TPFL RULES

 

General Rules

  • Each owner must own Front Page Sports Football '98 patched to version 1.08
  • Each owner must have a valid email address
  • Only one team is allowed per email address
  • We will not use the NFL98 rosters
  • All games are played on the WON Network
  • Each team is required to have at least 2 stock plays on both Offense and Defense..
  • All owners must realize that this is a league where the main objective is to provide a
  • competetive football simulation and have fun in doing so.

    • League Participation

  •             Each owner must remain dedicated and active in the league.
  •                        Each owner is REQUIRED to write a minimum of three (3) articles for the
  •                        TPFL Times Newspaper over the course of the entire year
  •                                        This includes pre-season, regular season, or post-season.
  •                        Any owner failing to write the three (3) articles required by the end of the season
  •                        will be removed.
  •                        Again, this season, each owner MUST write three articles, but they can use their
  •                        own personal webspace.
  •                                         The latter is preferred, but if you do not have a webpage, send the
  •                                         articles to Rob Carter (DTE) and he will post them in the newspaper.
  •                        The articles may be written anytime from now until the Super Bowl.
  •                                         They do not have to be long or elaborate, just do something creative.
  •                                         They do not have to be about your team only.
  •                                         You can do a draft review, game picks, anything.
  •                                         When you do an article, please notify the commissioner so that he can
  •                                          mark one off for you.

    • Trading/Free Agency Rules:

    Trades:
  •             The league "Trading deadline" will be week 10.
  •                        That means no trades may be made after Week 10's games are played.
  •             Trades can involve any number of players or draft picks up to 5 years in advance
  •                        Example:
  •                                     (eg. in 98 you can trade for 99,00,01,02 & 03 picks).
  •             Trades must be confirmed before they go through.
  •                        Both "Owners" must e-mail their Confer.Commish with the specifics of the
  •                        trade.
  •                        Any suspicious trades will be denied by the commish and asst. commishes
  •                                      (eg. Barry Sanders for Billy Joe Nobody).
  • Restricted Free Agents (RFA):
  •             All Rookies will be Restricted Free Agents after 3 seasons.
  •             RFAs can accept offers from other teams, but the owning team can match.
  •             If the owning team offers a lower salary, and the player leaves, the team may be eligible
  •             for compensatory picks, depending on the offer.
  • Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA):
  •             All players will be Unrestricted Free Agents after 4 years.
  •             UFAs can do as they please.
  •             If they are not signed by a new team during the Free Agency Period (whatever that is
  •             determine to be), he reverts to the old team for whatever they want or he sits out. If the
  •              player refuses, he is a hold out.
  • Restructuring Contracts
  •             The TPFL allows restructuring of contracts. ( specific rules )
  •                         Terms under which a team can "Restructing"
  •                                   Each team may choose one player who is in the final year of his contract.
  •                                   They may renegoiate a longer deal with that player if they wish.
  •                                   However, they cannot sign him to a one year deal since that would be
  •                                   pointless.
  •                                   Only 1 player per team/year can have this contract extension and only
  •                                   once per player.
  •                                   Example:
  •                                             So if I have Player XX and this season will be his last year under
  •                                             contract, but I don't want to lose him, I can try to restructure his
  •                                             contract for 2-4 years.
  •                                  This will help teams keep their stars around for a few years, but still keep
  •                                  the free agency market flowing.
  • Roster Sizes
  •              Each team must carry a minimum of 46 players at all times.

