Week 15 All-Stars 2006

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    M. Vick      14  B Picklers
RB    L. Tomlinson 15  R Rebels
WR1   L. Coles     6   B Kilters
WR2   M. Harrison  6   R Steepers
TE    C. Cooley    3   B Pillagers
K     J. Elam      3   R Nites
DEF   Dallas       6   B Picklers
DB1   A. Jones     4   B Pillagers
DB2   C. Bailey    2   R Eldars
DL1   D. Ware      4   R Steepers
DL2   D. Coakley   1   R &'s
Coach Jenette      92% R Nites

Total All-Stars:
19 Kreplachistan Rebels
17 Damierana Ecilops
16 Tsukestan Picklers
15 Ninja Isle Eldars
14 HarborCoast RedBurns
14 Scotslandi Kilters
13 Pirataly Vampirates
13 Svinksland Pillagers
13 TeaRepubilc Steepers
13 Netthuania Nites
10 SparrowIsland Maties
10 Ambersandia &'s
7 Snotvia Snotknockers
6 Takawokonia Plankers

97 Black
83 Red

Week 14 All-Stars 2006

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    D. Brees     17  R Eldars
RB    L. Tomlinson 14  R Rebels
WR1   D. Driver    7   R Eldars
WR2   T. Glenn     6   B Picklers
TE    A. Gates     6   R Plankers
K     J. Scobee    2   B Red Burns
DEF   Minnesota    6   R Nites
DB1   D. Hester    6   B Vampirates
DB2   N. Clements  4   B Maties
DL1   L. Fletcher  1   B Picklers
DL2   A. Hawk      1   B Ecilops
Coach Michelle     100%B Vampirates

Total All-Stars:
18 Kreplachistan Rebels
17 Damierana Ecilops
14 HarborCoast RedBurns
14 Ninja Isle Eldars
14 Tsukestan Picklers
13 Scotslandi Kilters
13 Pirataly Vampirates
11 Svinksland Pillagers
11 TeaRepubilc Steepers
11 Netthuania Nites
10 SparrowIsland Maties
9 Ambersandia &'s
7 Snotvia Snotknockers
6 Takawokonia Plankers

92 Black
76 Red

Week 13 All-Stars 2006

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    M Vick       8   B Picklers
RB    L. Tomlinson 14  R Rebels
WR1   M. Harrison  7   R Steepers
WR2   T. Houshmand.5   R Nites
TE    T. Gonzalez  6   B Picklers
K     R. Longwell  2   B Maties
DEF   Seattle      8   B Ecilops
DB1   D. Hester    3   B Vampirates
DB2   D. Bly       2   B Pillagers
DL1   M. Vrabel    3   B Kilters
DL2   L. Fletcher  1   B Picklers
Coach Pickle       93% B Picklers

Total All-Stars:
17 Kreplachistan Rebels
16 Damierana Ecilops
13 HarborCoast RedBurns
13 Scotslandi Kilters
12 Ninja Isle Eldars
12 Tsukestan Picklers
11 Pirataly Vampirates
11 Svinksland Pillagers
11 TeaRepubilc Steepers
10 Netthuania Nites
9 Ambersandia &'s
9 SparrowIsland Maties
7 Snotvia Snotknockers
5 Takawokonia Plankers

85 Black
71 Red

Week 12 All-Stars 2006

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    D. Brees     10  R Eldars
RB    L. Tomlinson 13  R Rebels
WR1   L. Coles     5   B Kilters
WR2   R. Williams  5   R Steepers
TE    C. Cooley    4   B Pillagers
K     M. Stover    2   R &'s
DEF   Baltimore    6   B Red Burns
DB1   A. Wilson    4   R Steepers
DB2   C. Woodson   2   B Ecilops
DL1   A. Thomas    4   R Eldars
DL2   R. Mathis    1   R Nites
Coach Michelle     100%B Vampirates

Total All-Stars:
16 Kreplachistan Rebels
15 Damierana Ecilops
13 HarborCoast RedBurns
12 Scotslandi Kilters
12 Ninja Isle Eldars
10 Pirataly Vampirates
10 Svinksland Pillagers
10 TeaRepubilc Steepers
9 Netthuania Nites
9 Ambersandia &s
8 Tsukestan Picklers
8 SparrowIsland Maties
7 Snotvia Snotknockers
5 Takawokonia Plankers

76 Black
68 Red

Week 10 & 11 All-Stars 2006

Week 11

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    D. Brees     11  R Eldars
RB    L. Tomlinson 17  R Rebels
WR1   L. Evans     12  B Maties
WR2   C. Johnson   10  R Plankers
TE    C. Cooley    3   B Pillagers
K     J. Scobee    4   B Red Burns
DEF   Miami        9   R Plankers
DB1   N. Clements  2   B Maties
DB2   R. Williams  1   B Ecilops
DL1   J. Taylor    4   B Red Burns
DL2   K. Bulluck   3   B Pillagers
Coach Andy         100%B Maties

Week 10

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    S. McNair    11  B Pillagers
RB    L. Tomlinson 19  R Rebels
WR1   C. Johnson   12  R Plankers
WR2   D. Driver    8   R Eldars
TE    M. Colston   6   B Kilters
K     J. Nedney    4   R Eldars
DEF   Chicago      6   R Rebels
DB1   T. McGee     4   R &s
DB2   E. Reed      1   R Steepers
DL1   J. Peppers   1   R Nites
DL2   K. Brooking  1   B Vampirates
Coach Pickle       100%B Picklers

