The Brain Trust

2018 League Charter

Co-commissioners: Matt Lang and Dave Winter

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League draft date: Saturday, September 1 , 2018
League draft start time: 7:30 PM
League Dues: $100

1. 2018 CHANGES

- Removed the IR spot. The bench is kept at 6 spots.

- No special waiver rules during the playoffs
- Winners of the horserace competition get to choose their week 1 opponents.

2. LEAGUE COMPOSITION AND SCHEDULE

- The Brain Trust League will consist of 10 teams with no divisions.

- The regular season will be 12 weeks long. The semifinals will be a combination of weeks 13 and 14, and
the finals will be a combination of weeks 15 and 16.

- Weeks 1-9 of the regular season will be round robin. Weeks 10-12, teams will have the same matchups as
weeks 1-3.

- Four teams will select their week 1 opponent based on the results of an offseason competition. Each team
will have to make their selection directly following the draft. The selection order is as follows:

1) Ryan
2) Dave
3) DJ
4) Brett

3. DRAFT

- The draft will be snake type.

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- Draft order is decided by a competition which is chosen by the 10 place finisher of the previous season.
- Draft picks can be traded prior to the draft. Traded draft picks must be texted in the group chat to be
updated on the draft board.
4. TEAM COMPOSITION

- Team rosters consist of the following: 1 QB, 2 RB, 1 RB/WR, 2WR, 1TE, 1 RB/WR/TE, 1 D/ST, 1 K, and 6
bench spots.
- There are no keepers and no additional slot for IR.

- Teams must field a complete starting lineup for every week of the season. Having a player on a bye in the
starting lineup will result in a $5 fine. Having an injured player who has been listed as “out” the previous
day to the game will result in a $5 fine. Having an empty slot in your lineup will result in a $5 fine.

5. SCORING

Passing
Every 5 passing yards (PY5) 0.2 TD Pass (PTD) 4

50+ yard TD pass bonus (PTD50) 1 Interceptions Thrown (INT) -2

2pt Passing Conversion (2PC) 2 300-399 yard passing game (P300) 1

400+ yard passing game (P400) 1

Rushing
Rushing Yards (RY) 0.1 TD Rush (RTD) 6

50+ yard TD rush bonus (RTD50) 1 2pt Rushing Conversion (2PR) 2

100-199 yard rushing game (RY100) 1 200+ yard rushing game (RY200) 1
Receiving
Receiving Yards (REY) 0.1 Each reception (REC) 1

TD Reception (RETD) 6 50+ yard TD rec bonus (RETD50) 1

2pt Receiving Conversion (2PRE) 2 100-199 yard receiving game (REY100) 1

200+ yard receiving game (REY200) 1

Miscellaneous
Kickoff Return TD (KRTD) 6 Punt Return TD (PRTD) 6

Fumble Recovered for TD (FTD) 6 Total Fumbles Lost (FUML) -2

Kicking
Each PAT Made (PAT) 1.1 Each PAT Missed (PATM) -2

FG Made (0-39 yards) (FG0) 3 FG Made (40-49 yards) (FG40) 4

FG Made (50+ yards) (FG50) 5 FG Missed (0-39 yards) (FGM0) -2

FG Missed (40-49 yards) (FGM40) -1 FG Missed (50+ yards) (FGM50) -0.5

Team Defense / Special Teams
Each Sack (SK) 1 Interception Return TD (INTTD) 6

Fumble Return TD (FRTD) 6 Kickoff Return TD (KRTD) 6

Punt Return TD (PRTD) 6 Blocked Punt or FG return for TD (BLKKRTD) 6

Blocked Punt, PAT or FG (BLKK) 3 Each Interception (INT) 2

Each Fumble Recovered (FR) 2 Each Fumble Forced (FF) 1

Each Safety (SF) 2 0 points allowed (PA0) 12

1-6 points allowed (PA1) 10 7-13 points allowed (PA7) 7

14-17 points allowed (PA14) 4 18-21 points allowed (PA18) 2

28-34 points allowed (PA28) -2 35-45 points allowed (PA35) -4

46+ points allowed (PA46) -7 2pt Return (2PTRET) 4

6. TIES AND PLAYOFF STANDINGS

- If there is a tie score, the winner will be whoever’s team has the lowest standard deviation. This rewards a
team for being well-rounded, instead of one that relies on one or two great players. A calculator for
standard deviation can be found in the following link: https://www.calculator.net/standard-deviation-
calculator.html
- Four teams will advance to the playoffs after week 12 of the regular season. League standings are
determined as follows:

1) Team Record
2) Total Season Points For
3) Head to Head Record
4) Total Points Against (higher total advances)
5) Coin Flip

7. WINNINGS

1st Place = 60% of league pot

2nd Place = 30% of league pot
3rd Place = 10% of league pot
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10 Place = Decides competition for next year’s draft order

8. WAIVERS AND TRADES

- Waivers are free agent auction will a season budget of $100.

- Players not claimed during the auction each week are free agents and can be picked up on a first come,
first serve basis for $0.
- Trades will go through automatically. The commissioners have the power to veto a trade if there is
evidence of collusion.
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- The trade deadline is November 21 , the day before week 12 games begin.