Constitution & Rule Book
of the
ToeClan Dynasty or… whatever

Effective: Summer 2023

Summary

1. This is a 12-team Half PPR Superflex Transactional Bestball Dynasty league.

1. Bestball- team lineups will be auto-set each week by Sleeper to determine the best possible starting lineup for a given team.

2. Transactional- unlike traditional bestball, teams will be able to make waiver moves and trades throughout the season.

3. Dynasty- teams will retain players indefinitely until dropped or traded.

2. Each week you will be entered into two games: one against your given opponent and a second against the League’s median points for the week.  

3. Playoffs will start on week 15 and 6 total teams will make the playoffs. 

1. The playoffs will consist of 3 rounds from week 15 through week 17. Week 15 as a bye for top 2 seeds and week 17 championship week. The 6 teams that did not make the playoffs will have a consolation bracket during the playoff weeks. 

4. We will have a 4 round linear rookie draft each year. (Similar to the NFL draft)

1.Teams, Divisions, and Ownership of Teams

1. All teams may select any team name. No profanity or slurs please. 

2. There will be no divisions.

3. If an owner needs to be replaced for any reason at any time, the league commissioner(s) may seek out replacements via the Footclan discord server.

1. A majority vote from all owners must approve any possible replacements.

2. Replacement owners may rename their team upon joining the league.

2.Rosters and League Year

1. Each team shall roster up to 31 players during the regular season.

1. 11 starters

2. 20 bench spots 

2. Starting lineup consists of the following:

1. 1 Quarterback

2. 2 Running Backs

3. 3 Wide Receivers

4. 1 Tight Ends

5. 1 Superflex (QB/RB/WR/TE)

6. 3 FLEX (RB/WR/TE)

3. There will be no Kicker or Defensive/Special Teams positions

4. There are no roster position limitations. Owners may decide how many of each position they roster. 

5. Waivers will lock upon the completion of the fantasy playoffs. Only trading will be allowed until the completion of the week 18 games.

6. The League will renew itself upon the completion of the week 18 games and at that time Free Agent daily waivers will be open again. 

7. Each year upon the completion of the Rookie Draft rosters will expand to 36 during the offseason to include Rookie/Free Agent draft picks and any trades that are made. (Essentially +5 bench spots for the offseason)

1. Active rosters must be cut back down to 31 one week prior to the first week 1 NFL game. 

2. If roster cuts are not performed, the commissioner(s) will have the final say on who is cut. Don’t let them pick who gets cut!

3. Draft

1. The league shall hold an initial Startup Draft once during the summer of 2023.

1. The startup draft will be online through Sleeper.

2. The draft will use a snake format with a 3RR.

3. This will be a slow-draft with 8 hour pick timers. The draft will auto-pause every night from 11pm CST to 7am CST.

4. The draft order determination will be made at least one week prior to the draft.

1. The website to determine the draft order will be https://100yardrush.com/

2. The commish will set a time and stream in the discord channel the computer setup, walkthrough, and simulation on 100ydrush. That way anyone can tune in and be sure multiple permutations were not run. 

5. The startup draft will consist of 31 rounds.

6. All players are eligible for the startup draft, rookies included.

7. Trades during the startup draft are allowed, and may include: start up draft picks and future draft picks. 

8. At the conclusion of the draft the off-season roster expansion will take place and teams will have 48 hours before the first set of waivers run to fill out the rest of the rosters. 

2. The league shall hold a Rookie Draft at the beginning of each new year.

1. Each year the league will vote on a rookie draft time that fits as many managers' schedules as possible.

2. Will be held on sleeper with 12 hour pick slow draft style. 

3. Trades may be made at any point during the rookie draft. These trades may include any tradable pieces (players, picks, FAAB)

4. Rookie draft will consist of 4 rounds

5. This will be a linear draft (like the actual NFL draft)

1. The #1 pick will pick first in each round. No snake.

6. Draft order: 

1. Picks 7-12 will be reverse playoff standings with the 12th pick going to the champion

2. Picks 1-6 will be determined by the “Spreadsheet of Ultimate Destiny”

7. “Spreadsheet of Ultimate Destiny”

1. Players who do not make the playoffs will be given “Ultimate destiny points” based on multiple categories as follows: 

1. Regular season win/loss record (50% weight)

1. Worst record gets the most category points

2. Consolation Bracket finish (25% weight)

1. Best finish in Consolation bracket gets most category points

3. Season total points (25% weight)

1. Worst points scored gets most category points

2. The totals from the Spreadsheet of Ultimate Destiny determines the 1.01, 1.02, 1.03 etc

8. Any rookie is available to be drafted.

9. At the conclusion of the rookie draft, all undrafted rookies will be added to the Free Agent pool.

10. After the conclusion of the Rookie draft each year the off-season roster expansion (+5 bench spots) will take place and teams will have 48 hours before the first set of waivers run to make bids on any undrafted rookies.

4. Scoring

1. League scoring will be standard Sleeper settings with these changes:

1. 0.5 points per reception

2. Tight End Premium: TE will receive an additional 0.5 points per reception

3. Big Play bonuses:

1. +40 yard completion bonus: +0.5 points

2. +40 yard Rush bonus: +1 point

3. +40 yard Reception bonus: +1

4. 6pt passing TDs 

5. -3pt interception thrown

5. Waivers/FAAB

1. Upon completion of the initial startup draft, a Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB) of $100 will be given to each team. 