Total All-Stars:
15 Kreplachistan Rebels
14 Damierana Ecilops
12 HarborCoast RedBurns
11 Scotslandi Kilters
10 Ninja Isle Eldars
9 Pirataly Vampirates
9 Svinksland Pillagers
8 Netthuania Nites
8 Ambersandia &s
8 TeaRepubilc Steepers
8 Tsukestan Picklers
8 SparrowIsland Maties
7 Snotvia Snotknockers
5 Takawokonia Plankers

71 Black
61 Red

Week 9 All-Stars 2006

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    D. Brees     12  R Eldars
RB    L. Tomlinson 17  R Rebels
WR1   J. Walker    13  B Red Burns
WR2   M. Harrison  7   R Steepers
TE    M. Colston   5   B Kilters
K     P. Dawson    6   B Picklers
DEF   Jacksonville 6   B Kilters
DB1   E. Reed      3   R Steepers
DB2   C. Bailey    2   R Eldars
DL1   J. Taylor    4   B Red Burns
DL2   C. June      2   R Eldars
Coach Pickle       100%B Picklers

Total All-Stars:
13 Damierana Ecilops
12 Kreplachistan Rebels
10 HarborCoast RedBurns
10 Scotslandi Kilters
8 Pirataly Vampirates
7 Netthuania Nites
7 Ambersandia &s
7 Snotvia Snotknockers
7 TeaRepubilc Steepers
7 Tsukestan Picklers
7 Ninja Isle Eldars
6 Svinksland Pillagers
5 SparrowIsland Maties
2 Takawokonia Plankers

59 Black
49 Red

Week 8 All-Stars 2006

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    T. Brady     14  R Plankers
RB    L. Johnson   18  B Picklers
WR1   S. Smith     6   R Snotknockers
WR2   J. Horn      6   R Steepers
TE    M. Colston   8   B Kilters
K     M. Andersen  3   R Snotknockers
DEF   Baltimore    11  B Red Burns
DB1   C. McAlister 1   B Maties
DB2   C. Woodson   1   B Ecilops
DL1   M. Vrabel    1   B Kilters
DL2   R. Lewis     1   B Ecilops
Coach Aaron        100%R Rebels

Total All-Stars:
13 Damierana Ecilops
11 Kreplachistan Rebels
8 Pirataly Vampirates
8 HarborCoast RedBurns
8 Scotslandi Kilters
7 Netthuania Nites
7 Ambersandia &s
7 Snotvia Snotknockers
6 Svinksland Pillagers
5 SparrowIsland Maties
5 TeaRepubilc Steepers
5 Tsukestan Picklers
4 Ninja Isle Eldars
2 Takawokonia Plankers

53 Black
43 Red

Week 7 All-Stars 2006

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    P. Manning   14  R Steepers
RB    L. Johnson   13  B Picklers
WR1   H. Ward      9   B Maties
WR2   D. Jackson   6   R Rebels
TE    T. Gonzalez  5   B Picklers
K     A. Vinatieri 3   B Ecilops
DEF   NY Giants    7   B Pillagers
DB1   C. Woodson   4   B Ecilops
DB2   T. Newman    1   R &s
DL1   A. Pierce    1   B Vampirates
DL2   B. James     1   B Red Burns
Coach Newgen       100%R Eldars

Total All-Stars:
11 Damierana Ecilops
10 Kreplachistan Rebels
8 Pirataly Vampirates
7 Netthuania Nites
7 HarborCoast RedBurns
7 Ambersandia &s
6 Scotslandi Kilters
6 Svinksland Pillagers
5 Snotvia Snotknockers
4 SparrowIsland Maties
4 Ninja Isle Eldars
4 TeaRepubilc Steepers
4 Tsukestan Picklers
1 Takawokonia Plankers


46 Black
38 Red

Week 6 All-Stars 2006

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    M. Hasselbeck12  B Kilters
RB    L. Tomlinson 17  R Rebels
WR1   T. Holt      9   B Pillagers
WR2   S. Smith     8   R Snotknockers
TE    J. Shockey   4   R Snotknockers
K     J. Kasay     3   R Steepers
DEF   Chicago      8   R Rebels
DB1   C. Tillman   4   R Rebels
DB2   D. Hester    3   B Vampirates
DL1   G. Hayes     1   B Picklers
DL2   R. Lewis     1   B Ecilops
Coach Michelle     100%B Vampirates

Total All-Stars:
9 Damierana Ecilops
9 Kreplachistan Rebels
7 Netthuania Nites
7 Pirataly Vampirates
6 HarborCoast RedBurns
6 Ambersandia &s
6 Scotslandi Kilters
5 Svinksland Pillagers
5 Snotvia Snotknockers
3 SparrowIsland Maties
3 Ninja Isle Eldars
3 TeaRepubilc Steepers
2 Tsukestan Picklers
1 Takawokonia Plankers


38 Black
34 Red

Week 5 All-Stars 2006

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    D. McNabb    13  R Nites
RB    D. McAllister9   B Kilters
WR1   G. Jennings  5   B Vampirates
WR2   B. Berrian   4   B Ecilops
TE    L. Smith     2   R &s
K     R. Gould     4   B Ecilops
DEF   Minnesota    10  R Nites
DB1   C. Bailey    1   R Eldars
DB2   R. Williams  1   B Ecilops
DL1   K. Bulluck   1   R Pillagers
DL2   J. Peppers   1   R Nites
Coach Jenette      100%R Nites

