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Commish question? Commish just moved the trade deadline? (1 Viewer)

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dragon10

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In my league we have a voting system for pretty much everything anyone wants to change i.e rules, scoring you must propse a vote to do it.

So this week is our last week for trades. Our trade deadline is This Monday at 11:59 pm. The commish just sent out an email saying he's moved it to Wednesday no vote no nothing. Only reason why he gave was so that people can work out any trades left over from the weekend? isn't that why we have a deadline? work them out before the deadline?

What do you guys think.

BS :rant: or no big deal :confused:

 
While he probably shouldn't do it without league approval, I don't see a problem with it. I'm assuming you mean Monday, Dec 3 and Wednesday, Dec 5. If that's the case, it doesn't seem like he could be doing it to somehow personally gain. You need to question it openly with your league and ask for a vote. You have plenty of time and that would avoid potential problems next week.

My only outrageous conspiracy thought. Since the NFL supposedly announces it's suspensions on Wednesdays, does he have Henry or might he be trying to trade for Henry. In that case, the deadline extension could give him an advantage.

 
Little bit of poor planning on his part for setting the deadline to a Monday instead of a Wednesday. Maybe he sees it as a quick fix that won't hurt anyone. Either way, he's in the wrong for making any league change at all without a vote.

 
either your commish is shady and is trying to manipulate the league to favor him or he's just an unorganized, poor planning numbskull who didn't think things out well in july/august when he was creating his league's rules and is trying to fix his mistakes in the middle of the season.

i regrettfully joined a 1st year, small potato league from my brother's workplace. the guy sent out some half &ssed email with unclear rules and roster requirements. Then at the draft, we all find out that he's made some changes as to roster requirements and some of the rules. The league was laughable if anything .... a free agency period that begins BEFORE the Claim period has ended? How does that make any sense? Oh, and then when people started emailing him with reasonable questions (since he didn't clearly explain the rules), he quit as commish because he got pist off that so many people were questioning him. He was more interested in having the league so that he and his coworkers could "talk trash" at work. I commish a league as well, and while its not exactly super complicated, there is some work and a lot of thought that needs to be considered when creating a league.

either way, it's BS your commish, if he's worth anything should send out an email w/ the league's rules a few weeks in advance of the draft.

 
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I think it's BS. I'm the commish in my league and when issues like this come up, we decided that no changes are to be made this year and the issue will have to be brought up at an owners meeting in the off season. That way no one can complain that the rules are changing to suit one person or another.

That's how the NFL does it. They don't go around changing the rules half way through the season. They have an owners meeting and implement changes in the off season.

Rich

 
Just get together with the other owners and block any trades that he tries to make after the original deadline.

Either that, or beat him at his own game by pulling off a last-minute trade, perferably with whomever he plays this week. :confused:

 
dragon10 said:
In my league we have a voting system for pretty much everything anyone wants to change i.e rules, scoring you must propse a vote to do it.So this week is our last week for trades. Our trade deadline is This Monday at 11:59 pm. The commish just sent out an email saying he's moved it to Wednesday no vote no nothing. Only reason why he gave was so that people can work out any trades left over from the weekend? isn't that why we have a deadline? work them out before the deadline?What do you guys think. BS :shrug: or no big deal ;)
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Let me get this right. He sent out an email resulting in no one being informed?Is this an administrative thing having to do with using your chosen fantasy management software or is cheating going on. The answer to that question is the only way to decide who is the true pain in the rump behind this thread.
 
It's just ffootball! We know that but it's best when the rules are adhered to and that is potentially a big change. I don't think it should be done at all. Maybe the commish isn't involved in a trade but someone else is... and the trade goes through on Wed. where otherwise it wouldn't have happened and the trade is more beneficial for one team, who wins, who otherwise would've lost, which affects another who is edged out of the playoffs, who would've won, and now is mad as heck, lost money, he quits the league, so does his brother, then others are leaving, the commish develops a drinking problem, an intervention is scheduled, but the commish doesn't show, said he changed the time, his family is devastated, he ends up sobering up in the end, sails to England solo in a sailboat, and becomes a hooligan.

 
burd said:
either your commish is shady and is trying to manipulate the league to favor him or he's just an unorganized, poor planning numbskull who didn't think things out well in july/august when he was creating his league's rules and is trying to fix his mistakes in the middle of the season.

