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Leagues should have bylaws to prevent this. Outside of that, it's also a small D energy move.
If tanking to give yourself a better draft pick is frowned upon, why wouldn’t tanking to give somebody else a win be viewed the same? Taking is tanking regardless of the reason. It should not be allowed.
There's a social aspect to it as well. I'm in a league with some life long friends, we are now late 40's early 50's. If someone laid down on purpose they'd never hear the end of it and for good reason.
All's fair, yadda yadda. Especially amongst lifelong friends.
Same, just add 6-8 years
Wow.
I have always felt I need to give my best effort out of respect to everyone else I played that year, and I would want someone to do the same if the spots were reversed. Now might I shade a little with my #2 option at PK or Def. Or maybe start my#4 we versus #3. Maybe
Some things should be inherently obvious and don't need a direct rule. Tanking is one of those things.
Not everyone agrees as to what's acceptable. Can I start my RB4 instead of my usual RB2 if it helps me?
How do you put that in the rules? Your RB4 is someone elses RB2. Would i start that guy over your other guy? Maybe, maybe not but that is your prerogative as an owner. Not everyone evaluates talent the same. That is different than tanking.
League Rules? If I turn in a full lineup, with players that were not on the injury list a week ago, please prove my intent to tank.
Well if I it's in my best interest to lose, I can start a roster of lesser players. Some might consider that tanking. I would certainly never argue for starting injured players or leaving a spot empty however.
I would say it is never in your best interest to lose but that's just me. There is too much uncertainty in this game to think losing ever benefits you. Just because you think one team is "hotter" than the next doesn't mean anything when the games actually happen and Mahomes gets benched at half time because they are blowing out their opponent or Lamar goes out with no points with an injury. Now you happen to play the team forced to play Glennon at QB and he puts up 20+ pts and you lose.
Whether or not you think it would ultimately work, some will argue they should be able to do it.
I did the same on Halloween - was at a neighborhood party, Braves/Astros WS was going on, and then went trick or treating with my kid and just plumb forgot to check Dak's status for the SNF game and missed that he was ruled Out. Had Daniel Jones on MNF as a backup plan, just let life get in the way of fantasy (oh the horrors!). Ended up losing the matchup by 4 pts.Leroy Hoard said:
It would be nice if a commish could set something up like an autodraft like line up selector for anyone who submits an obvious bad one, whether by neglect or trying to tank.
No.TheWinz said:
hmmm. I hadn't thought about that and it would be extremely rare. The only way I could see it is if you lose a heads up tie break but win a three way tie break and in order to get to the 3-way is by the team playing you winning and you losing. Very unique situation. In that case I agree that throwing that game has merit. Probably the only situation I would agree that throwing a game is warranted. I don't think I have ever actually seen that situation before.
I dont think I have ever been in a league where that scenario is possible, but if I was and it happened I would be first in line to tank my way to the playoffs
Then what scenario were you referring to in your post? I can't think of another way where a loss helps and win hurts your playoff chances.....
Oh. I think the scenario you mentioned might be possible. Just saying I have never been in league where a situation could arise where a loss gets you in while a win knocks you out.
There is also risk with that because it likely requires that third team to win the last week also. So it's not an automatic thing. You could lose, the third team loses, and then the team that beats you gets in because you tanked and the third team didn't win. Just an odd situation.
This was discussed at length a while back in another thread. I dont remember the exact scenario
Seems more theoretical than actual. Even in my scenario it is no guarantee as the third team would have to win for the scenario to work. So you are at risk either way. If you win and the other team wins then you lose the tie break. If you lose and the other team loses then the team that beats you is in. You need both to lose and the third team to win (which is no guarantee) so I can't think of an actual situation where losing guarantees a playoff spot where winning guarantees you are out.
