My idea is going to sound a bit crazy. The problem with having fewer teams is that it means fewer offensive skill positions which are the positions people most like to play. So to prevent this removing teams....
Make the DSFL a second tier league, not a minor league. Every season 2 teams get promoted from DSFL from NSFL and 2 NSFL teams get relegated to DSFL.
Promotion/Relegation: The top DSFL champion is automatically promoted to the NSFL. The team that lost the DSFL championship enters into a one game playoff to see if they get promoted, more to come. The worst regular season NSFL team is automatically demoted to DSFL. The second worst regular season NSFL team plays the loser of DSFL championship in one exhibition game, the DSFL team will be the home team. If the DSFL team wins, they replace the NSFL team in the NSFL. Otherwise the NSFL team remains in the NSFL.
Drafting: There would no longer be a DSFL draft or a NSFL draft, but one combined draft. A new midseason create comes in as a waiver DSFL player and will join the DSFL player that claimed him. After his first season he enters the draft where any team (NSFL/DSFL) can draft him. It will take several seasons for teams to level out here. This motion would also deter NSFL tanking, the draft order would be all DSFL teams, followed by all NSFL teams. So the worst NSFL team ends up with 5th pick, instead of 1st.
Free Agency: Any player can sign with any team, NSFL or DSFL.
Player Loans: If a NSFL team has a player that they have no room for, they can loan that player to a DSFL team. Any terms can be negotiated here, but mainly these will be one season deals, where the DSFL team pays the players salary.
Make the DSFL a second tier league, not a minor league. Every season 2 teams get promoted from DSFL from NSFL and 2 NSFL teams get relegated to DSFL.
Promotion/Relegation: The top DSFL champion is automatically promoted to the NSFL. The team that lost the DSFL championship enters into a one game playoff to see if they get promoted, more to come. The worst regular season NSFL team is automatically demoted to DSFL. The second worst regular season NSFL team plays the loser of DSFL championship in one exhibition game, the DSFL team will be the home team. If the DSFL team wins, they replace the NSFL team in the NSFL. Otherwise the NSFL team remains in the NSFL.
Drafting: There would no longer be a DSFL draft or a NSFL draft, but one combined draft. A new midseason create comes in as a waiver DSFL player and will join the DSFL player that claimed him. After his first season he enters the draft where any team (NSFL/DSFL) can draft him. It will take several seasons for teams to level out here. This motion would also deter NSFL tanking, the draft order would be all DSFL teams, followed by all NSFL teams. So the worst NSFL team ends up with 5th pick, instead of 1st.
Free Agency: Any player can sign with any team, NSFL or DSFL.
Player Loans: If a NSFL team has a player that they have no room for, they can loan that player to a DSFL team. Any terms can be negotiated here, but mainly these will be one season deals, where the DSFL team pays the players salary.
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