Total All-Stars:
8 Damierana Ecilops
7 Netthuania Nites
6 Kreplachistan Rebels
6 HarborCoast RedBurns
6 Ambersandia &s
5 Scotslandi Kilters
5 Pirataly Vampirates
4 Svinksland Pillagers
3 SparrowIsland Maties
3 Snotvia Snotknockers
3 Futontopia Eldars
2 TeaRepubilc Steepers
1 Takawokonia Plankers
1 Tsukestan Picklers

32 Black
28 Red

Week 4 All-Stars 2006

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    D. McNabb    16  R Nites
RB    L. Johnson   12  B Picklers
WR1   T. Holt      5   B Pillagers
WR2   A. Johnson   5   B Vampirates
TE    M. Colston   6   B Kilters
K     J. Wilkins   3   R Rebels
DEF   Atlanta      7   R Steepers
DB1   D. Hall      4   B Red Burns
DB2   C. Woodson   1   B Ecilops
DL1   N. Barnett   1   R Rebels
DL2   J. Taylor    1   B Red Burns
Coach Jenette      100%R Nites

Total All-Stars:
6 Kreplachistan Rebels
6 HarborCoast RedBurns
5 Ambersandia &s
5 Damierana Ecilops
4 Scotslandi Kilters
4 Pirataly Vampirates
3 SparrowIsland Maties
3 Snotvia Snotknockers
3 Svinksland Pillagers
3 Netthuania Nites
2 Futontopia Eldars
2 TeaRepubilc Steepers
1 Takawokonia Plankers
1 Tsukestan Picklers

26 Black
22 Red

Week 3 All-Stars 2006

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    M. Hasselbeck11  B Kilters
RB    C. Portis    13  B Pillagers
WR1   K. Johnson   7   R &'s
WR2   A. Johnson   6   B Vampirates
TE    K. Winslow   3   B Ecilops
K     R. Gould     4   B Ecilops
DEF   NY Jets      6   B Vampirates
DB1   A. Winfield  4   R Rebels
DB2   M. Boulware  1   B Red Burns
DL1   A. Ogunleye  1   R Snotknockers
DL2   D. Coakley   1   R &'s
Coach Davin        100%B Pillagers

Total All-Stars:
5 Ambersandia &s
4 Kreplachistan Rebels
4 HarborCoast RedBurns
4 Damierana Ecilops
3 SparrowIsland Maties
3 Snotvia Snotknockers
3 Scotslandi Kilters
3 Pirataly Vampirates
2 Futontopia Eldars
2 Svinksland Pillagers
1 Netthuania Nites
1 Takawokonia Plankers
1 TeaRepubilc Steepers
0 Tsukestan Picklers

19 Black
17 Red

Week 2 All-Stars 2006

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    P. Manning   14  R Steepers
RB    R. Johnson   13  B Ecilops
WR1   A. Bryant    6   R Snotknockers
WR2   D. Driver    6   R Elders
TE    L. Smith     4   R &'s
K     R. Longwell  4   B Maties
DEF   Baltimore    6   B Red Burns
DB1   R. Mathis    2   B Kilters
DB2   D. Hall      2   B Red Burns
DL1   L. Tatupu    1   R Plankers
DL2   A. Thomas    1   R Eldars
Coach Addison      100%B Ecilops

Julia (Kilters), Amber (&'s), and Davin (Pillagers) also played their max points.

Total All-Stars:
3 Kreplachistan Rebels
3 Ambersandia &s
3 SparrowIsland Maties
3 HarborCoast RedBurns
2 Snotvia Snotknockers
2 Scotslandi Kilters
2 Futontopia Eldars
2 Damierana Ecilops
1 Netthuania Nites
1 Pirataly Vampirates
1 Takawokonia Plankers
1 TeaRepubilc Steepers
0 Svinksland Pillagers
0 Tsukestan Picklers

13 Red
11 Black

Week 1 All-Stars 2006

Pos   Player       Pts Div Team
QB    D. McNabb    11  R Nites
RB    L. Tomlinson 9   R Rebels
WR1   L. Coles     6   B Kilters
WR2   D. Stallworth6   R &'s
TE    H. Miller    5   B Red Burns
K     J. Wilkins   5   R Rebels
DEF   Pittsburgh   5   B Maties
DB1   D. Hester    3   B Vampirates
DB2   T. Polamalu  1   R Snotknockers
DL1   N. Barnett   1   R Rebels
DL2   J. Abraham   0   B Maties
Coach Amber        100%R &'s

*A player must be played to be an All-Star.
Ties are broke by determining which player contributed the most to his team percent wise.
The Coach was decided by seeing which team played most of the points possible, so Amber got 100% of the points possible for her team last week (actual/optimal=percent possible)

Total All-Stars:
3 Kreplachistan Rebels
2 Ambersandia &s
2 SparrowIsland Maties
1 Netthuania Nites
1 Snotvia Snotknockers
1 HarborCoast RedBurns
1 Scotslandi Kilters
1 Pirataly Vampirates
0 Futontopia Eldars
0 Takawokonia Plankers
0 TeaRepubilc Steepers
0 Damierana Ecilops
0 Svinksland Pillagers
0 Tsukestan Picklers

7 Red
5 Black

Also check out the 'hot forum topic of the week':
Who was your surprise player of the week?

