NFL FAMILY POOL


THE NFL FAMILY POOL IS A TEAM DRAFT POOL



Teams are chosen before the first game of the NFL season and points are awarded for victories throughout the year - regular season and playoffs.

The player with the most points after the Super Bowl is the winner.

Sounds simple...and it is...simple to play...not so simple to win...



PLAYERS:

  • 8 players are optimal for the NFL Family Pool
  • Each player ends up with 4 teams and all teams are chosen

DRAFTING TEAMS:

  • Teams are chosen through a draft system
  • There are 4 rounds in the draft with each player drafting one team per round
  • A team can be drafted only one time - once drafted, they are off the board
  • The draft order is determined prior to the beginning of the draft - from 1st to 8th
  • The draft order can be determined in any way deemed fair by the players
    • For the NFL Family Pool, the draft order is determined using a draw of cards - Ace through 8
  • Round 1 of the draft follows the draft order
  • For Round 2, the draft order is reversed so that the player that drafts last in round 1 then drafts first in round 2
    • This results in the same player drafting 2 teams in a row - the 8th and 9th picks
  • For Round 3, the draft order reverts back to the original order
    • This results in the same player drafting 2 teams in a row - the 16th and 17th picks ​
  • For Round 4, the draft order is reversed so that the player that drafts last in round 3 then drafts first in round 4
    • This results in the same player drafting 2 teams in a row - the 24th and 25th picks
  • The last pick in the draft goes to the player that picked first overall in the draft

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REGULAR SEASON POINTS:

  • 1 point is earned for each win in the regular season
  • No points are awarded for ties or losses
  • Points are then multiplied by the round the team was drafted in...for example:
    • Teams drafted in Round 1 earn 1 point for each win
    • Teams drafted in Round 4 earn 4 points for each win
    • If a 1st Round team goes 16-0, it earns 16 points for the regular season
    • If a 4th Round team goes 10-6, it earns 40 points for the regular season
  • 8 players are optimal for the NFL Family Pool
  • Each player ends up with 4 teams and all teams are chosen

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PLAYOFF POINTS:

  • Division winners earn 8 points for winning their division
  • Wild card teams earn 5 points for earning a wild card berth
  • Teams earning a first round bye earn 4 additional points
  • Teams winning in the Wild Card round earn 4 additional points
  • Teams winning in the Divisional round and earning a birth in the Conference Championships earn 10 additional points
  • Teams that play in the Super Bowl earn 10 additional points
  • The Super Bowl Winner earns 10 additional points

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​THE OBVIOUS:

  • 4th round teams earn a lot of points in the regular season
  • 1st Round teams make the playoffs much more frequently and have a chance to earn Playoff points
  • You must draft well in each round to win the pool!
  • Talented players against competent competition will do well to pick 2 teams that make the playoffs
  • Picking 3 playoff teams is really hard

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  • You can definitely win this pool even if you don't have the super bowl winner...but those 10 points really help when your 3rd round team lays an egg and goes 3-13 for only 9 points (3 x 3)
  • When your teams play each other, you are guaranteed a win...and a loss...unless they tie...then you're screwed (obviously!)

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  • Choosing 3 teams from the same division thinking you will corner the division, get lots of guaranteed wins and also end up with a great (75%) chance of picking the division winner is a strategy best left to the most "experienced" players
  • Having 3 playoff teams is not a guarantee for winning this pool...check out the 2007 playoff results when a draft of Dallas, Seattle, Tennessee & Miami landed the player in no better than 5th place even though 3 of those teams made the playoffs with 13, 10 and 10 wins respectively
  • Speaking of that 2007 draft, none of those teams made the conference championships and Miami "shat" the bed with a 1-15 season returning only 4 points from the ever-so-important 4th round...loser!

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  • This is a great pool...try it out...you'll see...I guarantee it...or double your money back!!!
  • Call your friends and get started!

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