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WEST BEER LEAGUE
FANTASY FOOTBALL CLUB
RULES & BYLAWS
Table of Contents
Section I
Constitution
Article 1 - Name
Article 2 - Objectives
Article 3 - Government
Article 4 - Membership
Article 5 - Officers
Article 6 - Amendments
Section II
By-Laws
Article 1 - Appointment of Officers
Article 2 - Duties of the Officers
Article 3 - Meetings
Article 4 - Rules and Regulations
Section III
Rules and Regulations
Article 1 - General Rules
Article 2 - Drafting
Article 3 - Special Rules
Article 4 - Playoffs
Article 5 - Pay Out
Section I
Constitution
Article 1 - Name
This organization shall be known as the West Beer League (WBL), operating under the affiliation of no one and under the premise that fun is not just something you have with your clothes off.
Article 2 - Objectives
The objectives of the WBL is to twist the mind of the average football fan, develop a rich and healthy attitude toward beating your friends and fellow man, and, above all, nurture the common goal of all red-blooded Americans, to get rich quick.
Article 3 - Government
All matters concerning the policy of the WBL shall be directed by the Commissioner and governed by the By-laws and Constitution. All rules governing the playing of the game in this organization shall be according to the rules and regulations.
Article 4 - Membership
Membership in WBL shall consist of the recognized owners of each team. Only the majority owner or his recognized representative has voting rights. Any new team shall come from the waiting list.
Article 5 - Officers
The officers of the WBL shall be Commissioner, Secretary, and Treasurer.
Article 6 - Amendments
The Constitution and By-laws may be amended by three-fourths majority vote of the membership.
Section II
By-Laws
Article 1 - Appointment of Officers
The Commissioner shall be appointed for life. If he so resigns, the membership shall vote by secret ballot to elect a new Commissioner. The new Commissioner must receive a majority of the votes. The Commissioner must be a WBL member and team majority owner.
Article 2 - Duties of the Officers
COMMISSIONER: The Commissioner shall preside at all meetings. The Commissioner shall appoint the treasurer for each season. The Commissioner will be paid a salary of his team's entry fee into the league (currently $400).
TREASURER: The treasurer shall be responsible for collection, tracking and reporting of all fees, maintenance of the league line, and tracking and reporting transactions.
Article 3 - Meetings
The only mandatory meeting each year shall be the draft. Each team’s owner or recognized representative must be present to draft a team.
Article 4 - Rules and Regulations
The rules shall be those approved by the voting membership of the WBL. The rules shall be approved each year at the draft by a super-majority vote (3/4).
Section III
Rules and Regulations
Article 1 - General Rules
A. League Format
The WBL is a Combined Basic and Performance Scoring League. Points are awarded for touchdowns, field goals, extra points, passing, rushing, and receiving yardage, and for other points and statistics as specified in WBL Scoring System.
The WBL consists of 3 divisions of 4 teams. The WBL season consists of 14 weeks of head-to-head competition and 3 weeks of playoffs. The season tracks with the first 17 weeks of NFL regular season games. A team will play its division opponents twice and all others once. Playoff teams are determined as stated below. The 8 playoff teams will compete for the Geno Trophy and last 4 non-playoff teams will play for the Toilet Bowl.
Teams are made up of 12 NFL players and defense/special teams. Each week you must start 7 players and 1 defense/special team from your active roster: 1 quarterback, 2 running backs, 2 wide receivers (tight ends are included as WR’s), 1 Flex player (RB, WR, & TE), 1 kicker, and 1 defense/special team. You are credited with the points scored by your starting players in their NFL games. You win by outscoring your opponent.
B. Eligible Players
A player must be signed with an NFL team to be eligible for a WBL roster (including taxi).
C. Participation
a. Each team must pay an entry fee for team ownership. Ownership fee is as follows:
$400.00 on or before draft day
$425.00 after draft day to end of 7th week
$450.00 after 7th week to end of 13th week
$475.00 after 13th week
b. Non Payment of Team's Financial Obligation
All team owners (jointly and severally) of record, as determined on Draft Day, are responsible for paying the financial obligations incurred by their team during the year. In the event that a team does not fully settle its financial obligations (net of any winnings) from the previous season by the NFL Super Bowl, then the “defaulting team” and its owners will be removed from the WBL and deemed ineligible for future inclusion within the WBL. Furthermore, the pending pay-out to the remaining eligible teams with “winnings” will be adjusted downward on a pro-rata basis.
