setherick wrote:
Here are the roster rules for the 2037 season on. Violations of these rules could lead to removal of the league. Mostly, these will serve as a general agreement for making the league more competitive.
1. All teams should have starters with players listed at the following positions and as close to default weight for position as possible. Minimum caps are listed in parentheses.
QB
RB1, RB2 (210)
FB1
WR
TE1, TE2 (245)
OL
DE1, DE2 (260)
DT1, DT2 (290)
SLB
MLB
WLB
CB
SS
FS
2. No WRs are allowed to play running back with the exception of the flex rule below.
3. No LBs are allowed to play DE.
4. DE can back up DT, but teams should must carry the minimum minimum number of starters at weight.
5. Backup LBs can all be WLBs as long as you have starters at position.
6. Backup DBs can all be CBs as long as you have starters at position.
Flex Rules
1. WRs can be substituted for a running back for the following formations: 104 all plays, 113 Shotgun, 203 Shotgun, 203 Split Backs. The reason why is that the running plays out of these formations are fairly limited and the RB1 often gets targeted as a top target in these formations. This will means WRs will some times end up with running yards, but these should be fair inconsequential. If players figure out how to abuse this rule in the running game, I'll pull it.
2. WRs can be substituted for TEs for the following formations: 014 all plays. The TE routes should be more effective than they are. TEs are still often overmanned in these formations because coverage still largely depends on speed.
3. RBs and FBs can be swapped to take advantage of the FB designed runs like the 212 Weak I FB Inside Weak. You can also run 2 RBs in the 212 Split Backs.
4. This one seems obvious, but I forgot to call it out. FB can flex to TE3.
I'm new to this league, having just acquired the Jets during Week #13 of the previous season. I have two questions about player usage.
Question #1: My starting QB also qualifies to play RB with current / future ratings of 43 / 83 at the RB position. Since the QB also qualifies at RB, and since the default player weight for the positions are so similar (220# for QB; 217# for RB), is it permissible to designate the player as a QB for a game and use the player at QB, change the designation to RB for the following game and use the player as a RB, and then to change the designation back to QB again for the following game and use the player at QB, and so on as necessary based on strategy concerns?
Question #2: If the player is designated as a QB for a game, but qualifies at the RB position, is it permissible during a game where the player is designated as a QB to insert the player at RB in the same game in certain limited situations to take advantage of his running skills? I ask this question as the premise seems similar to current rules in this league that allow a team owner to use a WR at the RB position or at the TE position in specific situations as outlined in the rules (1-0-4 all plays, 1-1-3 Shotgun, 2-0-3 Shotgun, and 2-0-3 Split Backs). If QB runs were allowable in this league as in this scenario, it would enable mobile QB's in MFN to accrue running statistics that would be more like actual NFL QB's and it would make them more valuable just as they are in the NFL. I could envision QB runs limited by formation, perhaps just 2-3-0, 2-2-1, 1-2-2, and 3-1-1. We have "Deebo Samuel" rules, how about "Taysom Hill" rules?
Last edited at 1/25/2025 3:53 pm
