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Originally Posted by Preds
As for the Practice Squad... I'm not sure where I stand on this issue, part of me likes it, and part of me thinks we're going to leave too much potential on the table for steals that can be locked up under contract for a LONG time. If this were to fly, I'd favor a 2 player max, and agree with Brian on limiting it to 4th rounders only, and only 1 per season. Further, I'd put a 3 year contract max on those players... at least that's what I'm thinking at the moment...
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Well, looking back at previous drafts, including 3rd rounders, I count no more than 3 players taken after the 2nd rounder that have become productive fantasy players (none in last years 4th round, but obviously it is too early to judge those picks). Obviously there are many more than still have potential, but many are already out of the picture as well.
My idea for this, and for limiting it to 4th rounders is rewarding teams for drafting well, and having a spot for true projects to be able to wait on their development without having to take up a valuable taxi squad spot.
The reason I like a three player Practice Squad is that would allow you to place a player there for three years, waiting for him to development, before you have another player that will need to take his spot. After the third year, each year you'll have to make a decision on guys and whether they are still worthy of waiting on. If it was two, we'd have to make those decisions that much sooner. Three is my preference, but if the majority prefered two, I'd be ok with that.