League

Name
Walk The Talk
League ID
10634
Guest URL
https://www.rtsports.com/fantasy-football-league/10634
Service
Full Season - Platinum
Subscription
2024 Paid
Playoff League Coupon
G73005SE
Commissioner
David Bragg
davidrbragg@earthlink.net

By-Laws

 

WALK THE TALK FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE BYLAWS
 
1.  PREAMBLE
  • These bylaws are to set forth the policy and procedures of the Walk the Talk Fantasy Football League.  They are designed in the futile attempt to prevent any bickering, whining, or other form of discontent.
 
2.  PRESEASON SCHEDULE:
  • The draft will be held as close as possible to the start of the regular season as possible, considering all owner's availability.  Preference will be given to draft times that maximize participation in the draft.
  • If an owner cannot attend the draft, and cannot find someone to draft for them, the owner is still expected to participate in the league, filling out their roster with any players still available after the draft.
  • The commissioner will determine whether preseason free agency takes place, when, and whether owners who did not attend the draft or left the draft early have an opportunity to complete their rosters before free agency begins.  (Completing rosters will not count against the owner's transactions.)
 
3.  AUCTION DRAFT:
  • NOMINATION:
    • In turn, each team will nominate a player and bid a price.
      • The last placed team (based on regular season record) from the previous season will nominate the first player.
      • The order of nominating players will proceed in a clockwise manner.
      • The order for nominating players will remain the same for succeeding rounds.
    • Teams will no longer nominate players when their roster is full.
  • BIDDING:
    • The team that nominates a player will identify the opening bid price.
      • Bids are in whole dollar increments, with a minimum bid of $1.
      • The order of bidding on players will proceed in a clockwise manner from the nominating team.
      • On their turn, a teams may place a higher bid for the player or pass.
        • If a team passes on a player, that owner is out of the bidding for that player.
        • A team may not place a bid on a player that places the team over their salary cap (or uses money reserved for empty roster spots).

 

4.  ROSTERS:

  • Active roster size is 16 players.
    • Each team must keep enough money under the cap to fulfill the roster requirement of 16 players (at least $1 for every open roster position).
    • Each roster must have at least one TE (or an empty roster spot available for a TE).
  • Injured Reserve:
    • A team may place up to three players on injured reserve (IR).
    • Once placed on IR, a player will stay on that team's IR until the end of the season.
    • Players placed on IR may not be traded or released.
    • The salary of players on IR count towards the team's salary cap.
    • Eligibility:
      • Players suspended for the full season by the NFL.
        • Subsequent cancellation or postponement of the suspension has no affect on the player's IR designation.
      • Players placed on the NFL Injured Reserve.
        • Subsequent reinstatement by the NFL team has no affect on the player's IR designation.
    • After the season, all players on a team's IR will be moved to the team's active roster.  Subsequently, IR spots are unavailable until waivers or free agency begins.
  • Keepers:
    • One week before the draft (exact time to be defined by the commissioner), teams will identify their keepers.
      • Keeper players may be revised until the deadline.
      • After the keeper deadline, all players identified as keepers are on the roster until after the draft (but may be traded to another team).
    • Maximum number of keepers:  Eight (8)
    • Minimum number of keepers:  Zero (0)
    • Keepers must fit under the salary cap, with $1 available for each empty roster spot.

 

5.  SALARY CAP:

  • Each team will have a salary cap of $160 for their team roster.
    • The salary cap does not apply after completion of the playoffs and before keepers are due.
  • A player's salary will be determined by method obtained:
    • DRAFT:  Market value by bidding process in the auction draft.
    • WAIVERS:  Salary when released from a roster.
    • FREE AGENCY:  $1
    • KEEPERS:  Salary will increase $5 over the player's salary from the previous season.

 

6.  STARTING LINE-UPS:

  • Starting lineups will consist of eight (8) players using one of the following combinations:
    • QB   RB   RB   WR   WR   TE   K   D/ST   (Standard Pro Set)
    • QB   RB   RB   WR   TE   TE   K   D/ST   (Short Yardage Set)
    • QB   RB   WR   WR   WR   WR   K   D/ST   (Run & Shoot Set)
    • QB   RB   WR   WR   WR   TE   K   D/ST   (Three Receiver Set)
    • QB   RB   WR   WR   TE   TE   K   D/ST   (Double TE Set)
  • Final line-ups are due each week at 10am, Sunday.
    • Status for players in games that start before 10am Sunday will be decided by whether the player is in the team's starting line-up or on the team's bench at the time their game is scheduled to start.
    • If a team fields an illegal line-up (specifically, QB RB RB WR WR WR K D/ST), the commissioner will remove the points of the highest scoring RB or WR.

