What would you like to see added to GM League 2011??

Can we start cutting players yet?

 

Let's roll GIK, can't wait to start dissecting the Saints!

 

Were we supposed to pick our top 3 teams already?

Also, I like the trade committee idea a lot, although I haven't been in this league before.

 

Don't care for the trade committee. If you're shrewd enough to pull of an uneven trade so be it. The other GM shouldn't suck so much.
I like the idea of nixing the co-GM thing.
One thing I would do is start this thing tomorrow......

 

Not a fan of the trade committee.

 

If you don't know what you're doing, consult with someone who knows.

 

Then Im on board with this....sometimes I see players I like that are young and IMO up and coming, and others may disagree and nix a trade. I say as long as their is logic in a trade then it should be fine.

 

1. I think the trade committee is a good idea, but only for making sure people are not trading picks or players they do not have, not to kill trades all of complete with Sean.

2. I really do not like the limits on free agent bid pricing. There is an inherent strategy already in place and I think this would be an unnecessary complication.

3. I HATE co-gms. Both from having done it and having dealt with it. I was lucky two years ago as I had Dr. Z with me and he didn't really stand in my way and acted more as an adviser, giving his thoughts on what I was doing. There have been other good pairings as well (VO/alen comes to mind), but in a lot of cases it is just a headache with trying to complete trades.

4. I like the idea of compensatory draft picks.

The bottom line is that this league is pretty much perfect right now. I would caution change for the sake of change because the competitive balance is spot on right now.

 

Me and VO worked out well (depending on who you ask I suppose?) because we're always online and we saw eye to eye on many things lol.

 

I'm OK with the co-GMs idea and I'm OK with Sebo's idea of the committee.

 

Comp picks is a good idea.

 

I think the trade committee should be voted on by the GMs once we see who will be here. Like place the five or six longest running GMs in a poll and let the league vote on the two that join GiK.

Just an idea.

 

Are you crazy? What would we do without Sean?

 

No to trade committees. Alternative: If you trade a pick you dont have you lose your next pick. If you dont have a next pick you lose a player equivalent of the pick you tried to poach off someone else...i.e. if you attempt to use someones second round pick you lose a player of second round value to free agency. Do a better job keeping tabs on your team.

No problem with Co GM's. If a GM is willing to take on a Co-GM that should be up to them. Gets more people involved and teaches them the league.

Comp picks are a good idea. It'll be a complicated, tedious process to award them though. If youre willing to do it then God Bless ya Mat.

Free agency: Leave it alone.

Just my two cents...

 

Just FYI, The Rev has asked to Co-GM with me if we allow it. Im cool with it if everyone else is.

 

So I've been really interested in doing this for a couple years now. How does one go about getting invited to the league?

 

No invite, my friend. Simply sign up.

 

Free Agency is good the way it is, oh those long drawn out bidding wars are fun. Until someone blows their wad a little too early.

Comp picks, really? Is the draft not long enough and lets not forget people do forget when their turns are up. If they want extra picks, trade for them. Fact is sometimes those picks don't find their way onto the rosters because of how easy depth is to accumulate in this league.

Co-GMs, limit them like you said. Rookies who don't have the time to get fully involved should be put together with a veteran, as long as everyone knows who has the real say on the team. Co-GMs should be for anyone who doesn't have the time like I did last year and has a good buddy to work off of. Someone should be a GM, someone should be an advisor, "second voice"

We can do without practice squads, they really didn't add anything to the league last year.

If you really want, something like that have some first timers do the whole CFL, or USFL as a minor league to ours. I'm not sure how that would work yet, but that could be a part time league, GMs would have to give some kind of compensation to sign players from a minor league team.

 

Yeah I dont get the $!#@!!@! jets this year

 

I'm keeping the Patriots this year.

I've been around the block. Oakland > New England > Buffalo > Miami > Kansas City > New England (Co-GM) > New England (2011)

I almost forgot I've been doing this since '05

 

so if a first year gm wants to take the reigns they can but they cant co gm first?

 

So I'm on my own again this year and I'm a part of two GM Leagues. This is going to be an absolute blast but also a lot of work.

Thanks in advance for doing this again, Mat. I know its a lot of work on your end and its greatly appreciated.

 

Gotcha, wasnt clear on that. So since The Rev is a rookie GM that shouldnt be a problem.

FYI, if we're picking teams or making requests, this year I want the G-Men

 

New York homer!!!

 

Listen homey, you just relax ya heard

 

I would really like to try and do FA a bit different. I think the GM league goes on far to long and about half or more lose interest. Part of that problem the gap between FA and the draft. The way to fix this would be to make FA 2 weeks before the draft meaning start later. What I would do is make all the prized Free Agents 48 hours to win then the rest have 24 hour period to win. and also put a Max cap on a players. So for a QB make the max 18 Mil, RB, 15 Mil, WR, 15 mil, OT 12 Mil, ETC. What this would do is Speed the process up maybe have more interest in the league. The biggest problem is there is a lot of waiting when stuff happens and that is the problem I'd really like to see something done differently to make things go a lot smoother. Probably in the minority but the GM league needs some fresh changes.


Just my 2 cents.

 

I would like the Packers please or the Dolphins but being my second year I doubt I get them. But Fins 1 and Packers 2

 

If we're picking teams, then I'll reveal who I want at the last minute lol.

 

My choices are in my sig. (In no particular order.)