League

Name
Allegheny County Fantasy Football League
League ID
83497
Guest URL
https://www.rtsports.com/fantasy-football-league/83497
Service
Full Season - Gold
Subscription
2024 Paid
Commissioner
Ron DeOrio
rdeorio.rd@gmail.com

By-Laws

AMENDED FOR 2019 SEASON, I am updating some older rules, or outdated rules.

 I am Ron DeOrio, the Commissioner of the Allegheny County Fantasy Football League (ACFFL). I run this league as I see is in the best interest of THE LEAGUE. All of my rules, that I remembered to type here, are in writing below (realize that I am simply human and any errors will be corrected as discovered). Read and understand the rules as I will offer very little
leniency to newcomers and no leniency to experienced veterans of this league. I have a committee set up for any issues
that I request membership advice on. The 3 Committee members are Jordan O, Nick R, and Jason B.  One member from each division.
Nick sits in for me as “Assistant” Commissioner if I am involved in any trades or issues. I sit in for one of them if "he" is involved in any trade or other issues for which the Committee is called upon. IF needed, I would call in
another member of my choice to sit in on the topic if more than one of us four is involved. The Committee will be
called on by me and only me. The Committee decision will be offerred to me directly and it will be final.

The League is a KEEPER LEAGUE. As of 2010, we claim 3 Keepers prior to Draft Day, (usually 5-7 days prior).There is a limit to the number of RBs that can be saved. Of 3 Keepers, a maximum of 2 RB can be saved.

There is a $100 ANNUAL entry fee for every team (except Commissioner). Once
the fee is paid, usually requested by July 1st each Summer, it is 50% refundable if you "quit the league" PRIOR to your first trade OR July 30th, whichever occurs first. It is 0% or non-refundable after your first trade or after July
30th. If your full payment is late, you will NOT be permitted to make any trades until your entry fee is paid IN FULL.

Added 7/9/15 - As it has been mentioned to all league members in previous years, I'll need to enforce it in the rules beginning on 2016 Payment Due Date. That being, seeing as how I state that the season starts on X date a few months prior to that date. Then a reminder about 1 week prior to that date, I anticipate seeing the league dues being paid by that date. It has been done this way for about 20 years. Members are trusted to pay their dues and they always do. The pays come in all over the calendar.  Starting 2016, anyone with less than 50% paid by season start date, will lose a 12th Round Draft Pick, then for every week later, the draft pick moves up one Round. For example, a payment that is 3 weeks LATE, the owner will not have a 9th Round Draft Pick in the following Draft. Only ONE pick will be stripped, so it's not "no 12, 11, or 10th", just "no 10th", in that example.
Note: The entry fee or any winnings from the current season will be forfeited if any cheating, as decided by the Commissioner and/or the results of the "Committee" decision, is determined to be true.

A ONE-DAY Draft is held
on a date TBA in late Summer, prior to NFL season. Draft is always held on a Sunday late in August before Labor Day Weekend (please try to keep that last Sunday free). 12 team owners, including me, may show up to Draft in person or use the Live Draft Room (LDR) on the league website, to establish a roster.

Roster rules: 15 total players, using Team QB and Team Def. and Team Kicker. No Special Teams are used. Tight Ends are considered WRs. Position specifics can be seen under Rules.

Roster maximums - QB 2, RB 4, WR 6, Def 2, Kicker 2. Note, special RB/WR combination limit. No more than 10 players are allowed on active roster at the two positions, total, no more than 3 RB nor more than 4 WR can be
started, for a total of 6 starters at the RB/WR combo. You can now, as of Feb '07 vote, choose to start a 2RB/3WR/1Flex lineup. Exactly 9 starters are required each week.
Minimum starters - QB 1, RB 2, WR 3, Def 1, Kicker 1. Maximum starters - QB 1, RB 3, WR 4, Def 1, Kicker 1.

If you start Retired, Injured Reserve, or painfully obvious bad decision players, that will be in violation of the 9 starter requirement, and could be determined as cheating, and will be penalized in the "violation game" final score. There are Roster Violation Penalties. If you have TOO many players on roster, there will
be a -10 point penalty PLUS a -2 pt penalty per EACH player OVER the limit. All points will be deducted from the "violation game".

