Thursday, December 30, 2010

Setup Tip: Fantasy Football FLEX Designations

Fantasy Postseason contains several roster configuration options. One area that solicits a decent number of questions is around the W/R, W/T and FLEX designations.

W/R means that this slot can be filled by either a wide receiver or running back.

W/T means that this slot can be filled by either a wide receiver or tight end.

FLEX can be filled by ANY position including a DEF or QB.

One thing to note is that during league setup our site validates league configurations to ensure that each team manager will be able to draft a starting QB or DEF. FLEX designations are factored into this validation, making sure that there are enough QBs and DEFs for each team in the event that a manager drafts more than one of each. After all, there are only 12 starting QBs and DEFs in the NFL Playoffs.

If you want to create a league with no roster position requirements, simply configure for a league with all FLEX players as in a FLEX(8) or FLEX(10) setting. (This means that QB, WR, TE fields would be set to zero).