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Yeah I like a higher buy-in too, I just didn’t want it to be a barrier for entry to people who aren’t as economically fortunate. After a few DM discussions, I’m doubtful that it would be anything less than $50.

I still remember when the Jags drafted a punter in the 3rd round in 2012 and he didn't even see a second contract with the team. Yikes.

If Will Campbell is still on the board when the Dolphins pick on draft night, I'll eat my hat.

Transfer of ownership is possible, it can just be hard to find players who want to take over someone ELSE'S dynasty team, ya know? Most of the fun is in the building of the team, so asking someone to have full buy-in and commitment to a team they didn't build can be tough sometimes. Replacing owners can certainly be done, but of course it's always best to start off with a strong foundation of owners so that it's more the rare exception than a regularity.

I don't think the Tweet or article were worded in such a way as to confirm or deny the veracity of these statements. In other words: Does the technology trigger when the ball crosses the first down line and electronically signal "first down" before the refs can even spot the ball? Seems like more information is needed to form a conclusion.

I agree that active and well vetted membership is important to a good dynasty league. I was planning to direct message all those who said they were interested and ask what their history in dynasty leagues was like, whether they felt comfortable committing to multiple years, etc. It's seeming like more people are likely to reply to this than there will be available spaces, and unfortunately there won't be room for everyone. But I couldn't agree more than securing active and committed ownership is key to success and fun. I was planning to go with a classic snake draft. No auction, no round reversal. To be honest, while I agree that auction drafts have great virtue, they are not as user friendly. That is: skilled, veteran dynasty owners are often really good at them, while others that are newer to the format are awful at them. You can end up with 2-3 really good teams and a bunch of awful teams pretty quickly. In the name of parity and of not weeding out potentially committed and active owners in the name of what I consider to be a less intuitive draft format, snake draft was the plan. Given that I imagine board members live all over the country and it seems to be extremely hard to get even real life friends on the same page for hanging out, let alone strangers...it seems next to impossible to try to organize any kind of in-person draft. I had planned on a virtual draft. We would all vote on and agree upon a date and time, and I'd be checking in with everyone ahead of it to make sure they were ready. I'm not opposed to some kind of simultaneous video chat sort of thing, but someone more savvy with that type of thing than myself would have to set it up.

I was planning to wait until I was sure there was sufficient interest and then sort of see what everyone was comfortable with. I want it to be enough $ that there's a decent prize for the winner and runner-up and that people feel invested, but not so much that it's a barrier for entry to people. So...nothing crazy. $25? Something like that. Would be open to input from interested parties.

I know you didn't have time to read that post before replying 😅 Dude saw "dynasty league" and was like "IN!". My kinda fantasy football degenerate 😋

Please move this thread if it's in the wrong place. I co-commissioner a couple of dynasty leagues currently, and I love it. I've been looking to add one more league, and I figure what better group of people to play with than TBDers? Without getting too far into the weeds, the basics would be: - 12 teams - Non-superflex - Start 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 2 FLEX, 1 Defense, 1 K. - Half-PPR. 6 point passing TDs. - Would use the Sleeper App. - Startup draft would likely occur sometime in May or June, with this year's rookie crop as part of the draft pool. There would be a modest cash buy-in. Without one, I find that it's just too easy for people to lose interest or abandon their team when the going gets rough. Here's the catch: a Dynasty league is ONLY as good as its members. Having inactive, uninterested, or flakey owners can pretty quickly be the death knell of any dynasty league. So ideally, I'd want board members who've been here for a while. No offense to any newbies, but I figure someone who has been on this forum for years has more investment in honoring a league commitment than someone who just joined last month. Experienced players would also be a plus, but not a necessity. A good dynasty league can go on for many years, so I'd only want people who are willing to commit to giving this thing a go beyond this year. Perhaps even asking for two seasons' worth of dues (which, again, would be modest) up front. If it seems like there's enough interest, we can move forward to actually assembling the league and having everyone pay into LeagueSafe. If it doesn't seem like there's enough interest, then we can just forget I ever asked. What say you, TBDers?

And yet...I DO think the "style over substance" statement the drafter made is pretty accurate with regard to the Dolphins. They've neglected and mismanaged their o-line for years now. I can only hope, as a fan of their divisional foe, that they continue to do so.

Is Will Campbell still on the board at 14, or is my gummy just kicking in?

