First thing's first:
NEXT YEAR'S DRAFT IS SET FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 18TH 2024 AT 4:00 PM CENTRAL TIME.
I'M GIVING YOU PLENTY, PLENTY OF ADVANCE NOTICE.
THIS TIME AND DATE IS SENT IN STONE AND WILL NOT BE CHANGED.
Now that that's out of the way, here is a quick reminder on what we need to do to prepare for next season. You have until JANUARY 8TH 2024 (which is one week after the championship round ends) to send me a list of which players you'd like to keep for next season. You must send me a list of 15-20 players. If you don't send it to me by the deadline, I am just going to carry over your top 20 scorers from this season, regardless of their position. If you'd like, you can go ahead and send me a list of which players you want to keep now, while the season is fresh in your mind.
One detail I didn't mention in my previous updates: when August 1st of 2024 rolls around next year, I will send out reminders to each of you. You will have until AUGUST 8TH to drop any of the players you kept. So if you kept 20 players, you can drop as many as 5 players to make room for more draft picks. You must carry over at least 15 players, though.
So when you send me your list of keepers (which is due January 8th), I would advise you to keep as many as you can, since you will be able to change your mind and drop a few more come August. If you do decide to roll with less than 20 people, just keep in mind that you won't be able to re-add anyone you decided to drop when August rolls around. And if someone gets hurt or retires in the offseason, and you only kept 15 players, you are stuck with that player until after the draft process, when you can release them from your team and pick up someone off waivers.
So I, for example, will be keeping the full 20. If anyone gets injured, retires, or gets surpassed on a depth chart during training camp, I don't have to worry about being locked into keeping them. When August of next year comes around, they can get dropped.
I hope this all makes sense. PLEASE MESSAGE ME IF IT DOES NOT!
Other small tweaks for next year that I must remind you of before you pick your keepers:
1. There will be one less roster space next season (24 instead of 25)
2. There will be a few point reduction tweaks to IDP scoring next season (solo tackles dropped to 1.25 points instead of 1.5 - also assisted tackles will be dropped from 1 full point to .75 points)
3. Adversely, a few tweaks will add points for "impact" plays (interception, safety, and fumble recovery will all move from 2.5 to 3 points)
4. You can trade players and draft picks in the offseason. Since you can't do it through Yahoo because a draft wouldn't have taken place yet, both managers must work out a verbal agreement and send it to me. I will then manually tweak rosters/draft order for next season. One thing to keep in mind is that I have never done a keeper league before, so I am a little unfamiliar with how the draft works as far as if it will let me tweak draft picks if a trade is made (like if someone winds up with two first round picks). Yahoo might not let me do that. Once I collect data on what Yahoo will and won't let me do as commissioner in the 2024 draft, I should be able to come up with some better rules as far as trading draft picks, etc for 2025.
5. Including a player or players in your trade is fine, as long as neither team exceeds 20 or goes below 15 as part of the deal. If a trade would send someone above 20 players, they must drop someone else on their roster to make room.
I think that is all I have to say.
Long story shot: send me a list of 15 to 20 players (preferably 20) that you want to keep for next year. Once you've done that, you can forget about this league if you choose to do so until August rolls around in 2024. If you want to remain active during the offseason, message and email your fellow managers and try to make some draft pick or player trades! I've heard it said in dynasty circles that the offseason is more exciting than the regular season. I don't know about that, but I can see it. I, for one, will be eyeballing all your rosters and draft picks and brainstorming ideas of deals that can be made to improve both our teams. Maybe I am just weird.
Please do yourself a favor and read an occasional dynasty article to prepare yourself for next year's draft. Familiarize yourself with the incoming rookie classes and where they end up getting picked in the real draft. I don't really have any websites to suggest. Just google 2024 dynasty football rankings - and you'll be linked to dozens of articles. I also follow dynasty football on Reddit. I listen to the Dynasty Happy Hour podcast, too. Not that it helped my team this year. Maybe it will pay dividends down the road, though.
For now, I leave you with next season's draft order (9 through 12 of course depend on playoff outcomes)
Round one:
1 TBone's Terrific Team (4-11) *lost season series with Thunder Thighs 0-1
2 Thunder Thighs (4-11)
3 My Team (5-10)
4 Dynastic Dan (6-9)
5 Bluth Company (7-8)
6 Turd Ferguson (8-7) **3 way tie, so overall points are the tiebreaker
7 The Killing Fields (8-7)**
8 Alice In Horns (8-7)**
9 BDB's Jet Setters
10 TDs or Bust
11 Show me the TDs
12 ned's rollers
Round two:
1 TBone's Terrific Team (4-11)
2 Thunder Thighs (4-11)
3 My Team (5-10)
4 Dynastic Dan (6-9)
5 Bluth Company (7-8)
6 Turd Ferguson (8-7)
7 The Killing Fields (8-7)
8 Alice In Horns (8-7)
9 BDB's Jet Setters
10 TDs or Bust
11 Show me the TDs
12 ned's rollers
Round three:
1 TBone's Terrific Team (4-11)
2 Thunder Thighs (4-11)
3 My Team (5-10)
4 Dynastic Dan (6-9)
5 Bluth Company (7-8)
6 Turd Ferguson (8-7)
7 The Killing Fields (8-7)
8 Alice In Horns (8-7)
9 BDB's Jet Setters
10 TDs or Bust
11 Show me the TDs
12 ned's rollers
Round four:
1 TBone's Terrific Team (4-11)
2 Thunder Thighs (4-11)
3 My Team (5-10)
4 Dynastic Dan (6-9)
5 Bluth Company (7-8)
6 Turd Ferguson (8-7)
7 The Killing Fields (8-7)
8 Alice In Horns (8-7)
9 BDB's Jet Setters
10 TDs or Bust
11 Show me the TDs
12 ned's rollers
Round five, and beyond:
depends on how many people each team keeps!
Also, to give you an idea of what a list of 15 to 20 keepers might look like, here are my official picks:
1 Justin Herbert
2 Anthony Richardson
3 Jahmyr Gibbs
4 De'Von Achane
5 Jaylen Warren
6 Zach Charbonnet
7 Roschon Johnson
8 Chase Brown
9 Jaylen Waddle
10 JaMarr Chase
11 Jayden Reed
12 Jahan Dotson
13 Quentin Johnston
14 Tucker Kraft
15 Michael Mayer
16 Kyle Pitts
17 Mark Andrews
18 TJ Edwards
19 CJ Mosley
20 Patrick Queen
Since I decided not to keep them, the following players will be discarded back into next year's redraft:
1 Joe Flacco
2 Pat Freiermuth
3 Khalil Herbert
4 Elijah Moore
5 Blake Grupe
6 DaRon Bland
7 Derrick Brown
When August 2024 comes around, I likely will be dropping several of my 20 keepers so I can draft more than just 4 players (3 of which would have to be a kicker, a defensive back, and a defensive lineman). Whoever I drop will also be added into next year's draft pool.
Please message me if none of this makes sense.
Remember, you don't have to send me a list of your keepers yet. You have until January 8th to do so. But if you want to go ahead and send them, please do. Just note that you won't be able to edit this list after you send it in.
I will make a separate post tracking who is kept, once people start sending their lists into me.
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