I’m definitely a traditional kinda guy. Not a big fan of change at all.

But when it comes to fantasy football, I want my leagues to mirror the NFL as closely as possible. That means changing my league’s scoring system in 2009 to give a player full credit for his skills and value.

Reggie Bush had a huge game on Monday night. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Standard leagues fail to reward points for catches, not to mention return yardage and touchdowns. So if you owned Reggie Bush in a traditional fantasy league in Week 5, you were rewarded with six points.

Six.

Bush had seven catches, 93 scrimmage yards and two lost fumbles against Minnesota. But he also totaled 176 return yards and two return touchdowns on special teams!

All told, that would equal 32 fantasy points for Bush in a league that rewards individual players one point for every 25 return yards and six points for all touchdowns.

In a traditional format, those touchdowns would have went to the Saints DST (defense/special teams).

So here’s what I’ll do in all my leagues when it comes to return statistics next season (I already run the NFL.com experts league with this scoring system): Individual players will receive one point for every 25 return yards and six points for all touchdown returns. One point will be rewarded for every reception as well.

There will also be no DSTs.

Instead, I’ll use team defenses and reward points for sacks, interceptions, safeties, points allowed, yards allowed, etc. If you’d like to weigh in on these changes or have a few of your own, send me an email!

Please be sure to put “Fantasy scoring systems” in the subject field and I’ll post some of the best responses!