The NFL is pretty cagey with what data they do and don't let get out into the world regarding player safety. So no, I don't have data to support my statement. My position is that they do surface level things like change the kickoff, begrudgingly allow guardian helmets to be worn during games, and add more stringent concussion protocols to give LIP SERVICE to the idea of player safety, when in reality, many of their other actions show that it's not really a priority for them. Put differently, I think they're willing to make player safety changes SO LONG AS it doesn't affect their bottom line. None of the above three changes I just mentioned take money out of the owners' pockets. Meanwhile, they're willing to do things that ADD to their bottom line even IF they fly in the face of player safety. I think the amount of short weeks they make players play on, Thursday night games (which are universally despised by players), adding extra regular season games, etc, are all inherently antithetical to the idea of protecting player safety. But they all increase revenue, so the league pushes them through. If they can appease the public with safety measures that don't cost them profit, they will. That way, when they do things that are not conducive to player safety, they can point to the things they DO do and say "No. See? Look! We're doing things!". Oh, and then there's the issue of turf being less safe to play on than natural grass, for which there DOES seem to be plenty of data. And yet...

I think it COULD be seen as a small reach, but I don't think it would be as big a reach as Ferrel was. I liked what PFF -- who has Egbuka ranked as its 19th best prospect overall -- had to say: "There seems to be some draft fatigue with Egbuka, who has been talked about as an NFL prospect for three years. Don't fall for it. He's a high-floor, versatile and savvy receiver as a borderline WR1/WR2." The recent success of Garrett Wilson, Chris Olave, and most importantly, Jaxson Smith-Njigba in the NFL shows that Ohio State wide receivers with great route running proficiency seem to translate pretty well (and pretty immediately) to the pro level. Granted, every prospect is different and you don't want to scout by the logo on the helmet, but still. Most importantly, perhaps Pete Carroll sees the success Geno Smith had with JSN last season and figures "this is the type of WR that Geno can really excel with" and goes and gets him a slot target machine and 3rd down mover with a similar skillset.

I really wish they'd shelled out the (nominal) money required to sign Ryan Stonehouse. Oh well. Onto the Camarda vs Robbins puntapalooza. Truth is, for a team that punts is infrequently as the Bills, it just doesn't matter that much.

No arguments here. For whatever reason, Americans are allergic to ties in sports. Happens all the time in soccer, and it hasn't stopped that from being the most popular sport in the world by a wide margin. The truth is this: The NFL doesn't care one lick about player safety. See: Thursday Night football, playing on short weeks, extra regular season game, etc. Unfortunately, the NFL cares more about profits than about the quality of the product, integrity of the game, or safety of the players. A damn shame.

Gross. Fingers crossed the Bills aren't on on Christmas, though they probably will be. If they are, it'll be the one game of the season I skip.

The NFL seems absolutely obsessed with fixing what ain't broken. Best sport in the world, and they're constantly tinkering with it to try to increase scoring and "protect player safety" (yeah right). In response to these rule changes, I mainly just have more questions about the overtime amendment. So...each team gets a chance to possess the ball -- straightforward enough. If both teams score touchdowns, then what? Are teams forced to go for two point tries from there on out? Are they allowed to just keep kicking extra points? The replay assist and kickoff rule tweaks are straightforward enough, but the overtime change begs more questions.

I'm just glad the first three picks have been more or less realistic and likely to be similar to real life (barring trades). Sometimes the first or second team out the gate in these things decides to be cheeky and take someone that there's about a 5% likelihood the real team would draft in that spot. And granted, this is just for fun and it's supposed to be what WE would do if we ran the team, but still. It can kind of derail and invalidate things quickly if enough people decide to go rogue and make wild picks. Aaaanywho....nice job, first three lads. Looking forward to seeing how things go.

It would be far more accurate to say "Bills GM says contract with Cook not likely before NFL draft", but where are the clicks in that? This is a great lesson in how the way that you word a headline can make the news contained within seem much more loaded and nefarious sounding than it really was, even if it's technically accurate.

If things played out that way, there are no adequate words to describe the level of Sainthood that would be bestowed upon Josh Allen by the city of Buffalo. I mean...he's already headed in that direction now and hasn't even won a title. But...2 Lombardis and 4 MVPs?! Yeah...every little boy (and some girls) born in western New York for the ensuing decade would be named Josh or Allen.

Seahawks Browns Giants Thanks as always, Virg.

Haha. Definitely was thinking of that scene/dialogue when I made that statement about Davis. But in his case, I feel like the shoe fits.

Never was a big Charles Davis guy. He insists upon himself.