those days.
H)
Any transaction intended to strengthen one team at the
expense of another can be vetoed by commissioner and
co-commissioner. The veto can be overturned by a
majority vote of the league.
I)
All transactions are free.
J)
If a player gets hurt, you can either hold onto him until he
recovers are cut him and pick up a free agent.
K)
Draft picks can be traded but only for the current season
and following season. Ex. During the 2000 season
you can trade draft picks for the 2001 draft but not for the
2002 draft. Rule V (G) above also applies for
trading draft picks.
L)
Rosters will be frozen (no free agent transactions)
once the playoffs begin (this being defined as the final gun
from the MNF game at the conclusion of week 14).
VII.
Games and Lineups
A)
Each team will receive a schedule prior to the start of the
regular season.
B)
Each team will submit a starting lineup to the commissioner
prior to the start of the first NFL game of the week.
If a lineup is not submitted, the previous weeks' lineup
will be used.
C)
Each teams' starting lineup shall consist of one of the following:
| Standard |
3 Wide
Receiver |
Double TE
- 1 |
Double TE
- 2 |
| 1 QB |
1 QB |
1 QB |
1 QB |
| 2 RB |
1 RB |
2 RB |
1 RB |
| 2 WR |
3 WR |
1 WR |
2 WR |
| 1 TE |
1 TE |
2 TE |
2 TE |
| 1 K |
1 K |
1 K |
1 K |
| 1 D/S |
1 D/S |
1 D/S |
1 D/S |
VIII.
Regular Season and Playoffs
A)
The regular season will consist of 14 games with every team
playing teams in their division twice and all other teams
once.
B)
Six teams will make the playoffs - 3 Divisional Champs and 3
Wild Cards.
1)
Week 15 - Wild Card Week: In round one of the playoffs the
two division champs with the best records will draw a
first round bye, (#1 seed and #2 seed). The third
division winner (#3 seed) will play the third wild card
team (#6 seed). The remaining two wild card teams
(#4 seed and #5 seed) will play each other.
2)
Week 16 - Semi-Final Week: The (#1 seed) will the play the
lowest seeded team form the previous weeks playoff games.
The (#2 seed) will play the highest seeded team from the
previous weeks playoff games.
3)
Week 17 - AFL Bowl: The AFL Bowl will be played between
the winners of the semi-final playoff games.
C)
Tiebreakers for Divisional Titles:
1)
Head to head record.
2)
Record within the division.
3)
Total point difference in head to head games.
4)
Total point difference in division games.
5)
Total point difference in all games.
6)
Total points scored in division games.
7)
Total points scored in all games.
8)
Coin flip.
D)
Tiebreaker for Wildcard berth or seeding:
1) Head to head record.
2) Total point difference in head to head games.
3) Total point difference in all games.
4) Total points scored in all games.
5) Coin flip.
E)
Tiebreaker for Playoff games ending in a tie:
1)
Total roster points (including bench points)
2)
Total starting lineup yardage (passing, rushing,
receiving)
3)
Total roster yardage (passing, rushing, receiving)
4)
Coin flip