OBOBBER REPONDS TO PROPOSED SCORING CHANGE
By Bill O'Really, FAUX News
Fidalgo Island — Fidalgo Island Sea Hogs owner Tirik Obobber responded today to Mojo D's proposal to change the NFFA scoring rules to eliminate points for kick returns. Obobber, who has implemented a strategy this year to primarily use kick returners (KRs) at the player positions of RB, WR, and DB, had this to say:
"Mojo D didn't get beat last weekend by KRs, he got beat by a QB who scored over 60 points, a TE who scored an unheard of 23 points, a LB who scored 20.5 points, and a standard RB (Thomas Jones) who scored an incredible 32 points.
"KRs are not the problem. They merely expand the field of available RB, WR, and DB choices for team owners/coaches. KRs don't necessarily score ridiculous numbers of points any more than standard RBs, WRs, and DBs do. Any coach can use KRs, as there are plenty of them out there, but using them doesn't always work -- just look at my record this year. If the league is interested in changing the scoring rules to create more parity, then eliminating KR yardage is not the answer.
"The answer is to change the scoring for QBs. When you have only a few QBs who are capable of scoring 50 to 60 points a game, which can easily equal the total production of 5 to 10 other players, then you have a true imbalance in the league. I think we should reduce the points that QBs get for TDs (4 points?) and yardage (1 point for every 20 yards?), so that the QB position is not so dominant.
"Mojo D may be blaming KRs as a smokescreen, since he has Tom Brady, the most dominant QB in the league last year, on IR. Perhaps Mojo D needs to pay a visit to Meemaw Thurmann to get him to see things a little differently. I know her skillet opened my mind.
"Again, the problem is not allowing more players to have scoring ability, the problem is allowing one position (the QB) to become too dominant. This is the situation we find ourselves in now. Let's fix it."
"Mojo D didn't get beat last weekend by KRs, he got beat by a QB who scored over 60 points, a TE who scored an unheard of 23 points, a LB who scored 20.5 points, and a standard RB (Thomas Jones) who scored an incredible 32 points.
"KRs are not the problem. They merely expand the field of available RB, WR, and DB choices for team owners/coaches. KRs don't necessarily score ridiculous numbers of points any more than standard RBs, WRs, and DBs do. Any coach can use KRs, as there are plenty of them out there, but using them doesn't always work -- just look at my record this year. If the league is interested in changing the scoring rules to create more parity, then eliminating KR yardage is not the answer.
"The answer is to change the scoring for QBs. When you have only a few QBs who are capable of scoring 50 to 60 points a game, which can easily equal the total production of 5 to 10 other players, then you have a true imbalance in the league. I think we should reduce the points that QBs get for TDs (4 points?) and yardage (1 point for every 20 yards?), so that the QB position is not so dominant.
"Mojo D may be blaming KRs as a smokescreen, since he has Tom Brady, the most dominant QB in the league last year, on IR. Perhaps Mojo D needs to pay a visit to Meemaw Thurmann to get him to see things a little differently. I know her skillet opened my mind.
"Again, the problem is not allowing more players to have scoring ability, the problem is allowing one position (the QB) to become too dominant. This is the situation we find ourselves in now. Let's fix it."
