I've used a bit of my spare time during the spring break to formulate some offense, defense, and special team roster setups and rules. I want to prepare a rough draft for you guys so you guys can be prepare your roster lineup plans for next season. If you guys have any questions, feel free to ask questions and even suggest some rule adjustments.

Roster settings (46 man)
2 QBs -> starter must be at least 75 overall. -> REQUIRED by pre-season week 1 and kick will be issued if not addressed by the end of preseason.
3 RBs
2 TEs
5 WRs
10 OLs
7 DLs
5 LBs
8 DBs
1 K -> Must be at least 75 overall. -> REQUIRED by pre-season week 1 and kick will be issued if not addressed by the end of preseason.
1 P -> Must be at least 75 overall. -> REQUIRED by pre-season week 1 and kick will be issued if not addressed by the end of preseason.

44 players (9 extra players you can assign at any position)

Rules
Rule 1: Tanking of any kind is strictly forbidden in this league.
Rule 1a: Every roster must carry at least one Quarterback, Kicker, and Punter by week 1 of the regular season. Warnings will be give out during the preseason to remind you to add any of the missing positions but the positions are not addressed by week 1, it is an automatic removal from the league.
Rule 1b: All teams are to give their best efforts to produce a successful franchise. If your team is under suspicion of inactivity or a lack of effort during the offseason/regular season, there will be an effort to reach out and offer advice and help. If there is no response or no improvement following that, you are at risk of being removed.

Rule 2: The Deebo Rule will be allowed under the guideline of using one WR as part of your backfield lineup and overrides. If you choose to have that one, please designate him as your RB/WR flex.

Rule 3: TE positions must be filled by either a TE or an extra OL. No WRs or RBs.

Rule 4: For formations that have a fullback, you are allowed to use a 2nd RB, TE, or OL in the position. No WRs.
Rule 4a: For I Formation Power, the primary RB MUST be an RB. You can slot the 2nd or 3rd RB/FB position with one receiver, but ONLY one WR.

Rule 5: One LB is allowed to play as a DE as an “EDGE” rusher. Please designate your LB as your EDGE rusher.

Rule 6: LB positions must ONLY be played by LBs.

Rule 7: the S positions can be filled by CBs, but the starters must be actual SS or FS.

Overrides
QB: MUST be filled by QBs!
RB: Must be filled by 3 RBs and an optional 4th WR flex is allowed but he must be rostered as a number 4 RB.
TE: Optional 6th OL as alternative to the TE.
WR: Must be filled by WRs or TEs (only as depth).
OL: 5 starting OL must be positioned according to their positions (starting LT must play LT; starting LG must play LG, and so on…)
DE: Must be filled by DEs but one flex LB is allowed to play DE as a designated EDGE.
DT: Must be filled by DTs.
LB: MUST HAVE SLB, MLB, AND WLB starters.
CB: Must be filled by CBs.
S: MUST have starters at the SS and FS positions. Backups can be corners.
K: MUST be filled by Ks ONLY!
P: MUST be filled by Ps ONLY!

Maybe i am misunderstanding this are you saying i must have wr or i will be breaking the rules I like having 3 wr a te and a rb to round out my 5 wr set so i can play these players at multiple positions to allow me to adjust my roster to cover injury position or allow me to run multiple formations during a game such as 2 te or 3 te or 5 wr.

also why does my starting qb have to be a 75 Last season my Qb was 83 and threw 25 int it was so bad i had to put the qb with 64 in to stop the bleeding. I understand we want to stop tanking but sometime its not tanking it is something else i dont my qb situation is not really good current qb is playing really bad even though all his numbers say he should be lighting it up.

Like i said maybe ia am just misunderstanding please let me know

I encourage to have at least 5 receivers within your lineup. If injuries occur, I am fine with lining up alternative positions to compensate for injuries as long as its within reason. Like a TE or RB.

The reason why I say minimum 75 overall QB is to prevent any possibility of loopholes in order for teams to be allowed to tank. I would say as long as your QB is not the single reason for your team to be held back, I'd be ok with that. But if your QB is holding back your roster, I'll step in.

great thanks my qb was the prob last year and for whatever reason he went from really good to really bad in one season LOL i was ready to pull my hair out

To be honest, I would say you need a QB with above 50 accuracy current skill. 50 is functionally 0 for QBs. Below 50, they don't complete passes.

hey, just saw this, I am and was current mid reg wk 1.

"Roster settings (46 man)

2 QBs -> starter must be at least 75 overall. -> REQUIRED by pre-season week 1 and kick will be issued if not addressed by the end of preseason.

3 RBs

2 TEs

5 WRs

10 OLs

7 DLs

5 LBs

8 DBs

1 K -> Must be at least 75 overall. -> REQUIRED by pre-season week 1 and kick will be issued if not addressed by the end of preseason.

1 P -> Must be at least 75 overall. -> REQUIRED by pre-season week 1 and kick will be issued if not addressed by the end of preseason."



My sincere apologies for my oversight during the preseason.



Also, i'm just asking not debating - why 2x QB? I ask because i like to run with 1 as qb's have such a low injury probability. only 1 qb lets me have 1 more at any other position.

*if my qb gets injured i sign a second - which happened pre wk 3 LMAO - which in turn is why i was compliant when i saw the position regs at mid wk 2. I should apparently read community forums more often. It's an ish me lol.

May i use WR/RB/FB @ TE?

No rule 3. Dernit to dernits. :P

May I use TE at RB/FB/WR?



Edit: Have a ever mentioned that rules lead to yet more rules because players break rules and so more rules are made and then players break them and the next thing one knows they've got a google doc they edit every season and position get more complicated and players just keep whinin' and on and on.

I'm just stating exactly what my experience was over 5 years running 3 leagues.

I am starting to feel like im playing a roster only league in regards to where i can use players.

The college and pro leagues in the US allow coaches to use any player at any time in any position. I can except some restrictions because of the obvious reasons, but these conditions make overrides wasted time. Frankly, my entire roster management strategy regarding who I play when and where has been completely gutted.



I think i shared with you my experiences regarding position management while running 3 leagues over 5 years. It's only going to become more difficult, more restrictive while the complaints continue to become more voluminous and the expliots remain unfixed.



How about requiring 20+ offensive and defensive plays instead of restricting personnel?

That would be an actual leveling of exploits and a helluva lot easier to track.



Anyway, to close this edit, i'm gonna wipe every single formation override i spent 4 hours doing wednesday and thursday preparing for the regular season.



"FREEEEEEDOM!"

do positional restrictions also apply to special teams?
EG kick return - i like to use TE's and LBs around the returner.
The default is dbs - pretty much at every position.

PReturn: The default for the line of down is 2xde, then 2xlb's (right to left). I use LB's.
I like to put TE/FB/DB on the wings of the down line. Lb's on the line.
everyone knows speed on the FG and especially the punt unit down line is an exploit.

Can I override my ST units at whim according to my preferences?
Specifically in regards to as I mentioned how I override special teams? Can we use overs on the onside kick formation?

If I was on the back row I'd be Fritzy.
If ya know, you know. S U C K I T backrow!

Apologies from the multiple posts, but i got to know how not to F up and be removed from the league.
Welcome to the rabbit hole of positional restrictions to prevent exploitations.
Officially paranoid i'll break some position rules i did not know i was breaking.

Been here, done all this positional restriction as an admin. Did not like it. No sir, not one bit.

Silence is approval.
LEt's break stuff.