 

7.  TRANSACTIONS:

  • TRANSACTIONS:
    • Transaction fees go to the league prize fund.
    • Each transaction costs $5.
      • Transactions:
        • Waiver claim.
        • Free agency claim.
        • Trade (transaction fee is per team for the trade, regardless of number of teams or players involved)
      • Exceptions (no fee):
        • Off season trades.
        • Filling empty roster slots after draft.
        • First three transactions after the start of free agency.
        • Releasing a player.
  • WAIVER WIRE:
    • All players released from a team roster are subject the waiver wire.
    • A player's salary remains the same when claimed off waivers.
    • The team claiming the player must be able to fit the acquired player under the team's salary cap.
    • Waiver claims are made between 6am, Tuesday, and 7pm, Wednesday.
      • These times may be adjusted based on the NFL schedule for the week.
    • Multiple claims by the same team:
      • A team that makes multiple claims must prioritize claims.
    • Submit the claim to the oommissioner.
      • Identify the player being claimed.
      • It is not required, but it is preferred that the player to be released is also identified.
    • Players available:
      • Players released by 9pm Monday are available for claim.
        • A team may not place a claim on a player they released.
    • If multiple teams claim the same player off waivers, the team with the worse record will get the player in all cases.
    • Once a waiver claim is made by a team, it may not be revoked.
      • NOTES:
        • The claiming team may revise the player to be released prior to the waiver claim deadline.
        • [A vote to eliminate this rule will take place before the 2017 season.]
  • FREE AGENTS:
    • If a player clears waivers, they become a free agent.
    • All free agents have a $1 salary.
    • Undrafted players are considered free agents.
    • During the fantasy league regular season, free agents are available anytime, with the exception of times excluded by the website for weekly updates (i.e., overnight Monday).  Check the league website for specific times.
      • NOTES:
        • The claiming team must have an active roster spot available for any claimed free agents.
        • Once a player is locked into the team's starting line-up (at that team's scheduled game time), that player may not be released to obtain a free agent.
  • TRADES:
    • All trades must work within the limits of each team's salary cap and roster size
    • The off-season trading period will begin the Monday after the NFL Superbowl and end with the end of the draft.
    • The regular season trading deadline is the 9pm, Saturday, Week 10.
    • All trades must work within the limits of each team's salary cap and roster size.
    • Any trade viewed as one-sided, questionable, or unethical, is subject to approval by the Rules Committee.
    • Teams eliminated from playoff contention must obtain approval for trading.
  • POST-SEASON WAIVERS & FREE AGENCY:
    • To claim a player via waivers or free agency during the post-season, the team must release a player.  Key limitations:
      • Release does not mean place on I.R..
      • The released player must be at the same position as the player acquired.
      • The released player must be listed on the NFL injury report (suspended and inactive due to non-injury do not qualify.)
    • Players acquired via waivers or free agency after week 13:
      • Are not eligible to be kept.
      • Must still fit under the salary cap and roster cap limits.

 

8.  THE REGULAR SEASON:

  • There are 12 teams divided into three divisions of four teams each.
    • Divisions:
      • Shula
      • Landry
      • Parcells
    • Alignment:
      • Teams are placed into the three divisions based on initial playoff seedings from the prior season.
        • Landry:  1st, 4th, 7th, 10th
        • Parcells:  2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th
        • Shula:  3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th
  • The regular season is the first 13 weeks of the NFL season.
    • Each team plays division opponents twice.
    • Each team's remaining games are played against non-division opponents, one game against each (with no game against one team).
    • The regular season schedule shall be set at random, if available on the league website.

