Commissioner Note

9-1-2025  (email content repeated below)

Hello NFFL Team Owners, it's almost Draft Day!

A)  My yard at 2035 Oxford Court (Ferndale) has the flamingos in it (inside corner lot, intersection of Oxford and Willow.)  Plenty of parking, both sides of street okay, as long as you're not blocking a driveway, you're fine. The two parking spots in my driveway will be open and available too, so use them.  

B)  Tuesday, arrive as early as 4:45 (official start is 5:00pm), food will be ready.  Announcements and intros at 5:27pm, and draft starts at 5:30pm.  We've got sub sandwiches for all, potato salad, chips. Beverages provided will be root beer, milk and ice water.

C)  Draft will be in the living room + kitchen, no seating arrangement this time, sit wherever you want.

D)  Still need someone to put stickers on the draft board. Friends? Relatives? Kids?

E)  After drafting Round 8 (of 14 rounds) we'll take a twelve minute break for 2nd helpings, root beer floats, re-organize your notes, group picture, stretching, bio break, and also vote on whether our IR slot is for IR only, or IR and "Out" players both. (See previous email, included below.)

See you soon!

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On 8/26/2025 11:37 PM, Randy Kaech wrote:

> NFFL Team Owners!  We had a tasty and profitable League Pre-Meeting today at Grants.  Present were Randy, Jim, Doug and Courtney.  Here's what went down.
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> 1. Greetings from Tom!  He emailed Randy and said his heart is still ticking, and "tell everyone hi".
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> 2. Voted and passed to have one Injured Reserve (IR) slot for each team, this season.  Clarifications: Suspended players cannot be placed on IR. If a player comes off of IR, you have to move him to the active roster or drop him.  We'll see how easily RealTime Sports software handles this.  They do have a video on how owners can move players onto and off of the IR list here. And, we'll vote at the draft on whether a) only players on the NFL IR list can be put in your IR slot, or b) players who are "Out" can also be placed on IR. 
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> 3. Playoff clarification -- We're keeping the way it's been for a decade plus, no changes.  Which is, the three Division Winners make the playoffs, and the next three with the best season records make the playoffs.  These six are all seeded according to season record for the playoffs, regardless of whether they're Division Winners or not. (Total points is used for tiebreaks.)
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> 4. Please, manage your team throughout the entire 17 weeks of the NFFL season. Always have active players in each slot, each week. Remember, there's a prize each week for Highest Total Points Scored, and also a prize for Most Points Scored for the season.
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> 5. Rules Committee was selected, one owner from each division.  If the commissioner makes a stinky decision, you can appeal to the Rules Committee.  This year it's Riley (Seahawks), Jim (Cowboys) and Doug (Lions).
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> 6. Speaking of divisions, we rolled dice to determine divisions.  You play other division teams twice, everyone else once.  As luck would have it, each Zehnder is in a different division!  >           
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> 7. We held our annual football trivia contest, and Courtney earned $20 in trading credits. Welcome to the NFFL!
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> 8. The draft is next Tuesday Sept. 2 (the day after Labor Day Monday), sandwiches at 5pm, draft starts at 5:30pm sharp. At Commish Kaech's house, 2035 Oxford Ct, Ferndale. House on the inside corner, look for the flamingos in the yard. Park anywhere near any sidewalk along Oxford or Willow, as long as you're not blocking a driveway it's all good. Draft will be indoors, with wifi available.
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> 9. We're looking for someone to put the stickers on the draft board, contact me if you find someone. Otherwise, each team owner will have to approach the board and place name stickers themselves.
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> 10. Entry fees and trade deposits are in from all except four owners. Thanks. Venmo link here, or bring cash or check to draft.  Check league spreadsheet here.
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> 11. And then we rolled dice for the draft order, using a dice cup and a box receptacle, with witnesses. And the draft order is.... ....
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>     1.Eagles  
>     2.49ers  
>     3.Cowboys  
>     4.Bears  
>     5.Raiders  
>     6.Chiefs  
>     7.Dolphins  
>     8.Seahawks  
>     9.Giants  
>     10.Broncos  
>     11.Patriots  
>     12.Lions
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> See you at the draft!  WOOT WOOT
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> To be voted on at the draft:
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>     Should the Injured Reserve slot (IR) be only for players on the NFL IR list, or should it include players who are designated "Out" also?
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> Not sure yet if the NFFL Commish (me) will have to monitor the IR slots to ensure fair play, or how much RealTime Sports software will assist. Awaiting response from RealTime Sports.  Using IR only, without Out players, might reduce work for the Commish.  Below is some info explaining Injured Reserve and Out designations.  Look it over, think, be prepared to discuss and vote at the draft. Thanks!