I'm gonna chime in here a little late. I don't see exactly what problem abolishing user-made OL will solve.
I understand that we're all for player retention here, but how many OL go inactive compared to other positions? Actually, how many people choose to play OL in their first year anyway?
There's already an option to position switch. If a player is actually interested in the league but not enjoying OL, they switch. That doesn't hurt the league in any way. If they go inactive, they probably would have been going inactive at some point anyway regardless of what position they chose. Plenty of players in all the other positions seem to go IA as well.
I'm going to sound a little harsh here, but if a newbie comes in here and says "I want to be an offensive lineman" and is surprised when, news flash, it isn't a very fun position, then I'm sorry but that's on them. I mean, if anything put an idiot-proof disclaimer in bold telling people the risks and pitfalls of becoming an OL when they go to create. Tell it how it is, and maybe this hypothetical rookie thinks better of their decision and stays active at a different position. I personally would never want to be an OL, but I think taking away that choice is a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.
I understand that we're all for player retention here, but how many OL go inactive compared to other positions? Actually, how many people choose to play OL in their first year anyway?
There's already an option to position switch. If a player is actually interested in the league but not enjoying OL, they switch. That doesn't hurt the league in any way. If they go inactive, they probably would have been going inactive at some point anyway regardless of what position they chose. Plenty of players in all the other positions seem to go IA as well.
I'm going to sound a little harsh here, but if a newbie comes in here and says "I want to be an offensive lineman" and is surprised when, news flash, it isn't a very fun position, then I'm sorry but that's on them. I mean, if anything put an idiot-proof disclaimer in bold telling people the risks and pitfalls of becoming an OL when they go to create. Tell it how it is, and maybe this hypothetical rookie thinks better of their decision and stays active at a different position. I personally would never want to be an OL, but I think taking away that choice is a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.
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