 

9.  POSTSEASON:

  • The league playoffs bracket begins NFL week 14.
  • The Toilet Bowl bracket begins NFL week 15.
  • In each game, the higher seeded team is the home team (the home team is awarded 3.01 points as "home field advantage").
  • Seeding (see also "TIE-BREAKERS"):
    • The three division winners are the first three seeds.
    • The next five teams are seeded into the playoffs.
    • The last four teams are seeded into the Toilet Bowl bracket.
  • Advancing:
    • In each game, the higher seeded team is the home team.  The home team is awarded 3.01 points as "Home Field Advantage".
    • In the playoffs bracket, the winner advances to the next round (loser out).
    • In the Toilet Bowl bracket, the loser advances to the next round (winner out).
    • For subsequent rounds, the top seeded remaining team always plays the lowest seeded remaining team.

 

10.  SEEDINGS (WITH TIE-BREAKERS)

  • Determination of team rank for seeding & waivers.
    • Division Champion (determined before Wild-Card seeding) and tie-breaking within a division:
      • Overall record
      • Head-to-head record
      • Total points scored
      • Division record
      • Total points against
    • Seeding order of division champions (3 teams):
      • Overall record
      • Total points scored
      • Head-to-head record
      • Division record
      • Total points against
    • Wild-Card seeding (9 teams):
      • Overall record
        • [Resolve common division tiebreaks using Division Champion tiebreaks, above, then, apply tiebreaks below for remaining teams.  Repeat for each seeding.]
      • Total points scored
      • Head-to-head record
      • Division record
      • Total points against
    • Waiver priority:
      • Establish waiver priority by ranking teams 1 through 12 based on the criteria below, then reverse the order (so that the 12th ranked team has highest priority).
        • Overall reoord
        • Total points scored
        • Head-to-head record
        • Division record
        • Total points against
      • Awarding players.
        • Process claim by team with highest priority.
        • After a team is awarded a player, drop that team to the bottom of the list.
        • Repeat.
      • NOTES:
        • Skip teams that do not make a claim.
        • **** [This was not the original process in the Bylaws, but is the process that has been used for years and will continue to be used.  We will vote on it after the 2016 season.  The original process in the Bylaws awarded the team with highest priority all of their claims, then moved to the next team.]

 

11.  EARNINGS:

  • Fantasy Bowl Champion
    • 30%
  • Runner Up
    • 15%
  • Third Place
    • 10%
  • Division Champion
    • 15%
      • 5% to each of three division champions
  • Best Record [Regular Season Champion] (Regular Season)
    • 15%, split if tied
    • **** [NOTE:  Original Bylaws provided for tie-break of this prize, rather than a split.  We have been splitting this prize for years, and will continue for the 2016 season.  We will vote on this process before the 2017 season.]
  • Total Points (Regular Season)
    • 15%, split if tied
  • Pro Bowl Champion (Week 17)
    • $120

 

12.  NEW OWNER

  • If an owner decides not to play the following year, his/her team will be first offered to the current owners in the league.  Priority for claiming the team is by reverse order of regular season standings.

 

13.  LEAGUE RULES:

  • All members are required to cast a vote for or against all proposed rule changes.
  • Rule changes require approval by two thirds of teams.

 

14.  RULES COMMITTEE:

  • The rules committee consists of three league members.
    • All questionable trades and transactions during the season are subject to approval.
    • A minimum of two out of three votes are needed to pass any proposal or veto questionable transactions.
  • **** If a conflict of interest exists for the committee members, other league members or former league members may be requested to serve on the committee.  [Not voted on, but added based on precedent.]
  • Current Rules Committee members:
    • Commissioner:  David Bragg
    • Assistant Commissioner:  Troy Mallett
    • Assistant Commissioner:  Veasna Oum

 

15.  FEES:

  • $70 - Total
    • $60 - Regular Season Prize fund and league expenses.
    • $10 - ProBowl Prize Fund

 