PIFF Draft Schedule

Hello,
Well the people have spoken and there is more support for the night draft instead of the all day draft. So here are the earliest times you can add a player to your team:

6:00pm Takawokonia Plankers
6:20pm Netthuania Nites
6:40pm Damierana Ecilops
7:00pm Sparrow Island Maties
7:20pm Pirataly Vampirates
7:40pm Futontopia Elders
8:00pm Harbor Coast Red Burns
8:20pm Snotvia Snotknockers
8:40pm Svinksland Pillagers
9:00pm Scotslandi Kilters
9:20pm Tsukestan Picklers
9:40pm Tea Republic Steepers
10:00pm Kreplachistan Rebels
10:20pm Ambersandia &s

The first day of the draft will be the 21st (Monday) and it will go for ten days. If you miss your time you may make it up when you can. After the tens days everyone is free to add and drop players as they see fit.

Happy hunting,
p.s. if you haven't had a chance, check out the PIFF message board at: http://kinross19.proboards104.com/index.cgi
Shannon

PIFF Forum

I have set up a forum to discuss all things PIFF, football, and things. Check it out here.

All the team helmets are loaded up for avatars, so you can just use the drop down avatar list and find your team (they are in the format of ***Icon, where *** is a three letter abbreviation for your team).

Also there is a link on the side bar to the forum.

PIFF possible alternative draft schedule and other things

Hello,
It has been brought to my attention that some people work. (Perish the thought!) So I have constructed the following alternative draft schedule. This would still take place starting August 21st and go for ten days. And again these times are in CST.

6:00pm Takawokonia Plankers
6:20pm Netthuania Nites
6:40pm Damierana Ecilops
7:00pm Sparrow Island Maties
7:20pm Pirataly Vampirates
7:40pm Futontopia Elders
8:00pm Harbor Coast Red Burns
8:20pm Snotvia Snotknockers
8:40pm Svinksland Pillagers
9:00pm Scotslandi Kilters
9:20pm Tsukestan Picklers
9:40pm Tea Republic Steepers
10:00pm Kreplachistan Rebels
10:20pm Ambersandia &s

If you have a preference to either this draft schedule or the one that is already in place respond back, whichever one gets the most support by Saturday night will be the one that we go with.

Ok, that is all the business for now. Now for more fun stuff.
If you want to change your team colors or have your helmet redesigned, I will work on them if you let me know before the weekend is up. If you do not let me know by then I will assume you are happy with your current team helmet.

Oh, since some of the new players do not know everyone through the cryptic nature of their team names, here is how everyone in the league is related to me:
Takawokonia Plankers – Baker, Roommate from Smith House
Netthuania Nites – Jenette, Sister
Damierana Ecilops - Addison, Friend from Garden City
Sparrow Island Maties – Andy, Friend from High School
Pirataly Vampirates – Michelle, Sister
Futontopia Elders – Newgen, Friend from High School
Harbor Coast Red Burns – Lance, Friend from K-State Stat Dept.
Snotvia Snotknockers – Nicole, Wife
Svinksland Pillagers – Davin, Roommate from Smith House
Scotslandi Kilters – Julia, Friend from Garden/ Pickle's wife
Tsukestan Picklers – Pickle, Friend from High School
Tea Republic Steepers – Shannon, Me
Kreplachistan Rebels – Aaron, Friend from Manhattan
Ambersandia &s – Amber, Friend from Manhattan

There, now everyone knows everyone else.

Now for the next couple of lines I would like to further explain better what's going on with the scoring system this year and how it came about.
The way I got this scoring system is by inputting real game statistics into a regression model that tried to predict the final score of real NFL games. Then I found what statistics were significant and also how important each statistic is.
One of the biggest changes this year is to abandon the 6 point touchdown in favor of the 3 point touchdown. The reason is because players can be rewarded more accurately for the effort they contributed to the score if all the points for the score was not already wrapped up in the actual touchdown.
Last year in PIFF I combated this by over shooting the points awarded on the offence and then reducing out the points from points allowed from the defense. This worked, but it lead to a fair amount of games resulting in a negative score, which is not a realistic result. So after running the regression model I was pleased to see that I did not need to subtract out points allowed to come up with a good fantasy football scoring system. So that is the logic behind how the scoring system was made. Now I am not really that happy with the scoring system, it seems to me that it will score low, but we will see. And if we do move over to ESPN for next year there will be many more factors that can be included in on the regression model (such as home team, head coach, and even bonuses for reaching a certain plateau, such as rushing for 100 yards).
If you have any questions or want to know anything else about the scoring system ask away, it is something that I really like talking about.

Finally (thanks for reading this much already btw), I have redone the PIFF blog, its address is:

http://pirateislandsff.blogspot.com/

I redid the look and I also linked up each team with their past record (look on the sidebar). Also I am looking for contributors to the blog so if you think that you would like to write short posts as the season goes on let me know and I'll get it so you can contribute as well.

Ok, that is all for now. Remember to tell me which draft schedule is better for you.
Rock on,
Shannon

2006 is on!

