Posted by soursurfer on 2/7/2011 3:30:00 PM (view original):
I do wonder a bit about the catch-22 for teams that get bad draws. I have no manner by which to improve my team other than the draft and IFA, a process that will take about 4 seasons to reap any benefits from. Because I have literally nothing to work with and no means of bringing in outside talent (as you describe it, empiire), I budget low and pay my players much less than I would have to in a normal league. Therefore I attack IFA every year, draft in the top 5 for 2-3 seasons. Not really sure how I could be accused of tanking because I'm playing the best talent available to me--it just sucks. Come Season 5 or so however, I am flush with young talent, whose salaries will never spiral out of control as they hit arb/FA/etc. How is this scenario avoided?
Almost every case where you are dealt a bad ML team you will be given a great batch of prospects and vice versa.. I have NEVER seen a team completely destroyed from day 1 season 1 with NOTHING to build on. Sure it may take some time but that's the breaks.. The good teams will go down the rankings each season as the bad teams move up due to better draft picks etc..