Team tanking the season (1 Viewer)

[Andrew74]

I am a commish in a work league, which is a low $$ league. Our rules don't cover tanking, only inactive owners. We've had guys submit less than optimal lineups in the last week or two of the season for better drat spots. However this week a guy decides to tank. He is 1-5, so he's a long shot. But he inactivated Brady for the rest of the year, started an injured RB and put 4 players on bye I to his lineup.

I am not sure what to do. This obviously is going to screw up the league.

 

[Mentos]

Don't let him play next year due to his desire to not field a competitive team this year

 

[ponchsox]

Not much you can do this year since he paid his money but I would explain to him how he could affect the rest of the league by doing this and don't allow him back next year.

 

[Sea Duck]

If you don't have a rule against tanking, then you should NOT get involved with this. Let him be a d-bag for now, then kick him out next year.

 

[azgroover]

Let everyone enjoy the easy win.

And also rag on the guy who lost to him.

 

[Andrew74]

In over 10 years of playing FF I've never had anything like this happen in a league of mine, much less when I am the commish. As commissioner, do I have the right to boot the guy from the league next year or is this a league vote type thing?

 

[Andrew74]

Not much you can do this year since he paid his money but I would explain to him how he could affect the rest of the league by doing this and don't allow him back next year.

I've thought about giving him his money back and telling him to hit the road. I'd pay the fee for someone else at this point.

 

[Underachievers]

Let everyone enjoy the easy win.And also rag on the guy who lost to him.

 

[Andrew74]

The defense should've suited up naked.

 

[footballnerd]

is this a dynasty league? why is last place team awarded a high draft pick?

 

[al_falcons]

Kick him out of the league now and refund him his money if you need to.

 

[kinghill]

Go to his house and punch him in front of his wife and children

 

[kinghill]

"We've had guys submit less than optimal lineups in the last week or two of the season for better drat spots."

What did you do in those situations, kick those teams out of the league?

If not, your rules basically encourage tanking, and this guy is doing nothing wrong. Shark move on this guy's part.

 

[Andrew74]

is this a dynasty league? why is last place team awarded a high draft pick?

Yes it is. IDK, that's the way we've always done it. How do most dynasty leagues do it?

 

[Andrew74]

"We've had guys submit less than optimal lineups in the last week or two of the season for better drat spots."What did you do in those situations, kick those teams out of the league?If not, your rules basically encourage tanking, and this guy is doing nothing wrong. Shark move on this guy's part.

How would you write a rule against someone starting one player over another?

 

[ponchsox]

"We've had guys submit less than optimal lineups in the last week or two of the season for better drat spots."What did you do in those situations, kick those teams out of the league?If not, your rules basically encourage tanking, and this guy is doing nothing wrong. Shark move on this guy's part.

Good point. You need to change the rule for next season.