Why H2H sucks

[beanoX3]

Roto football would kinda suck, as only a few stats can be applied across all the offensive skill positions.

[CC]

Does Roto football not exist? I am not sure, I never would consider doing Roto football. But if it does exist, then why play H2H if you do not like it so much?

Because it would be boring as hell is my guess. You may not like the way H2H is structured, but with all of the games happening on one day (exception MNF) in football, it does make for much more exciting matchups. In baseball (H2H or roto) having A-Rod go 0-5 with 5 K's sucks, but it isn't going to cripple you for the week, if LT rushes for 8 yards and fumbles twice you are likely done. On the flip side, a 4 HR Ryan Howard outing is sweet, but you can easily lose as stats accumulate over the course of the week or season, whereas when AD has 300 yards and 3 TDs he is likely going to propel your team to victory.

It's just a lot more exciting this way.

[interchange]

Maybe it's just karma for naming your team.

LOL. It's just a league of friends, so I changed my name because I'm playing nesticles this week.

For the record, I really don't think H2H sucks. Sorry to sound bitchy. I just thought it was amuzing how unlucky you can get in the game.

[shawngee03]

on teh flip side, check out team america...he seems to win every week by a point or less....i hate him so much . second place and he has teh 4th lowest point total out of 14 teams

1. Team Trixi 7-2-0 1120.46
2. Afternoon Delight 7-2-0 929.24
3. Team America 6-3-0 875.00
4. TEAM RUN N SHOOT 5-4-0 1002.65
5. Doobie 5-4-0 960.19
6. Little Brittle 5-4-0 888.70
7. Not your avg Joey 4-5-0 943.93
8. Crank Dat Soulja Boy 4-5-0 894.25
9. Team Johnson 4-5-0 893.62
10. Coushatta Kid 4-5-0 876.45
11. Peaches 4-5-0 804.16
12. Stiff Green Lizzard 4-5-0 792.48
13. Team Welker (Jobu) 3-6-0 898.25
14. Colonel Stinkfist 1-8-0 703.05

[The Lung]

Maybe you've never heard of Victory Points which is what is used at MyFantasyLeague.com - these are optional points used to minimize this luck factor in fantasy football.

The idea behind the H2H Victory Point Leagues is simple :

* Total Point Leagues are not fun. After about half the season, most teams don't have a chance and are no longer interested.

* Head-to-Head matchups are exciting, but sometimes are unfair. Each year, you see several leagues where a team with very high total points is struggling to make the playoffs. You would think that a team with high total points should be a lock for the playoffs, but it's not always true. Looking at the Head-to-Head matchups, for teams like this, you can see the problem. The high scoring team lost 2 (or more) games during the regular season when they scored the second highest points. That's the "luck" factor.

Here's how it works:

* The League standings are kept with league points instead of wins and losses.

* Each week you play head-to-head like normal leagues. A win awards your team with 2 League Points, and a loss no points.

* Each week, the teams are ordered by total fantasy points scored during that week. League points are also awarded for having high scores.

10-team league Victory Point assignment :

High Score - 2 League Points
2nd - 2 League Points
3rd - 2 League Points
4th - 1 League Point
5th - 1 League Point
6th - 1 League Point
7th - 1 League Point
8th - 0 League Points
9th - 0 League Points
10th - 0 League Points

12-team league Victory Point assignment :

High Score - 2 League Points
2nd - 2 League Points
3rd - 2 League Points
4th - 2 League Points
5th - 1 League Point
6th - 1 League Point
7th - 1 League Point
8th - 1 League Point
9th - 0 League Points
10th - 0 League Points
11th - 0 League Points
12th - 0 League Points

If you get the second highest score and lose, you still get 2 league points.

Now, you can still trash talk and take on your archrival in Head-to-Head play. If you win, great. If you lose and scored high, you still get points. That nice high score is no longer wasted - it counts.

At the end of the season, the teams with the most League Points make the playoffs. It's that simple!

[bulger2holt]

I hate when the worst team has their season high against you. Every other week you would destroy them, except that particular week when they are playing you. I was looking at the breakdowns, and I am 8-1 against that team, and yep, the '1' was against me. The only friggen week they could have beat me. My 5-4 would look alot better at 6-3

[matmat]

can't you have Roto H2H?

[ampant]

Meh. H2H keeps it fun, because anybody can win on any given week. It is also closer to actual football scoring. Look at the NFL standings. There are plenty of teams with wirnning records with fewer points fielded and more points allowed than teams with worse records.

This year is sucking for me. . . I have the highest point total in my division (the next highest has 70 fewer points) and I am tied for last place.

But dem's da breaks. It's a different style of play. If you don't like it, I figure you just don't play in a H2H league next year.

I'm fine with it. Win or lose, H2H is the style I prefer.

[matmat]

Meh. H2H keeps it fun, because anybody can win on any given week. It is also closer to actual football scoring. Look at the NFL standings. There are plenty of teams with wirnning records with fewer points fielded and more points allowed than teams with worse records.

that's because real teams have defenses that can, to a certain extent, negate opponents' high scoring players.


maybe i sound like a broken record... why can't head to head be rotisserie scoring?

[Bowie]

H2H is like everything else. It sucks when you lose.