16.  SCORING:

  • Passing / Rushing / Receiving
    • TD = +6pts
    • 2pt Conversion = +2pts
    • 25 yards Passing = +1pt
    • 10 yards Rushing/Receiving (combined) = +1pt
    • Reception = +0.5pts
    • Interception = -1pt
    • Lost Fumble = -1pt
  • Special quarterback injury rule:
    • If a team's quarterback is injured during the course of a game and does not return to the game, the NFL team's backup quarterback's statistics will be combined with the starters and the player's points will be recalculated.  The team's weekly score will be adjusted based on the difference, plus or minus.
  • Kicking
    • Field Goal Made
      • Up to 49 Yards = +3pts
      • 50+ Yards = +4pts
    • Field Goal Missed
      • Up to 49 Yards = -1pt
      • 50+ Yards = +0pts
    • Extra Point Made = +1pt
    • Extra Point Missed = -1pt
  • Special Teams
    • Points Allowed
      • 0 = +10pts
      • 1 - 3 = +5pts
      • 4 - 7 = +3pts
      • 8 - 29 = 0pts
      • 30+ = -3pts
    • Yardage Allowed
      • Under 200 Yards = +5pts
      • Under 250 Yards = +3pts
      • Under 300 Yards = +1pt
    • Interception = +1pt
    • Fumble Recovered = +1pt
    • Sack = +1pt
    • Safety = +2pts
    • Touchdown
      • Interception return TD = +6pts
      • Fumble return TD = +6pts
      • Punt return TD = +6pts
      • Kick return TD = +6pts

 

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Proposed rule change for 2017:

[Vote to take place after season]

7.

  • Waivers:
    • Once a waiver claim is made by a team, it may not be revoked.   ==>   [Remove]
    • Waiver claims may be revoked if the revocation is submitted prior to the waiver deadline.   ==>   [Add]

10.

  • Waiver Priority:
    • (Ranking):
      • Overall Record
      • Total points scored
      • Head-to-head record   ==>   [Remove]
      • Division record   ==>   [Remove]
      • Total points against
      • Waiver Priority from previous week   ==>   [Add]
      • Standing from previous regular season   ==>   [Add]

Season

Regular Season
NFL Week 1 thru NFL Week 14
Post Season
NFL Week 15 thru NFL Week 18

Standings

Standings
Head-to-Head

Tie Breakers
  1. None
  2. None
  3. None
  4. None
Game Tie Breakers
None
Playoffs
Your commissioner will manually establish all playoff games

Rosters

Roster Size
60
Roster Limits
MinMax
Quarterback016
Running Back016
Wide Receiver016
Tight End116
Kicker016
Defense/Sp Team016

Def/Special Teams
Combined as one unit
Injured Reserve
Up to 3 players may be placed on injured reserve
Team owners may place any player on I/R at anytime
Taxi Squad
League does not use taxi squad

Lineups

Starters
8
Lineup Limits
Quarterback1
Running Back2
Wide Receiver4
Tight End2
Kicker1
Defense/Sp Team1
Deadlines
Week 1Fri Mar 1 12:00am ETthruSat Sep 7 4:30pm ET
Week 2Tue Sep 10 7:00am ETthruSat Sep 14 4:30pm ET
Week 3Tue Sep 17 7:00am ETthruSat Sep 21 4:30pm ET
Week 4Tue Sep 24 7:00am ETthruSat Sep 28 4:30pm ET
Week 5Tue Oct 1 7:00am ETthruSat Oct 5 4:30pm ET
Week 6Tue Oct 8 7:00am ETthruSat Oct 12 4:30pm ET
Week 7Tue Oct 15 7:00am ETthruSat Oct 19 4:30pm ET
Week 8Tue Oct 22 7:00am ETthruSat Oct 26 4:30pm ET
Week 9Tue Oct 29 7:00am ETthruSat Nov 2 4:30pm ET
Week 10Tue Nov 5 7:00am ETthruSat Nov 9 4:30pm ET
Week 11Tue Nov 12 7:00am ETthruSat Nov 16 4:30pm ET
Week 12Tue Nov 19 7:00am ETthruSat Nov 23 4:30pm ET
Week 13Tue Nov 26 7:00am ETthruSat Nov 30 4:30pm ET
Week 14Tue Dec 3 7:00am ETthruSat Dec 7 4:30pm ET
Playoff Week 1Tue Dec 10 7:00am ETthruSat Dec 14 4:30pm ET
Playoff Week 2Tue Dec 17 7:00am ETthruSat Dec 21 4:30pm ET
Playoff Week 3Tue Dec 24 7:00am ETthruSat Dec 28 4:30pm ET
Playoff Week 4Mon Dec 30 7:00am ETthruSat Jan 4 4:30pm ET

