Ok...here we go. Got the official pants on and everything. We've got a ton of things to go over, so I'm just going to start from the top of my head (don't really feel like reviewing the last week of posts...which I think is something like 40 pages). If I miss something, feel free to interject, and we'll cover whatever needs covering.
1. 49ers and Rams are now open (I could have sworn staticz said he was done too, but maybe my posts got jumbled on my phone).
2. Since Tiger never officially had a team, he's still first on the waiting list in my book, and can choose from any open team.
3. Bringing Tanabeo in is probably not a good idea. He's definitely a guy who tries to get away with anything that gets him ahead. If Mile High Von was just rejected for similar reasons, allowing Tanabeo to join really wouldn't be fair.
4. While I can appreciate the awareness that free agent contracts are ripe for exploitation with the knowledge that we are going into our final season...I do think the system that we already have in place (ie. the most years you can offer free agents on the open market is the number of years they are requesting) is probably the best we can do to address the lack of realism in a video game setting. As somebody said a day or two ago, ultimately, the teams with the most cap space are going to get the players they want.
5. By that same token, this idea of "I might not have enough money to carry 53 players" is not going to fly. It's a crappy excuse for overpaying players and trying to field a team of superstars. It demonstrates a lack of understanding of professional football, and poor management skills.
The reality of it is that maybe you benefited in previous seasons and won more games than you should have because you ran your team like Jeffrey Loria. Letting you off the hook now would not be fair the rest of the league. Teams who cannot get under the cap or carry 53 players by Week 1 will begin receiving strikes. This is not the "I Suck At Math And Can't Balance My Check Book League".
6. As these topics relate to "restructuring contracts" (ie. releasing and resigning a player during the season to a one year contract), we can discuss if there need to be any limitations.
For one...we have to consider what stands to be gained, as it's most likely going to only apply to players in the latter years of a long contract (ie. players making $7M or more...who might only ask for $3-4M in a one year deal). Do we want to just allow owners to cut/resign freely, or should we institute our own "waiver wire", allowing other teams to sign those players if they have the cap room? I feel like this is the area that might have room for tweaking.
Ok, that seems like a pretty good start, haha. I'm about to send Tiger his invite and advance us to the next round of the offseason. We'll plan to advance again on Sunday night UNLESS everyone selects "ready to advance" sooner. I know some people are out of town this weekend, so we'll definitely make sure everyone has a chance to handle their stuff before we move on.
[quote name='DVO21']Its dead in here today[/QUOTE]
