Tampa Bay Fantasy League

The 2010 Franchise Player Deadline has come and gone.  The league is becoming more and more dynasty oriented as we have a new record 78 Franchise Tags, with at least one player from every position, and with at least one player being held in every eligible round.

The Breakdown by Positions:

37 Wide Receivers
23 Running Backs
13 Quarterbacks
4 Team Defenses
1 Place Kicker

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Quick FAQ:
UFA = Undrafted Free Agent
The number shown for 2009 is the round the player was drafted in.
The number shown for 2010 is the lowest round that player can be franchised.
If you want to franchise two players with the same number (ie. 12) one can be held in the 12th round, while the other will have to be held in the 11th or higher round.
The Franchise Player Deadline is Sunday, August 28, 2010.

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I have entered in the 2009 Draft order, including the draft pick trades made from last season. You can find the draft report at: REPORTS>>LEAGUE>>DRAFT from the top menu. As always – review for any glaring errors.

The 2009 TBFL Draft takes place Sunday September 6, 2009 at Noon EST
The Franchise Player Deadline is Sunday August 30, 2009 at 9pm EST

Link to the Potential Franchise Player list at the TBFL Blog is here.

Yes it’s that time of year again when the Commish climbs out of his Spring hibernation and into the empty offices of the TBFL headquarters.  In only 95 days, these offices will be bustling with runners taking phone calls, rushing out press releases, and providing the international media with pick by pick updates as the 2009 TBFL Draft takes place.  Our twelth season is already looking to be a good one as teams get their first chance at taking advantage of rule changes that allowed the trading of future picks last year.  I’ve already got confirmed returns from half of the league owners, and even have new additions to the waiting list before we even post the 2009 site.

Be sure to add the RSS feed from this blog to your newsreader for the quickest updates as we post the 2009 rulebook , draft order, schedules, and keeper options.

Three things are certain in life, Death, Taxes and Runs N Throses using all of their allotted time to make a draft pick.

Yep, I am back, sort of.

Your illustrious Commish, during a lapse in sanity, has given me access to comment on the happenings of the TBFL since I have nothing better to do during the NFL Throwball season.

Let us begin my weekly (or not so weekly) report on all things TBFL by giving a clear, level-headed, unbiased review of the 2008 TBFL Selection Meeting.

Armed N Dangerous

AnD came into the draft stacked at quarterback with The Gunslinger, Tony Romo and Aaron Rodgers. The rest of the roster is irrelevant as the only thing that matters about this team is that we can track the progress of The Gunslinger as he nears 300 career Favres, though you may call them interceptions. I was a little disappointed to see that The Gunslinger did not hit the 300 mark last season, but we all know The Gunslinger is all about boosting his career stats and I just knew he was coming back to make sure he cemented his legacy as the all-time leader in career Favres.

Bay Area Thrashers

The Thrashers sent your favorite all-time TBFL team, Morning Wood, into retirement on a bitter note by defeating the Wood in the championship game last season. The BAT selected Reggie Bush at the end of round one at which point draft prognosticators told anyone who would listen that they should have selected Mario Williams. Williams 18.5 career sacks versus 15 career touchdowns for Reggie Bush, point proven.

Fudgie Whales

The Whales draft can be summed up by four words … Jay Cutler … Jason Campbell. Here are four more … Are you truly serious? Thanks for donating to the TBFL cause.

Hurricanes

The Hurricanes went out on a limb and selected LaDainian Tomlinson with the #1overall pick. Did someone tell the Hurricanes that the TE position is not required? If that rule ever changes though, the ‘Canes are all set.

Marauders

The Marauders keepers were something to behold. Whoever left those gems for this roster was a freaking genius. I guess the Marauders didn’t quite understand that LenDale White does not get points for pounds of food eaten.

Money Inc

Tatum Bell, quite a steal. Yes, that is low-lying fruit but come on you have to take it. It is quite ironic though that Bell best carry as a Lion was taking someone else’s gear.

