Official Rule Book and

League Information
2010
 Table of Contents

League Dues and Payouts. . . . . . . . . . . .3 Keepers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

League Dues and Payouts Draft Round Loss
League Money Payout Declaring Keepers
Transaction Fees Trading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Transaction Money Payout General Information
Commissioner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Deadline
Responsibilities Trade Committee

Voting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Waivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Passing Votes Drop/Adds
Requesting a Vote Order
Re-voting Period Playoffs

League Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Scoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Divisions Passing
Season Length Rushing/Receiving
Playoffs Miscellaneaous

Roster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Kicking

Offensive Spots Defensive Players

Defensive Spots Team Defense/Special Teams

Bench Spots Tie-Breakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

IR Individual Games

Draft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Playoff Seeding

Order New Member Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Length Voting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Time Limitations
Contact Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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 League Dues and Payouts

In order to participate in WDFFL, all teams must League dues

pay the league fees. Transaction money pool: $20
. To draft, each team must pay at least the Trophy engraving: $5
$20 down payment. Standard league dues: $100
. All league fees must be paid in full to the Total: $125
treasurer by no later than week 10.
. Five dollars from each team’s league fees League Money Payout
will go towards engraving the trophy at the First Place: $500
Second Place: $200
end of the season.
Third Place: $100

All teams are responsible for paying for the Transaction Money Payout
transactions they made during the regular season. Top Offensive Player: $50
. Transaction money must be paid to the Top Defensive Player: $50
treasurer at the end of the regular season Toilet Bowl Winner: $25
(week 13).
. Transaction Fees1 Remaining Transaction Money
60% to First Place
Drops $.50
25% to Second Place
Adds $.50
15% to Third Place
Trades $5

Commissioner Voting

The league commissioner will be selected from one
of the league members.
The commissioner’s responsibilities include:
. Organizing league meetings and the draft.
. Evaluating trades that involve members of
the trade committee.
. Conducting official league votes.
. Resolving any disputes.
. Organizing and running the league
website.
There is no term limitation on this position.
. New commissioners can assume the
position by volunteering
. If two people would like to become the
new commissioner, the remaining teams in
the league will vote to elect the new
commissioner.
Each team has one vote on every issue.
. The commissioner acts as a moderator and
does not have a vote.
When voting a specific issue, the team can chose to
vote or abstain from voting.
The majority vote wins.
. Four votes.
Requests for a vote on any issue need to be
submitted to the commissioner either via email or
phone call.
. Requests are approved on the discretion of
the commissioner, and may not be
approved.
Once an issue is voted on, the vote stands for a
period of 2 years.
. The voting date will be entered into the
league rulebook.
. The issue can be voted on again only after
the 2-year period has expired.

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 League Setup

The league will consist of a single eight-team division and will have a 13-week regular season.

Playoffs

The playoffs begin week 14 and last 3 weeks. Round 2

. Six teams make the playoffs. . 1st place will play the lower of the two
The 7th and 8th place teams play for the Toilet seeds that won their Round 1 game.
Bowl in week 14. . 2nd place will play the higher of the two
. The winner receives $25. seeds that won their Round 1 game.
Round 1 Round 3
. 1st and 2nd place in the regular season . The two winners in Round 2 will play
receive a bye. for the championship.
. 3rd place plays 6th place. . The two losers in Round 2 will play for
. 4th place plays 5th place. 3rd-place.

Roster

Offense – 8 starters
. Quarterback (QB) 1 starter 3 maximum
. Running Back (RB) 2 starters 8 maximum
. Wide Receiver (WR) 2 starters 8 maximum
. Tight End (TE) 1 starter 2 maximum
. Flex (RB, WR, TE)4,6 1 starter
. Place Kicker (K) 1 starter 2 maximum

Defense – 3 starters
. Flex Defensive Player (DP)3 2 starters 5 maximum
. Team D/Special Teams (D/ST)2 1 starter 3 maximum

Bench
. There are 8 bench spots
. Five offensive spots
. Two defensive spots
• Teams can any combination of defensive players and/or team defenses on their
bench.
. One flex bench spot that takes the place of the old IR spot. An offensive player, defensive
player, or team defense can fill this spot.
. The bench ratio of 5 offensive and two defensive players must be maintained by each individual
owner.5
. The penalty for playing a game with an incorrect bench ratio will be a loss of points.
. There is one injured reserve (IR) bench spot.
. Any player deemed out (O) or on injured reserve (IR) by ESPN is eligible for this spot.7

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 Draft

The draft will be held in the last weeks of preseason at a predetermined time and location.
Draft order is determined by the previous season’s finish. The two teams that do not make the playoffs draft
based on records.
. The team with the worst record drafts 1st and the better record drafts 2nd. In case of a tie, the team
with the lowest total points drafts 1st.
. The 3rd and 4th picks go to the two teams that lose in the first round of the playoffs. The team with the
worse record gets the 3rd pick and the better record gets the 4th pick. Total points will again break a tie,
as the team with the lowest total regular season points will draft 3rd.
. The loser of the third-place game receives the 5th pick, and the winner receives the 6th pick.
. The loser of the championship game receives the 7th pick, and the champion receives the 8th pick.

