So who will then be fulfilling the functions that he used perform ???? I feel that this is a question that was never asked during the staff discussions when you guys talked about putting expanded focus on DFS and other new features etc... in previous years
Can't seem to find how long I have been a member, but originally was a lurker for the IDP content. Was about '99/2000 or so that I went from small redrafts (12 team) to Dynasty/Keeper leagues and IDPs and shifted into larger leagues (16 and 32 teams). Looks like I first started paying for the extra features in '08. Thought I had earlier than that, but nothing shows on "My Profile". It shows that my payments have been in June/July, so that must have been when I needed to update my memberships to see the newest/latest rankings. Now, I am the same as many others have posted that I can't see anything, My FBG, Rankings, etc.... though I paid for a 3 year membership/subscription in July. Just get the top 5 in ranks.
Over the years that I have been paying for the features, mostly using the Dynasty Rankings and Draft Buddy for GUIDANCE only. NOT to tell me what to do. Never knew about the MY FBG until last years "Christmas in July" thread. Having never used it before I am not able to comment on previous years functions as compared to last years, but I sure liked many of the functions it had. Especially the ability to quickly switch from 1 league to another. I used the "Classic" version.
Draft Buddy and Jene's Tiered Rookie exel sheets have been my favorites and most used content for the years I have been here. Jene's sheet, I save to exel and do my own adjustments for league size, personal rankings, and team tendencies. I really use this to trade into areas where I think I can get the players that I am targeting. The Draft Buddy I use as a comparator that the order the players will be selected by my opponents at given positions.
The rankings I use mostly to assess values for trading purposes, which is why I have been trying to access them for the last couple days and found that I have been locked out of them. I found the Draft Buddy to be absolutely USELESS last year and almost feel I should be granted a free year subscription because of that. The filters that I have always used in the past would not work, I could not save to exel to install my own filters, and I sure as hell was not going to scroll through 100 or more vets (not worth a roster spot) to try and locate a given rookie. I understand that you guys wished to add an APP so people could do a lot of stuff with their cellphones, but at the cost of destroying the usabilities of a computer/laptop is a virtual deal breaker to me. Would you buy a car without a gas pedal because the "Cruise Control" does that now ?? I wouldn't.
Again, as mentioned in the 1st paragraph I think that when considering adding new functions or adding new responsibilities to various staff members a lot more thought should be put into "What are we going to LOSE" by doing this.