c. Payouts and Disbursements
The WBL Treasurer will distribute “winnings” to eligible teams after he has collected all monies that are due and outstanding from all team owners for the season. No partial payments will be distributed. A team’s non-payment of their financial obligations is covered under the heading “Non-Payment of Team’s Financial Obligations” above.
d. Replacement Teams
Membership in WBL shall consist of the recognized owners of each team. Only the majority owner or his recognized representative has voting rights. Membership in the WBL is a privilege, and contingent upon the team and its owner(s) on maintaining “good standing” with the WBL and complying with the WBL’s by-laws, rules and regulations specified herein. Any new team and owners shall be accepted as specified by the “Replacement Teams” rule below.
The Commissioner will maintain a “waiting list” that includes the names of prospective WBL team owners (see Section III, C. e.). If a team leaves the WBL, the Commissioner will submit the name of the next-available-person on the “waiting list” to the existing WBL owners in good standing for a vote. A new team will be accepted into the WBL by a 2/3 approval vote from the existing WBL owners. If the candidate does not receive the required 2/3 “vote for” from the WBL owners, then the candidate's name will be removed from the “waiting list” and the Commissioner will submit the name of the next-available-person to the WBL owners for a vote. The Commissioner will allow sufficient time for the WBL owners to submit their votes (generally a few weeks), but may shorten the voting timeframe for WBL owners to submit their votes if time is of the essence (as deemed necessary by the Commissioner). If the voting deadline as specified by the Commission has lapsed, and the Commissioner has not received a vote from a WBL owner, then the WBL owner’s non-reply will be counted as a “vote for” the candidate.
e. Waiting List
f. Rosters
Rosters consist of up to 12 players and a defense/special team (defense/special teams shall be included in the 12 player limit) plus a 2 man taxi squad. A team may also carry two players in a Taxi Squad. Each team roster is limited to 3 quarterbacks (including Taxi Squad). Drafting players fills initial rosters. After the draft, players may be added to rosters by free agent or trade transactions.
D. Taxi Squad
Each team may carry up to 2 additional players on a taxi squad. Players on the taxi squad are ineligible to start a game until they are moved to the active roster. Placing a player on the taxi squad and removing a player from the taxi squad are considered as separate transactions. A player moved from the taxi squad to the active roster may force a team to “cut” an eligible player. A team may swap players from the active roster to the taxi squad, and vice-versa. A player swap from the active roster to the taxi squad, or vice-versa, may be requested for approval by the commissioner at any time as long as the transaction does not require a player to be waived from the roster. Transactions that require a team to waive a player to meet roster regulations may only be transacted during the free agent pick-up period. A player swap as described is considered as two transactions.
E. Fantasy Commissioner Web
The WBL currently uses a program called Fantasy Commissioner Web to manage its league database. Each Owner is issued a user name and password, which grants them access to a league web page. The web page contains several screens, which allow a team to manage their transactions, rosters and lineups each week. The commissioner uses the web page to set up the rules, scoring system, team info, schedule, and to manage transactions, etc. Each week, the team owner can enter transactions and lineups from the convenience of their strato-lounger.
F. Transactions
Transactions are procedures for obtaining, moving and handling players. There are several types of league transactions in the WBL. Transactions include: Free-agent pick up, Waivers, Trades, Taxi Squad, Line-up changes, and Scrubbies. The fee for free-agent pick up, trades, line-up changes, and scrubbies is $10.00. The fee for placing a player on the taxi squad is $10.00. The fee for activating a player from the taxi squad to the eligible roster is $10.00. There is no fee for waiving, or “cutting” a player
a. Free agents
Refer to the Fantasy Commissioners Add/Drop Players page for the date free agent transaction may begin. A team may pick up a player through the free agent market by accessing the web page and using the add/drop players screen. The league transaction period is Tuesday 7:00 am CST - Wednesday 7:00pm CST. If more than one person requests the same player on during the period, a bid will be held to determine the owner. Bids will be taken beginning at $10.00. Prospective owners shall make one bid in $.50 increments. It is suggested that teams that are in need of a particular position for that week in order to ensure themselves of getting players to cover that position make contingency picks. Contingency picks and scrubbie picks may be noted to the commissioner on the add/drop players screen.
