Flgatorguy87 160 Posted October 24, 2013 How many bench spots in your league? We are having a league debate at current time. We are a 12 teamer with 8 bench spots? A quick reply just so I can do an average would be perfect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
highsider5 36 Posted October 24, 2013 Three... any more is a sign of a weak league Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madd futher mucker 36 Posted October 24, 2013 Three... any more is a sign of a weak league The above statement is a patently ridiculous. In fact, having played in probably 50 different leagues of all types, I would argue that the exact opposite is true. With a three player bench, owners need to do nothing more than to use their free agent list/waiver wire as an extension of their 'bench'. The fact is, though. that it really doesn't matter how many bench spot your league has. However, the more bench spots, generally the more complex your league will be. Waiver pick-ups by necessity, need to become more speculative and more pre-emptive. Much depends on how your league feels about their desire to research that many more players. I've found that typical 12 team redraft league formats generally have between 6 and 8 bench spots. In one of my redraft leagues, we have 8 bench spots and in another we have 7. In my two deep keeper leagues, one has 7 and the other (my only 10 team league) has 10 bench spots plus one IR slot. As you might expect, my dynasty leagues have even deeper benches. Warriors has a 12 player bench plus 2 IR slots, Fat Bastards has a 10 player bench, plus 2 IR slots, in addition to a 5 player inactive developmental squad that generally consists of 10 - 12 college developmental players. BTW, in all leagues with IR slots, the IR rules exactly mirror the NFL IR rules. More than one league member has said that playing in this type of league is like the difference between playing chess and playing checkers. So it really boils down to is what type of league your owners want. There just is no 'happy medium' and no 'right' answer. It depends on how your league feels about wanting to research more players to scour for the waiver wire gems, as opposed to being able to more freely access the waiver wire to pick up a player when you need one. One thing I would point out: leagues with deeper benches generally encourage more trading, because it is harder to meet a team's needs for quality players at a particular position when most of them are already rostered. So leagues that like more trading will generally want to have deeper benches. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chroniciguana 13 Posted October 24, 2013 Leagues with deeper benches generally encourage more trading Exactly. Actually, they require more trading. There is far more owner interaction and involvement. But if you're a weak negotiator I can understand why you would prefer a shallow bench. Doesn't take much intellectual firepower to negotiate a deal with the waiver wire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
highsider5 36 Posted October 24, 2013 zOMG I was joking... LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DB Cooper 6 Posted October 24, 2013 12 team, 4 player bench, no IR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
travis_henrys_baby_momma 10 Posted October 24, 2013 12 team, 5 player bench, no IR. We start 11 positions including one IDP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P Park Pimps 1 Posted October 24, 2013 Im playing in a 12 team 2 QB league that plays 2 rb's, 3 wr's, 1 te, a flex spot, kicker, and a defense and we only have 6 freaking bench spots. I mentioned to the commish during the draft that I think we should get at least one more bench spot being we've got an additional 2 roster spots (qb and flex). I got laughed at and now the commish is dealing with multiple injuries (Cobb, Wayne) as well as bye week blues this week. Serves him right. Anywho, anyone else play in a 2 QB league? If so how many bench spots do you get? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madd futher mucker 36 Posted October 24, 2013 zOMG I was joking... LOL Since the guy was obviously asking a serious question, what purpose is served by giving him a smart a$$ answer then? You could be a real asset to this board if you just made positive contributions when you have something to contribute. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stewburtx8 67 Posted October 24, 2013 Im playing in a 12 team 2 QB league that plays 2 rb's, 3 wr's, 1 te, a flex spot, kicker, and a defense and we only have 6 freaking bench spots. I mentioned to the commish during the draft that I think we should get at least one more bench spot being we've got an additional 2 roster spots (qb and flex). I got laughed at and now the commish is dealing with multiple injuries (Cobb, Wayne) as well as bye week blues this week. Serves him right. Anywho, anyone else play in a 2 QB league? If so how many bench spots do you get? I actually joined an 8 team league last year because I liked the different roster setup. We start 2 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 2 TE, 2 Flex, 2 DEF, 2 Kickers, and a Head Coach. So 16 starting spots and we have a 7 player bench. Things get pretty tough/tight at times due to injuries and bye weeks. You basically have to roster a 3rd QB and sometimes a 3rd TE, then the other 5 spots are likely RB's/WR's. Defenses and kickers pretty much become expendable on bye weeks unless you have a top 3 defense and can afford to drop someone else. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcmmidwest 149 Posted October 24, 2013 12 team Active: 8, Reserve: 7 icing on the cake to make it more competitive is $150 to play & $25 weekly payouts as followed(stops losers f/ tanking come playoff) 1. Highest total pts................Aaron 2. Longest rushing TD..........Ken 3. Most single player pts......Chick 4. Most Rec Yds 1 plyr........Chick 5. Most TD's whole team......Gabe 6. Most RuYds 1 plyr............Corbin 7. Most PaYds......................Mike 8. Highest total pts................ 9. Most Rec Yds 3 WR/TE.... 10. Most DST points............. 11. Most single plyr pts.......... 12. Most RuYds both RB's.... 13. Longest rec TD............... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheUsualSuspect 207 Posted October 24, 2013 12 team Active: 8, Reserve: 7 icing on the cake to make it more competitive is $150 to play & $25 weekly payouts as followed(stops losers f/ tanking come playoff) 1. Highest total pts................Aaron 2. Longest rushing TD..........Ken 3. Most single player pts......Chick 4. Most Rec Yds 1 plyr........Chick 5. Most TD's whole team......Gabe 6. Most RuYds 1 plyr............Corbin 7. Most PaYds......................Mike 8. Highest total pts................ 9. Most Rec Yds 3 WR/TE.... 10. Most DST points............. 11. Most single plyr pts.......... 12. Most RuYds both RB's.... 13. Longest rec TD............... Remember you posted this once before. Great idea. As a Commish, may try something like this next season. Although, noticed #1, 8 were duplicated. Hows about long FG? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
highsider5 36 Posted October 24, 2013 Since the guy was obviously asking a serious question, what purpose is served by giving him a smart a$$ answer then? You could be a real asset to this board if you just made positive contributions when you have something to contribute. we run a three man bench, that is a serious answer I then made a joke, only half serious, since it was also a shot at lightening up this seriousatorium a little bit... scuse me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanatastic 2,062 Posted October 24, 2013 7 plus 1 injury spot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcmmidwest 149 Posted October 25, 2013 Remember you posted this once before. Great idea. As a Commish, may try something like this next season. Although, noticed #1, 8 were duplicated. Hows about long FG? ha ha i like it...everybody would be spending there waiver pick on zuirlein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flgatorguy87 160 Posted October 25, 2013 I agree with the deeper bench fosters more competition and higher trade rate...which is exactly why our bottom dwellers are planning a vote against deeper benches and blind bidding next year. We use a democracy, but it seems ridiculous to vote for something strictly to add an advantage. They would like a shallow bench and a worst to first waiver system... Focking socialists Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
American Chewy 98 Posted October 25, 2013 start 9, 5 bench, 1 IR. prefer a smaller bench it prevents hoarding players most teams won't even use and makes roster decisions more challenging. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Bag-O-Bones 5 Posted October 25, 2013 14 team 9 starters 6 bench roster position limits 3 QB's 4 RB's 4 WR's 2 TE's 2 Flex 2 Kick 2 DEF Now you can have up to 10 RB's & WR's combined but 2 of them would need to be marked as FLEX or your lineup is illegal. Finally, we are limited to 3 transactions per week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dread_555 1 Posted October 25, 2013 12 team Active: 8, Reserve: 7 icing on the cake to make it more competitive is $150 to play & $25 weekly payouts as followed(stops losers f/ tanking come playoff) 1. Highest total pts................Aaron 2. Longest rushing TD..........Ken 3. Most single player pts......Chick 4. Most Rec Yds 1 plyr........Chick 5. Most TD's whole team......Gabe 6. Most RuYds 1 plyr............Corbin 7. Most PaYds......................Mike 8. Highest total pts................ 9. Most Rec Yds 3 WR/TE.... 10. Most DST points............. 11. Most single plyr pts.......... 12. Most RuYds both RB's.... 13. Longest rec TD............... We do a similar weekly bonus with a few extras, smallest margin of victory, higest losing score, most sacks, best backfield (RB duo), best wiaver wire start. You can get creative with the bonuses, we used to draw them out of a hat at the draft. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jkil22 1 Posted October 25, 2013 12 team league 8 Start/6 Bench/No IR We also do $25 to high score of the week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
highsider5 36 Posted October 25, 2013 start 9, 5 bench, 1 IR. prefer a smaller bench it prevents hoarding players most teams won't even use and makes roster decisions more challenging. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
just_want_2_win 0 Posted October 26, 2013 15 man roster, no flex, 6 on bench, 1 IR slot, 5 RB/6 WR/2 QB, TE, K, D limits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuschWack 59 Posted October 27, 2013 Bench 7 17 roster spots Start 10 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 Flex (RB,WR,TE), Def, K No IR We've carried 1-2 IR spots in the past, but since ours is not a keeper or dynasty league, we voted to get rid of IR. Teams ended up abusing the IR and would not take off players in a timely manner once upgraded. This has opened up the ww a bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
highsider5 36 Posted October 27, 2013 start 16, 8 offense 8 defense... some of you have benches the size of my offense Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
