(S23) - PT 5 - A New Leaf

[Tonzy]

Change is something that every organization goes through and while some change can be seen as negative, other changes can be really positive. Yes, the recent name change to our league was much overdue and entirely appropriate to execute; however, it does not really effect the way the league works or runs. For me if I could change something about the league I would love to address position swaps for players. As of right now I believe a player can position swap at any point of their career and I believe this should be something that is limited to a player’s DSFL career. The reasons for this have to do with how teams scout, the realism tied into a player’s render, and fair opportunities for new creates.

Firstly, this is my first player in the ISFL and I am coming to the end of my first season in the DSFL, so I want to start by saying that my knowledge of the inner workings of the league is still fairly limited. Despite this though, I have noticed that 99.9% of teams, when they scout, ask if a player is willing to swap positions. To me, this completely changes draft strategy and keeps players constantly guessing as to what their career may actually look like. By limiting position swaps to the DSFL, GMs really have to strategize on their best ways to approach the draft and allows individual players to get an idea of where they might end up. This also gives more fair opportunities to new creates to make an impact at a position. For instance, if a new player looks at their draft class and notices there is no LBs, they might decide to make a LB in order to elevate their draft stock for the coming draft, only to find out on draft day that 3 DL, 2 CBs, and a QB all got drafted first because they agreed to position swap for the team that drafted them.