Online Draft

Online Draft
Not Used

Free Agents

Player Adds
League allows unrestricted free agent adds by teams
Waiver Wire
Not Used
Free for All
Week 1Fri Mar 1 12:00am ETthruMon Sep 9 11:59pm ET
Week 2Tue Sep 10 8:00am ETthruMon Sep 16 11:59pm ET
Week 3Tue Sep 17 8:00am ETthruMon Sep 23 11:59pm ET
Week 4Tue Sep 24 8:00am ETthruMon Sep 30 11:59pm ET
Week 5Tue Oct 1 8:00am ETthruMon Oct 7 11:59pm ET
Week 6Tue Oct 8 8:00am ETthruMon Oct 14 11:59pm ET
Week 7Tue Oct 15 8:00am ETthruMon Oct 21 11:59pm ET
Week 8Tue Oct 22 8:00am ETthruMon Oct 28 11:59pm ET
Week 9Tue Oct 29 8:00am ETthruMon Nov 4 11:59pm ET
Week 10Tue Nov 5 8:00am ETthruMon Nov 11 11:59pm ET
Week 11Tue Nov 12 8:00am ETthruMon Nov 18 11:59pm ET
Week 12Tue Nov 19 8:00am ETthruMon Nov 25 11:59pm ET
Week 13Tue Nov 26 8:00am ETthruMon Dec 2 11:59pm ET
Week 14Tue Dec 3 8:00am ETthruMon Dec 9 11:59pm ET
Playoff Week 1Tue Dec 10 8:00am ETthruMon Dec 16 11:59pm ET
Playoff Week 2Tue Dec 17 8:00am ETthruMon Dec 23 11:59pm ET
Playoff Week 3Tue Dec 24 8:00am ETthruSun Dec 29 11:59pm ET
Playoff Week 4Tue Dec 31 8:00am ETthruSun Jan 5 11:59pm ET
OffseasonTue Jan 7 8:00am ETthruSat Mar 1 12:00am ET

Teams may add players even after their game has started
Protected Free Agents
Not Used
Transaction Limits
Unlimited free agent adds by a team per week
Unlimited free agent adds by a team for the year

Trades

Trading
Team owners may trade, but commissioner approval is required
Trading is suspended after Fantasy Week 9
Future Draft Picks
Your commissioner does not permit trading future draft picks
Deadlines
Week 1Fri Mar 1 12:00am ETthruMon Sep 9 12:00am ET
Week 2Tue Sep 10 7:00am ETthruMon Sep 16 12:00am ET
Week 3Tue Sep 17 7:00am ETthruMon Sep 23 12:00am ET
Week 4Tue Sep 24 7:00am ETthruMon Sep 30 12:00am ET
Week 5Tue Oct 1 7:00am ETthruMon Oct 7 12:00am ET
Week 6Tue Oct 8 7:00am ETthruMon Oct 14 12:00am ET
Week 7Tue Oct 15 7:00am ETthruMon Oct 21 12:00am ET
Week 8Tue Oct 22 7:00am ETthruMon Oct 28 12:00am ET
Week 9Tue Oct 29 7:00am ETthruMon Nov 4 12:00am ET
Notification
The league will be notified of completed trades

League Fees

Assessed Fees
General
League Entry$50
Wins and Losses
Losses$0
Ties$0
Wins Credit$0
Roster Moves
Each Player Acquired$5
Each Player Acquired via Waivers$0
Each Player Acquired via Free Agency$0
Each Player Released$0
Each Player Placed on I/R$0
Each Player Activated from I/R$0
Lineup Moves
Each Player Started$0
Each Player Benched$0
Trades
Each Trade$5
Each Player Traded Away$0
Each Player Traded For$0

Salary Cap

Salary Cap
$16,000
Notes
I/R counts against salary cap
No cap hit when a player is released

Rushing Scoring

Rushing TDs
6 pts for each rushing TD
QB RB WR TE K
Rushing 2XPs
2 pts for each rushing 2XP
QB RB WR TE K
Rushing Yds
Not Used
Rushing Atts
Not Used
Yds Per Rush
Not Used
Rushing First Downs
Not Used
Yd TD Rush
Not Used
Fumbles Lost
-1 pts for each fumble lost
QB RB WR TE K
Fumbles
Not Used