The draft will consist of 19 rounds.

. Each team must pick 13 offensive players, 3 defensive players, one team defense/special teams, one
team defense or defensive player, and either one additional offensive or defensive player (one of these
players will be a keeper from the previous season’s roster).
. Teams can then fill the final bench spot with either a defensive or offensive player.

Each person is allotted 90 seconds per round to make a pick. If he goes over this time limit, the draft moves to
the next person before returning back to him.

The draft is a snake draft where each team receives the following picks:

Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 Team 4 Team 5 Team 6 Team 7 Team 8

Round 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Round 2 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9
Round 3 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Round 4 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25
Round 5 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Round 6 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41
Round 7 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56
Round 8 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 57
Round 9 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72
Round 10 80 79 78 77 76 75 74 73
Round 11 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88
Round 12 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 89
Round 12 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104
Round 13 112 111 110 109 108 107 106 105
Round 14 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
Round 15 128 127 126 125 124 123 122 121
Round 16 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136
Round 17 144 143 142 141 140 139 138 137
Round 18 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152
Round 19 160 159 158 157 156 155 154 153

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 Keepers

Each team is required to declare a keeper from the previous season’s roster.
. Keepers are eligible to be traded.
Each team will lose a pick from the round which they drafted their keeper in the previous season.8
. If a player is undrafted the previous season and is picked up off of waivers, the team will lose their
19th round pick.
Franchise players must be declared the day of the draft.
. Each team will submit their keepers on a slip of paper 15 minutes before the start of the draft.
. Keepers will then be placed on the draft board in the corresponding round in which they were
previously drafted.
Trading

General Info Trade Committee

League members are permitted to trade players
and/or draft picks.
. There is no limit on how many
players/picks that can be involved.
. Each trade costs $5 from each party
involved.
The trade-deadline is at midnight on Wednesday
of Week 10.
. The trade must be completed by this date
so that the players involved will officially
be on rosters by weekend game-time.9
. The league members do not vote to
approve or veto trades.
. Trades are approved on the Trade
Committee’s.
. The trade committee is to be composed of
3 members who are not a) the
commissioner or b) the treasurer.
. If a trade occurs that involves 2 of the
committee members, the commissioner
and treasurer will join the 3rd committee
member and evaluate the trade.
. There is no limit to how many seasons a
person can serve on the committee

Waivers

Drops/Adds
. League members are permitted unlimited
drop/adds.
. Drop/adds will occur every Wednesday.10
. Each move (drop or add) costs fifty cents.
Order
. Waiver order is determined by overall
record.
. The team with the lowest record gets the
first position in the waiver order.
. In case of a tie, the team with the lowest
amount of points scored receives the
highest position on the waiver order.
. After claiming a player, the team reverts to
the last spot in the waiver order.
. The waiver order resets every Tuesday.
. Each waiver pickup costs fifty cents.
. The waiver system ends in week 13
Playoffs
Beginning Wednesday of week 14, drop/adds will
open up for playoff teams.11
. Each week during the playoffs (weeks 14,
15, and 16) drop/adds will open each
Wednesday at 5:00 PM.
. There will be no waiver order during the
playoffs.
. Drop/adds will be first-come, first-serve.
. All NFL players will be eligible to be
picked up.
. Players will lock at their game-time.
Teams will be responsible for paying for these
waiver pickups.
. Each drop will cost $1.00
. Each add will cost $1.00
. Playoff waiver money will be added to the
league money payout (see page 2).

