All Play Needs to be Changed Next Year

SS · Post by SS » Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:28 pm

Not a real big fan of the All Play format for the first two weeks of the year for the Primetime and Online Championship formats. What do you guys think? The Classic doesn't have it but those other contests do. It creates a disadvantage when you obviously cannot create your lineups based on your opponent. Oh well, I think I have a chance to win 2 all plays this week just don't like the format...

joetreff · Post by **joetreff** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 7:28 pm

Everyone in this room is now dumber for having read that. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

abruski17 · Post by **abruski17** » Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:05 pm

Since we're talking nonsense, what about that show The League? I think it's Saved by the Bell meets Saved by the Bell: The Mid-Life Crisis Years.

Talk amongst yourselves.

Coltsfan · Post by **Coltsfan** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 1:23 am

SS,

I"m not a big fan of the all play either but since everyone has all play I don't see it as a disadvantage. Besides if you score more points than any other team you win at least half of the prize money so it's not that big of deal.

Wayne

SS · Post by SS » Mon Sep 20, 2010 3:23 am

Ok guys, really funny. It was late at night when I created this topic so give me a break

In order to clarify my post, what I meant was basically every week is an all play anyway since the 2nd place winner is the team with the most total points in the league so there is really no point in having 2 all play weeks. I just like the head to head format better each and every week. Good luck everyone and Frank Gore do something tonight man I need you for my Primetime team...

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 3:37 am

Originally posted by SS:
Ok guys, really funny. It was late at night when I created this topic so give me a break

In order to clarify my post, what I meant was basically every week is an all play anyway since the 2nd place winner is the team with the most total points in the league so there is really no point in having 2 all play weeks. I just like the head to head format better each and every week. Good luck everyone and Frank Gore do something tonight man I need you for my Primetime team... Scott, other 12-team contests have 11-week regular seasons, which I've never felt was long enough for a high-stakes contest, especially with so many bye weeks involved. By adding the All-Play format the first two weeks, we now have 13-week regular seasons for the 12-team leagues. That's the basis behind it. And since All-Play is in Weeks 1 and 2 when no bye weeks are involved, the W-L format is easy and very fair. If you can't finish in the Top 6 in scoring in your league, you don't deserve a Win, unless you were begging for an easy matchup that week.

All-Play does the trick in extending the regular season in 12-team leagues and is fair for everyone in Weeks 1 and 2. But that's just my opinion. I didn't mean to influence the debate here, but I certainly wanted to explain why we do it in the 12-team formats.

SS · Post by SS » Mon Sep 20, 2010 3:40 am

Thanks Greg for the clarification. That's fair. Can't wait til next week when I can actually go head to head with someone.

BLACKHAND · Post by **BLACKHAND** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 3:49 am

when nfl goes to an 18 game season i think all-play is the only way to go for maybe the first couple weeks anyway. unless we figure out another way.

mattjb · Post by **mattjb** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 3:51 am

as i'm about to go 2-0 in the OC I think it's a great idea.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 3:52 am

Originally posted by THE_BLACKHAND:
when nfl goes to an 18 game season i think all-play is the only way to go for maybe the first couple weeks anyway. unless we figure out another way. I don't disagree Frank. If the Classic regular season is 14 or 15 weeks in the future, 1 or 2 weeks of All-Play will need to be added.

Now the key is getting a labor agreement in time for the 2011 season and the 18-game regular season that the owners want SO BADLY in place for 2012. No work stoppage is key folks, for all of us.