Developmental or Practice Squad (1 Viewer)

[Arm Chair Express]

I'm Commish of a keep 10 league and we've been discussing adding a developmental squad. I would like to make it a dynasty league, but not everyone wants to do that because it would take away from our draft. Right now we do our rookie and free agent drafts together for a bigger player pool. Does anyone here have a practice or developmental squad and how do you work it?

 

[-OZ-]

2 of my leagues have Practice Squads where you're allowed up to 5 players, either rookies or 2nd year players. You can promote one to your roster in season.

I like it, as it allows you to roster guys you otherwise wouldn't. My PS last year (IIRC, consisted of Gore, Frank SFO RB;Brackins, Larry TBB WR;Murphy, Terrence GBP WR;Collins, Jerome STL TE;Mitchell, Lance ARI LB. It's doubtful that many of these pan out, but while I like Brackins potential, he would certainly not have made my roster.

This year, I have

McPherson, Adrian NOS QB - 7 FA

Orlovsky, Dan DET QB - 8 FA

Sproles, Darren SDC RB - 3 FA

Brackins, Larry TBB WR - 4 FA

Murphy, Terrence FA WR

On the squad, but this is subject to change, as I look to add Brad Smith to it, and if possible move Murphy to IR.

A significant difference is this is a 16 team, 45 man roster IDP league. in a much smaller league, you'll probably have guys like Vince Young, T. Jackson, Brandon Marshall, etc. on it.

I highly recomend.

 

[Arm Chair Express]

2 of my leagues have Practice Squads where you're allowed up to 5 players, either rookies or 2nd year players. You can promote one to your roster in season.

I like it, as it allows you to roster guys you otherwise wouldn't. My PS last year (IIRC, consisted of Gore, Frank SFO RB;Brackins, Larry TBB WR;Murphy, Terrence GBP WR;Collins, Jerome STL TE;Mitchell, Lance ARI LB. It's doubtful that many of these pan out, but while I like Brackins potential, he would certainly not have made my roster.

This year, I have

McPherson, Adrian NOS QB  -  7 FA

Orlovsky, Dan DET QB  -  8 FA

Sproles, Darren SDC RB  -  3 FA

Brackins, Larry TBB WR  -  4 FA

Murphy, Terrence FA WR 

On the squad, but this is subject to change, as I look to add Brad Smith to it, and if possible move Murphy to IR.

A significant difference is this is a 16 team, 45 man roster IDP league. in a much smaller league, you'll probably have guys like Vince Young, T. Jackson, Brandon Marshall, etc. on it.

I highly recomend.

Our league is only 10 teams, so yeah guys like Young, Lienart, ect will probably be on these squads. One of our concerns is players being kept out of circulation on these squads. Can you trade these players? Are there ways to sign players off from other teams practice squads with some kind of fair compensation for the team losing the player? Is there time limits these players can stay on your practice squads? These are questions I've been trying to figure out. I was also looking at making it rookies only that could be put on this squad and once they get activated, a player from your roster would have to be traded or cut to make room for the player activated. I think this is one way to keep players on the move.

 

[-OZ-]

Can you trade these players?

In my leagues

Are there ways to sign players off from other teams practice squads with some kind of fair compensation for the team losing the player?

Your rules, rule. In mine, no. But I like the idea.

Is there time limits these players can stay on your practice squads?

rookie and 2nd year players only, so yes.As always - your rules, rule.

 

[pretender]

2 of my leagues have Practice Squads where you're allowed up to 5 players, either rookies or 2nd year players. You can promote one to your roster in season.

I like it, as it allows you to roster guys you otherwise wouldn't. My PS last year (IIRC, consisted of Gore, Frank SFO RB;Brackins, Larry TBB WR;Murphy, Terrence GBP WR;Collins, Jerome STL TE;Mitchell, Lance ARI LB. It's doubtful that many of these pan out, but while I like Brackins potential, he would certainly not have made my roster.

This year, I have

McPherson, Adrian NOS QB  -  7 FA

Orlovsky, Dan DET QB  -  8 FA

Sproles, Darren SDC RB  -  3 FA

Brackins, Larry TBB WR  -  4 FA

Murphy, Terrence FA WR 

On the squad, but this is subject to change, as I look to add Brad Smith to it, and if possible move Murphy to IR.

A significant difference is this is a 16 team, 45 man roster IDP league. in a much smaller league, you'll probably have guys like Vince Young, T. Jackson, Brandon Marshall, etc. on it.

I highly recomend.

Our league is only 10 teams, so yeah guys like Young, Lienart, ect will probably be on these squads. One of our concerns is players being kept out of circulation on these squads. Can you trade these players? Are there ways to sign players off from other teams practice squads with some kind of fair compensation for the team losing the player? Is there time limits these players can stay on your practice squads? These are questions I've been trying to figure out. I was also looking at making it rookies only that could be put on this squad and once they get activated, a player from your roster would have to be traded or cut to make room for the player activated. I think this is one way to keep players on the move.

We have a 10 man developmental squad for rookies and 2nd year players. You can promote them to your active squad but you have to have a roster spot open for them or cut a player. These DS players can be traded from team to team so the compensation is whatever you decide you want for the player. We are a 16 team 40 man active roster with IDP and contracts - so we also have to have at least one contract year to assign to any player put on our DS. Our league likes it alot.

