Post by DFL COMMISSIONER on Jan 23, 2017 21:49:46 GMT -5
From the Desk of the Commissioner
DFL 2017 New Rules & Offseason Timeline:
New Rules:
11. Tiebreaker Scenarios (bold=new changes)
If 2 Teams Are Tied (Division):
1) Head to Head record
2) Division Record
3) Points Scored
**This scenario will also be used if two teams from the same division are battling for one Wild Card spot.
If 2 Teams Are Tied (Wild-Card):
1) Head to Head record
2) Points Scored
3) Points Against
If 3 Or More Teams Are Tied (Division):
1) Division Record
2) Points Scored
3) Points Against
If 3 Or More Teams Are Tied (Wild-Card):
1) Points Scored
2) Points Against
*23) Bye Week Fill-in Quarterback
-If a team claims/trades for/promotes a 2nd starting QB, they receive a TEMPORARY $10 cap hit
*If the 2nd QB is for anything besides a bye week, when a QB gets dropped/traded, the cap hit reverts to $5 permanent cap penalty
*If the 2nd QB was for a bye week fill-in, when a QB gets dropped, the cap hit drops to a permanent $2.5 cap penalty
(If a QB is picked up to cover the Bye, a QB must be dropped by 11:59pm est on Monday of said week, or the cap hit becomes a permanent $10 penalty)
**If a QB on active roster (not PS), becomes a starting QB, the team does NOT receive a 2-QB penalty
Additional starters after initial 2nd QB
-Any starting Quarterback acquired via waivers or Practice Squad promotion AFTER the initial 2nd QB acquisition (including bye week fill in) will receive a TEMPORARY $5 cap penalty.
*Team would also receive $5 TEMPORARY cap penalty for acquiring (adding) a 2nd starting QB via trade to their roster.
**Team will NOT receive penalty if they have 2 (starting) QBs and trade away 1 starter and receiving another in said trade
-Penalty drops to permanent $2.5 when 2nd QB is dropped/traded (unless acquiring a starting QB in return)
-Injuries:
*Starting Quarterback must be listed as OUT in order to avoid receiving cap penalty for signing another starting QB (who is not your QB's backup).
*24) Bye Week Fill-in Kicker
-Teams can place claims on FA kickers in week their active Kicker is on his team's bye week
-Teams will NOT receive an immediate cap penalty if they claim a "bye week" kicker.
-Team would receive a $5 cap penalty if they fail to drop a kicker (either one) by the end of the night on Monday (end of that "league week").
-If team drops a kicker after deadline, they will incur a $2.5 permanent cap penalty.
-No draft pick compensation if a team trades away a 2nd kicker.
-Teams can only pick up a 2nd kicker for bye weeks, NOT for injury
*25 Tanking
THIS RULE WILL BE DISCUSSED AS PART OF THE OFFSEASON OWNERS MEETINGS TO GET OWNERS INPUT ON THIS TOUCHY SUBJECT
Offseason Timeline:
1) Have (potential) new owners submit applications to be reviewed to takeover open existing teams
-deadline: February 4th - N/A (no new owners needed)
2) Have current (and eligible) owners submit applications for "relocation"
-deadline: February 4th
3) Open up time for owners to bring up topics for Owners Meetings
-open until February 4th
4) Conduct Owners Meetings (if any)
-to begin February 6th, run until February 12th
5) New owners decided for any potential open teams
-February 11th - N/A (no new owners needed)
6) Relocation decisions announced
-February 11th
7) Trading opens
-February 13th
8) 2017 Franchise Tags
-deadline February 26 @ 11:59pm est
9) Free Agent (FA) Draft starts
-last week in March
10) Rookie Draft starts
-roughly beginning of May (like last season)
11) Off-Season Free Agency Bidding
-Opens 12am EST, Wednesday June 10th
Will update the next stage of offseason after the Rookie Draft completes
-Chief
DFL 2017 New Rules & Offseason Timeline:
New Rules:
11. Tiebreaker Scenarios (bold=new changes)
If 2 Teams Are Tied (Division):
1) Head to Head record
2) Division Record
3) Points Scored
**This scenario will also be used if two teams from the same division are battling for one Wild Card spot.
If 2 Teams Are Tied (Wild-Card):
1) Head to Head record
2) Points Scored
3) Points Against
If 3 Or More Teams Are Tied (Division):
1) Division Record
2) Points Scored
3) Points Against
If 3 Or More Teams Are Tied (Wild-Card):
1) Points Scored
2) Points Against
*23) Bye Week Fill-in Quarterback
-If a team claims/trades for/promotes a 2nd starting QB, they receive a TEMPORARY $10 cap hit
*If the 2nd QB is for anything besides a bye week, when a QB gets dropped/traded, the cap hit reverts to $5 permanent cap penalty
*If the 2nd QB was for a bye week fill-in, when a QB gets dropped, the cap hit drops to a permanent $2.5 cap penalty
(If a QB is picked up to cover the Bye, a QB must be dropped by 11:59pm est on Monday of said week, or the cap hit becomes a permanent $10 penalty)
**If a QB on active roster (not PS), becomes a starting QB, the team does NOT receive a 2-QB penalty
Additional starters after initial 2nd QB
-Any starting Quarterback acquired via waivers or Practice Squad promotion AFTER the initial 2nd QB acquisition (including bye week fill in) will receive a TEMPORARY $5 cap penalty.
*Team would also receive $5 TEMPORARY cap penalty for acquiring (adding) a 2nd starting QB via trade to their roster.
**Team will NOT receive penalty if they have 2 (starting) QBs and trade away 1 starter and receiving another in said trade
-Penalty drops to permanent $2.5 when 2nd QB is dropped/traded (unless acquiring a starting QB in return)
-Injuries:
*Starting Quarterback must be listed as OUT in order to avoid receiving cap penalty for signing another starting QB (who is not your QB's backup).
*24) Bye Week Fill-in Kicker
-Teams can place claims on FA kickers in week their active Kicker is on his team's bye week
-Teams will NOT receive an immediate cap penalty if they claim a "bye week" kicker.
-Team would receive a $5 cap penalty if they fail to drop a kicker (either one) by the end of the night on Monday (end of that "league week").
-If team drops a kicker after deadline, they will incur a $2.5 permanent cap penalty.
-No draft pick compensation if a team trades away a 2nd kicker.
-Teams can only pick up a 2nd kicker for bye weeks, NOT for injury
*25 Tanking
THIS RULE WILL BE DISCUSSED AS PART OF THE OFFSEASON OWNERS MEETINGS TO GET OWNERS INPUT ON THIS TOUCHY SUBJECT
Offseason Timeline:
-deadline: February 4th - N/A (no new owners needed)
2) Have current (and eligible) owners submit applications for "relocation"
-deadline: February 4th
3) Open up time for owners to bring up topics for Owners Meetings
-open until February 4th
4) Conduct Owners Meetings (if any)
-to begin February 6th, run until February 12th
5) New owners decided for any potential open teams
-February 11th - N/A (no new owners needed)
6) Relocation decisions announced
-February 11th
7) Trading opens
-February 13th
8) 2017 Franchise Tags
-deadline February 26 @ 11:59pm est
9) Free Agent (FA) Draft starts
-last week in March
10) Rookie Draft starts
-roughly beginning of May (like last season)
11) Off-Season Free Agency Bidding
-Opens 12am EST, Wednesday June 10th
Will update the next stage of offseason after the Rookie Draft completes
-Chief