NEW FOR 2007 - If you START too FEW players, then you will also be penalized in the same
manner, -10 PLUS a -2 per each player shortage. This should hinder laziness/lack of effort. Added on 11/20/07: If it
is determined by Commissioner, either brought to my attention or decided on my own, that a member intentionally set his starting lineup to lose his/her week's game for whatever reason, such as helping another owner win a game or to enhance their own next waiver wire position OR draft position, then that owner, from this date forward, will be penalized. The penalty will be somewhat severe but not crippling . This falls under the "cheating" references in these rules.

The League does use a SALARY CAP system. All teams start each year with the same Cap Figure, which is announced no later than Draft Day. It has remained as $25,000 over the recent history. Commissioner determines the player Salary values in July (dependent on worthy magazine/website information distribution). Any players left off of the Salary Lists, will have a minimum wage "off the board" salary. Cap Limit “money” can be traded in the then-current season, in $1,000.00 increments. No future season Cap money can be traded.
**Important note on Cap money trades: the money does not carry over from season to season. Hence, an '08 trade of cap money will NOT have any effect on the '09 team salary cap limit. Each season starts new with all teams having the League set Salary Cap Limit
as thier starting figure**.
There, also, is a Salary Cap violation penalty. The penalty for exceeding YOUR Cap
Limit is a -10 point penalty PLUS a -1 pt penalty per each $1,000 overage. Under Roster Cap and Salary Cap Limits - Any player legally designated on Injured Reserve list will NOT count towards EITHER Cap
Limit. The IR player will be on the "inactive" roster for the owner. There is a limit of holding 3 IR players at one time.

Draft is 12 Rounds, serpentine style. Order is predetermined by prior season's final standings/rankings. 

Worst to First rotation in first round, and serpentine rotation throughout the remaining rounds. The 6 playoff teams will
be drafting 7th thru 12th, while the 6 non-playoff teams will draft 1st thru 6th (again, worst goes first).

Trading - You may trade any of the following items: Players, Cap Money Allowance, and/or Draft Picks. You can mix the items in a trade, such as a pick FOR a player OR for cap money, or Player for both a Pick and Money, in 2 examples. The trade season opens at
payment-in-full date (July 1, if paid) and closes between Keeper Report Day and Draft Day. You can make Draft Day trades, as the trade season re-opens after the first overall Draft Pick in on the clock. It will remain open until the Week 12 games (changed 2022). No more trades are allowed until next Season opens.


Free Agents - Any player that is not on a roster is a Free Agent (F/A). F/A's are available for claims each week, after the 1st week of the season is completed. If a player is CUT from a team, then he is NOT AVAILABLE until the following week's waiver claim period (see waiver rules page). Each week, Waiver Rotation is a worst to first rotation, based on worst record - ties broken by fewest PF on the year, then broken by fewest PF last week, then by my coin toss. Each team will be able to claim ONE player per rotation, up to 3 rounds. On Fridays, the Open Wire kicks in and it is first come first served, and lasts until the deadline to turn in your weekly lineup (see Set Lineup Page). Owners CAN NOT CUT NOR TRADE A PLAYER IN THE SAME WEEK AS THE PLAYER WAS CLAIMED, as you must hold a claimed player for at least 1 week/game.

Added 9/25/13...  Know this - If you miss the Waiver Claim deadline, your next claim option is the next day Rotation.

Injured Reserve -
Your roster is considered an "active" roster. Any players that are listed in the NFL Injury Report that are noted as either IR (season), Out, or Doubtful on the Friday before a game (we MUST use the NFL INJURY REPORT as is used by the website we utilize), can be placed by the TEAM OWNER on IR via the website. Commissioner will NOT coach your team for you.

Note - Any player on IR in a week, then to have the NFL team on a bye the following week...the player will remain on IR thru the
bye, as no report will given by that NFL team in a bye week. Any IR listed player will be considered to be on your "INACTIVE" roster.

There is NO Injured Reserve prior to Week 1 games. Suspended players do NOT qualify as Injured.

