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4) Rivalry
Playing for the same team doesn't mean you can't have a healthy rivalry
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5) Armchair GM
Here's the thing about the New Orleans Second Line: they do not have enough running backs to be a truly viable team. Now, I know you might say: but what about Marcella Toriki and Forrest Gump? This running back duo is well known in the league, and is, naturally, a fairly good start. We'll be keeping them. But it is not enough. New Orleans needs to keep an eye out for more running backs in Free Agency. So, if I were the GM, my plan would be as follows: sign at least one running back free agent. Really, you should be gunning for the free agent running backs on a normal year, but especially if you're NOLA. Now, we've got three RBs in addition to the DSFL running backs that NOLA holds the rights to. The draft is approaching, and it's time to turn the focus on the next need on our list: Running backs. Now, s21 has a decent amount of really strong backs. Tequila Sunrise, Juniped Catfish, Baby Yoda, Rando Cardrissian to name but a few. My move as GM is to trade up to as many early-round picks as possible to draft as many of these phenomenal running backs. If New Orleans isn't walking out with at least six new running backs, they've failed, and will not be able to make the Ultimus until they manage to get their hands on these major pieces.
10) Reform
I'd like to scream this one from the top of the rooftops. Please let's pay people more. We have so many people doing hard work for this league: updaters, graders, mentors, general managers, simmers, bankers, and so many others. And yet, we have a ton of burnout, turnover and with finding people to fill job openings when they become available. While the cause of burnout in the league is a complicated one, I think one very controllable factor in it is helping people feel like their work is adequately valued. One example that gets to me is media graders. Their salary of $4 million per season does not go particularly far. And media graders are aware that they likely could be making significantly more money writing media than working on grading it. Which I can only imagine is hugely discouraging. If we are counting on people to do work for the good of the league, I feel like the baseline should at least be covering weekly training for the season. Now, does this mean we need to examine other league jobs as well to make sure they're scaled appropriately? Yes, absolutely. But I'm also of the opinion that almost every league job would benefit from an increase in pay.
4) Rivalry
Playing for the same team doesn't mean you can't have a healthy rivalry
5) Armchair GM
Here's the thing about the New Orleans Second Line: they do not have enough running backs to be a truly viable team. Now, I know you might say: but what about Marcella Toriki and Forrest Gump? This running back duo is well known in the league, and is, naturally, a fairly good start. We'll be keeping them. But it is not enough. New Orleans needs to keep an eye out for more running backs in Free Agency. So, if I were the GM, my plan would be as follows: sign at least one running back free agent. Really, you should be gunning for the free agent running backs on a normal year, but especially if you're NOLA. Now, we've got three RBs in addition to the DSFL running backs that NOLA holds the rights to. The draft is approaching, and it's time to turn the focus on the next need on our list: Running backs. Now, s21 has a decent amount of really strong backs. Tequila Sunrise, Juniped Catfish, Baby Yoda, Rando Cardrissian to name but a few. My move as GM is to trade up to as many early-round picks as possible to draft as many of these phenomenal running backs. If New Orleans isn't walking out with at least six new running backs, they've failed, and will not be able to make the Ultimus until they manage to get their hands on these major pieces.
10) Reform
I'd like to scream this one from the top of the rooftops. Please let's pay people more. We have so many people doing hard work for this league: updaters, graders, mentors, general managers, simmers, bankers, and so many others. And yet, we have a ton of burnout, turnover and with finding people to fill job openings when they become available. While the cause of burnout in the league is a complicated one, I think one very controllable factor in it is helping people feel like their work is adequately valued. One example that gets to me is media graders. Their salary of $4 million per season does not go particularly far. And media graders are aware that they likely could be making significantly more money writing media than working on grading it. Which I can only imagine is hugely discouraging. If we are counting on people to do work for the good of the league, I feel like the baseline should at least be covering weekly training for the season. Now, does this mean we need to examine other league jobs as well to make sure they're scaled appropriately? Yes, absolutely. But I'm also of the opinion that almost every league job would benefit from an increase in pay.