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 Scoring

Passing Defensive Players

. TD Pass 6 . TD 6
. Interceptions Thrown -2 . Blocked Punt, PAT or FG 2
. 2pt Passing Conversion 2 . Each Interception 3
. Every 20 passing yards 1 . Each Fumble Recovered 1
. 300-399 yard passing game 3 . Each Fumble Forced 1
. 400+ yard passing game 5 . Each Safety 2
. 500+ yards passing game12 8 . Each Sack 3
. Each Solo Tackle 1
Rushing/Receiving . Each Assisted Tackle .5
. TD 6
. 2pt Conversion 2 Team Defense / Special Teams
. Every 10 yards 1 . TD 6
. Every 5 receptions 1 . Sack 1
. 100-199 yard game 2 . Interception 1
. 200+ yard rushing game 5 . Fumble Recovery 1
. Blocked Punt, PAT or FG 2
Miscellaneous . 0 points allowed 6
. Each Fumble Lost -1 . 2-6 points allowed 4
. Punt or Kickoff return TD 6 . 7-13 points allowed 2
. 28-34 points allowed -2
Kicking . 35-45 points allowed -4
. Each PAT Made 1 . 46+ points allowed -6
. Each PAT Missed -1 . Less than 100 total yds allowed 6
. FG Made (0-39 yards) 3 . 100-199 total yds allowed 4
. FG Made (40-49 yards) 4 . 200-299 total yds allowed 2
. FG Made (50-59 yards) 5 . 400-449 total yds allowed -2
. FG Made (60+ yards) 6 . 450-499 total yds allowed -4
. 500+ total yards allowed -6

Tie Breakers

Individual Games (Playoffs and Regular Season)

. If two teams tie in a head-to-head game, the team with the most total bench points wins.
Playoff Seeding
. If two or more teams have the same records at the end of the regular season, the tie breakers follow
this sequence:
1) Head-to-head record – winning team gets better seed
2) Total points scored – higher points gets the better seed
3) Total points allowed – lower points gets the better

New Owner Policy

The league will not expand passed 8 teams.13

In the case of anyone leaving the league, the current owners will select any new owners.
. The league will then vote on taking one of the two following options:
1) When one owner leaves the league, the new owner takes over the previous team.
. They select their keeper based on the team’s roster and assume the draft position.
2) When more than one owner leaves, the league resets keepers and reshuffles the draft.
. The draft order will be by picking owner names from a hat.

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 Voting

1. The increase in drop/add fees from $.25 to $.50 was approved by the league on July 22nd 2008, and will be
eligible to be voted on again after July 22nd 2010.
2. The addition of a Team D/Special Teams was approved by the league on July 6th 2008, and will be eligible to be
voted on again after July 6th 2010.
3. The league approved the two IDP flex spots on July 10th 2008, and will be eligible to be voted on again after
July 10th 2010.
4. The league voted to not change one of the three WR spots to a flex spot on July 14th 2007, and will be eligible
to be voted on again after July 14th 2009.
5. The league voted to not change the bench ratio on August 4th 2009, and will be eligible to be voted on again
after August 4th 2011.
6. The league voted to change one of the three WR starting spots to an offensive flex spot (RB, WR, TE) on
January 3rd 2010, and will be eligible to be voted on again after January 3rd 2012.
7. The league voted to add an injured reserve spot on January 3rd 2010, and will be eligible to be voted on again
after January 3rd 2012.
8. The keeper draft pick policy was approved by the league on September 4th 2009, and will be eligible to be voted
on again after September 4th 2011.
9. The league voted to keep the trade deadline at week 10 on July 10th 2008. This will be eligible to be voted on
again after July 10th 2010.
10. The league voted against changing the waiver day from Wednesday to Thursday on July 10th 2008, and will be
eligible to be voted on again after July 10th 2010.
11. The league voted to allow for a waivers system in the playoffs on January 3rd 2010, and will be eligible to be
voted on again after January 3rd 2012.
12. The league voted to give an 8-point bonus to QBs who throw for over 500 yards on January 3rd 2010, and will
be eligible to be voted on again after January 3rd 2012.
13. The league agreed not to expand on July 8th 2008. The issue will be eligible for a vote again after July 8th 2010.
14. The league voted to reset and reshuffle on August 5th 2009, after Brian and Doug left.

Contact Information

Nick Brosso Jeff Ratcliffe Josh Zalut

(610) 304-9821 (717) 201-7337 (215) 518-4808
dominic.brosso@brookfieldgrs.com jayare@temple.edu jlz22@comcast.net

Bob McManus Tony Rossi Tom Staub

(215) 680-8895 (215) 280-8752 (267) 767-0921
bobmacjr@verizon.net ajr2579@aol.com tom.staub@yahoo.com

Ed Lukshides Mike Taylor Doug Guenther

(267) 471-4348 (267) 718-7392 (267) 934-9719
Edward.lukshides@ascensus.com michael.d.taylor@skf.com djguenther@verizon.net