Thing I like
One thing I really like about the NSFL is the TPE format. When I was told about this league, by BWestfield, he explained it to me and I was like "Sign me up." The idea that the more active you are, and the more time you put in, the better your player's stats will be appealed to me. I love football and the idea of being a player in the league. I don't mind writing for TPE, predictions and other TPE opportunities are my favorite parts of this game. Unlike many, I don't find the updating of my character's sheet confusing or annoying at all.
(105 TPE)
Thing I'd Remove/Change
One thing I would like changed is career lengths to increase. Allow me to elaborate. Firstly, depending on the position, your career should vary before you start to regress. Some positions, like QB and Kicker can go in real life for well over a decade before regression kicks in. The idea that 7 years is when regression kicks in is absurd since you're really not good at being a QB until year 3. Most players in this league, even as rookies, aren't very useful season 1, so to say only 6 years of good play before you decline is too short. Running Backs would be the exception, they're a position that regresses fairly quickly. Aside from elites like Emmitt Smith, top tier backs only last a solid 7-9 years at most. Look at Peterson, who we felt dominated for so long was actually only good for 8 years. So, that cap makes sense for them. But a QB or DB, who can have a career go long like Carson Palmer, who just retired after 13 years, you can really say he only regressed this past season (as he threw over 4k yards consistently). Or Champ Bailey who played 14 years, and only really his final season was a bust. Ronnie Lott was good for 12. I understand these examples buck trends, but it's a case that 7 is too short for those positions. 9 or 10 makes more sense for DBs, and 10 to 11 for QBs. Kickers is even longer. Even a mediocre kicker like Nick Folk can be in the league after 10 seasons. Top level Kickers, like Adam Vinatieri, have been in the league longer than a good portion of the people playing here have been alive. That's 21 seasons now. Regression at 7 is an absurdity.
(301 Words)
One thing I'd Add
Change how Recreates are done. Retirements in a league like this are far too common. Especially when the player recreates, leaving their team SOL. I think the sooner a player retires the harsher the penalty should be on the Recreated player. We have several users who, in 6 seasons, or less, have had 3 different players, which is 2 retirements. As someone who enjoys the team building aspect, it is frustrating when you have a young talent just retire and recreate out of sheer boredom and screw over the team. I feel, if you recreate before 4 seasons, your starting TPE for the new player should be cut. Instead of the 50 TPE you get to play around with when creating, you only get 25. This is to encourage people to stick around their team/player for a while. We have position changes and archetype changes for the reason of players not being happy with their player's build. Far too often do people just bail and recreate. Additionally, I think a bonus should be given to players who see their player to Regression level. Any player who retires after 7 seasons (or longer if my above changes gets instituted) gets a bonus 50 TPE to spend when recreating, since they've shown dedication to this league and have the diligence to see it through to a full career. Anyone who retires between that 4 season quota, and their player's regression years, recreates as normal.
(243 words)
One thing I really like about the NSFL is the TPE format. When I was told about this league, by BWestfield, he explained it to me and I was like "Sign me up." The idea that the more active you are, and the more time you put in, the better your player's stats will be appealed to me. I love football and the idea of being a player in the league. I don't mind writing for TPE, predictions and other TPE opportunities are my favorite parts of this game. Unlike many, I don't find the updating of my character's sheet confusing or annoying at all.
(105 TPE)
Thing I'd Remove/Change
One thing I would like changed is career lengths to increase. Allow me to elaborate. Firstly, depending on the position, your career should vary before you start to regress. Some positions, like QB and Kicker can go in real life for well over a decade before regression kicks in. The idea that 7 years is when regression kicks in is absurd since you're really not good at being a QB until year 3. Most players in this league, even as rookies, aren't very useful season 1, so to say only 6 years of good play before you decline is too short. Running Backs would be the exception, they're a position that regresses fairly quickly. Aside from elites like Emmitt Smith, top tier backs only last a solid 7-9 years at most. Look at Peterson, who we felt dominated for so long was actually only good for 8 years. So, that cap makes sense for them. But a QB or DB, who can have a career go long like Carson Palmer, who just retired after 13 years, you can really say he only regressed this past season (as he threw over 4k yards consistently). Or Champ Bailey who played 14 years, and only really his final season was a bust. Ronnie Lott was good for 12. I understand these examples buck trends, but it's a case that 7 is too short for those positions. 9 or 10 makes more sense for DBs, and 10 to 11 for QBs. Kickers is even longer. Even a mediocre kicker like Nick Folk can be in the league after 10 seasons. Top level Kickers, like Adam Vinatieri, have been in the league longer than a good portion of the people playing here have been alive. That's 21 seasons now. Regression at 7 is an absurdity.
(301 Words)
One thing I'd Add
Change how Recreates are done. Retirements in a league like this are far too common. Especially when the player recreates, leaving their team SOL. I think the sooner a player retires the harsher the penalty should be on the Recreated player. We have several users who, in 6 seasons, or less, have had 3 different players, which is 2 retirements. As someone who enjoys the team building aspect, it is frustrating when you have a young talent just retire and recreate out of sheer boredom and screw over the team. I feel, if you recreate before 4 seasons, your starting TPE for the new player should be cut. Instead of the 50 TPE you get to play around with when creating, you only get 25. This is to encourage people to stick around their team/player for a while. We have position changes and archetype changes for the reason of players not being happy with their player's build. Far too often do people just bail and recreate. Additionally, I think a bonus should be given to players who see their player to Regression level. Any player who retires after 7 seasons (or longer if my above changes gets instituted) gets a bonus 50 TPE to spend when recreating, since they've shown dedication to this league and have the diligence to see it through to a full career. Anyone who retires between that 4 season quota, and their player's regression years, recreates as normal.
(243 words)
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