b. Trades
Players may be traded between teams. Each player traded constitutes one transaction. Players may not be traded for cash. A trade may be requested for approval by the commissioner outside of the free agent transaction period as long as the trade does not require a player to be waived from the roster. Trades that require a team to waive a player to meet roster regulations may only be transacted during the free agent transaction period. Trades can be made between owners and reported to the Commissioner or can be submitted to other owners through the web site trade screen.
c. Taxi Squad
(See Section III, Article 1, E.)
d. Waivers
A team can waive or cut a player from their roster at any time during the transaction period each week
e. Scrubbies
A scrubbie is a free agent pick-up that is only available to a roster for one week. A scrubbie is automatically waived from a roster upon the end of his eligibility. A free agent pick-up may only be declared a scrubbie if the transacting team has a player on their active roster with an NFL bye week. A scrubbie player must be the same position as the position of the player that has the bye week. The intent of the scrubbie transaction is to provide a team an option to fill a roster spot temporarily due to an NFL bye week.
f. Line-ups
A team must submit a line-up each week consisting of 1 quarterback, 2 running backs, 2 wide receivers, 1 Flex player, 1 kicker and 1 defense/special team. Starting players submitted may only come from the active roster. There is no single line-up deadline in the WBL. The deadline for adding a player to the starting line-up is the kickoff time of the player. A player may be added to the starting line-up at any time prior to the kickoff time of that player. The Fantasy Commissioner Web program will “lock out” the player and not allow the player to be added to the starting line-up after the player’s kickoff time. The line-up change transaction is no longer necessary and has been deleted.
g. Results
The WBL currently uses a program called Fantasy Commissioner Web by First Place Sports to manage the league database. It is capable of retrieving statistics from First Place Sports via the Internet. The program is set up to recognize our scoring format and the results of each week’s games are tabulated automatically. Winners and point totals will be based on the results as tabulated by the Fantasy Commissioner Web program. Reports are generated each week showing the results of each game, current standings and other statistics, and are available for viewing by each team owner.
Article 2 - Drafting
A. Draft Day
Draft day is the only mandatory meeting of each year. Draft day for the following year will be set each year at the draft. It shall be typically one to two weeks before the start of the NFL regular season.
B. Draft Order
The order of the draft is determined at the Draft Meeting. Draft order for each team participating in league is determined by a double blind draw.
C. Draft Process
There are currently 12 teams in the WBL. Teams will draft in order 1 thru 12 in the first round, then 12 thru 1 in the second round, alternating accordingly each round until rosters are filled. Teams shall have 2 minutes to pick for rounds 1 thru 3, 1 ½ minutes for rounds 3 thru 6, and 1 minute for rounds 6 thru 12. A team that exceeds its allotted time to pick shall be skipped and the next team in order will pick. Once a team next in order picks, the order will revert back to the team skipped. WBL club tradition requires beverage breaks at the end of rounds 3, 6, and 9.
Article 3 - Special Rules
A. Trade Deadline
No trades shall be made after the 11th week of the regular season. Also, players who are waived after the 14th week of the regular season are ineligible players for the playoffs.
B. Free Agent Contingency Pick-ups
A team may state a contingency free agent pick along with their initial free agent pick. If the initial pick is lost in a bid, the contingency pick will apply. If another owner has also requested the contingency pick on the same day, then a bid will be held for that player also.
C. Quarterbacks
No team shall be allowed more than 3 quarterbacks on their roster at one time. This includes players on the taxi squad.
D. Participation / Line-up Deficiency
Participation is expected from each team every week. A team must start seven active players and a D/ST at the league-designated positions each week. A team that fails to play those active players that week will be fined $25.00 per player that is in violation of this rule. If a team starts a player who is on a BYE or fails to start a complete lineup (leaves a spot empty), the fine increases to $50.00.
E. Weekly Game Tiebreaker
If a regular season head to head game ends in a tie, the tie will be broken by comparing points by position in the following order: Kicker, Quarterback, Running Back, Wide Receiver, Defense/Special Team. If teams are tied following the comparison by position, then the game remains a tie.
F. Determination of Divisions
There are 4 divisions in the WBL. They are Shiner, Lone Star, and Pearl. A team’s draft order number determines division make up as follows:
G. Bid Ties
In the event of a bid tie, teams will rebid. The minimum first rebid is $.50 above the tied bid amount. In the event of a tied rebid, teams will rebid a second time. The minimum second rebid is $.50 above the tied bid rebid amount. In the event of a third tied bid, the player will be awarded to the team with the worse record. If still tied, a coin flip will decide. The winningteam will be awarded the player for the last bid.
