Are all fantasy football leagues the same?
No absolutely not, they're so many different fantasy football leagues. Each fantasy football league I'm in is even a little different. Some fantasy football leagues have 12 teams, some leagues have 10 teams and some fantasy football leagues even have 16 teams. Some fantasy football leagues use very different scoring systems. I think the main difference I tend to see is in team defense, as every league has a different way of keeping track of team defenses. Some will really minimize how important they are so you won't really be able to score that many points, you'll just get a couple points maybe if you get an interception or a sack. With some fantasy football leagues, it's really important to hold the team under 10 points, then your defensive fantasy football team is going to score a ton. So that's one way leagues really differ. Another way fantasy football leagues differ I think, is if you keep track of a point per reception - that is maybe the other most important way fantasy football teams tends to differ. I almost think it's half and half. Half of the leagues out there, they give you a point if you catch a pass, if running backs or wide outs catch a pass but the other fantasy football leagues will just kind of ignore that. Every fantasy football league tweaks their scoring system a little and they also tweak their starting lineups a little different. With a lot of fantasy football leagues, you'll just play one quarterback, two running backs, two wide receivers, one tight end, one kicker, and one team defense. But a lot of other fantasy football leagues will add a wide receiver to your starting lineup. Sometimes they will add what is called a flex position player to your lineup, and that'll be a player that you chose as your best sort of wild card player that's on your bench, either a running back, a wide receiver or a tight end. That's a couple of the ways fantasy football leagues can differ. They also can differ on what the prize money is going to be, or what the prizes are going to be. I think one thing you'll find is that there's sort of a league for everyone. There's also keeper leagues and that's where you keep your players forever. It's all about how much you want to put in and how intense you want the league to be. And one thing I really recommend with everyone, especially if they are just starting out, is to pay attention to to what your fanstasy football league rules are. Some people kind of assume all fantasy football leagues are the same when they're different, and that really changes the strategy and who you want to draft on draft day.