There are 3 divisions, 4 teams in each, and one team will win the Division Title, in which
that team will win an automatic bid into the playoffs. 3 more teams will win bids to the playoffs as a Wild Card team, which will be determined by best overall records (see Tie Breaker Rules below). Of 6 teams in playoffs, known as the Winners Tour, top 2 seeds have a  bye in the first round, week 14. Then highest seeded team always plays lowest seeded team,
in each of the 3 rounds. There is one other postseason tournament. The teams seeded #7 thru #12 will be placed into the Best of the Rest Tournament, set up the same as the the Winners Tour.

In week 16, we have the Championship
Game, the BOR Title Game, AND WE ALSO play a Pro Bowl Game. Each division will "team-up" to create a normal 9 player starting lineup, comprised from the rosters of all 4 teams in each respective division. The division Champion will be the Pro Bowl Captain for his division. All owners are to VOTE on the POLL that asks if you are to participate in thePro Bowl decision making for your team. If you do NOT answer the POLL, it will be determined that you chose NOT to participate and will NOT receive any payout if your division wins the head to head to head matchup (I am looking for members that are active).

There are payouts for several categories. Such as: Team High Score of the Week, Season MVP's by position, and with playoff performance. Best of the Rest winner may receive a financial reward also. All payouts
are distributed after the season is fully completed. I, kindly, ask of owners planning to return the next season, to leave some, if not all, of thier winnings in a credit account for the next season, but it is NOT required (just makes
it easier for everyone, especially me - having to get ahold of 11 of you to collect).

TIE BREAKERS - RTSports.com
does not work with my system perfectly. I have unique rules...

Always break Inner-Divisional Ties
before Outer-Divisional Ties.
In case of TIE of Overall Winning Pct. :
A) Best Divisional Winning Pct. (If
teams are in same Division)
B) Best Head to Head Win Pct. IF 3 or more teams are tied at this point, break
Divisional Tie first, then break outer-divisional Tie.
IF all 3 teams (can only be 3 at this point) are in
different Divisions : If all teams have played the SAME number of games vs. each other, then 1) Best Win Pct. of teams
in TIE vs. each other. 2) Eliminate 1 team by removing the Least Points Scored team. 3) Use the Normal Tie Breaker
system from here.
C) Most Points Scored (after eliminating the Least Pts Scored team as noted in a 3 team Tie).
D) Most Pts Scored vs each other (teams in the Tie).
E) Coin Toss ( I will flip a coin in the presence of a member not involved in the tie. IF team owners in Tie can be present, that is fine. If MY team is involved in the Tie,
then Jeff will perform the coin toss.)

These Custom Tie Breaker Rules will be more used for Wild Card playoff seedings and for the Consolation Tourney. The Divisional Tie Breaker Rules are simple, as noted above in the Tie
Breaker section. In the POST SEASON, we can not use Tie Breakers based on records so we will use an Overtime Roster Lineup. Here is how it works. After you register your starters, you will then take the non-starting players on your
roster and list them one by one, in order of most to least favorite (to break the tie). Each player, one by one, will be compared to your opponent's OT lineup, until the Total Team Score of one team is higher than the other. Be sure not to mix this up - we do NOT use all the OT players as a combined score, we just use one, then a second if needed, and
so on ... until the tie is broken. IF niether OT lineup can break the Tie, or niether team submits an OT lineup, then
the Commissioner will have to use the last resort - a coin toss.

Season

Regular Season
NFL Week 1 thru NFL Week 14
Post Season
NFL Week 15 thru NFL Week 17

Standings

Standings
Head-to-Head

Tie Breakers
  1. Divisional Record
  2. Head-to-Head
  3. Total Points Scored in Games
  4. Points Scored Head-to-Head
Game Tie Breakers
None
Playoffs
Playoffs will be 6 teams / 3 weeks
Your commissioner will manually seed the playoff bracket
Teams will be reseeded after each round
League has no game tie breakers. In the event of a playoff tie, the higher seed will advance.