    • Salary Cap Rules

  • Franchise and Transition Player Designation
  •              Each team may designate the following:
  •                          1 Franchise Player
  •                          2 Transitional Players
  •              The Franchise Player
  •                          A "Franchise Player" must be an average of the the top 5 players at that
  •                          position or 120% of last year's salary, whichever is greater.
  •               The Transitional Player
  •                          A "Transitional Player" must be an average of the the top 10 players at that
  •                          position or 120% of last year's salary, whichever is greater.
  •                Placing the "Tag" on a player
  •                           In order to select a "Franchise or Transitional" player, you must first submit
  •                           a CON file with only a "Tag" no salary, bonus, or years set.
  •                           Then once the "Commissioner" has adjusted the players' salary as shown
  •                           above, a "Deal" may be proposed.
  •                                           If the "player" refuses the deal, it is a 1 year deal, and the tag may
  •                                           or may not be lifted at a later date.
  • Franchise and Transition Player Compensation:
  •                Contract Offers
  •                          If another team offers a contract to a Franchise or Transition player, the
  •                          current team can match the offer.
  •                          If the offer is not matched, the current team will receive:
  •                                           2 - 1st round picks for a Franchise player
  •                                           1st and 3rd round pick for a Transition player.
  • Salary Cap:
  •               This year's salary cap will be 47 million and the bonus money will be 20 million.
  •               This amount will increase by a small percentage (6-12%) from year to year (in an
  •               attempt to stay "realistic").
  •               All current salaries will be determined by a formula that factors in stats and ratings.
  •               Salaries: A bonus amount is deducted from the 20 million, but it is prorated over the
  •               length of the contract.
  •                         If a player is cut, released, or retires, the player's prorated bonus stays with the
  •                         club.
  •                         The percentage of yearly base salary in terms of contract length and the total
  •                         amount of contract tendered are listed below
  •                                         Maximum Contract Length is 4 years:
  •                                                 4 year deals - 10%, 20%,30%, 40%
  •                                                 3 year deals - 20%, 30%, 50%
  •                                                 2 year deals - 35%, 65%
  •                                         For Example:
  •                                                 Two year deal worth 2 million in base salary and a 1 million
  •                                                 dollar signing bonus.
  •                                                 The Signing Bonus
  •                                                         It will be paid out of the from the 20 million allotted this
  •                                                         year's budget, but count as 500k against this year's and next
  •                                                         year's salary cap.
  •                                                 The Base Salary
  •                                                         The 2 million dollars in base salary will count as 700k
  •                                                         against this year's cap and 1.30 mill against next year's cap.
  •                                                The Overall Cap Hit
  •                                                         Overall, the player will count as 1.2 mill against this year's
  •                                                         cap and 1.8 mill for next year's cap, totaling 3 million
  •                                                         dollars over the course of the 2 year contract.
  • 1999 Salary/Bonus caps:
  •               For the 1999 season, the salary cap will be 52,000,000 a ten percent increase from 98.
  •               The bonus cap, however, will be reduced to 12,000,000.
  •                                 Each team will start the season with $0 as their bonus alloted.
  •                                 Each season, your bonus money starts over, but your salary does not.
  •               If a team is over the salary cap before a the 1st game, I will cut the highest paid
  •               players until that team gets below the cap. DO NOT BE OVER THE CAP
  •               DURING THE SEASON

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    College Draftees

    Due to the extreme time constraints and difficulty of finding future college players, the TPFL
    will no longer be using real college players in it's drafts. Instead, a separate league called the TPCL will be set up and run by commissioner - Robert Carter. The league will have no owners and will have 30 teams with made up players and real college team names. The players will have ages from R-3 and when they finish their 4th season, they will be put into the rookie draft pool for the TPFL college draft. This way, you will be able to track the progress of the college players over the years and see how they perform before drafting them.

    Other

  • Any disputes will be resolved with a vote from the Commissioner and his Assistant
  • Commissioners.
  • Should that group be unable to come up with a ruling for some reason, the Entire League will
  • then be called upon to vote.
  • The League Rules are subject to change upon vote and all owners will be notified of league
  • rule changes.
  • If you have any questions/comments/disagreements please feel free to email me and

    • hopefully will be able to clear everything up.

    If you have any questions about any of the above, please feel free to contact Robert or Winfield, and we will straighten things out. Thanks and I hope that 98 is great!
  • Commissioners - Winfield & Robert