Maybe it only applies then to players who have <= 5 credits in their account, period?

Maybe add a "On Vacation" or "Out" button on the team Owner Card?

I see that we have already added 2 new Owners (WELCOME ABOARD TO THEM!!!).

Maybe it will re-load, I sure hope so! It is a good league tho! Some teams just need a little work, time and dedication. That all it takes!!!

I don't think I've ever been in a league that wasn't nearly half empty as soon as it rolled over to the next season. However, they're usually full by the time the season starts.

Totally agree with WarEagle, he didnt do anything wrong. This is why new leagues started to require 50% of teams to be filled before allocation draft is conducted. You cant blame him for the way he drafted or should he be punished for following the rules at the time. Do i think the league is still salvageable, yes but it will take time, just needs owners committed with patience and not expect instant success is all. I joined that league as a challenge honestly already with that knowledge of how his roster was. Maybe with some adjustments to contracts and after a few seasons he wont be able to afford all that talent. Patience is all.

I said it in another topic but I have been around a while, I am in a lot of leagues and have had a lot of success honestly and I havnt done it with any major tactics at all. I give help to anyone that asks me for it and its really basic knowledge honestly. I just dont over thing strategies. Build to your HC strengths is the main thing. Speed kills both on Offense and Defense, You need a great Kicker and an above average Returner. Play your starters at 70-75 before substituting them. Try and build ST with your bench as much as possible. Dont sign playes that will be in league 9+ years to big bonus or long term contracts. Like I said fairly basic stuff

If its at 14 then I would also suggest adding a vacation tab so the owner can click just in case he might be away for a couple weeks enjoying life but only have this option available to them once every 3-4 seasons in league. This way he can stay safe from deletion for that one time option

Saw this was suggested already, was just replying as I read things ...lol

Well, I certainly appreciate this conversation, it's been very enlightening!

Keep the ideas, comments coming. I think this is a very interesting discussion, and I hope it leads to a problem solution.

Thanks everyone for taking part.

Keep em' coming!

You are misunderstanding. My post doesn't imply anything. It just states the fact that you have those players and I don't see the point in staying in the league.

I think one of the problem is that the game have a steep learning curve and the allocation draft is just too complicated for a new comer to handle properly as it is his first step in the game; then after he acquire some experience, he realise how screw he is compare to other team and get demotivated and finally drop his team by the end of the first season.

Features that mislead players during the allocation draft include (imo):
- The auto-draft chart is misleading on what type of player you should select
- The position experience and conditioning plummet the current overall grade of young players compare to veterans. Though, those stat will probably be in the 90’s early in the regular seasons for future starters.
- Poor grade in one category doesn’t mean the player is not capable to perform but he will perform to a minimum standard. For example, 00 in max speed doesn’t mean the player is immobile and isn’t a red flag for linemen and even QB.
- Grades are not intrinsic of the performance in the field you have to take into account physical attributes such as weight to actually predict the performance of the player.

And I am pretty sure I miss some important points there by lack of complete understanding of the game mechanic.

Maybe creating “rookie GM” league with specific features and alerts, and which would work like a tutorial, might help new players to getting started before taking the big dive in an allocation draft.

Great idea. Conversely, how about creating a league for experienced/successful GMs only?

This idea intrigues me, what would you consider to be a good set of qualifiers? My biggest concern is the potential for not as many GMs to qualify and thus the league would have difficulty filling up, but perhaps the promise of playing with a more dedicated set of players would overcome that.