In ten weeks, ten teams will embark on the fantasy football undertaking of their careers – the tenth season of The Lombardi Three.
As previously publicized, we have reduced the 2021 season’s number of teams, reduced rosters positions, and reduced bench spots to flex our fantasy chops. We’ve also reduced the number of payouts. The only thing we have increased is the dues. The following summarizes the upcoming season.
Organization – We’re staying with ESPN.com this season. The league has been activated. We’ve dropped the bottom two owners from last season.
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Rosters – We’ve reverted back to QB from TQB, removed the HC, and removed one bench spot. There are also limitations set to how many players at each position we can have on a roster at one time. To calculate this limitation, simply double the number of roster spots (e.g., QB max 2, RB max 4).
Dues – We’ve increased annual dues to $60. The trophy and shipping costs have gone up significantly over the years and we need to make up for two less teams this season. See the Dues page for payment options. No fucking PayPal. I’d rather you mail me a check or a bag of pennies. Fuck PayPal.
Format – We are playing in the traditional Head-to-Head format every week this season.
Schedule – We are playing an extra week this season in coordination with the new 18-week NFL schedule. This equates to 13 weeks of regular season and 4 weeks of playoffs. The first and last weeks of the regular season will be manually set per Articles 1.3.1 and 1.3.2 of the Constitution.
Playoffs – All ten teams will compete in the playoffs with the top six teams earning an automatic BYE in Round 1 (Week 14).
Payouts – We’ve reduced the payouts this season to Playoff Champion ($300), Playoff Runner-Up ($100), and Regular Season Champion ($140).
Last but not least, the draft.
Draft Lottery – The number of draft lottery entries is based on last season’s results, adjusted for the use of Bench Swaps and Bonus Points. Because we played under the Points Table format last season, this only ended up impacting one team owner. See the below table for a breakdown on how the number of lottery entries was tabulated.
The final number of lottery entries is outlined below. Lottery balls, numbered 1 – 83, will be entered in to a hopper and randomly drawn to determine the draft order from 1 to 10. This is how we will set the draft order for the foreseeable future. This incentivizes every team to play competitively every week of the season as every win counts as a future lottery entry.
There will be opportunities to earn additional lottery entries prior to the start of the season. Make sure you are signed up for TheLombardiThree.com notifications so you don’t miss out. You’ve been advised.
More to come in the weeks ahead.
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