Hello everybody,
We are locked, we are loaded, and we are ready to go.
First business:
Thanks everyone for getting registered to the league quickly, I have now got all the teams initially started with the nine players that they kept from last year, and now we can fill out our rosters with the leftover players during a 10 day draft frenzy.
The draft this year will take place from Aug 21st to Aug 31st, during which each day your team will be able to select an additional player to their team at a specified time. To draft a person all you have to do is look who is still free on the players page in the league and add him to your team. Remember to only add one person a day at your specified time. (If you have any questions about what to do please ask me.) The times for the draft are: (ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL TIME ZONE)

10am Takawokonia Plankers
11am Netthuania Nites
12pm Damierana Ecilops
1pm Sparrow Island Maties
2pm Pirataly Vampirates
3pm Futontopia Elders
4pm Harbor Coast Red Burns
5pm Snotvia Snotknockers
6pm Svinksland Pillagers
7pm Scotslandi Kilters
8pm Tsukestan Picklers
9pm Tea Republic Steepers
10pm Kreplachistan Rebels
11pm Ambersaindia &s
(This will be reposted on the yahoo league page)

If you miss your draft time for the day you may make it up later in the day (remember the time is ticking and every hour that you miss your draft time by another player will be drafted ahead of you). For the couple of teams that only have 8 players on them (because one of their saved players retired) you may make up the extra pick on September 1st.
From now on you may trade players (and drafting spots) if you want, just let me know if anything goes down.

Ok enough business:
The biggest change for this year is the addition of four new teams to the league:

Sparrow Island Maties is coached by Andy (a friend from HS) and is returning back to the PIFF after sitting out last year (the team was plagued by financial struggles and was relocated as the Pirataly Vampirates just before the season started.)

The Netthuania Nites are back in the league making their first appearance in 2003, the inaugural season for Pirate Islands Fantasy Football. They are coached by Jenette (my sister).

The Damierana Ecilops make their league debut this year, and are coached by Addison (a friend from Garden City).

Finally the Takawokonia Plankers coached by Baker (A roommate from Smith House) are poised to to a team to deal with from the get go.

I am very happy to see four new teams added to PIFF this year, and the completion will be much stiffer to get into the championship playoffs as well as the loser playoffs.

Anther change for this year is the scoring system. For my Masters project I tried to find the best scoring system possible, and the result of that project is the scoring system employed by the league. I will skip the details (you can check out the scoring system in the yahoo league settings), but if our games were to actually take place this scoring system would get the correct winner more than 90% of the time, and be within 4points of the correct score for each team (this is a huge improvement over the standard scoring systems, and the one that we used last year). If you want to know more about my report let me know and I can get you a copy.
Anyways, the big change in the scoring system this year is that the points allowed by a defense will NOT be subtracted from your total score, so the good DEFs may be very different from last year.

A side note is that this will probably be the last year that we do PIFF on Yahoo, because ESPN has redone their fantasy football system and has made great strides in awesomeness. So to check it out I am running a shadow league over there, and if you want to see what ESPN is all about give me an email and I can turn control of your team over to you there.

Alright, I that is about all for now. I am working on redoing the PIFF blog page and I'll let you know when that is back up. Also there has been talk of doing a short PIFF video cast each week of the season, I'll let you know if that actually happens.

As always if you have any questions or comments let me know.
Arrrg!

Shannon
Tea Republic Steepers

End of year wrap up.

Hello,
Well football season finally ended, and who would have guessed that the Steelers would have went all the way? They do deserve the Championship though as they had one of the hardest roads to the Super Bowl that I can recall. But now that the Big Game is over and the Red vs. Black game is in the book (Go Black!) we can get down to wrapping up the 2005 PIFF Season.
First I should congratulate Amber and the Ambersandia &'s with convincing wins throughout the season and the playoffs. Aaron's Rebels did have a more lethal team, but when it came down to the playoffs he did not have the depth that the &'s had. Also I should mention that Pickle did an astounding job turning his team around from the 0-7, or so, start to making a run for the playoffs. It goes to show that you are (almost) never out of the playoffs, even with only four playoff spots.
I guess I should mention some tentative changes to next years league. Depending on how my masters report goes look to see some changes in the scoring system. The big changes that are bound to happen are: all TD will be worth 3pts, there will be no points awarded for return yards (either kicking or punting, but return TDs will still count), and defenses will not be given negative points based on how many points they allow (or at least it won't be as harsh). The reason for the changes that that after my initial stat analysis on the NFL data, these factors do not contribute significantly to predicting a final outcome of the game, so they are not needed in fantasy football. The whole scoring system will be given an overhaul, but at the moment I do not know what the changes will be. (Look for that around the end of the school year when I am finishing up my project.)
The next subject is the placement of the playoffs. I have the last two games of the NFL regular season being the playoff games, but this causes some problems with teams in the NFL that have made the playoffs sitting their starters. I am split on this, on one hand it is kinda sucky that a good player will not be able to start for your team because their NFL team is too good, but on the other this allows PIFF teams with good depth of players to have an advantage in the playoffs. Also starting the playoffs as late as possible allows for everyone to play as many games as possible. I have not decided what to do about when to start the playoffs, and if you have thoughts I am willing to listen.
Another tentative (very possible) change for next year is dropping it down to 2 staring WRs and bumping it up to 2 starting DBs. I am thinking about this so that there is not such a strain on finding decent WRs.
The last big change for next year is the expansion of the PIFF by four teams. Andy-man will be back with his Sparrow Island Maties which will split from Michelle's Pirataly Vampirates. The other three teams will start from scratch, at the moment the people that will be added to next year will be Matt Baker, my roommate from Smith House, G.B. a guy from the Stat Dept., and Steve my cousin from KC. If you have anyone who wants to get in let me know, and if one of these people drop I may be able to add them in. But remember; I would prefer to keep the people in the league to people I have met, so somebody's boss's cousin's co-worker, will probably not get the green light to join the league.
With the upcoming expansion in mind it is time for everyone to save their players for next year. The way it will work this year is that you will pick 12 players total (3 for sure keepers, and 9 probably keepers). Then when I get all the lists in I will contact the expansion teams and each expansion team will get to select one player from each current team (from the 9 probably keepers list from each team). After this is done each team will have 9 players, your team will be comprised of 3 players that you got to keep for sure, and the 6 reaming players that you put on your probably keep list.
For example, here is my keeper list:

