Upcoming Season Reminder and Possible Penalty Suggestions
Sept 7, 2021 18:29:27 GMT -5
Rams GM (Frank), Titans GM (Ricky), and 2 more like this
Post by Colts GM (Darryl) on Sept 7, 2021 18:29:27 GMT -5
League,
Because the end of the last season left a bad taste in my mouth as far as monitoring my team in the last game of the season, I believe a reminder of the Rules in regards to deliberately tanking be reviewed...The Rules state:
*A full lineup is required to start every week, regardless if a player is a UFA currently or if that player is on a bye week. Every position should be filled.
*Any owner that is found to be deliberately losing (not setting most competitive lineup, not setting lineup at all) will be reviewed by the league and appropriate action will be taken.
*Failure to set your lineup without at least a 3 day notice about an extended absence will lead to a $5M cap fine in the current and next season EACH time this happens.
*An invalid line-up in any given week will result in a scoring adjustment that effectively gives a team a zero for the highest scoring player in their starting line-up, in that same week when the infraction occurs.
*Any owner that is found to be deliberately losing (not setting most competitive lineup, not setting lineup at all) will be reviewed by the league and appropriate action will be taken.
*Failure to set your lineup without at least a 3 day notice about an extended absence will lead to a $5M cap fine in the current and next season EACH time this happens.
*An invalid line-up in any given week will result in a scoring adjustment that effectively gives a team a zero for the highest scoring player in their starting line-up, in that same week when the infraction occurs.
As far as the 2nd and 4th Rule above is concerned...I've noticed there is no particular penalty assigned, and number 4, none assigned to a team that is not trying to be competitive. I believe there should be. Perhaps the loss of a high pick or something similar.
Furthermore, in the past we have become accustomed to letting GM's violate these rules. To me, there is NO excuse for a GM NOT to set their line-up weekly OR to set partial line-ups. Really, imho, there is no excuse for a team who has the means to acquire active players during the season NOT to do so...being content with running with FA's week in and week out, but that's a separate issue.
As of now, it has been noted that we have great bunch of GM's...since we do, we should be beyond being pampered and move on to being truly competitive.
Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas, if any...and thanks for taking the time to read.
Darryl
P.S. Good luck to those with intentions of competing for the title this year, and wishing you all a great season ahead!
