The luck factor of scheduling in football - who you play that has a hot week, when the other guy's QB has a bye, the once a week game - is much greater than it would be in baseball.
But if you "still pay out regular season champ by most total points", and you "agree, total points is by far the best way to determine who has the best team", then what's the point of a HTH matchup every week. Just for the heck of it?
Besides, in a HTH or rotisserie game, aren't the draft strategies different? For example, let's say that during the draft I decide that I have enough power and htting to win the "Runs Scored" and/or "RBIs" category, so I pass on a home run hitter to go for a stolen bases guy.
I know that the HR hitter can be expected to get me more overall fantasy points, but to try and win another category, I go for more stolen bases, but fewer fantasy points.
And do me a favor, JB....come out of the doghouse already. :p