2022 TWFL Rules (NOTE: Scoring Rules are defined on RT Sports Website)
2022 TWFL Rules (NOTE: Scoring Rules are defined on RT Sports Website)
To view the rules on RT Sports click on the "Display Rules" link located on the main web page. The rules listed on RT Sports are all legit but may not be comprehensive, hence the need for this documentation.
Since the 2005 season we have been using the RT Sports Comissioner Software package to run our league. This software gives us a has some advantages and disadvantages in comparison to CBS Sportsline, but overall I expect it to be a better service.
To view the rules on RT Sports click on the "Display Rules" link located on the main web page.
The entry fee is $107. This should be paid to me in cash or check at the draft or via ML. There are no fees for transactions. All winnings will be paid out at the end of the season.
Owners that can't make the draft should find someone to substitue for them at the draft. It is preferable that you don't choose someone who is already in the league. RT Sports does provide an auto-draft option as a last resort. The draft will be held on Saturday, 1 week before Labor Day weekend.
The final NFL rosters will not be available at the draft. Therefore, owners will have to find their own sources of information. Football magazines and INTERNET postings are generally your best sources.
Before the draft begins, the floor will be opened to clarify any questions or concerns anyone might have about the rules.
Each owner will have a maximum of 3 minutes to make each draft pick. We will not actually be keeping time, since this is generally not a problem. However, we should try to keep this time to a minimum, to cut down on the length of the draft. Typically, the entire draft doesn't take more than 3 hours to complete.
Each team will consist of 18 positions on there roster. The 18
can be made up of any positions. The starting line-ups will consist
of the following o positions :
Bench
The bench consists of your subs. The sublist order is no longer relevant. There are no position restrictions for the sub list.
Please read the transacion info described in the RT Sports documentation under the FAQs link on the main page.
Click on "owner deadlines" link off the main page to see time restrictions for all player transactions.
Free agent pickups can only be made up until the first game of the week starts on Sunday (1pm normally). Players who play in Thursday night games will be off limits after the Thursday game begins. They can't be claimed until the transaction period of the next week starts (next Wednesday)
RT Sports will handle all transactions and their rules will be followed. It may be necessary for the comissioner to intervene at times. For example, an owner may want to add a player that is not listed in the RT Sports database. In those cases, please notify the commissioner of your transaction requests. The commisioner should also be notified immediately for problems with the RT Sports servers or potential software bugs. In those cases, please submit transaction directly to the commissioner.
Waiver moves (FA bidding) and free agent pickups can be done every week. See RT SPorts rules for the time deadlines. Ties on bids are broken by the RT Sports tie-breaking system.
Players that are dropped are not available to be picked up until the following week. Thes players will be listed under protected free agents.
Trades can be performed by any team and can involve any number of players. However, each team's roster can't exceed 18 positions. If team A trades 1 player to player B for two players then player A would have 19 players on his roster so he would have to release one of his players to reduce his roster down to 18 positions. As comissioner, I will reserve the right to disallow any trade that I feel is unfair to the league. This will prevent two teams from trading their best players to one team in order to make a "Super power".
Once a player is traded from a team, he can't be placed back on that same team's roster via another trade from any owner. He can however be claimed by that same team from the free agent pool if that player happens to be cut at some point. This rule was put in place to prevent "future consideration" trades in which 2 teams trade players for a given week and trade them back later in order to help both teams temporarily
Trades should be submitted via the RT SPorts website. The trading deadline is also specified in the website rules.
Trading draft positions(Pre-Draft) have strict rules. Owners can trade draft positions 1 for 1 only. For example, you can trade the #1 draft position for the #12 position. However, you can't trade specific draft slots. Like, I'll give you my 1st round pick for your 2nd and 3rd round picks. In addition, no league fees are associated with trading draft positions.
Individual player status(start or bench) is due 1 minute before each game (including Monday night). Once a game begins all players in that game are locked in your lineup and can't be altered.
IMPORTANT NOTE : Owners that submit illegal lineups will receive 0 points for the position(s) that are violated!!!!!!!!! RT Sports alerts owners when they set an illegal lineup so their is no excuse.
This year, RT Sports has added the option to combine WRs and TEs into a single category which our league rules support. I have enabled this option. You are not required to start players at all positions. However, RT SPorts will alert you if you haven't started the minimum number of players at each position. I set the minimum value for each position to ensure the owner is alerted when this occurs. Since there is no fee for transactions, there is no reason an owner should submit a lineup without all positions filled. Nonetheless, this is legal.
The wildcard teams include the 2 teams (non-division winners) that have the best overall records and the remaining team with the most overall points (#6 seed). The wildcard spots have nothing to do with what division the teams are in.
During week 15 of the NFL season the 3 wildcard teams and the lowest seeded division winner(#3 seed) will play. The two highest seeded division winners (#1 and #2 seeds) get a bye. The division winner will play the lowest seeded wildcard team(#6) and the remaining wildcard teams will play each other.
During week 16 of the NFL season the #1 seed will play the lowest seeded winner from week 15. The #2 seed will play the other winner. The winners of these games will then play each other in the FF Superbowl in week 17. The ranking of the division winners will be based on team record and the tie-breakers previously mentioned.
The scoring rules are listed on RT SPorts but they are included here as well.
NOTE : Whenever a TD is scored, the unit (Offense, Defense, or Special Teams) on the field gets credit for the TD. So the Special Teams would get credit for any TD that is scored as the result of a fake punt, fake FG or fake extra point, not the individual(s) involved in scoring the TD. This rule also applies when multiple turnovers occur on the same play. For example, an offensive team throws an interception and then recovers a fumble and returns it for a TD all in the same play. In this case the individual scoring the TD would get credit because his offensive team was on the field when the TD was scored.
The pot consists of the entry fees ($1272) less the cost of the RT SPorts service ($72) for a total of $1200. The pot is paid out in fixed amounts as follows :
If we have any problems with RT Sports, like servers are down often, or too many errors in stats we will drop the site and the commissioner will run the league directly.
The statue of limitations for correcting errors (scoring or otherwise) terminates at the kickoff of the first game of the week following the error in question. After this time, the scores become official and will not be changed!!!