FFL - owners quitting due to NFL Boycott (1 Viewer)

[LAUNCH]

I'm sure it would be fairly easy to find someone on this board to take over the teams.  If not, just have the commish(you) put in their best lineups every week you don't play them and ask someone to put it in when you do.

 

[belljr]

   So stupid

I'm in 4 leagues and barely watch

 

[TheFanatic]

   So stupid

I'm in 4 leagues and barely watch

I'm down to 2 leagues and am watching less and less football all the time. This might be my last year in the "sport." 

 

[Koya]

what are people irate/boycotting about? Players kneeling/linking arms/staying in the locker room for the anthem?

I think they've finally had it with a league that has all but acquiesced to various forms of domestic violence, promotes players with violent histories and no desire to change their ways; has done what it can to hide the facts and dangers of concussions and other health problems in a never ending search for profits and continually shows inconsistency in how and when they apply rules against teams and individuals that flaunt them.

That HAS to be it right? Cause if someone is more upset at guys protesting than the underlying issues behind that protest, their priorities seem screwed up.

And if ANY of these folks support those who wish to display 100% symbols of this nations most historic traitors (the confederate flag etc - LITERALLY took arms against our nation and flag) then we know who and what they really are at heart in terms of who and what they value. 

 

[urbanhack]

Pretty cool to see more people getting upset over this vs. KKK and Nazi's in our streets running over people and killing them.

Keep fighting the good fight.  

 

[belljr]

I'm down to 2 leagues and am watching less and less football all the time. This might be my last year in the "sport." 

yeah its a combination of things for me but I'm not quitting in the middle of the season - none of this "stuff" is new.

 

[Chemical X]

when we start playing the anthem at movies, broadway shows, concerts, call me.  I don't need forced jingoism.  we are all americans, but I doubt we can agree on that at this point.

sadly, sports have tied the anthem directly to our military, so most of this country's sheep cant distinguish the 2 anymore. 

 

[Van Dyman]

we had a quit in our league too, a member of long standing. this was his resignation note:

sorry to leave all of you hanging in the league, but I'm done with the nfl, including fantasy sports. I watched 3 games last year and that will be 3 more games than I watch this year. they want to boycott my anthem, then I will boycott them completely. I wish all of you the best in life.

I have to chuckle at some of these idiots that are announcing an end to their "support" of the NFL...guys who never bought a PSL, never attended a game, never bought merchandise, maybe watched a few games a year max, etc. A lot of those were on their way out anyway, like your friend, or their interest has been waning for years so now they want to grandstand as though they are taking a moral stand.

Such douchebags.

 

[Johnny Rock]

I'll take one of the teams. 

 

[E Street Brat]

I'll take one of the teams. 

Without seeing a rooster first?

 

[popeye]

also, the F in FFL is for Fantasy.  so much nonsense going on in the real world, I think we all need more T and A.

Fixed

 

[Zow]

I'd try to find 2 new managers to take over those teams.  If you can do that--problem solved.   If you cannot find them--then whoever the commish is should set their weekly lineups to whoever is projected to get them the highest point totals.  If either of those teams ends up winning a prize--that prize shoudl be divided amongst the 10  remaining owners. Either way--this is probably more of a shark pool forum question. 

This is the correct shark pool answer. 

The correct FFA answer is that those guys are morons. 

 

[KarmaPolice]

So dumb. Why boycott with stuff you already paid for? What good is it to ditch FF teams and burn jerseys you paid for? 

There will be a boost in sales for this stuff around week 8 when these man babies need their football fix again. 

 

[Zow]

we had a quit in our league too, a member of long standing. this was his resignation note:

So why doesn't he just take a knee when drafting next year? ### for tat. 

 

[Zow]

I dont see any issues with that at all. 

The idea of "owning" another human or domestic violence?

 

[Radical Larry]

Pretty cool to see more people getting upset over this vs. KKK and Nazi's in our streets running over people and killing them.

Keep fighting the good fight.  

My brother (or maybe his wife, they're one of those weirdo couples that share an account) liked a video on Facebook showing some Truman Scholar of a Redskins fan burning all his team gear. 

I was tempted to comment "If he was really committed to making a point he should have set fire to his clothes while wearing them."

 

[Jayrod]

without roosters, it's all mute.

FYP

 

[Radical Larry]

FYP

I believe you mean "moo".  As in "a cow's opinion".

 

[parasaurolophus]

The idea of "owning" another human or domestic violence?

Yes

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

Shoot I would draft Hitler if he was alive and could put up 24 fantasy points a week. 

My imaginary football team doesn't need to be a reflection of my views and morals, just win me some games. 

 if we still had sigs, that would be mine now

 

[Tom Servo]

dibs on Gates

I'll take Greg Camrillo just so I can get him active.

 

[Tom Servo]

Has anyone thought of giving one of these teams to Tim?

 

[Righetti]

I had two owners decide to boycott the NFL and by extension FFL. The political situation drove them to this decision. Are there other FBG's in this situation?  It's a 12 team redraft. Should we simply drop the two teams and release their rosters to waivers or try to replace?

Does anyone have an opinion on how to handle these guys?  It's a friends league so not looking for nuclear option  

So these guys are fine to play when the NFL is full of wife beaters an guys with records longer than my arm but a guy silently protesting puts them over the edge??  

