*Bot Offensive Tackles v. Human Offensive Tackles

[Memento Mori]

Thats part of the reason I wanted to look into this. @yonggarius just wrote an article that analyzed the S22 draft class size as it pertains to the open roster spots in the league. You can check that here for reference.

One of the things he identified is that we're starting to run into an issue with having enough roster spots for the "max" and "semi-max" earners in the DSFL. His solution to this is expanding the cap and expanding the league - both of which are viable solutions worth debating.

I think studies like the one I just conducted though show we can open up another 19 slots in the league if we replace all bot offensive tackles with human offensive tackles. Thats a challenging goal because its definitely not the sexiest of positions for a new player, however there is an incentive that if you can make it to that 200TPE benchmark you're essentially replacement value of the 550TPE bot and thus probably end up with a roster slot and contributing to the league. A roster slot seems to be of increasing value as they get squeezed by the increasing sizes of rookie classes.

OL isn't sexy, but being a starting OL on a playoff contender in the NSFL is sexier than being sent down to the DSFL for 1-2 seasons and then graduating to the NSFL and still not being a great player relative to others at your position (which could be the career projection for some semi-active players, who knows).

Your analysis is great and hopefully leads to more human OL and fewer bots. Which also just sounds better, for what it's worth.