Keep For Sure:
P. Manning QB Ind
E. James RB Ind
J. Plummer QB Den
Prob Keep:
T. Houshmandzadeh WR Cin
Ro. Williams WR Pit
J. Jones RB Dal
J. Witten TE Dal
M. Vanderjagt K Ind
A. Bryant WR Cle
Seattle DEF
K. Vanden Bosch DL Ten
O. Umenyiora DL NYG

So, no matter what I will have Manning, James, and Plummer for next year, and I will get to keep 6 of my prob. keepers for next year as well (exactly who depends on who is left after the expansion teams pick the players.)
If I am not making any sense please email me and I'll try to explain things better.
Welp, I hope that everyone had a good time with PIFF this year and I am looking forward to being able to attempt to beat you all again next year. ^_^ Try to get your keeper list in to me as soon as possible (I don't know how long Yahoo will keep up our league page), and if you have any questions or comments feel free to ask. Long live the Pirate Islands!
Shannon (El Presidente of the Tea Republic)
(I'll repost this email on the PIFF Blog)
http://pirateislandsff.blogspot.com/

Final Score of the 2006 Red vs Black Game

At the end of the game the score is:

Team    1st  2nd  3rd  4th  Total
Red     5    4    -1   21    29
Black   34   4    9    -10   37

Red Team (4th Qtr.):

Pos   Player       Pts NFL Team
QB    M. Hasselbeck 6  Sea Kilters
RB    [Empty]
WR1   H. Ward       7  Pit Vampirates
WR2   J. Jurevicius 3  Sea Picklers
WR3   A. Randle El  5  Pit Pillagers
TE    H. Miller     0  Pit Red Burns
K     J. Reed       0  Pit Pillagers
DEF   Pittsburgh    -3 Pit Vampirates
DB    [Empty]
DL1   L. Tatupu     0  Sea Picklers
DL2   [Empty]
Coach Davin                Pillagers

Black Team (4th Qtr.):

Pos   Player       Pts NFL Team
QB    [Empty]
RB    S. Alexander  6  Sea &'s
WR1   D. Jackson    1  Sea Rebels
WR2   B. Engram     2  Sea Rebels
WR3   [Empty]
TE    [Empty]
K     [Empty]
DEF   Seattle      -19 Sea Steepers
DB    T. Polamalu   0  Pit Rebels
DL1   B. Fisher     0  Sea Rebels
DL2   [Empty]
Coach Aaron                Rebels

The Black team was able to hold off a last minute rush by the Red team to win the 2006 Red vs. Black game. Congratulations goes out to all, especially my Black teammates (...) who are the Rebels, &'s, Snotknockers, and Eldars.

End of the 3rd Qtr. in the Red vs. Black Game

At the end of the third quarter the score is:

Team    1st  2nd  3rd  4th  Total
Red     5    4    -1   -    8
Black   34   4    9    -    47

Red Team (3rd Qtr.):

Pos   Player       Pts NFL Team
QB    M. Hasselbeck 11 Sea Kilters
RB    S. Davis      0  Car Pillagers
WR1   H. Ward       4  Pit Vampirates
WR2   J. Jurevicius 0  Sea Picklers
WR3   Ro. Smith     2  Den Picklers
TE    H. Miller     1  Pit Red Burns
K     J. Reed       6  Pit Pillagers
DEF   Carolina     -28 Car Red Burns
DB    [Empty]
DL1   L. Tatupu     1  Sea Picklers
DL2   M. Rucker     2  Car Red Burns
Coach Lance                Red Burns

Black Team (3rd Qtr.):

Pos   Player       Pts NFL Team
QB    J. Plummer    -5 Den Steepers
RB    S. Alexander  20 Sea &'s
WR1   S. Smith      -2 Car Snotknockers
WR2   D. Jackson    5  Sea Rebels
WR3   B. Engram     1  Sea Rebels
TE    [Empty]
K     J. Kasay      0  Car &'s
DEF   Seattle      -10 Sea Steepers
DB    C. Bailey     0  Den Elders
DL1   J. Peppers    0  Car &'s
DL2   B. Fisher     0  Sea Rebels
Coach Aaron                Rebels

Black continues to build its lead over Red... can the Red team make an amazing comeback in the 4th quarter?

Red Team (4th Qtr.):

Pos   Player       Pts NFL Team
QB    M. Hasselbeck -  Sea Kilters
RB    [Empty]
WR1   H. Ward       -  Pit Vampirates
WR2   J. Jurevicius -  Sea Picklers
WR3   A. Randle El  -  Pit Pillagers
TE    H. Miller     -  Pit Red Burns
K     J. Reed       -  Pit Pillagers
DEF   Pittsburgh    -  Pit Vampirates
DB    [Empty]
DL1   L. Tatupu     -  Sea Picklers
DL2   [Empty]
Coach Davin                Pillagers

Black Team (4th Qtr.):

Pos   Player       Pts NFL Team
QB    [Empty]
RB    S. Alexander  -  Sea &'s
WR1   D. Jackson    -  Sea Rebels
WR2   B. Engram     -  Sea Rebels
WR3   [Empty]
TE    [Empty]
K     [Empty]
DEF   Seattle       -  Sea Steepers
DB    T. Polamalu   -  Pit Rebels
DL1   B. Fisher     -  Sea Rebels
DL2   [Empty]
Coach Aaron                Rebels

