Pred's Fantasy Football Forums - View Single Post - Free Agent Pickups

Borderlander · December 6th, 2017, 02:06 PM

Disclaimer: Honestly and sincerely not trying to be hostile here.

I totally understand the concern that a SAC'D rule may bleed over to Frenzy, but having folks that aren't in the actual league providing input/opinion on rules feels to me (and again, maybe just me) a bit like outside influence or biasing.

It's something I've seen a a number of time in the SAC'D rules discussion, and typically under the same rational of "stopping something from afar before it gets near." I get that there are a number of owners in both leagues. And again, to some extent I understand that if you're super against an idea, a "kill it at the root" strategy maybe has some appeal.

But for me, this feels like trying to apply influence into a game when your not currently one of the players. Which I'm not really a fan of. If I was Doggler and I was proposing a rule I really believed in, it would be challenging or potentially frustrating to not only have to convince my fellow owners, but also others as well.

Also consider, jumping on a rule discussion in the other league is a little disrespectful to our fellow owners in the league your actually in. Perhaps the rest of your league would all really like the rule you hate, but by trying to squash it out in order to prevent it from being discussed in your league, your attempting to prevent your fellow owners from having the opportunity to have that discussion and weight the merit on their own. Perhaps your unwittingly trying to maintain a status quo that only 1, 2, or 3 people actually enjoy by preventing it from being brought to the table?

I suppose this isn't something we can submit a rule on, but maybe just something we could all consider to think of as a general courtesy? That if we see the other league propose a rule we have strong feelings on but aren't a part of that we hold that opinion in until we see it popping up in the league we're currently in? I don't think a rule has to bleed into either side if that side doesn't want it.

Again, not trying to be a jerk or even actually respond to this specific time it has happened. Just something I've seen happen a number of times in the past as well and wanted to put my feeling on it out there.

December 6th, 2017, 02:06 PM	#10
Borderlander SAC'D Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 530	Re: Free Agent Pickups - an idea Disclaimer: Honestly and sincerely not trying to be hostile here. I totally understand the concern that a SAC'D rule may bleed over to Frenzy, but having folks that aren't in the actual league providing input/opinion on rules feels to me (and again, maybe just me) a bit like outside influence or biasing. It's something I've seen a a number of time in the SAC'D rules discussion, and typically under the same rational of "stopping something from afar before it gets near." I get that there are a number of owners in both leagues. And again, to some extent I understand that if you're super against an idea, a "kill it at the root" strategy maybe has some appeal. But for me, this feels like trying to apply influence into a game when your not currently one of the players. Which I'm not really a fan of. If I was Doggler and I was proposing a rule I really believed in, it would be challenging or potentially frustrating to not only have to convince my fellow owners, but also others as well. Also consider, jumping on a rule discussion in the other league is a little disrespectful to our fellow owners in the league your actually in. Perhaps the rest of your league would all really like the rule you hate, but by trying to squash it out in order to prevent it from being discussed in your league, your attempting to prevent your fellow owners from having the opportunity to have that discussion and weight the merit on their own. Perhaps your unwittingly trying to maintain a status quo that only 1, 2, or 3 people actually enjoy by preventing it from being brought to the table? I suppose this isn't something we can submit a rule on, but maybe just something we could all consider to think of as a general courtesy? That if we see the other league propose a rule we have strong feelings on but aren't a part of that we hold that opinion in until we see it popping up in the league we're currently in? I don't think a rule has to bleed into either side if that side doesn't want it. Again, not trying to be a jerk or even actually respond to this specific time it has happened. Just something I've seen happen a number of times in the past as well and wanted to put my feeling on it out there.