H. $0.00/No Bids
A declared $0.00 bid equals the minimum bid. A declared No Bid eliminates the team from the bid. A $10.00 fee is charged for a No Bid. Failure to bid or submit a bid by the deadline is considered a No Bid.
I. Team Kicker
Each Team will draft a kicker for an entire team. This means that should a team's kicker not be able to start the team with that kicker would automatically be awarded the replacement kicker for the week. No transaction will be necessary.
Article 4 - Playoffs
A. General
WBL playoffs consist of 3 weeks of head to head, single elimination play concurrent to weeks 15,16 & 17 of the NFL regular season. The top 8 teams play for the Geno Trophy championship. The bottom 4 teams play for the Toilet Bowl.
B. Qualification
The 8 teams to play for the WBL championship are determined as follows: The 3 division winners, 4 teams with the best record of the remaining 9 teams, 1 team with the most total points of the remaining 5 teams. The 4 teams left will play a 2-week, single elimination tournament for the Toilet Bowl.
C. Qualification Tiebreakers
The division winner tiebreaker will be head-to-head, division record, and total points. The best record tiebreaker will be head-to-head, and total points. The Total Points Tiebreaker, Article 4, D., will be used for all total points tiebreaker, including to determine playoff seeding in the event of total point ties amongst playoff qualifiers. If more than 2 teams are involved in a tie, there must be a clear-cut head-to-head winner; otherwise the next tiebreaker will be used. For example, teams A, B, C, and D are tied for best record with only 2 playoff spots for best record left open. A comparison of head-to-head results must be made to determine if team A beat teams B, C and D, or team B beat teams A, C and D, etc. If A team has beaten the others head-to-head, then team A qualifies for a playoff spot. Teams B, C, and D are then subject to the same tiebreaker process. If there is no clear head-to-head winner, then the next tiebreaker will be used.
D. Total Points Tiebreaker
If two or more teams are tied for the Total Points playoff spot, the first tiebreaker will be head-to-head, followed by overall record, then the commissioner or his designee will draw a number from 1 – 14. The number drawn will represent the week number to begin a head-to-head game total comparison. The weekly total of each team in the tiebreaker will be compared head-to-head. The team with the lowest total will be eliminated from the tiebreaker. The teams remaining will proceed to the next week and repeat the process. The head-to-head comparison will be repeated until one team is left.
E. Format
Teams are seeded for the playoffs based on total points. In the upper draw, team 1 plays team 8, and team 4 plays team 5. In the lower draw, team 2 plays team 7, and team 3 plays team 6. For the Toilet Bowl, team 1 will play team 4 and team 2 will play team 3.
Article 5 - Pay Out
A. Format
The league will pay out for regular season play and playoffs as follows (No pot splitting allowed):
2% - First half season total points (first 7 regular games)
2% - Second half season total points (last 7 regular season games)
12% - Division winners (4% for each division winner)
20% - First round playoff winners (5% for each winner)
28% - Second round playoff winners (14% for each winner)
33% - WBL Champion
3% - Toilet Bowl
100%
EXHIBIT A – WBL Scoring System
This is a partial list. For a complete list, please see the website.