Halftime at the 2006 Red vs. Black Game

At the end of the second quarter the score is:

Team    1st  2nd  3rd  4th  Total
Red     5    4    -    -    9
Black   34   4    -    -    38

Red Team (2nd Qtr.):

Pos   Player       Pts NFL Team
QB    M. Hasselbeck 10 Sea Kilters
RB    C. Portis     2  Was Pillagers
WR1   H. Ward       2  Pit Vampirates
WR2   J. Jurevicius 1  Sea Picklers
WR3   Ro. Smith     6  Den Picklers
TE    C. Cooley     2  Was Vampirates
K     J. Reed       0  Pit Pillagers
DEF   Carolina     -19 Car Red Burns
DB    M. Brown      0  Chi Vampirates
DL1   R. Mathis     0  Ind Kilters
DL2   L. Tatupu     0  Sea Picklers
Coach Pickle               Picklers

Black Team (1st Qtr.):

Pos   Player       Pts NFL Team
QB    P. Manning    12 Ind Steepers
RB    S. Alexander  -3 Sea &'s
WR1   S. Smith      13 Car Snotknockers
WR2   M. Harrison   1  Ind Snotknockers
WR3   S. Moss       6  Was Snotknockers
TE    D. Graham     0  NE  &'s
K     M. Vanderjagt -2 Ind Steepers
DEF   Chicago      -26 Chi Rebels
DB    C. Bailey     1  Den Elders
DL1   D. Freeney    2  Ind Rebels
DL2   J. Peppers    0  Car &'s
Coach Nicole               Snotknockers

Half way through the game and the Red team is still behind by 29. Here are the lineups for the 3rd quarter.

Red Team (3rd Qtr.):

Pos   Player       Pts NFL Team
QB    M. Hasselbeck -  Sea Kilters
RB    S. Davis      -  Car Pillagers
WR1   H. Ward       -  Pit Vampirates
WR2   J. Jurevicius -  Sea Picklers
WR3   Ro. Smith     -  Den Picklers
TE    H. Miller     -  Pit Red Burns
K     J. Reed       -  Pit Pillagers
DEF   Carolina      -  Car Red Burns
DB    [Empty]
DL1   L. Tatupu     -  Sea Picklers
DL2   M. Rucker     -  Car Red Burns
Coach Lance                Red Burns

Black Team (3rd Qtr.):

Pos   Player       Pts NFL Team
QB    J. Plummer    -  Den Steepers
RB    S. Alexander  -  Sea &'s
WR1   S. Smith      -  Car Snotknockers
WR2   D. Jackson    -  Sea Rebels
WR3   B. Engram     -  Sea Rebels
TE    [Empty]
K     J. Kasay      -  Car &'s
DEF   Seattle       -  Sea Steepers
DB    C. Bailey     -  Den Elders
DL1   J. Peppers    -  Car &'s
DL2   B. Fisher     -  Sea Rebels
Coach Aaron                Rebels

End of the First Qtr of the 2006 Red vs. Black game

At the end of the first quarter the score is:

Team    1st  2nd  3rd  4th  Total
Red     5    -    -    -    5
Black   34   -    -    -    34

Red Team (1st Qtr.):

Pos   Player       Pts NFL Team
QB    E. Manning   -10 NYG Picklers
RB    T. Barber     2  NYG Red Burns
WR1   H. Ward       3  Pit Vampirates
WR2   P. Burress    0  NYG Red Burns
WR3   A. Randle El  0  Pit Pillagers
TE    C. Cooley    -3  Was Vampirates
K     J. Feely      0  NYG Kilters
DEF   Carolina      7  Car Red Burns
DB    R. Mathis     0  Jax Red Burns
DL1   S. Rice       2  TB  Pillagers
DL2   M. Strahan    4  NYG Vampirates
Coach Lance                Red Burns

Black Team (1st Qtr.):

Pos   Player       Pts NFL Team
QB    C. Palmer     2  Cin Rebels
RB    C. Dillon     2  NE  Eldars
WR1   S. Smith      11 Car Snotknockers
WR2   C. Johnson    1  Cin &'s
WR3   J. Galloway   2  TB  Snotknockers
TE    J. Shockey    1  NYG Snotknockers
K     J. Kasay      9  Car &'s
DEF   Washington   -1  Was &'s
DB    T. Polamalu   3  Pit Rebels
DL1   O. Umenyiora  2  NYG Steepers
DL2   J. Peppers    2  Car &'s
Coach Amber                &'s

It looks like the Red team is gonna need to step it up for the next quarter. Here are the lineups.

