Some ideas for new ongoing games related to football.

[Rain Man]

I've been pondering some stuff, running some equations, fact-checking, and using an intern to get me food and stuff, and I'd like to offer up some thoughts about new games to keep us entertained.

I have three possible games and would like to gauge interest.


Game 1. Alternate Reality Chiefs


General Concept: Build your own Chiefs team over time via the draft and compare it to other people's Chiefs teams.

Number of Players: Unlimited

Time Commitment: Very Low

Basic Rules:

In Year 1 (2009), everyone starts with the current Chiefs roster. After the 2009 NFL Draft, they then select players who were available with each Chiefs selection (i.e., do their own draft).

After training camp, each owner selects 35 Chiefs players who are "their" players.

At the end of the season, we have a Survivor-style vote among the general Chiefsplanet population to determine who had the best team that year, including impacts of injuries and other issues.

In Year 2 (and beyond), the player starts with his/her core of 35 players, adds new players through the draft, and can then pick another core of 35 players from the following pool: their 35-player core, new drafted players, and any new free agent that joins the Chiefs

If the Chiefs make a trade that includes draft picks, each owner can choose to accept or reject that trade on their own team. If the Chiefs make a trade involving a player on the Chiefs roster, the owner can accept that trade ONLY if his/her own roster includes that player.


Game 2. Alternate Reality NFL


General Concept: Take over an NFL team and build/trade it through the draft.

Number of Players: Up to 32, maybe up to 40.

Time Commitment: Low to Moderate, but would need some people to help manage it.

Basic Rules:

In Year 1 (2009), each player gets a random NFL team and it's current roster. We hold a mock draft that allows them to add some players based on their team's current draft picks.

After training camp, it's the same process as above. However, trades are allowed between teams.

Additionally, we will have a supplemental draft after training camp, where players can choose any NFL player who was NOT on anybody's 35-man roster the previous year. For example, if you were the Chiefs in Year 1 and you didn't keep Dwayne Bowe on your 35-man roster, he would then be available to any team as long as they guarantee him a roster spot by dropping another player.

Via public voting, the teams are ranked from top to bottom, and a champion is crowned.

In Year 2 (and beyond), the draft order is based on the rankings above. Each player starts with his/her core of 35 players, adds new players through the draft, and can then pick another core of 35 players from the following pool: their 35-player core plus any new drafted players. The same supplemental draft above will occur each year as well.

Optional: we can play this with or without a salary cap. In a salary cap situation, we would use the
USA Today database to calculate player salary cap hits on a one-year-lag basis. If you're over the cap, you have to trade or release someone.


Game 3. Starting From Scratch Alternate Reality NFL


General Concept: Exactly like Option 2, but we would hold a full player draft first from current NFL rosters, so people start with their own rosters instead of those of Detroit or New England or whatever.

[bdeg]

In game #2, if a trade occurs between real teams, do both teams' CP managers have to OK the trade?

On second thought, it should be yes or just ignore the trade. After year 1 these teams will be customized enough that real teams' actions shouldn't impact them.

I would go without a cap. We should consider running the supplemental draft in the opposite order of the real draft order. This would help keep things even for whoever gets a team like the Pats or Steelers.

Missed the part where you said we'd use the voting from the previous season to dictate the next draft order. That works too.

[bdeg]

A cap would help to keep things fair, but it would totally limit your success. If you pick guys who do well and get huge contracts, you have to drop em. Kind of defeats the purpose.

[bdeg]

Can't help but notice the disappointing response this has gotten, I might post it on some other football sites. I bet I could generate some interest, but it'd be more fun to have CP members involved so get in on this guys. This could be a lot of fun.

Should have titled it "Who wants to play a draft game?"

[Rain Man]

I'll bet we get more once the weekend is over. Lots of people don't post on the weekends.

If we don't get a strong response on Monday, it'd be cool if you posted it on other sites, but hold off for the moment. (Thanks for the offer, though, because I want to pull it off.)

In the meantime, I think we'll have enough for a league, so I'm going to work up a couple of rules threads.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by AustinChief

One you have the rules in place, I can look at programming a VB module to track individuals teams.

That'd be awesome. I'll be in touch.