Rosters

Roster Size
15
Roster Limits
MinMax
Quarterback02
Running Back04
Wide Rec/TE06
Kicker02
Defense02

Wide Rec/TE
Combined receiver position
Team Players
Team Quarterback
Team Kicker
Injured Reserve
Up to 3 players may be placed on injured reserve
To be placed on I/R a player must be at least Doubt on the official NFL injury report
Taxi Squad
League does not use taxi squad

Lineups

Starters
9
Lineup Limits
Quarterback1to1
Running Back2to2
Wide Rec/TE3to3
Kicker1to1
Defense1to1
Flex ( RB WR/TE TE )1to1
Deadlines
Week 1Fri Mar 1 12:00am ETthruSun Sep 8 1:00pm ET
Week 2Tue Sep 10 7:00am ETthruSun Sep 15 1:00pm ET
Week 3Tue Sep 17 7:00am ETthruSun Sep 22 1:00pm ET
Week 4Tue Sep 24 7:00am ETthruSun Sep 29 1:00pm ET
Week 5Tue Oct 1 7:00am ETthruSun Oct 6 1:00pm ET
Week 6Tue Oct 8 7:00am ETthruSun Oct 13 1:00pm ET
Week 7Tue Oct 15 7:00am ETthruSun Oct 20 1:00pm ET
Week 8Tue Oct 22 7:00am ETthruSun Oct 27 1:00pm ET
Week 9Tue Oct 29 7:00am ETthruSun Nov 3 1:00pm ET
Week 10Tue Nov 5 7:00am ETthruSun Nov 10 1:00pm ET
Week 11Tue Nov 12 7:00am ETthruSun Nov 17 1:00pm ET
Week 12Tue Nov 19 7:00am ETthruSun Nov 24 1:00pm ET
Week 13Tue Nov 26 7:00am ETthruSun Dec 1 1:00pm ET
Week 14Tue Dec 3 7:00am ETthruSun Dec 8 1:00pm ET
Playoff Week 1Tue Dec 10 7:00am ETthruSun Dec 15 1:00pm ET
Playoff Week 2Tue Dec 17 7:00am ETthruSun Dec 22 1:00pm ET
Playoff Week 3Tue Dec 24 7:00am ETthruSun Dec 29 1:00pm ET

Online Draft

Draft Rules
Scheduled for Sun Aug 25 1:00pm ET
Manually started by commissioner
S-Style
13 rounds
2 mins per pick
Draft Order
#1 Cops and Rodgers
#2 Replacements
#3 Upstate Killers
#4 New World Order
#5 Rolling Roadblock
#6 MANIACS
#7 Head of the Table
#8 Master knee grow
#9 The Player Haters
#10 Four Horsemen
#11 The Law
#12 Brotherly Love Brawlers

Free Agents

Player Adds
League uses a waiver wire to add free agents to a team
League allows free-for-all free agent adds after the waiver wire
Waiver Wire
Players awarded Worst to First by Standings
Teams may acquire a maximum of 1 players per waiver wire

Teams may not acquire players after their game has started
Teams may not drop bench players after their game has started
Waiver wires are suspended after Fantasy Playoff Week 3 / NFL Week 17
Preseason Waivers
Your commissioner does not permit preseason waivers
Week 1 Waivers
Your commissioner does not permit week 1 waivers
In-Season Waivers
Submission deadlines: Tue Wed @ 8:00pm ET
TueWedThuFriSat
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Playoff Week 1
Playoff Week 2
Playoff Week 3
Free for All
Week 2Thu Sep 12 1:00am ETthruSun Sep 15 12:55pm ET
Week 3Thu Sep 19 1:00am ETthruSun Sep 22 12:55pm ET
Week 4Thu Sep 26 1:00am ETthruSun Sep 29 12:55pm ET
Week 5Thu Oct 3 1:00am ETthruSun Oct 6 12:55pm ET
Week 6Thu Oct 10 1:00am ETthruSun Oct 13 12:55pm ET
Week 7Thu Oct 17 1:00am ETthruSun Oct 20 12:55pm ET
Week 8Thu Oct 24 1:00am ETthruSun Oct 27 12:55pm ET
Week 9Thu Oct 31 1:00am ETthruSun Nov 3 12:55pm ET
Week 10Thu Nov 7 1:00am ETthruSun Nov 10 12:55pm ET
Week 11Thu Nov 14 1:00am ETthruSun Nov 17 12:55pm ET
Week 12Thu Nov 21 1:00am ETthruSun Nov 24 12:55pm ET
Week 13Thu Nov 28 1:00am ETthruSun Dec 1 12:55pm ET
Week 14Thu Dec 5 1:00am ETthruSun Dec 8 12:55pm ET
Playoff Week 1Thu Dec 12 1:00am ETthruSun Dec 15 12:55pm ET
Playoff Week 2Thu Dec 19 1:00am ETthruSun Dec 22 12:55pm ET
Playoff Week 3Thu Dec 26 1:00am ETthruSun Dec 29 12:55pm ET

