Guillotine Leagues are the next big thing in Fantasy Football, here is how it works. This sounds like a ton of fun and also insanity.
What is a Guillotine League? It's traditional fantasy football, with a twist (or two)...
- One team gets eliminated every week. That's right, the lowest scoring team of the week gets chopped. But that's not the only twist…
- Every player on the team eliminated becomes a free agent. Lowest scoring team Week 1 has Christian McCaffrey? Well now he's a free agent.
- Waiver mayhem ensues. A FAAB auction with high stakes.
- Manage your FAAB and strategize your bidding to ensure you are able to bid and win on star free agents from eliminated teams.
- Build a championship roster and win the best sweat in fantasy sports.
Unless we can garner some more interest, we can start next season.
Who would be interested? $10 buy-in, a modest and low-risk investment but an investment none the less.
- Me
- Floridaman
- jays9ers
- Blizzunts
- 91til
- RonMex
- Sundevil
- HomestarRunner
Scoring (cannot be customized this season)
Below is the scoring format for all private leagues.
Stat Points
- Passing Yards .04 for each (1 for every 25 yards)
- Passing Touchdowns 4 for each
- Passing 2-Point Conversions 2 for each
- Rushing Yards .1 for each (1 for every 10 yards)
- Rushing Touchdowns 6 for each
- Rushing 2-Point Conversions 2 for each
- Receptions 1 for each
- Receiving Yards .1 for each (1 for every 10 yards)
- Receiving Touchdowns 6 for each
- Receiving 2-Point Conversions 2 for each
- Kickoff or Punt Return Touchdowns 6 for each
- Fumble Recovery Touchdowns 6 for each
Lost Fumbles or Interceptions -2 for each
Rosters
Will consist of 14 players (8 starters and 6 reserves). Starting lineups must consist of the following:
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
Flex
Flex
Stat Corrections
Guillotine Leagues do not allow for the NFL's stat corrections (that occur on Thursdays) for the previous week's games. All weekly stats are considered final at the conclusion of the last game of the current week, typically after Monday Night Football.
Tie Breakers
In the event of a scoring tie at any point in the season (including Week 1), the follow tie-breaking criteria will be used:
1. The team with fewest year-to-date points is eliminated (excludes Week 1).
2. If Step 1 does not break the tie, the team with the starting player who scored the fewest points is eliminated. In the event of a continuing tie, this methodology continues by comparing the second-lowest-scoring player, the third-lowest-scoring player, and so forth until ties are resolved.
3. In the mind-bogglingly unlikely possibility that a tie still exists, we apply the above system to backup players, starting with a comparison of the lowest-scoring backup.
FREE AGENT ACQUISITION
All free agents are acquired via blind bidding using your Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB). All owners begin the season with a $1,000 FAAB, and in order to acquire a player on waivers, a minimum bid of $0 must be placed. Remember, this is blind bidding, so the other owners in your league cannot see what you have bid on a player until after waivers have processed.
The three weekly blind bidding deadlines are on Wednesday and Thursdays at 3:00 PM ET, with a third and final weekly bidding deadline at 11:00 AM ET on Sunday. The blind bidding process is detailed further in the next section.
A player is awarded to the owner with the highest bid, and in the event of a tie for the highest bid, the player will be awarded to the owner with the lowest overall season-to-date point total.
When this tiebreaker is executed, the winning owner is moved to the end of the tiebreaker priority list for any other tiebreakers that may occur in that week. This ensures that other teams can win tiebreakers, not just the lowest-scoring team.
Players dropped during blind bidding periods can be acquired in the following bidding period.
Blind Bidding Periods
Preseason (prior to Week 1) Blind Bidding: There will be three preseason blind bidding periods (that follow the same cadence of the regular season) which are Wednesday September 4 at 3:00 PM ET, Thursday September 5 at 3:00 PM ET, and Sunday September 8 at 11:00 AM ET.
In-Season Blind Bidding Periods: After Week 1 results are finalized, Week 2 begins. There are three weekly blind bidding periods, running from Week 2 through Week 17 of the NFL regular season. The weekly blind bidding deadlines are every Wednesday and Thursday at 3:00 PM ET. The third and final weekly bidding deadline is 11:00 AM ET on Sunday.
First-Come-First-Served Acquisitions (Optional Setting)
Commissioners can choose to opt-in to first-come-first-served (FCFS) acquisitions for their league. Following each Wednesday's blind bidding period (the only bidding period of the week if FCFS is enabled), all remaining available free agents can be added on a FCFS basis up until a player's respective kick-off time for that week. FCFS opens at 7:00 PM ET. Once an available player's game kicks off, he is put on waivers until the next week's blind bidding period (on Wednesday). FCFS transactions are free, so even those with a $0 FAAB budget can still make FCFS transactions.
Players dropped during FCFS are eligible to be acquired in the same week if the setting is enabled by the commissioner.
*Please note: players on teams that are chopped after the conclusion of Week 14 (going into Week 15) will not be available in free agency (blind bidding or FCFS).
PLAYERS ACQUIRED AFTER GAMES ARE PLAYED
In very rare situations, a player may be added to a different NFL roster after his weekly game has already been played. In that situation, the player's production from the game IS used. An example of this is when Zach Ertz was traded to the Cardinals (in 2021) after he had played for the Eagles on Thursday night.
FORFEITED GAMES
For the 2024 season, the NFL has threatened to institute a forfeit for teams that aren't healthy enough to play. If the NFL institutes a forfeit for any reason, no points will be awarded to players involved in that game. Hopefully, you will know about the forfeiture with enough time to make adjustments to your roster. Unfortunately, there may be scenarios, such as a last-minute forfeiture of a Monday night game, where you may not be able to make any roster changes. Even in that scenario, no points will be awarded to players involved in that game. You cannot elevate bench players who have already played to your starting roster.
INJURED RESERVE
There are no designated roster spots for injured or suspended players.
TRADES
Trading players may be allowed in private leagues, depending on the settings used by the commissioner.
RESTRICTED STATES
Participants in private leagues are eligible to play in all 50 states and Canada.
Official Draft Order:
- SunDevilNiner79
- RonMexico
- Blizzunts
- floridaMan
- DeepNinerValue
- Jays9ers
- 91til
- Homestarunner
Teams
DNV
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
Flex
Flex
Def
K
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
Blizzunts
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
Flex
Flex
Def
K
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
Sundevil
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
Flex
Flex
Def
K
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
Homestarunner
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
Flex
Flex
Def
K
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
floridaMan
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
Flex
Flex
Def
K
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
jays9ers
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
Flex
Flex
Def
K
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
RonMexico
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
Flex
Flex
Def
K
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
91til
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
Flex
Flex
Def
K
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
Bench
[ Edited by DeepNinerValue on Oct 9, 2024 at 9:04 AM ]
