Protection Are In
Protections are in and the draft is all set for 1 pm Eastern time on Sunday. For those attending the draft in person, it will be held at my house. Please try to arrive early so that the first pick can occur no later than 1:15. As usual we'll have a Google Hangout available for anyone not there in person. Let me know if you are planning on drafting in person.
Marc has an unprecedented opportunity as he has both the #1 and #2 picks. It's the first time the Woodland Rangers have had the #1 pick, but the third time they have had #2, and second straight year. Running backs have been taken first 13 times, Wide receivers and quarterbacks have gone first 5 times each.
Highlights of protections:
- The Fighting Squirrels protected the most players with 11, they are also the only team that didn't spend all of their points. They had 1 point left over.
- Adrian Peterson was protected by the Norsemen for 20 points, a new record for the most expensive player protected.
- A total of 76 players (not counting HC) were protected.
- The longest tenured players protected were:
- Aaron Rodgers - Crusaders - drafted in 2008
- Adrian Peterson - Norsemen - acquired in November of 2008
- Calvin Johnson - Norsemen - drafted in 2009
- Jamaal Charles - Norsemen - acquired in October of 2009
- A.J. Green - Sacks on the Beach - drafted in 2011
- Rob Gronkowski - Crusaders - drafted in 2011
- All other players were acquired in 2012 or later.
- The longest tenured player not protected was Matthew Stafford, who was drafted by the MeggaMen in 2011.
- See the full protections
Rule Proposals
There are three new rule proposals that are now up for voting.
- 2015.1 - Making defense more flexible
- 2015.2 - League Champion Gets to rename the Toilet Bowl loser
- 2015.3 - Increase the number of free transactions to 15
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