The starting lineups will be due 1 hour before the first game of the weekend kicks off. If a team fails to submit their lineup by the deadline, then the lineup from the previous week will automatically be used.

Every year each team can keep up to 6 players on its roster for the next season. The remaining players all go back into the draft pool with all other remaining NFL players. EachJuly/August, we will have the annual draft, where you re-fill your roster. The order of the draft will be determined by the team's record the previous year. If you choose to keep less than 6 players, you will be compensated with anextra draft pick.  For example, if you choose to keep only 5 players, youwill get 1 extra draft pick that will take place at the end of the firstround.  If you choose to keep only 4 players, you will get 2 extra draftpicks, one at the end of the first round and one at the end of the second round,and so on.

There will be 9 rounds in each draft. In 2001, the draft will go in reverse order of record for each round. Starting in 2002, we will have an S-Draft that will work as follows: In odd rounds and the second round, the order will go in reverse order of finish from the previous year. All even rounds (except round two) will go IN ORDER of finish from the previous year. Starting in 2002, we'll have a draft lottery for the top 4 picks. #10 team = 40% chance, #9 = 30%, #8 = 20%, #7 = 10%. These %'s will be used to randomly select the top 4 picks

New in 2002 we will adopt the NFL's system for putting the playoff teams in their corresponding draft order as follows:

The OFL Champion will be given the last pick and the runner-up will be given the second-to-last pick. As for the playoff teams, any ties will be broken first by who gets furthest in the playoffs (team that gets furthest gets worse pick). After that, our regular-season tiebreaker method will be used.

Once your pick comes up, you have 24 hours to make your pick. Once your deadline has passed, the next team is on the clock and can make their pick. You remain on the clock indefinately and can pick when you are ready, but teams behind you can continue picking while you're on the clock. (Note: you don't lose the pick; rather, the draft continues as if you had made a pick, and you can come in at any time and make that pick). If you have back-to-back picks, you have 24 hours to make the first pick, and another 24 hours to make the second pick (not 24 hours combined for both).

Each year, a team will get three option numbers. These will be determined as follows: Assuming an 8-team league, the team finishing with the worst record in the league will get options #1, #9, and #17, the team with the second-worst record will get #2, #10, #18, etc., while the team with the best record will get #8, #16, #24. After the draft, you can use your options at any time during the season. The purpose of these options is to pick up more players that went undrafted.The highest option received for a given player gets him (#1 option is highest, #24 is lowest). For example, if 3 teams wanted to getthe same player in the same week, we'll say Team A used their option #14, Team B used option #8, and Team C used option #5. Team C would getthe player and their #5 option would be used. Team A and Team C would keep their options (#14 and #8) since they were not used.Options cannot be used once the regular season ends.

Options can be submitted on your teampage. The deadline to do so is 11 PM EST on the night before the first NFL game of that weekend. I will update your roster ASAP so that you can get your starting lineup in by one hour before gametime the next day.