Utilization Ratio

The Utilization Ratio or "U-Ratio" is a unique and powerful measure found in Tournament-Style play. Spend a few minutes with this measure and you'll quickly be able to gain extra insights about how effective you and your rival managers have been at utilizing the wide array of NFL talent available to you. The better a team's player utilization, the larger their U-Ratio. A U-Ratio of 1.0 is average. By definition, all managers have a U-Ratio of 1.0 after NFL Week #1. In Week #2, you will see the U-Ratio change. Below is an example of the math behind the U-Ratio. Team-A Starters This manager has craftily used a selection of top tier and medium tier players, trying to save studs. Week One Week Two Pos Player Pts Pos Player Pts QB Vick 15 QB Carr 19 RB Bettis 18 RB Dayne 10 RB Suggs 19 RB Fargas 19 WR Hilliard 15 WR Porter 18 WR Rice 15 WR Branch 15 WR Clayton 15 WR Calico 10 TE Mili 15 TE Clark 10 K Mare 15 K Reed 9 DEF Bears 13 DEF Colts 10 140 120 So, in total, this manager has tallied 260 points. Next, lets assume all the players listed above are all averaging 10 FFTOC Points per Game over the first two weeks of the season. In other words, if you started these players on an average week, you would have tallied 90 points a week or 180 total points over the two week season. Team-A's U-Ratio = 260/180 = 1.44 By looking at the U-Ratio we can quickly see Team-A is getting above average production out of his starters. In short, this manager is doing rather well and he's saving studs. Let's say Team-B also had 260 points. However, Team-B used plenty of stud players like Holmes, Tomlinson, Manning and Moss. And, lets say all those studs have been averaging 20 points a game for the season. Given that, Team-B's U-Ratio would be much lower than Team-A's. This could indicate that Team-A is better positioned over the coming weeks.