Extend DSFL to 2 Years

[Pens]

I mean you can still play down, can't you? Even after you get drafted?

[DeathOnReddit]

As a gm. No lol

[Bzerkap]

I mean you can still play down, can't you? Even after you get drafted?

exactly. You def can. Take ownership of your player. If you want to stay down, tell your GM and he/she will 99% of the time just send you down. I drafted five actives last season and sent down three of them. There will come a time when 300 TPE is just not enough unless it's a really sparse position.

btw what you think of the Wraiths in your future?

[PDXBaller]

Unfortunately we don't have enough active players in the league to make this feasible. If enough players stay locked in for 2 years, the NSFL teams will be lacking talent in a lot of areas (especially if an entire team retires, RIP LV). The DSFL is at mercy of the NSFL...don't forget that we are the feeder/development league.

[SwagSloth]

Teams already send down rookies that aren't ready to start, so unless someone is walking into a starting (or at least a flex) position, they're going to get 2 years down there, anyway.

That said, if we were open to not counting the second year toward regression, this could function as a good catch-up mechanic for less active players down the road. Currently, some similar leagues like the SBA and the EFL use an NCAA development system. Players start with 30 TPE and have a 199 TPE cap, kind of like the DSFL where you start at 50 and cap at 250. The difference with NCAA is that you can stay down up to 4 years and you only move up when you choose to "uncap" and pass 199 TPE. Players that don't declare for the draft lose any unspent/banked TPE and players that have already spent 200+ are forced to move up, so you can't cheat the cap. This allows players to build up to 199 at their own pace and also lets them get to know their teammates better since people stay down longer. I think our league is still too young to utilize this as many teams still need year 2 players to stay up, but this could be something good for the league if it continues to grow to the point where teams have more actives and it becomes more difficult to start in the NSFL. (If growth/retention stays the way it has been lately, we may be able to utilize something like this soon enough.)

[AzhekAhriman]

I think something like Swag's idea could potentially be quite nice down the road. I imagine it would lead to a slower input of players but those that came out would be ready to start/flex immediately. It would help balance draft classes out a little as well, so that teams personal scouting and player character contribute to draft position a little more equally with raw tpe at draft day.

[SwagSloth]

I think something like Swag's idea could potentially be quite nice down the road. I imagine it would lead to a slower input of players but those that came out would be ready to start/flex immediately. It would help balance draft classes out a little as well, so that teams personal scouting and player character contribute to draft position a little more equally with raw tpe at draft day.

It works well for SBA, but they're in their 30th season and are a basketball league, so the teams only have like 5 starters, anyway. But once the league gets to the point that it's difficult to start on a team, something like NCAA could be a good option.

(I still favor original team names, but we can borrow the concept without calling it NCAA.)