There are two scoring changes to the Larkspur Bowl this year:
- SOLO TACKLES are increasing from 1.0 points per tackle, to 1.5 points per tackle.
- TACKLES FOR LOSS are increasing from 2.5 points per tackle to 3.0 per TFL.
SACKS will stay the same, at 2.0 points per sack- however, a sack results in a player being credited will all three of these stats, which combines to be a 6.5 point play. (Up from 5.5 last year.)
These changes are being made to give high-end IDPs less weekly variance, improve the stock of defensive lineman and pass-rushing linebackers, and create a second-tier of value for linebackers and safeties. High tackle productivity players should gain a higher floor.
Based on 2015 statistics and the new scoring system, elite IDPs value would have second round to fourth round value (on total points) with S Reshad Jones scoring ninth overall among non-quarterbacks and LB Lavonte David scoring 11th overall in the same category. In 2015, 20 IDPs surpassed 200 points, and 74 IDPs surpassed 150 points. By contrast, 42 WRs surpassed 150 points on the season and 36 RBs passed the benchmark.
Projections have LB Luke Kuechly as the top IDP in the league under the new scoring, projected to be the 9th overall non-quarterback in 2016.
A starter (at any position) should be capable of putting up ten points per start, which is where the 150 point threshold comes from- the LFL season is 16 weeks long, with each player receiving a bye that is 15 games. Technically the raw totals still come from a 16 week season but shh. Twenty-five quarterbacks breached that threshold in 2016, but obviously only 14 suit up for a Larkspur Bowl team each week, and the top QB scorer (Cam Newton) dwarfed that figure, finishing with nearly 400 points on the year, while four other QBs more than doubled the standard.
Y! is not offering any new scoring or positional categories in 2016, so the rest of the settings will remain the same as they were in 2015.
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