Playground Legends

By far, the Legends selected the best set of back up running backs in the league. Guess we are going to see a lot of Run –n- Shoot out of the Legends this year. Can someone let Chad Johnson know that 85 in Spanish is actually Ochenta Cinco?

Runs N Throses

Another team that somehow beat the awesome Morning Wood for a league championship. I really want to mock the Throses draft but overall I think they did a great job, of course when you take all of your allotted time, you better do well. The Commish is eagerly awaiting your weekly phone call to make your roster moves. It is nice to know that some things will never change.

South Park Cows

The Cows produced a decent draft, but can you really count on Elisha Nelson Manning and David Garrard? With a weakened division it looks like the Cows might actually procure a playoff spot and might actually produce a winning record.

UO Grandmasters

Well, lookie here. We got yet another team that defeated the Morning Wood to win the TBFL Championship. Rumor has it that the Wood ownership is still bitter at the six-point loss. Let us squash those rumors right now; they are bitter that they never got their PS3 or Blu-Ray player from someone who worked for Sony. I mean they contributed to letting the Grandmasters ownership propel their life forward and the Wood still have not received a thank you. Let us hope that the Grandmasters can someday make up for their complete ungratefulness.

Warriors

One of the only things more certain than The Ohio State University Buckeyes destroying the Michigan Wolverines AGAIN, is that the Warriors will have yet another horrid season. It has been 1,751 days since Michigan last beat Ohio State in a football game, just about the same amount of time it has been since the Warriors had a winning record against the Morning Wood. The Warriors selected Mario Manningham with their last selection; at least Manningham is used to losing big games, so he will fit right in with this team.

X-Factor

Due to selecting the greatness that is Troy Smith, the X-Factor proved that while related to the Warriors, they can make much better decisions. Look for a sweep of the Warriors by X-Factor dooming the Warriors to a 4th place finish.

Until next weekish, enjoy the Throwball.

Only four days left till the big draft day !

I know I’m excited.  Just  a reminder to make sure you can log into the MyFantasyLeague site with the password you were emailed by the system.  If you cannot log in you cannot draft and that would be no fun at all.

Don’t forget that you can pre-select some picks ahead of time to try and make the draft run smoother.

Commish

Just a reminder that the 2008 Tampa Bay Fantasy League Draft is scheduled for Sunday, August 31, 2008.  The Franchise Player Deadline is set for the Sunday prior on August 24, 2008.  Complete rosters and potential keeper rounds were posted here.  Draft order after the break…

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Quick FAQ:
UFA = Undrafted Free Agent
The number shown for 2007 is the round the player was drafted in.
The number shown for 2008 is the lowest round that player can be franchised.
If you want to franchise two players with the same number (ie. 12) one can be held in the 12th round, while the other will have to be held in the 11th or higher round.
The Franchise Player Deadline is Sunday, August 24, 2008.

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Yes, it’s that time of year again when the Commish gets woken with air horns, prodded out of bed with sharp sticks, and led to the computer with the scent of pop-tarts so he can check countless forgotten email accounts and text messages asking ‘When is the draft ?’, ‘Where is the Keeper List ?’, ‘Are you still alive ?’, etc…

I am alive, and have been working sleepless nights learning more css, php, rss, mysql, and other silly acronyms than anyone should know, in an attempt to update our home on the internet.  This new site will serve as a permanent base of operations and is where TBFL news is likely to be posted before anywhere else.  By now the classic http://www.tbfl.net web address should be pointing here [crosses fingers].  For those of us that use RSS news readers [and if you don't - time to learn], be sure to subscribe to the feed by clicking on the pretty RSS logo in the right sidebar to receive updates as they are posted.  The actual weekly processing of transactions, line-ups, and stat tracking will once again be done on the MyFantasyLeague.com website.  Now for some changes…

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