RAFFLE 2007 Rule Change Proposals



Section 5) Fielding a Team
  1. FAILED (4-7) -- Add a tie-breaker who isn't a starter; if starters end with a tie, the additional players' scoring is compared, with the higher score giving a win; if both tie-breakers have the same point total, the game is a tie.
  2. FAILED (2-9) -- Add HC back as a position. (If 5.2 & 10.1, the margin-of-victory is .1 ffl pts for each NFL pt.)
  3. NA (P / 6-5) -- If 5.2 passes, expand rosters back to 20 positions going into August's draft.
  4. FAILED (3-9) -- Require a TE to be used in the lineup.
  5. PASSED (7-5) -- Make 3WR / 2TE a legal formation.

Section 7) Waiver Wire
  1. PASSED (7-5) -- Rework the waiver wire to be a "draft" -- go through the listed order and process the first request from each owner, then the second request from each, etc.

Section 8) Trades
  1. PASSED (8-4) -- Permit no trades after the Week 10 lineup deadline until after the season is over & the rosters are unlocked in March.

Section 10) Scoring
  1. FAILED (6-6) -- Change yardage bonuses to .1 pts for each yard (.05 points for each passing yard) -- it does balance out to 1pt/10yds (1pt/20yds passing)
  2. PASSED (6-5) -- Award a two-point bonus for a 300-yd passing game or 100-yd rushing/receiving game.
  3. FAILED (4-7) -- Reduce DST points for a shutout from 4 to 2.

Section 12) Standings
  1. FAILED (5-6) -- Change the order to overall record, division record, head-to-head, points for -- moves PF down two & div record up two
  2. FAILED (2-9) -- Change the order to overall record, head-to-head, division record, points for -- moves PF down two
  3. NA (12.1 / 6-3) If 12.1 and 12.2 both pass, which is used.



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