Teams may not add players after their game has started
Teams may not drop bench players after their game has started
Protected Free Agents
Players dropped will be protected free agents until Next Fantasy Week
Transaction Limits
All free agent transactions are suspended after Fantasy Playoff Week 3 / NFL Week 17
Unlimited free agent adds by a team per week
Unlimited free agent adds by a team for the year
Player Contacts
League uses player contracts
Players are automatically released from rosters at the end of their contracts
The base contract length is 3 years, including the year acquired

Trades

Trading
Team owners may trade, but commissioner approval is required
Trading is suspended after Fantasy Week 12
Future Draft Picks
Team owners may trade future draft picks
Deadlines
Week 1Fri Mar 1 12:00am ETthruSun Sep 8 12:45pm ET
Week 2Tue Sep 10 7:00am ETthruSun Sep 15 12:45pm ET
Week 3Tue Sep 17 7:00am ETthruSun Sep 22 12:45pm ET
Week 4Tue Sep 24 7:00am ETthruSun Sep 29 12:45pm ET
Week 5Tue Oct 1 7:00am ETthruSun Oct 6 12:45pm ET
Week 6Tue Oct 8 7:00am ETthruSun Oct 13 12:45pm ET
Week 7Tue Oct 15 7:00am ETthruSun Oct 20 12:45pm ET
Week 8Tue Oct 22 7:00am ETthruSun Oct 27 12:45pm ET
Week 9Tue Oct 29 7:00am ETthruSun Nov 3 12:45pm ET
Week 10Tue Nov 5 7:00am ETthruSun Nov 10 12:45pm ET
Week 11Tue Nov 12 7:00am ETthruSun Nov 17 12:45pm ET
Week 12Tue Nov 19 7:00am ETthruSun Nov 24 12:45pm ET
Notification
The league will be notified of completed trades

League Fees

Assessed Fees
General
League Entry$100
Wins and Losses
Losses$0
Ties$0
Wins Credit$0
Roster Moves
Each Player Acquired$0
Each Player Acquired via Waivers$0
Each Player Acquired via Free Agency$0
Each Player Released$0
Each Player Placed on I/R$0
Each Player Activated from I/R$0
Lineup Moves
Each Player Started$0
Each Player Benched$0
Trades
Each Trade$0
Each Player Traded Away$0
Each Player Traded For$0

Salary Cap

Salary Cap
$25,000
Notes
I/R does not count against salary cap
No cap hit when a player is released

Rushing Scoring

Rushing TDs
Not Used
Rushing 2XPs
2 pts for each rushing 2XP
QB RB WR TE K
Rushing Yds
1 pts for every 10 rushing yds beginning with 10 rushing yds
QB RB WR TE K
Rushing Atts
Not Used
Yds Per Rush
Not Used
Rushing First Downs
Not Used
Yd TD Rush
6 pts for 1 to 100 yd TD rush
QB RB WR TE K
Fumbles Lost
-1 pts for each fumble lost
QB RB WR TE K
Fumbles
Not Used

