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Good dialogue on some offseason issues.
1) Tanking. Do we care as a league? I know Fancy said it wasn't a big deal to him. Some of us however tend to disagree seeing as it can have a negative effect on teams fighting for the playoffs, league participation, and league integrity. If we care, as I do, then we need some ideas. We need some incentives to continue playing hard through the entire season even if you're out of it. I'm not sure changing the draft implications is the best way to go about it. I think whoever finishes worst in the regular season SHOULD get the #1 pick, but we have to deter the idea of playing for the best draft pick if you're that far out of it. Because simply put, even though it's good for whoever is in that position, it can have a negative affect on teams around you.
While I don't think anyone was intentionally tanking this season, I do think we should at least address the possibility of it happening in the future and nip it in the bud before it becomes a problem. Tanking typically won't take place until the end of the season which means it may not affect everyone but it will affect divisional play. In many cases it could end up determining who makes the playoffs and who doesn't. As far as policing it, I admit it will be tough. Like this year we had Pho leave in an injured Josh Freeman. Was it an honest mistake? Judging by his explanation afterwards, yes I'd say it was. But at first glance it looks like "oh well Pho doesn't give a **** about his team anymore, he's not even checking his lineup". So who becomes judge and jury on determining what excuses are acceptable and what is considered tanking? I mean if someone benches a Drew Brees for John Beck, yeah that's kind of obvious. But there will definitely be some gray areas and I'm not sure how we work around that. As far as the punishment, I think we need to dock draft picks. Something like a 2nd round pick on the first offense and a first rounder for any subsequent offenses. Might seem a bit steep but it will sure be a good deterrent.
2) Participation and activeness. What do we expect? Consistently setting lineups is a must, and no one seems to have a problem doing that. Activity on the waiver wire, again doesn't seem to be a REAL problem, but I think everyone expects this to a degree. No one is saying go out and claim people for the hell of it, but when you have a gaping hole on your team that could be shored up through the waiver wire to some extent, I think we all expect to see other teams make appropriate decisions. Activity on the message board. How often do we need to be around? When it comes time to discuss issues and rule changes, everyone needs to voice their opinion without having to be asked or hunted down. Other than that, I think chiming in at least once a week shouldn't be so hard. If you're away or having problems, it's understandable. TDR for example, always does a good job letting us know when he's going to be out of town. So just give us a heads up. I understand things happen in life sometimes that are beyond our control, but it's obvious that a commisioner can't be non-existant around here. So I propose now that everyone who hasn't so far, at least let us know what your expectations for participation and league activity are, and once we have a standard set of ideas, we need to address who wants to abide by those, and continue being a member of this league.
Setting a full and competitive lineup every week is a no brainer. But I don't think we should condemn owners for not trading enough or making enough waiver claims. To me, that's all up to the owner's management style. For example, I suffered major injuries with Charles and Fred Jackson this year. But I didn't feel the need to make a trade because I had faith in the rest of my roster. In the end, I still made it to the finals and nearly won. So to me, we shouldn't tell other owners how to manage their transactions or lack thereof. The fantasy world has Mike Browns too.
As far as posting, to be honest I really don't care how often members post in this thread. I'll admit I don't post alot but I check this thread pretty much every day during the season and at least once or twice a week in the offseason. I think everyone should have to at least chime in on rules discussion but we should make an effort to get all of the rule changes done in a timely fashion. I mean we do have lives outside of fantasy football (well, most of us...I think).
3) In season rule changes. I agree with CCFF that in season changes should be through a unanimous vote. Our majority vote for offseason activity is fine, but it we have something so pressing that has to be changed in the middle of a season, it should probably be by unanimous vote....that makes sense.
I agree with this. If something is so glaring that it needs an in-season change, it will probably be guaranteed of a unanimous vote anyway. Off season rule changes should stay with the majority.
4) 28, CMILL doesn't wanna be your friend. Now tell us where you stand on all this!
My guess is he will bang his mom.
5) As far as free agency goes, we open free agency after our rookie draft, which we typically hold right after the real NFL draft. As CCFF pointed out, we usually open Free Agency in the summer around July. Should we set a specific date for this? Would that make people more involved, and get a lil summertime Fantasy Football chatter going knowing exactly when to be around for Free Agency?
Why not set it to open the same day as NFL camps open? I know it's late in July but the excitement would be ramping up and might drum up more interest? Just a suggestion.
And GO, thank you as always for posting the draft order. I was chomping at the bit last season to keep drafting after the 3rd round. I love having 3 of the top 4 picks in our new 4th round this coming season.
Yes, good work GO
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