i regrettfully joined a 1st year, small potato league from my brother's workplace. the guy sent out some half &ssed email with unclear rules and roster requirements. Then at the draft, we all find out that he's made some changes as to roster requirements and some of the rules. The league was laughable if anything .... a free agency period that begins BEFORE the Claim period has ended? How does that make any sense? Oh, and then when people started emailing him with reasonable questions (since he didn't clearly explain the rules), he quit as commish because he got pist off that so many people were questioning him. He was more interested in having the league so that he and his coworkers could "talk trash" at work. I commish a league as well, and while its not exactly super complicated, there is some work and a lot of thought that needs to be considered when creating a league.

either way, it's BS your commish, if he's worth anything should send out an email w/ the league's rules a few weeks in advance of the draft.
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ORThere's the league rules and software setup along with the myriad of boneheads who don't know the difference. Granted a commish could have been more precise in the software setup, but it could just as well be that the OP doesn't know his own league rules. I.e. the commish is fixing the draft deadline setting in the software to match what the rules say or allow the software work in such a fashion that mimics the league rules.

 
I am in this league and it is corrupt as all hell.

Making up rules as we go is the norm...

I quit 3 years ago b/c of this.

Came back b/c I thought they might finally have their #### together...

Hahahaha

Know something funnier?

People can accept a trade through the web site and then back out of it AFTER they click accept.

Peace

The Foundation

 
Let me identify myself first - I am the 'shady commissioner' in question here. Here is the situation as I see it.

True: We set the trade deadline to Monday Dec 3rd at Midnight at the beginning of the season

My rationale for moving it two days later: Any trades made in Week 13 after the games kicked off would not take effect until Week 14. Therefore, if an owner made a trade Sunday (after 1PM) or Monday with another owner to beat the deadline, he'd have to cross his fingers and hope that the player he traded for didn't get injured as he played his last game for the original owner. If an injury occured, oh well, he's out of luck. By moving the deadline to Wednesday, I am taking that risk out of the equation for all of the owners. Since the trades wouldn't take effect until Week 14 ANYWAY, then seems kind of dumb to have the deadline occur when Week 13's games are still going on.

The bottom line: As a league, we agreed on a deadline of 'Week 14', and in hindsight I didn't think out the scenarios when I set the site to have the deadline on Monday. I moved it to Wednesday with the best interests of THE LEAGUE in mind (as I do with any decision). The only thing I could be dinged on was not putting out for a vote for a 'rule change', but I honestly didn't think I was changing any rules - the deadline is Week 14, whether that be on Monday night (stupid) or Wednesday night (smart).

 
DaButcher said:
Let me identify myself first - I am the 'shady commissioner' in question here. Here is the situation as I see it.True: We set the trade deadline to Monday Dec 3rd at Midnight at the beginning of the seasonMy rationale for moving it two days later: Any trades made in Week 13 after the games kicked off would not take effect until Week 14. Therefore, if an owner made a trade Sunday (after 1PM) or Monday with another owner to beat the deadline, he'd have to cross his fingers and hope that the player he traded for didn't get injured as he played his last game for the original owner. If an injury occured, oh well, he's out of luck. By moving the deadline to Wednesday, I am taking that risk out of the equation for all of the owners. Since the trades wouldn't take effect until Week 14 ANYWAY, then seems kind of dumb to have the deadline occur when Week 13's games are still going on. The bottom line: As a league, we agreed on a deadline of 'Week 14', and in hindsight I didn't think out the scenarios when I set the site to have the deadline on Monday. I moved it to Wednesday with the best interests of THE LEAGUE in mind (as I do with any decision). The only thing I could be dinged on was not putting out for a vote for a 'rule change', but I honestly didn't think I was changing any rules - the deadline is Week 14, whether that be on Monday night (stupid) or Wednesday night (smart).
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Perhaps this explanation should have been included in the announcement of the deadline extension. Regardless, rule changes mid-season are a no-no.
 