1. Teams will get $100 off-season budget at the conclusion of the startup draft and subsequently when the league renews each year after the week 18 games. 

2. At the start of week 1 games the budgets are reset and teams get $100 for in-season FAAB budget

3. Any unused FAAB at reset will be lost. 

4. Minimum bids of $0 are allowed

5. Ties will be awarded via sleeper using rolling waiver system.

2. FAAB dollar trading is allowed at any time. See the “Trading” section for more information..

3. Daily waivers will run during the off-season at 9AM CST. 

4. Waivers will run Wed-Mon during the season. 

5. Waivers will lock upon the completion of the fantasy playoffs. Only trading will be allowed until the completion of the week 18 games.

6. The League will renew itself upon the completion of the week 18 games and at that time Free Agent daily waivers will be open again. 

6. The Regular Season

1. Regular Season games shall be held during Weeks 1 through 14 of the NFL Season.

2. Schedules will be manually adjusted to allow for Rival Week on the last week of the season.

3. Teams will receive one win or loss against their opponent for the week and one win or loss against the league median score on the week.

4.  Week 14 (the last week of regular season play) will be Rivalry Week

1. Before each season teams will select a rival team. We will manually adjust the matchups to reflect a scenario where you are up against your rival the week before playoffs. 

7. The Postseason

1. The top 6 teams in total win/loss record will advance to the playoffs. The remaining 6 teams will compete in the consolation bracket. 

2. Sleeper will handle the seeding of the playoff bracket. 

3. The league’s postseason playoffs shall take place during NFL Weeks, 15 and 16. 

4. Week 17 will serve as championship week  

5. The 1st and 2nd seed playoff teams will get a Bye week during the first round of the playoffs.

6. Playoff Game Tiebreaker: Higher seed wins.

8. Trading

1. There is no trade deadline. Trades may take place year round. 

2. There will be a restriction on which teams can be trade partners. This restriction will start at the kickoff of the week 15 game and be lifted at the conclusion of the fantasy playoffs.

1. During the fantasy playoffs, teams may only trade with other teams in the same fantasy playoff situation. Meaning:

1. Teams still alive in the playoff bracket may trade with each other. 

2. Teams still alive in the consolation bracket may trade with each other.

3. Teams that have been eliminated from the playoff bracket and consolation brackets may trade with each other.

3. Trades may involve:

1. Rostered players 

2. Only the next two years of rookie draft picks. 

1. Sleeper auto designates 3 years of rookie picks on your roster. We as a league have voted to only be able to trade away the next two years.

1. Regarding the unlocking of the next year's picks; When the league is renewed at the conclusion of the week 18 games, the next year's picks may be traded. (For example during the 2023 season, only the 2024 and 2025 picks may be traded. When the league is renewed for 2024, the new year has arrived and the 2026 picks are available for trade.)

3. FAAB dollars

4. Trades will not be vetoed unless there is extremely obvious collusion.

9. Champion

1. The champion will be given a gold badge displayed in sleeper the following year.

2. The champion will be listed as champion forever and ever in the league history tab. 

10. Gameplay & Conduct:

1. All owners are expected to be active participants in the league. Owners are expected to strive to create a winner. Owners who ignore their team and/or the league shall be deemed unfit and removed from the league. This decision will be made by the commissioner(s) with input from the league. 

2. Activity is expected in the following:

1. Trades - Teams are not required to send trades, however, they are expected to respond to them in a timely manner. Trades are what make a dynasty league fun!

2. Owners should participate and vote on league proposals. 

3. Collusion is highly unacceptable and will result in expulsion from the league.

11. The League Proposal System

1. Owners may submit a “League Proposal” that will change or add rules to the league.

2. Any owner may submit their own proposal to the league via discord or DM to a commissioner.

3. New proposals will become effective at the end of the season if approved after the start of the Rookie Draft, unless otherwise stated. 

1. Ideally any rule changes would be discussed and voted on after the conclusion of the fantasy season but before the rookie draft. However, owners may submit a rule change whenever. 

4. When a league rule change is submitted, the commissioners as a whole will determine the Tier of the change in relation to how big of a shift it would be for the group. Tier 1 being something small like a tweak to playoff seeding or some meme we want to include. Tier 2 would be for a more substantial change like a small scoring change. Tier 3 would be a substantial change, like a shift to add a buyin, or additional starting lineup spot, or a big scoring rework.

1. Tier 1 change: small changes (50% plus 1)

2. Tier 2 change: medium impact changes ( 75% or 3/4ths)

3. Tier 3 change: large impact changes ( 83% or 5/6ths)

12. Amendments and Revisions

1. Because of the inability to include all possible scenarios in these rules, the commissioner(s) will assume the governing position for the league. If any issues or suggestions come up the commissioner(s) will determine the correct course of action, gain the approval of the majority of the league (if deemed necessary), and consequently enforce whatever action is necessary to maintain fair, fun, and honest play.

2. The league rules may be changed or altered at any time by commissioner(s) decision or via League Proposal.

3. It is the responsibility of team owners to be aware of the rules of the League.