fractional defense yards allowed
Like ESPN, Yahoo should have a fractional option for defensive yards allowed...simple as that. A lot of people don't like tier defensive points and go to ESPN because of it but I really want to stay with Yahoo.
Daniel Solis
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Rishi Jain
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This is a huge improvement. I do a system on ESPN where I start with 12.5 defensive points and each point against docks -0.25, while each yard against is -0.02. It creates a smooth scoring curve instead of having dumb scoring bins.
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Rishi Jain
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ESPN does it and it's a far superior option to having point bins. For example, I like to do a system where each person starts with 12.5 points and has -0.25 per point scored against, and -0.02 per yard scored against. This creates a smooth scoring curve instead of having arbitrary point bins that don't make any sense
Additionally, having 1 point awarded for fumbles forced and 1 point awarded for fumbles recovered also helps reward defenses that cause fumbles, which is more consistent than recovery.
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Eric Bernacki
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This is a no brainer change to scoring. Football is a game of inches and Yahoo is forcing us into a tiered approach. I don't think the coding can be that difficult.
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Dale Schreiner
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This would be a huge improvement for the leagues I commission. The actual difference between 299 yards and 300 yards is virtually nothing, but makes a huge fantasy points impact. I also want fractional points to apply to Points Allowed.
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Anonymous
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Decimal scoring should not just be allowed, it should be the preferred scoring system for DEFs.
Decimal scoring should also be the preferred scoring system for FGs. -
Anonymous
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This is your biggest complaint?
Form or join an IDP league.
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Anonymous
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Yes, this idea is an improvement.
And, using an equation should be a way to shorten (simplify) the computer code for the game instead of having to program in so many categories of scoring. -
Quintorris Lopez
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I completely agree. I just posted a similar complaint/request.
ESPN has this functionality, so I feel confident in Yahoo!'s ability to implement a similar setting. I just hope they do it by next season...
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Craig
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On Thursday, September 18th 2014, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense gave up 50 points to the Atlanta Falcons. In default Yahoo settings, they were only penalized -4 fantasy points. In my custom league, I set it so that defenses who allowed 35+ points were penalized -8 instead of the default -4. However, this is still too little, considering how badly Tampa Bay played.
My Suggestion:
Defenses start out with 10 fantasy points for zero points allowed. Every time they allow a point, they are subtracted 0.5 fantasy points, so a touchdown with an extra point kick would lead to (7x0.5) = -3.5 fantasy points, or 6.5 fantasy points total for giving up 7 points. Once a defense gives up 20 points, they are at the point where they receive 0 fantasy points, and every point after that, will result in -0.5 fantasy points.In this setting, Tampa Bay defense would have received -15 fantasy points for giving up 50 points to the Falcons last night. With their sacks, turnovers, and TDs (1+2+6+6=15), they would have ended up with an overal score of 0 fantasy points for their performance last night.
I wish Yahoo would allow commissioners to implement settings like this. I think this is the most fair.