DaButcher said:
Let me identify myself first - I am the 'shady commissioner' in question here. Here is the situation as I see it.True: We set the trade deadline to Monday Dec 3rd at Midnight at the beginning of the seasonMy rationale for moving it two days later: Any trades made in Week 13 after the games kicked off would not take effect until Week 14. Therefore, if an owner made a trade Sunday (after 1PM) or Monday with another owner to beat the deadline, he'd have to cross his fingers and hope that the player he traded for didn't get injured as he played his last game for the original owner. If an injury occured, oh well, he's out of luck. By moving the deadline to Wednesday, I am taking that risk out of the equation for all of the owners. Since the trades wouldn't take effect until Week 14 ANYWAY, then seems kind of dumb to have the deadline occur when Week 13's games are still going on. The bottom line: As a league, we agreed on a deadline of 'Week 14', and in hindsight I didn't think out the scenarios when I set the site to have the deadline on Monday. I moved it to Wednesday with the best interests of THE LEAGUE in mind (as I do with any decision). The only thing I could be dinged on was not putting out for a vote for a 'rule change', but I honestly didn't think I was changing any rules - the deadline is Week 14, whether that be on Monday night (stupid) or Wednesday night (smart).
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:lmao:
 
dragon10 said:
In my league we have a voting system for pretty much everything anyone wants to change i.e rules, scoring you must propse a vote to do it.So this week is our last week for trades. Our trade deadline is This Monday at 11:59 pm. The commish just sent out an email saying he's moved it to Wednesday no vote no nothing. Only reason why he gave was so that people can work out any trades left over from the weekend? isn't that why we have a deadline? work them out before the deadline?What do you guys think. BS :lmao: or no big deal :rant:
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No way
 
DaButcher said:
Let me identify myself first - I am the 'shady commissioner' in question here. Here is the situation as I see it.True: We set the trade deadline to Monday Dec 3rd at Midnight at the beginning of the seasonMy rationale for moving it two days later: Any trades made in Week 13 after the games kicked off would not take effect until Week 14. Therefore, if an owner made a trade Sunday (after 1PM) or Monday with another owner to beat the deadline, he'd have to cross his fingers and hope that the player he traded for didn't get injured as he played his last game for the original owner. If an injury occured, oh well, he's out of luck. By moving the deadline to Wednesday, I am taking that risk out of the equation for all of the owners. Since the trades wouldn't take effect until Week 14 ANYWAY, then seems kind of dumb to have the deadline occur when Week 13's games are still going on. The bottom line: As a league, we agreed on a deadline of 'Week 14', and in hindsight I didn't think out the scenarios when I set the site to have the deadline on Monday. I moved it to Wednesday with the best interests of THE LEAGUE in mind (as I do with any decision). The only thing I could be dinged on was not putting out for a vote for a 'rule change', but I honestly didn't think I was changing any rules - the deadline is Week 14, whether that be on Monday night (stupid) or Wednesday night (smart).
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sounds great problem is the last 10 years the deadline has always been a Monday Night. i.e everyone go out for Monday Night football has a few beers talk trade before the deadline.
 
DaButcher said:
Let me identify myself first - I am the 'shady commissioner' in question here. Here is the situation as I see it.True: We set the trade deadline to Monday Dec 3rd at Midnight at the beginning of the seasonMy rationale for moving it two days later: Any trades made in Week 13 after the games kicked off would not take effect until Week 14. Therefore, if an owner made a trade Sunday (after 1PM) or Monday with another owner to beat the deadline, he'd have to cross his fingers and hope that the player he traded for didn't get injured as he played his last game for the original owner. If an injury occured, oh well, he's out of luck. By moving the deadline to Wednesday, I am taking that risk out of the equation for all of the owners. Since the trades wouldn't take effect until Week 14 ANYWAY, then seems kind of dumb to have the deadline occur when Week 13's games are still going on. The bottom line: As a league, we agreed on a deadline of 'Week 14', and in hindsight I didn't think out the scenarios when I set the site to have the deadline on Monday. I moved it to Wednesday with the best interests of THE LEAGUE in mind (as I do with any decision). The only thing I could be dinged on was not putting out for a vote for a 'rule change', but I honestly didn't think I was changing any rules - the deadline is Week 14, whether that be on Monday night (stupid) or Wednesday night (smart).
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I still don't see a problem. If it's week 14, no harm has been done yet. You can STILL vote on it. It seems like a simple solution.
 
dragon10 said:
In my league we have a voting system for pretty much everything anyone wants to change i.e rules, scoring you must propse a vote to do it.So this week is our last week for trades. Our trade deadline is This Monday at 11:59 pm. The commish just sent out an email saying he's moved it to Wednesday no vote no nothing. Only reason why he gave was so that people can work out any trades left over from the weekend? isn't that why we have a deadline? work them out before the deadline?What do you guys think. BS :lmao: or no big deal :moneybag:
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sounds iffy..if its in the rulebook for everyone to see, call him on it..tell him he can't change it, its already in the rules..
 
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