| My fantasy football league is approaching its 16th | | | | we give one for PATs. We also award two points |
| season. We have had 16 teams competing | | | | for a scored two-point conversion. |
| before, but now we are a 14-team league. | | | | Our biggest difference is at the quarterback |
| Although the subject of performance points is | | | | position. Although QBs can run for scores, earning |
| bandied about at our league meetings virtually | | | | six points, we award three points for a TD pass. |
| every year, we remain a basic scoring league -- | | | | This is the biggest departure from the mother |
| the only way to go for true fantasy football fans. | | | | league, the NFL. |
| Now, performance point system fans will say that | | | | This method of scoring allows for games that |
| there is so much more involved, making their | | | | have very low scores, 9-6 is not entirely |
| games more exciting and more high-scoring. | | | | uncommon, but we have our fair share of high |
| Ridiculous, I say. | | | | scores too. Fifty-seven points was the watershed |
| You see, we believe that to truly make our | | | | mark in our league last season -- a not entirely |
| fantasy football league seem like more than just | | | | unrealistic number for a prolific NFL team. Again, |
| fantasy, we need to mirror the National Football | | | | we want to be like the NFL. |
| League in as many ways as possible. So, we have | | | | I've known guys who play in performance leagues |
| desidned our rules after the NFL, and we attempt | | | | that allow 10 points, if a QB passes for 400 |
| to score our points in the same fashion as the | | | | yards. Their weekly scores are unrealistic, scores |
| NFL. | | | | like 126-90. This is more like a lopsided college |
| So, when a running back or a wide receiver | | | | basketball game than a football game. |
| scores a touchdown, we credit the team in our | | | | So, the bottom line is we want our games and |
| league with that player with six points. When a | | | | our league to look like the NFL -- the only way to |
| kicker kicks a field goal, we allow three points, and | | | | go. |