 

[Jeff Pasquino]

I'm in two leagues that have Developmental Squads (DS).

The leagues are hybrid contract / dynasty leagues. Each player must have a contract in order to be an active player, and you only get so many contracts to give out. DS players do not need a contract, but they also cannot contribute to your team until they get "signed".

Good addition to the league.

Other wrinkles to consider:

Once a player is "promoted" off the DS, he can't go back.
Only 0-2 year players on the DS.
If a DS player performs like a starter (i.e. like RB24 or higher) at the end of the year, he can't be stashed on the DS next season.
Some leagues allow DS players to be "stolen" from another team's DS. That's like a practice squad guy getting signed by another team. The price is a draft pick, usually a round higher than where the player was originally drafted. You can prevent the steal by promoting him from the DS on your team.It's a good addition to a league.

 

[Arm Chair Express]

Thanks for the imput guys. We haven't started this yet but this gives me something to run with. I've already come up with some of this stuff, but other points were well taken and I'll tweak all suggestions to make it work with our league. We also use contract years as a salary cap, so that also has to be figured into the equation. We only get 17 contract years for a 10 man squad.

 

[Cecil Lammey]

we have a practice squad in the Colorado Pigskin League. It's an auction league and practice squad players can be "activated" for the mininum salary. Great place to stash the deep sleepers.

 

[Raider Nation]

Unrelated question:

Can practice squad players practice with the active squad during game week?

 

[snellman]

I am in 2 dynasty leagues and a keeper league that use a 5 player taxi squad.

In my 2 dynasty leagues, you have 24 hours to place a player on the taxi squad after drafting, trading for or picking up in free Agency. There is no restriction on age, however once you move your player from your taxi squad to your active roster, he can not be moved back.

In my keeper league, any player with 3 yrs experience or less can move back and forth from the taxi squad throughout the regular season. Once the fantasy playoffs start, the taxi squad becomes locked until the next season.

Just a couple of ideas. Definate to the taxi squad.

 

[Bri]

I agree with Oz and Jeff, it's a nice addition.

In one league a player can't be in top 100 to be on the PS and I think that's a fair snippet.

I've been in PS leagues where once during the offseason there's a period where you can steal another team's PS player. In the NFL this is permitted and I think that's the logic there. I believe the original owner is allowed to match the salary and keep him, plus a player can only be "stolen" (and/or matched)once each offseason.

 

[PennState-JD]

I agree with Oz and Jeff, it's a nice addition.

In one league a player can't be in top 100 to be on the PS and I think that's a fair snippet.

I've been in PS leagues where once during the offseason there's a period where you can steal another team's PS player. In the NFL this is permitted and I think that's the logic there. I believe the original owner is allowed to match the salary and keep him, plus a player can only be "stolen" (and/or matched)once each offseason.

We have a 16 team, dynasty contract league and we allow 5 spots for rookies and 2nd year players. It doesn't matter what their salary is, so the practice squad can be a nice way to stay low on the cap too.We can make a claim on another team's practice squad player, and whoever does so first gets preference. The owner, though, has two days to decide whether or not they want to promote the player to their active squad or let him go with no compensation. It really is great because when teams get near their limit on the active roster (25 spots), you can try and force their hand and either make them lose a player they want or cause cap issues for them. But, you do have to be careful about bluffing on guys and then ending up with them.

My practice squad guys were -- Kris Wilson, Damien Nash and Clarett (yes, I admit it).

 

[FUBAR]

I agree with Oz and Jeff, it's a nice addition.

In one league a player can't be in top 100 to be on the PS and I think that's a fair snippet.

I've been in PS leagues where once during the offseason there's a period where you can steal another team's PS player. In the NFL this is permitted and I think that's the logic there. I believe the original owner is allowed to match the salary and keep him, plus a player can only be "stolen" (and/or matched)once each offseason.

We have a 16 team, dynasty contract league and we allow 5 spots for rookies and 2nd year players. It doesn't matter what their salary is, so the practice squad can be a nice way to stay low on the cap too.We can make a claim on another team's practice squad player, and whoever does so first gets preference. The owner, though, has two days to decide whether or not they want to promote the player to their active squad or let him go with no compensation. It really is great because when teams get near their limit on the active roster (25 spots), you can try and force their hand and either make them lose a player they want or cause cap issues for them. But, you do have to be careful about bluffing on guys and then ending up with them.

My practice squad guys were -- Kris Wilson, Damien Nash and Clarett (yes, I admit it).

We do something similar, but if you want a player from another PS, it costs the round one higher than they were drafted in. Say you put Reggie Brown on yours last year, after drafting him in the 2nd round. The team requesting him owes you a first round pick. If you had put Credric Benson on it after drafting him in the 1st, it would cost 2 1sts. Doesn't matter how high the pick is, so if you have a dominant team, you might be able to get a guy like Benson for your 07 1st and 08 1st, even if you won the championship.

 

[houndirish]

Dynasty league with 35 man active rosters, keeping 22 players with 5 more designated as restricted FA's. We allow up to 4 players on the Taxi Squad. They must be rookies or 2nd year players. Once they're activated to any teams active roster they lose taxi squad eligibility. If you elect to keep them in the offseason they count towards your 22.

I like using it. It's another vehicle to reward the patient quality drafter.