It is somewhat difficult to believe we're about to embark on the third year of the Dynasty League. In fact, I recall discussing with someone (I think Kyle) - in the closing moments of the inaugural draft from hell - that I would be somewhat surprised if everyone stuck with this a couple years from then: but here we are. Sure, there's been some turnover, but no more than the "main league." In fact, a third of the owners in the money league got their start in the D-League. I appreciate the time given by all members, current and former, so that this league can continue to operate.
I was always drawn to the idea of a dynasty league, with added wrinkles such as the salary cap, rookie drafts, and contracts beyond a year. Thanks to some great input from Zombie (God knows how many messages we sent back and forth putting together all the various rules and regulations), we were finally able to put it all together. Even when people stepped down, we have had some fantastic newcomers step in to fill their roles.
While I was excited about the plans for this year, the biggest issue was always participation. This was of course a big fear of mine going into the biggest, most involved off-season yet. However, you guys came through. Jamie stepped up to take the Deputy Commissioner (yep, giving him a title on the spot) role that Zombie left vacant, of course Will gave us this awesome blog, and everyone made this off-season crazy fun with the league's first restricted free agency. Those fears of inactivity have been somewhat alleviated now, as just this off-season we have already made 2.5 times as many posts as all of last season. Hopefully this keeps up throughout the year.
Now, as we wind down free agency, I'm putting the finishing touches on the season preparation. In the coming days I will have set the schedule, added everyone's rookies, and hopefully have prepared an updated spreadsheet. However, I need everyone's continued help on this. Please continue to make trades and add free agents to get your rosters set. You cannot add rookies just yet (I've tried, it's an ESPN thing), but getting everything else set up will make the spreadsheet easier for me. Also, once you acquire the right players, please select them as "keepers." If you don't, ESPN will automatically put them back into the player pool. You can still make trades after selecting your keepers, but we cannot move forward with the season until this part of finished.
With the increased participation we have already seen, I am confident this will be our best season yet. Finally, I just want to thank everyone who has been a part of this. Thank you Andrew, Harty, Jamie, Jason, Joe, Juggz, Kyle, Mich, Nick, Nixon, Omar, Paul, Salem, Will, and of course Zombie.
Let's have a great year!
- Justin Pollard
Nice article phobes!
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