 

[Koya]

I will gladly take over a team and fill it with guys that have been convicted of domestic violence and DUI's.   

Ahh, the Raiders of old.

 

[Johnny Rock]

I'll take one of the teams. 

Without seeing a rooster first?

I'd love to turn an ok team into a Championship winner. Sure, I'd rather pick between the two teams. 

 

[comfortably numb]

Sure it's not a ?

 

[McGarnicle]

Promise the guys at next year's draft you can all kneel first, then stand and lock arms, whatever they need to do to show respect. Moonwalk, I don't give a ####. 

 

[Christo]

 

[rockaction]

Has anyone thought of giving one of these teams to Tim?

 

[John Bender]

Snowflakes 

 

[Binky The Doormat]

PM me ...I'll take the better of those two teams.  

 

[bagger]

I had two owners decide to boycott the NFL and by extension FFL. The political situation drove them to this decision. Are there other FBG's in this situation?  It's a 12 team redraft. Should we simply drop the two teams and release their rosters to waivers or try to replace?

Does anyone have an opinion on how to handle these guys?  It's a friends league so not looking for nuclear option  

Punch them in the face for being dumb.

 

[NutterButter]

I'd try to find 2 new managers to take over those teams.  If you can do that--problem solved.   If you cannot find them--then whoever the commish is should set their weekly lineups to whoever is projected to get them the highest point totals.  If either of those teams ends up winning a prize--that prize shoudl be divided amongst the 10  remaining owners. Either way--this is probably more of a shark pool forum question. 

Either that or donate the money to the naacp in the team owner's name.

 

[bagger]

No surprise the posters in here who state they have friends doing this. 

Birds of an ignorant feather and all that.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

The most delicate snowflakes on record.

 

[Ned]

A good friend of mine is irate. Was texting me yesterday that he's benching his team for the rest of the yr

 

NFW

 

[Ned]

I’d give one of the teams to @Sigmund Bloom‘s cat. 

 

[General Malaise]

Ray Rice punches his GF out cold = stay

Greg Little and Dante Stallworth kill people driving drunk = stay

Adrian Peterson abuses his children = stay

Greg Hardy, Zeke Elliott, Josh Brown, Aldon Smith, Javon Belcher = stay

Protest the anthem = go

What moral fortitude.

 

[Zegras11]

Ray Rice punches his GF out cold = stay

Greg Little and Dante Stallworth kill people driving drunk = stay

Adrian Peterson abuses his children = stay

Greg Hardy, Zeke Elliott, Josh Brown, Aldon Smith, Javon Belcher = stay

Protest the anthem = go

What moral fortitude.

I knew you were one of these teams!!! 

 

[General Malaise]

I knew you were one of these teams!!! 

What a bunch of tampons.

 

[Ramblin Wreck]

Ray Rice punches his GF out cold = stay

Greg Little and Dante Stallworth kill people driving drunk = stay

Adrian Peterson abuses his children = stay

Greg Hardy, Zeke Elliott, Josh Brown, Aldon Smith, Javon Belcher = stay

Protest the anthem = go

What moral fortitude.

Leonard little

Good post too

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Ray Rice punches his GF out cold = stay

Greg Little and Dante Stallworth kill people driving drunk = stay

Adrian Peterson abuses his children = stay

Greg Hardy, Zeke Elliott, Josh Brown, Aldon Smith, Javon Belcher = stay

Protest the anthem = go

What moral fortitude.

Kneeling in silent protest. If Wendell Smallwood was out here setting a flag on fire during the anthem, or Chandler Jones was literally pooping on the field, I could kind of see their point. (even though it's not as bad as hitting your kid or beating up women).

Kneeling.

 

[modogg]

I had two owners decide to boycott the NFL and by extension FFL. The political situation drove them to this decision. Are there other FBG's in this situation?  It's a 12 team redraft. Should we simply drop the two teams and release their rosters to waivers or try to replace?

Does anyone have an opinion on how to handle these guys?  It's a friends league so not looking for nuclear option  

sorry for your situation, but this is honestly the funniest post i have read in sometime. people Americans are so weird

 

[General Malaise]

Leonard little

Good post too

Oh yeah....Greg was that WR I had high hopes for.

 

[rockaction]

Oh yeah....Greg was that WR I had high hopes for.

Greg was no saint himself.  

 

[KarmaPolice]

Snowflakes 

... and probably pretty vocal about PC snowflakes in the past too.

 

[TheFanatic]

yeah its a combination of things for me but I'm not quitting in the middle of the season - none of this "stuff" is new.

Right! I would never bail mid season. But I might be done next year. 

 

[Chemical X]

If I can get one of these teams my team name will be; Rae Carruth is in my Trunk

 

[General Malaise]

If I can get one of these teams my team name will be; Rae Carruth is in my Trunk

 

[TheFanatic]

Isn't sports where we go to find refuge from all the crap in our lives we don't want to deal with. I really hate that all this is intruding on my mindless time. Where I can just enjoy myself and not think about the problems of the world. I mean I already have three of my kids trained to say, "Dad's watching the game. Let's leave him alone and go play downstairs."