XL Franchise Rules

League settings will be: Skill Level: All-Pro, Quarter Length: 8 Minutes, Accelerated Clock: 25 Seconds, Injuries: On, Weather: On, Fatigue: On

Only 1 Free Agent pick-up allowed until Week 2, then owners can pick up 2 per week. Anyone found to not be following these rules will face either being booted from the league or not be able to participate in anymore free agent signings (including first offseason).

1 ) You become a manager of a team and act as the owner/GM. Making trades, signing free agents, and drafting new talent. Trades are subject to approval, by posting the offer on the website in the correct forum. Offer must be approved by all owners involved, the league manager (Ansem) and 2 "yes votes" by either Kat, Dan, Pent, and Tony. Trades when accepted/declined will be processed on XFN.

2 ) All the games are to be NFL Simulation. No use of game glitches are permitted, as they don't do this in real life. There will be 3 games a week played with advancements on Mondays, Wednesdays at 10pm pacific and Saturday 10am pacific. All games not played by deadline will be simmed. So get your games in!

3 ) The trading deadline is week 6. If you make trades, please post the trade details in the trade forum for approval. You are only permitted 3 trades per off season, 2 trades in off season prior to draft....and no trades during the draft.

4 ) Communicate with your opponent via website or PSN so that it is noted that you are making an attempt to have your game scheduled to be played. Those that are not able to play before advance will need to notify the league manager (Ansem) so that a temp boot can take place and rest of the league can advance as scheduled. This is key in order for our league to run smoothly without any setbacks. A temp boot will only be granted to those that keep the league manager informed.

5 ) Have good sportsmanship and respect toward your opponent.. Run the football and milk the clock as much as possible when having a sizable lead, so that the game can end and receive your win.

6) Don't run the same play or formation every play. Learn your playbook and have a balanced attack offensively and defensively. Don't run out of bounds on kickoffs so that you're not blocked then make the tackle. That's a penalty in the NFL therefore is not allowed. No nano blitzing or any other foul play that gives you an advantage to win a game.

7 ) If the game disconnects, there's not much that can be done about this issue. If game is in the second half and there's a clear winner go ahead and count game if it gives you the option. If it's still early in the game go ahead and restart it and play from beginning. Of course it can be unfair but it is a problem that is out of our control. We have to manage it as best as possible. If someone wants the score back to what it was before the disconnect occurred that is allowed and I expect that to be honored by the opposing player in the case of a disconnect.

8 ) Going for it on Fourth down is only allowable under certain conditions.

8a) You are down by any score in the FOURTH Quarter of play.

8b) If at any point from the Second Quarter onward you are behind Twenty-One (21) points, or 3 possesions you have the right to go for it until you tie or take the lead.

By going for it on 4th down you acknowledge and accept if you fail you will be giving your opponent better field position in some cases, and regardless of if they are ahead or not they ARE allowed to go for the score if they beat you on the conversion.

9 ) Be sure to remain active on the website. This is not optional as no Owner likes to have to hunt down their opponent. Check in every other day, and everything will be fine. We replace Owners that are not on the website. This also goes along with being able to schedule games in a timely manner, all we want as managers is to not to have to do sub games of any kind, so please check your email for pms and try to schedule your game for a time that works for the both of you. If a time can’t be set by both players the game will be simulated, and if one person is unavailable you may request a sub player.

10 ) You may never play the cpu. You must request for a sub player. If you break this rule, penalties, and possible dismissal from the league may happen.

11) Roster Limit is 55 and if exceeded you will be pmed about the situation and given 24 hours to sort it out or the league manager will fine your team 250k per player per advance. So watch your rosters. I know I will be handing out fines to those that do not.

12) There is a salary cap and will go up 20 million per season.

13) There will only be 3 TRADES per season for each NFL team as to keep it as close to sim style as possible. Teams usually don’t trade multiple times in a given year.

14) There will be no in-season switching of teams. If it's late in the year and a team opens up, you can ask to claim them and switch, but you will not be able to take them over until the Superbowl is over. You will still be required to play your games for the team you had, and will be relegated to no roster moves at all after you say you want another team.

If you have any concerns feel free to contact anyone that knows the answer, we are all here to help each other. Main people to ask about a concern are, Ansem or Tony.