| Position | Scoring Category | Points | |||
| Quarterback | Field Goal | 3 point(s) each | |||
| Quarterback | Kick-off Return TD | 6 point(s) each | |||
| Quarterback | Offensive Fumble Return TD | 6 point(s) each | |||
| Quarterback | Passing Two-point Conversion | 2 point(s) each | |||
| Quarterback | Passing Yardage | 1 point(s) for every 50 Passing Yardage | |||
| Quarterback | Passing TD | 6 point(s) each | |||
| Quarterback | Punt Return TD | 6 point(s) each | |||
| Quarterback | Receiving Two-point Conversion | 2 point(s) each | |||
| Quarterback | Receiving Yardage | 1 point(s) for every 20 Receiving Yardage | |||
| Quarterback | Receiving TD | 6 point(s) each | |||
| Quarterback | Rushing Two-point Conversion | 2 point(s) each | |||
| Quarterback | Rushing Yardage | 1 point(s) for every 20 Rushing Yardage | |||
| Quarterback | Rushing TD | 6 point(s) each | |||
| Quarterback | Extra Point | 1 point(s) each | |||
| Running Back | Field Goal | 3 point(s) each | |||
| Running Back | Kick-off Return TD | 6 point(s) each | |||
| Running Back | Offensive Fumble Return TD | 6 point(s) each | |||
| Running Back | Passing Two-point Conversion | 2 point(s) each | |||
| Running Back | Passing Yardage | 1 point(s) for every 50 Passing Yardage | |||
| Running Back | Passing TD | 6 point(s) each | |||
| Running Back | Punt Return TD | 6 point(s) each | |||
| Running Back | Receiving Two-point Conversion | 2 point(s) each | |||
| Running Back | Receiving Yardage | 1 point(s) for every 20 Receiving Yardage | |||
| Running Back | Receiving TD | 6 point(s) each | |||
| Running Back | Rushing Two-point Conversion | 2 point(s) each | |||
| Running Back | Rushing Yardage | 1 point(s) for every 20 Rushing Yardage | |||
League History
History: The DBL (Now WBL) was established in 1988. It began as a 10-team, Basic scoring league. It is presently a 12-team Combined Basic and Performance scoring league. The 10 original Owners and Team names were:
The total kitty was $553.00. First Place = $359.45, Second Place = $138.25, and Third Place = $55.30
LIST OF PAST DBL CHAMPIONS
| Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | 1 | 3 |
| Running Back | 0 | 12 |
| Wide Rec/TE | 0 | 12 |
| Kicker | 0 | 12 |
| Defense/Sp Team | 0 | 12 |
| Quarterback | 1 |
| Running Back | 2 |
| Wide Rec/TE | 2 |
| Kicker | 1 |
| Defense/Sp Team | 1 |
| Flex ( RB WR/TE TE ) | 1 |
| Week 1 | Fri Mar 1 12:00am ET | thru | Mon Sep 9 11:00pm ET |
| Week 2 | Tue Sep 10 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Sep 16 11:00pm ET |
| Week 3 | Tue Sep 17 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Sep 23 11:00pm ET |
| Week 4 | Tue Sep 24 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Sep 30 11:00pm ET |
| Week 5 | Tue Oct 1 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Oct 7 11:00pm ET |
| Week 6 | Tue Oct 8 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Oct 14 11:00pm ET |
| Week 7 | Tue Oct 15 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Oct 21 11:00pm ET |
| Week 8 | Tue Oct 22 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Oct 28 11:00pm ET |
| Week 9 | Tue Oct 29 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Nov 4 11:00pm ET |
| Week 10 | Tue Nov 5 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Nov 11 11:00pm ET |
| Week 11 | Tue Nov 12 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Nov 18 11:00pm ET |
| Week 12 | Tue Nov 19 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Nov 25 11:00pm ET |
| Week 13 | Tue Nov 26 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Dec 2 11:00pm ET |
| Week 14 | Tue Dec 3 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Dec 9 11:00pm ET |
| Playoff Week 1 | Tue Dec 10 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Dec 16 11:00pm ET |
| Playoff Week 2 | Tue Dec 17 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Dec 23 11:00pm ET |
| Playoff Week 3 | Tue Dec 24 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Dec 29 11:00pm ET |
| Week 1 | Fri Mar 1 12:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 8 1:00pm ET |
| Week 2 | Tue Sep 10 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 15 1:00pm ET |
| Week 3 | Tue Sep 17 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 22 1:00pm ET |
| Week 4 | Tue Sep 24 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 29 1:00pm ET |
| Week 5 | Tue Oct 1 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 6 1:00pm ET |
| Week 6 | Tue Oct 8 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 13 1:00pm ET |
| Week 7 | Tue Oct 15 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 20 1:00pm ET |
| Week 8 | Tue Oct 22 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 27 1:00pm ET |
| Week 9 | Tue Oct 29 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Nov 3 1:00pm ET |
| Week 10 | Tue Nov 5 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Nov 10 1:00pm ET |
| Week 11 | Tue Nov 12 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Nov 17 1:00pm ET |
| General | |
|---|---|
| League Entry | $400 |
| Wins and Losses | |
| Losses | $0 |
| Ties | $0 |
| Wins Credit | $0 |
| Roster Moves | |
| Each Player Acquired | $0 |
| Each Player Acquired via Waivers | $0 |
| Each Player Acquired via Free Agency | $0 |
| Each Player Released | $0 |
| Each Player Placed on I/R | $10 |
| Each Player Activated from I/R | $10 |
| Lineup Moves | |
| Each Player Started | $0 |
| Each Player Benched | $0 |
| Trades | |
| Each Trade | $0 |
| Each Player Traded Away | $0 |
| Each Player Traded For | $10 |
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