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Bragging rights only! No vacancy, again!


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*** I found players on another site. Thanks ***

I am part of a Yahoo friends and family league, Any Given Sunday, which has one spot open.  It is mostly friends and family, but you would be a welcome participant as long as you conduct yourself decently.  One guy we had never really played, and my bro-in-law's dad just couldn't handle the heat. It's friends and family, so it can get a little contentious at times (if you know what I mean), but it has gotten quite vanilla regarding smack as of late. It is competitive however---we play hard for those bragging rights---but all in good fun.

It is an involved league with like 17 live spots on game days (incl 6 IDP spots), but it doesn't have to take too much time per week. The only thing we ask is that you play. At least fill in your spots and make the minimum effort. Having so many spots, including IDPs, teaches you a lot about players in the NFL

The league is an eight year old, 12-team, re-draft league, with rosters locked from game time on Sunday through Wednesday. There is no cap on transactions, so once the waiver wire opens up for that week, you can go for what you know. The waiver priority rolls, meaning that if you make a lot of waiver claims, you will stay at the back of the line. The only other thing is that as a friends and family league, my bro-in-law tries to "keep it fun," so actually eight out of the 12 teams makes the playoffs (though we've only had a real upset once, meaning the top teams usually roll through the first round).  The draft is tentatively scheduled for September 5th in the pm (Mon). It generally takes about a couple of hours if you feel the need to draft through all the rounds.

Let me know here or by pm. All I need is an email to forward to my bro,  so he can email you the league infO.

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Come on, people. Who is going to grab that last spot? Bragging rights are underrated. Money is fine for some, but our motivation comes from the pure desire to beat someone. Money can suck some life out of the league by adding undue pressure, and you're so busy quibbling over a relatively few dollars that you're not having fun anymore.

 

Strategy and fun, in an environment where the participants are as varied in their play, as they are in some of their politics, etc. (not that you have to share any opinions whatsoever). Truth be told, I do the most talking on the boards, and that's why I'm the biggest target (LOL). We are truly a mixed bag. 

 

Women! We only have one woman at the moment. You're encouraged to apply.

 

We have three Panthers fans. A Cowboys fan---there's one in every league. We have a couple of Steelers fans, a Dolphin fan (bless his heart), my two cousins who are Broncos fans (they grew up in Denver for awhile, but they're still Benedict Arnolds to me). We also have a Falcons fan. 

 

We have a teenager to a guy that's 50. The teen, my son, did win one year to the chagrin of the league. But they really hate when I win (LOL). 

 

Step right up, and come on in! We're waiting

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