Red Team (2nd Qtr.):

Pos   Player       Pts NFL Team
QB    M. Hasselbeck -  Sea Kilters
RB    C. Portis     -  Was Pillagers
WR1   H. Ward       -  Pit Vampirates
WR2   J. Jurevicius -  Sea Picklers
WR3   Ro. Smith     -  Den Picklers
TE    C. Cooley     -  Was Vampirates
K     J. Reed       -  Pit Pillagers
DEF   Carolina      -  Car Red Burns
DB    M. Brown      -  Chi Vampirates
DL1   R. Mathis     -  Ind Kilters
DL2   L. Tatupu     -  Sea Picklers
Coach Pickle               Picklers

Black Team (2nd Qtr.):

Pos   Player       Pts NFL Team
QB    P. Manning    -  Ind Steepers
RB    S. Alexander  -  Cin &'s
WR1   S. Smith      -  Car Snotknockers
WR2   M. Harrison   -  Ind Snotknockers
WR3   S. Moss       -  Was Snotknockers
TE    D. Graham     -  NE  &'s
K     M. Vanderjagt -  Ind Steepers
DEF   Chicago       -  Chi Rebels
DB    C. Bailey     -  Den Elders
DL1   D. Freeney    -  Ind Rebels
DL2   J. Peppers    -  Car &'s
Coach Nicole               Snotknockers

2006 Red vs. Black Game

Even though the 2005 PIFF season is over, there is no reason to forget about fantasy football during the playoffs.
I present the first ever 'Red vs. Black Game'. I somewhat randomly divided the PIFF teams into two divisions. The Black division is teams that are currently located in the Central Pirate Islands Region (Eastern Kansas), the Red division is the rest of the teams. So division alignments go like this:

Red Division:
Harbor Coast Red Burns
Pirataly Vampirates
Scotslandi Kilters
Svinksland Pillagers
Tsukestan Picklers

Black Division:
Ambersandia &'s
Futontopia Eldars
Kreplachistan Rebels
Snotvia Snotknockers
Tea Republic Steepers

The way the Red vs. Black game will work is as follows:
Each round of the playoffs corresponds to one quarter in the game. For each playoff round the best players from each division during the 2005 season will be the roster for the quarter. Only players that are playing in that round of the playoffs will be fielded for the fantasy game. After each round of playoffs the teams will be changed to keep the best active players playing in the fantasy game. The division with the highest total score after the four quarters is the winner.

Other rules:
It is possible that a division will not be able to field a player for a position, that position will be left empty.
If one division can not field a DEF, then the other division does not need to field one.
The "Coach" spot is just ornamental, and just is a reflection of who has the most players in the game at that time, the Coach does not need change the line-up from week to week, or at all, since the lineup is pre-determined.

So without further delay here are the lineups for the 1st quarter of the Red vs. Black game.

Red Team (1st Qtr.):

Pos   Player       Pts NFL Team
QB    E. Manning    -  NYG Picklers
RB    T. Barber     -  NYG Red Burns
WR1   H. Ward       -  Pit Vampirates
WR2   P. Burress    -  NYG Red Burns
WR3   A. Randle El  -  Pit Pillagers
TE    C. Cooley     -  Was Vampirates
K     J. Feely      -  NYG Kilters
DEF   Carolina      -  Car Red Burns
DB    R. Mathis     -  Jax Red Burns
DL1   S. Rice       -  TB  Pillagers
DL2   M. Strahan    -  NYG Vampirates
Coach Lance                Red Burns

Black Team (1st Qtr.):

Pos   Player       Pts NFL Team
QB    C. Palmer     -  Cin Rebels
RB    C. Dillon     -  NE  Eldars
WR1   S. Smith      -  Car Snotknockers
WR2   C. Johnson    -  Cin &'s
WR3   J. Galloway   -  TB  Snotknockers
TE    J. Shockey    -  NYG Snotknockers
K     J. Kasay      -  Car &'s
DEF   Washington    -  Was &'s
DB    T. Polamalu   -  Pit Rebels
DL1   O. Umenyiora  -  NYG Steepers
DL2   J. Peppers    -  Car &'s
Coach Amber                &'s

I'll keep you updated on the scores as they come in this weekend.

PIFF 2005 All-Stars

Here are the All-Star teams for the 2005 Pirate Island Fantasy Football season.

First Team:

Pos   Player       Pts Team
QB    C. Palmer    164 Rebels
RB    S. Alexander 280 &'s
WR1   S. Smith     90  Snotknockers
WR2   D. Hall      72  Pillagers
WR3   L. Fitzgerald71  Rebels
TE    A. Gates     59  Kilters
K     N. Rackers   113 Picklers
DEF   Chicago      -42 Rebels
DB    T. McGee     58  &'s
DL1   Ja. Taylor   38  Red Burns
DL2   D. Burgess   37  &'s
Coach Amber            &'s

Second Team:

Pos   Player       Pts Team
QB    P. Manning   149 Steepers
RB    L. Johnson   224 Picklers
WR1   M. Harrison  68  Snotknockers
WR2   J. Galloway  66  Snotknockers
WR3   C. Johnson   67  &'s
TE    J. Shockey   45  Snotknockers
K     J. Feely     74  Kilters
DEF   Carolina     -77 Red Burns
DB    C. Carr      49  Steepers
DL1   S. Rice      35  Pillagers
DL2   O. Umenyiora 35  Steepers
Coach Aaron            Rebels

Worst Team:

Pos   Player       Pts Team
QB    D. Bledsoe   73  Red Burns
RB    R. Droughns  92  Vampirates
WR1   I. Bruce     24  Eldars
WR2   M. Muhammad  29  Red Burns
WR3   W. Pounder   30  Kilters
TE    B. Franks    7   Eldars
K     P. Edinger   36  Red Burns
DEF   Cincinnati   -216 &'s
DB    R. Mathis    13  Red Burns
DL1   Do. Edwards  10  Eldars
DL2   W. McGinest  13  Eldars
Coach Newgen           Eldars

The First and Second teams are based off the scores of the best player a team has in that position. The Worst team is still the best player a team has in that position, but the worst at it in the league. The Coaches we picked by the number of players they had on the first and second teams, and not on the worst team (with some weighting added in).

2004 All-Stars