Passing Scoring

Passing TDs
Not Used
Passing 2XPs
Not Used
Passing Yds
1 pts for every 20 passing yds beginning with 20 passing yds
QB RB WR TE K
Passing Atts
Not Used
Yds Per Attempt
Not Used
Completions
Not Used
Yds Per Completion
Not Used
% Completion Rate
Not Used
Passer Rating
Not Used
Passing First Downs
Not Used
Yd TD Pass
5 pts for 1 to 100 yd TD pass
QB RB WR TE K
Interceptions Thrown
-2 pts for each interception thrown
QB RB WR TE K
Pick 6s
Not Used
Incompletions
Not Used
Times Sacked
Not Used

Receiving Scoring

Receiving TDs
Not Used
Receiving 2XP
2 pts for each receiving 2XP
QB RB WR TE K
Receiving Yds
1 pts for every 10 receiving yds beginning with 10 receiving yds
QB RB WR TE K
Receptions
1 pts for every 2 receptions beginning with 2 receptions
QB RB WR TE K
Yds Per Reception
Not Used
Targets
Not Used
Rec First Downs
Not Used
Yd TD Reception
6 pts for 1 to 100 yd TD reception
QB RB WR TE K

Combined Yardage Scoring

Rush And Rec Yds
Not Used
Rush And Pass Yds
Not Used
Rush, Pass, And Rec Yds
Not Used

Kicking Scoring

Made FGs
3 pts for each made FG
QB RB WR TE
Yd FG
3 pts for 1 to 45 yd FG
QB RB WR TE
4 pts for 46 to 55 yd FG
3 pts for 1 to 45 yd FG
K
4 pts for 46 to 100 yd FG
Made PATs
1 pts for each made PAT
QB RB WR TE K
Missed FGs
Not Used
Yd Missed FG
-1 pts for 1 to 55 yd missed FG
QB RB WR TE K
Missed XPs
-1 pts for each missed XP
QB RB WR TE K
2015-09-03

Defensive Scoring

Fumble Return TDs
Not Used
Yd Fumble Return TD
10 pts for 0 to 110 yd fumble return TD
DEF
Int Return TDs
Not Used
Yd Int Return TD
10 pts for 1 to 110 yd int return TD
DEF
Safety
5 pts for each safety
DEF
Defensive ST TDs
Not Used
Yd Defensive ST TD
Not Used
Defensive ST Safety
Not Used
Pts Allowed
10 pts for 0 pts allowed
DEF
7 pts for 1 to 3 pts allowed
5 pts for 4 to 6 pts allowed
3 pts for 7 to 9 pts allowed
Def Pts Allowed
Not Used
Yds Allowed
12 pts for 1 to 149 yds allowed
DEF
10 pts for 150 to 199 yds allowed
8 pts for 200 to 249 yds allowed
6 pts for 250 to 299 yds allowed
4 pts for 300 to 349 yds allowed
2 pts for 350 to 399 yds allowed
-2 pts for 450 to 499 yds allowed
-4 pts for 500 to 549 yds allowed
-6 pts for 550 to 599 yds allowed
-8 pts for 600 to 649 yds allowed
-10 pts for 650 to 699 yds allowed
Rushing Yds Allowed
Not Used
Passing Yds Allowed
Not Used
Sacks
1 pts for each sack
DEF
Sack Yds
Not Used
Fumbles Forced
Not Used
Fumbles Recovered
2 pts for each fumble recovered
DEF
Fumble Return Yds
Not Used
Interceptions
2 pts for each interception
DEF
Int Return Yds
Not Used
Turnovers
Not Used
Turnover Return Yds
Not Used
Over On Downs
Not Used
Blocked FGs
Not Used
Blocked XPs
Not Used
Blocked Punts
Not Used
Tackles
Not Used
Tackles For Loss
Not Used
Assists
Not Used
Passes Defensed
Not Used

Special Teams Scoring

Kickoff Return TDs
Not Used
Yd Kickoff Return TD
Not Used
Kickoff Return Yds
Not Used
Punt Return TDs
Not Used
Yd Punt Return TD
Not Used
Punt Return Yds
Not Used
Return Yds
Not Used
Punts Inside20
Not Used
XP Returns
Not Used
XP Safetys
Not Used
2XP Stops
Not Used
ST Fumbles Lost
-1 pts for each ST fumble lost
QB RB WR TE K
ST Fumbles
Not Used