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Thats just how Dynasty Format works...
What is the problem? That is a sound strategy in a dynasty format.
It's dynasty. Why do you want to restrict what an owner can do to improve their team, whether it be for this season or the future? If they deal for draftpicks, both teams involved should pay some or all of the next season fees, but beyond that, let the owners manage their rosters and team prospects as they see fit.My $.02
See I'm the commissioner of this league and people are complaining about its just an arms race between teams in contention for the playoffs and the league becomes unbalanced. I just told them this is how this format works, but they want something done. That's why I came here.
You cannot move the trade deadline into bye week territory.You have two options to eliminate this:a) Switch to redraftb) Increase the number of keepers
I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that the teams complaining are the ones that weren't able to strike a deal with the teams out of contention.There's one other option but it kind of defeats the purpose of a dynasty league. Don't allow trading of draft picks. You'll still get guys selling their old studs for young ones, but it will impact the league less.That's the problems with keeper leagues as opposed to true dynasty leagues where you keep your entire team (or most of it). Most teams, even if not contending, have more good players than they are able to keep. Why in the world would they ever hang on to them if their season is over, if the league rules allow them to turn their good but un-keepable players into an edge for next season??
That is bizarre. But interesting...
I think the biggest issue is trying to run it as a typical dynasty league but you only keep 3 players.
That solves the problem, but I would be a bit miffed if I finished second in the A playoffs, and the team who essentially finished 6th got paid and I did not.
Maybe its different in keepers, I don't play those... I play in dynasties and this is the best time of yr to trade off a T Holt for a 1st or something.Theres one team out there that needs a little push
In my 2 person keeper, during Super Bowl week 16, we have a "Toilet Bowl" where all team not in the Super Bowl compete...whoever has the best Optimal Score wins back their yearly entry fee.Helps prevent tanking and unnecessary roster shuffles for the following year (although, someone will pick up or trade for Brady or other dropped players, etc).Along the lines of tanking, the last place team is NOT guaranteed the first draft pick...they get more entries into the lottery for the top draft position (we use a weighted lottery, based on reverse order of finish).
If the trades are fair, I don't see the problem. This is just how dynasty/keepeer leagues work. Our league trade deadline is always the 1st of November and I usually carpet bomb the league with trade offers the week prior (thanks to Sig and Cecil on the 5MD for the idea). You always hear about deals that didn't happen (woulda, coulda, shoulda). It helped me land ADP this time around. Basically if there is no Collusion involved, then it's a good deal. Does it seem like the others are bitter that they didn't get a deal done?
Understood. I commissioner a keep 2 league and had to deal with a similar situation. 1-7 team dealt off strength for a very nice keeper. Half or more of the league complained, including asking what I got in return for allowing the deal through. I told them basically what I said here... each owner has control over their team. I made sure both owners felt they were improving their team, either now or for the future. The commish responsibility stops there, IMO. The "read between the lines" message was for the whiners to shut up.
MLB baseball is the same way where the best players who are going to be free agents in the off-season and are on non-playoff teams,,,get traded to playoff contenders who can either "rent" them for the rest of the season or choose to sign them to a new contract in the off season. I'm trying to work some deals in my keep 2 keeper league but nobody wants to help me yet even if it means helping themselves. I think it would actually help my cause if we could keep more than 2 players since almost all teams, even the crappiest ones,,,almost have enough decent players that they can find two to keep for next year.
A 3 man keeper league doesn't really qualify as a dynasty league. Up the number of keepers to 5 or more. Chances are bad teams don't have more than 5 players that would be of value to other owners so trading away a top player will hurt their keeper situation going into next season.morris4903 said:
Off with their heads!morris4903 said:
::reported::He's right of course. You could just get new owners.
