fightingfury_88
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Hello coaches. In the past coaches have often floated potential rule changes or tweaks to the game. It's certainly healthy to review things every now and then so that's what I'm opening this thread up for. I've quickly read through the current rules and proposed a few changes below; the live pick trading was mooted by a few coaches last off-season and seemed to have a bit of interest but was left a little late to implement. Please use this thread to discuss the potential changes listed below. I'm also keen to see what other ideas are out there so if you have any other suggested changes please fire away in here also.
I'll also open a poll - please vote for the rule changes you would be in favour of implementing. If a majority is received for one of the changes it is likely to be implemented for the upcoming season/off-season. Poll will close Friday March 6.
The rule changes I'd like to propose are:
I'll also open a poll - please vote for the rule changes you would be in favour of implementing. If a majority is received for one of the changes it is likely to be implemented for the upcoming season/off-season. Poll will close Friday March 6.
The rule changes I'd like to propose are:
- Live pick trading
- Future pick trading
- Rookie restrictions/Draft reshuffle
- Non-selection of teams/Auto-pick of teams
- Live Pick Trading
- Live pick trading would open when the National Draft commences and close at the conclusion of the draft.
- Only trading of national draft picks (including future if implemented), no pre-season or rookie draft pick trading.
- Any traded picks become unpassable in the National Draft, as well as any pick before the traded in pick.
- Teams must remain under the salary cap and the list size limit/minimum at all times and with every trade. This includes all unpassable picks counting towards total player payments and list sizes.
- No players can be delisted/traded to make room for live pick trading.
- No changes to time limits on picks. If you trade for a pick that is on the clock the confirmation of trade and the selection must still be made within 24 hours of the previous pick.
- When trading a 2 (or 3,4,etc.) for 1 (or 2,3, etc.) pick deal, the team receiving more picks in return must have an enough unpassable picks that can be forefeited in order to remain under the list number limit. The team trading out multiple picks will have their next available pick/s on the "contracted player list table" slot into the appropriate position in the draft to keep the team at the correct list size.
- Future Pick Trading
- Trading will open up to include the next year's draft picks (e.g for 2020 draft, 2021 draft picks will be available to trade)
- Restricted to trading only future first, second or third round draft picks.
- A team must maintain in it's possession a first round pick or a future first round pick at all times.
- All traded picks and picks before traded picks must be taken in the draft. This includes future draft picks for the following year's draft. (Same rule as current, but expanded to include future picks)
- Rookie Restrictions/Draft Re-Shuffle
- This rule would remove the age and game restriction on players eligible for rookie status. Essentially, all players will be rookie eligible if they are not drafted in National or Pre-Season draft.
- As a result of this rule change, the pre-season draft will be moved to immediately after the National Draft. The rookie draft will commence at the conclusion of the Pre-season Draft. A Supplementary Selection Draft and Supplemntary Rookie Draft will be undertaken in the current Pre-Season Draft and Pre-Season Rookie Draft time slots (essentially the same thing for coaches who choose to pass in the National Draft, Pre-season draft or rookie draft).
- Non-selection of Teams/Auto-pick of Teams
- This is more formalising a rule that I've already applied previous seasons. Essentially if a coach forgets to select their team then the team will be automatically selected from the previous week's selection. If a coach misses three team selections in a row, I will autopick the side based on available players and a new coach may be sought to take control of the team.
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