Dynasty - Requirement (1 Viewer)

[Team Legacy]

What are everyone's thoughts on requiring league owners who want to trade to do it publicly? Wouldn't that remove the bad, bad terrible offers everyone receives? I mean, they at least have to have some upside to each party, or they're gonna get creamed right?

Here's a message board post of a Dynasty league I play:

This is my favorite league on the planet. Let's play fellas... I opened a trade offering Cam Newton for Mikel LeShoure. Newton vs AZ, yes he won't get AZ every week, but Dennis owns Steve Smith and I've seen the replay of the game. I believe in that combo being absolutely lethal this year. Dennis, if you don't believe this, I'd be happy to entertain offers for Steve Smith instead. Let me know.

ps...just trying a new "public feature" technique of dynasty trading, which I personally think could be huge if offered as a requirement of Dynasty leagues. Michael, you have the Dynasty show bro, bring this up if you feel appropriate content. I think it's fun. The reason being that it would make the league a: more fun, and b: more involved - Too many dynasty owners sit back and just chill. It makes for a non-interactive environment which is a must for Dynasty league enjoyment. (maybe even a requirement, why not?)

Added: It also helps players learn how to trade that for whatever reason just aren't cutting it. Additionally, maybe it sparks live auction style trade offers. Heck, if he'll do that, I'll go one further... (type a thing)

 

[Casting Couch]

pills

 

[spider321]

wtf is that rant about? It doesn't even make sense.

 

[identikit]

Dumb.

 

[King of the Wolfies]

wtf is that rant about? It doesn't even make sense.

i had to read it 3 times to figure out what he is talking about. there's no way in HELL that you can force people to do all trades publically. thats just a asinine thought.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

wtf is that rant about? It doesn't even make sense.

i had to read it 3 times to figure out what he is talking about. there's no way in HELL that you can force people to do all trades publically. thats just a asinine thought.

I guess the problem I see with it is why would I want to make my offers public? Why would I want other owners see my potential partner may be interested in moving the guy I'm targeting, so that they can rush in and try and get him too making it tougher for me? I can see the "seller" announcing a guy is on the block to get some others involved, but as a buyer I don't see the upside.

 

[DoubleG]

Dumb.

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[Team Legacy]

Okay, so maybe publicly doesn't cut it, but what if each offer, there was a requirement to send your reasons why the deal makes sense for both of us? Wouldn't that in itself help foster a platform of learning so that each member of the league could get their trade skills up to par. Let's face it, every league has like 2-3 hawks that work the trades while the 3-4 get worked, 2-3 do okay and 2-3 do absolutely nothing at all.

 

[ConnSKINS26]

Okay, so maybe publicly doesn't cut it, but what if each offer, there was a requirement to send your reasons why the deal makes sense for both of us? Wouldn't that in itself help foster a platform of learning so that each member of the league could get their trade skills up to par. Let's face it, every league has like 2-3 hawks that work the trades while the 3-4 get worked, 2-3 do okay and 2-3 do absolutely nothing at all.

I don't know, I personally wouldn't want to be in a league with guys that didn't know their ####, and couldn't handle themselves in trades. I'm talking dynasty, but this applies to redraft as well.

 

[DoubleG]

Okay, so maybe publicly doesn't cut it, but what if each offer, there was a requirement to send your reasons why the deal makes sense for both of us? Wouldn't that in itself help foster a platform of learning so that each member of the league could get their trade skills up to par. Let's face it, every league has like 2-3 hawks that work the trades while the 3-4 get worked, 2-3 do okay and 2-3 do absolutely nothing at all.

And your "system of explanation" would just give the hawks an even bigger opportunity to spin everything to the rest of the league and explain why "getting stud X from team Y for a big pile of heaping stink was actually good for team Y in the long run"....and the 2-3 who do absolutely nothing will still do exactly that.Ironically, this system would only make the desparity between the "haves" and "have nots" even greater - and not really do anything to encourage more involvement as the dominant teams would only use the soap box provided to an even bigger advantage.