Passing Scoring

Passing TDs
6 pts for each passing TD
QB RB WR TE K
Passing 2XPs
2 pts for each passing 2XP
QB RB WR TE K
Passing Yds
1 pts for every 25 passing yds beginning with 25 passing yds
QB RB WR TE K
Passing Atts
Not Used
Yds Per Attempt
Not Used
Completions
Not Used
Yds Per Completion
Not Used
% Completion Rate
Not Used
Passer Rating
Not Used
Passing First Downs
Not Used
Yd TD Pass
Not Used
Interceptions Thrown
-1 pts for each interception thrown
QB RB WR TE K
Pick 6s
Not Used
Incompletions
Not Used
Times Sacked
Not Used

Receiving Scoring

Receiving TDs
6 pts for each receiving TD
QB RB WR TE K
Receiving 2XP
2 pts for each receiving 2XP
QB RB WR TE K
Receiving Yds
Not Used
Receptions
0.50 pts for each reception
QB RB WR TE K
Yds Per Reception
Not Used
Targets
Not Used
Rec First Downs
Not Used
Yd TD Reception
Not Used

Combined Yardage Scoring

Rush And Rec Yds
1 pts for every 10 rush and rec yds beginning with 10 rush and rec yds
QB RB WR TE K
Rush And Pass Yds
Not Used
Rush, Pass, And Rec Yds
Not Used

Kicking Scoring

Made FGs
3 pts for each made FG
K
Yd FG
1 pts for every 50 yd FG beginning with 50 yd FG
K
Made PATs
1 pts for each made PAT
K
Missed FGs
Not Used
Yd Missed FG
Beginning with -1 pts deduct -1 pts for every 49 yd missed FG beginning with 49 yd missed FG
K
Missed XPs
-1 pts for each missed XP
K

Defensive Scoring

Fumble Return TDs
6 pts for each fumble return TD
D/ST
Yd Fumble Return TD
Not Used
Int Return TDs
6 pts for each int return TD
D/ST
Yd Int Return TD
Not Used
Safety
2 pts for each safety
D/ST
Defensive ST TDs
6 pts for each defensive ST TD
D/ST
Yd Defensive ST TD
Not Used
Defensive ST Safety
2 pts for each defensive ST safety
D/ST
Pts Allowed
10 pts for 0 pts allowed
D/ST
5 pts for 1 to 3 pts allowed
3 pts for 4 to 7 pts allowed
-3 pts for 30 to 100 pts allowed
D/ST Pts Allowed
Not Used
Yds Allowed
5 pts for 0 to 199 yds allowed
D/ST
2016-09-06
3 pts for 200 to 249 yds allowed
1 pts for 250 to 299 yds allowed
0 pts for 300 to 999 yds allowed
Rushing Yds Allowed
Not Used
Passing Yds Allowed
Not Used
Sacks
1 pts for each sack
D/ST
Sack Yds
Not Used
Fumbles Forced
Not Used
Fumbles Recovered
1 pts for each fumble recovered
D/ST
Fumble Return Yds
Not Used
Interceptions
1 pts for each interception
D/ST
Int Return Yds
Not Used
Turnovers
Not Used
Turnover Return Yds
Not Used
Over On Downs
Not Used
Blocked FGs
Not Used
Blocked XPs
Not Used
Blocked Punts
Not Used
Tackles
Not Used
Tackles For Loss
Not Used
Assists
Not Used
Passes Defensed
Not Used

Special Teams Scoring

Kickoff Return TDs
6 pts for each kickoff return TD
QB RB WR TE K D/ST
Yd Kickoff Return TD
Not Used
Kickoff Return Yds
Not Used
Punt Return TDs
6 pts for each punt return TD
QB RB WR TE K D/ST
Yd Punt Return TD
Not Used
Punt Return Yds
Not Used
Return Yds
Not Used
Punts Inside20
Not Used
XP Returns
2 pts for each XP return
D/ST
2016-09-18
XP Safetys
Not Used
2XP Stops
Not Used
ST Fumbles Lost
-1 pts for each ST fumble lost
QB RB WR TE K
ST Fumbles
Not Used