The Active League is now open for signups.

[cdcox]

he active league will be called Cardinals1 and is now open. To claim your team in the active league, click on Account Management -> My Teams. Now, click on the link at the bottom titled Create a New Team and choose your city and team mascot. Please complete this action within the next 3 days.

Only the users below will be able to sign into the new league.

1. Kingswood
2. Cmcm2297
3. tobhardtjr
4. pit1232
5. eaglesphan79
6. JackCarsten
7. Samdarnoldsucks21
8. Rampage965
9. PaperLions
10. Dbillblood
11. Reggy
12. tcavity4566
13. JohnMeynardie
14. DJ’s left nut
15. smackawits
16. Chilly
17. TambaBerry
18. Phog
19. mdboucher
20. College Football Commitee
21. UmmBerrto
22. ddeyarman
23. Kevin
24. Mpawlows

After 3 days, I will send a follow up reminder. We will then open the league up to people on standby. Post in this thread if you are no longer interested and I will make the team available to someone else.

[Cmcm2297]

Awesome! Can't wait for this league! Thank you for setting this up for us!

[JackCarsten]

Thanks Cdcox
Please put Longhorns#1 as the first alternate.

[smackawits]

Can we please draft ALL players instead of receiving the crap veterans like we did in the other leagues?

[Kingswood]

I second this

[UmmBerrto]

As for my vote

I am really NOT looking forward to a 52-round draft.

I feel like that is a bit too much.

However, I understand why others may want to do a 52-round draft.

The current system works fine for me, we are all in the same boat and we can all make adjustments to the team before the season begins.




On another note, are we playing this league off of 2022 or 2023?

[JackCarsten]

Season starts 2022 then draft/free agency then 2023

[JackCarsten]

I’m just worried about getting the league filled. Concerning we had the signups but only 13 have registered.

[UmmBerrto]

Season starts 2022 then draft/free agency then 2023





Your response is a bit confusing.

When our teams take the field for the first season to play each other, what NFL performance stats will be used, 2022 or 2023?

[JackCarsten]

2022 Will be used.

[pit1232]

Are going to try new thing in this league like a list for IR so we can keep them or just like we been doing.

[smackawits]

I feel if we are really in this for the long term (and we are essentially replaying 2022 RL).....and everyone is participating (whether it is just setting a draft board or paying attention to details)...then each round of the draft would take (I would hope) 12 hours if we allowed 30 minutes to choose (15 minutes would be my preference...6 hours per round). This could be adjusted (60 minutes first two rounds, next ten rounds 30 minutes, next rounds 15 minutes until completed).

What I experienced with the "shotgun" approach is some teams were given total starting lineups while others were given retired players or players that played in very few games. Obviously, this changes strategy while building your team and gives a leg up on the competition. It was easy in the first off season to correct during FA with the small number of coaches participating. That would not be the case in a league where everyone is participating.

Maybe the first 25 rounds are given more time and then the last half are driven from draft lists? I am just throwing out ideas.

[JackCarsten]

I feel if we are really in this for the long term (and we are essentially replaying 2022 RL).....and everyone is participating (whether it is just setting a draft board or paying attention to details)...then each round of the draft would take (I would hope) 12 hours if we allowed 30 minutes to choose (15 minutes would be my preference...6 hours per round). This could be adjusted (60 minutes first two rounds, next ten rounds 30 minutes, next rounds 15 minutes until completed).

What I experienced with the "shotgun" approach is some teams were given total starting lineups while others were given retired players or players that played in very few games. Obviously, this changes strategy while building your team and gives a leg up on the competition. It was easy in the first off season to correct during FA with the small number of coaches participating. That would not be the case in a league where everyone is participating.

Maybe the first 25 rounds are given more time and then the last half are driven from draft lists? I am just throwing out ideas.

I believe CDCOX has said hard to get coding right in terms of time limits for pick. Having active members will help make draft go by faster because they won't be taking the usual hour for pick. So your issue will be taken care of because of it. Like being in active league means making pick in reasonable amount of time etc.

[JackCarsten]

Are going to try new thing in this league like a list for IR so we can keep them or just like we been doing.

Haven't heard anything from CDCOX about IR. Biggest issue right now is getting the full 24 teams signed up because its day 3 and 15 of the 24 have signed up which is concerning.

[tophardtjr]

I feel if we are really in this for the long term (and we are essentially replaying 2022 RL).....and everyone is participating (whether it is just setting a draft board or paying attention to details)...then each round of the draft would take (I would hope) 12 hours if we allowed 30 minutes to choose (15 minutes would be my preference...6 hours per round). This could be adjusted (60 minutes first two rounds, next ten rounds 30 minutes, next rounds 15 minutes until completed).

What I experienced with the "shotgun" approach is some teams were given total starting lineups while others were given retired players or players that played in very few games. Obviously, this changes strategy while building your team and gives a leg up on the competition. It was easy in the first off season to correct during FA with the small number of coaches participating. That would not be the case in a league where everyone is participating.

Maybe the first 25 rounds are given more time and then the last half are driven from draft lists? I am just throwing out ideas.



This is the problem i had with the team i started, literally only had like 5 players given to me that actually played. When free agency happened i dropped every single player given to me and signed new ones.

[Kingswood]

Biggest issue right now is getting the full 24 teams signed up because its day 3 and 15 of the 24 have signed up which is concerning.

That's been bugging me too. To be fair though it did take more than 3 days to fill the list so hopefully more will start trickling in over the next couple of days.

[JackCarsten]

Everybody start asking friends if they’d be interested in joining. I’m guessing we will be 4-6 teams short based on login dates of some teams.

[UmmBerrto]

Another thing I like about starting teams with half a roster is that it clears a lot of garbage players from the draft que.

There are already enough players to filter through when drafting our initial teams.

I don't think I would like to have to filter through another 600+ players on that list.

[Cmcm2297]

I am fine with a full draft or with how it always is doesn't make much of a difference to me.

[pit1232]

We all want to have 24 owner that want to do this. When Cdcox send out the email to all of us we all should have ran to sign up so we would not be looking for people that want to play the game. Please sign up if you were one of them that want this. Don't be the one that screws this up.

[cdcox]

I've just sent reminders to those who haven't signed up yet.

[pit1232]

I've just sent reminders to those who haven't signed up yet.

Thank cdcox for doing that and thank for all that you do for the game.

[JackCarsten]

Ok. So we are up to 19 signups so 5 away. Lets get those sign ups done.

[tambaberry]

Not looking good for an active league to take this long to fill up

[Cmcm2297]

It took a little longer for everyone to agree to do it. I'm guessing some don't check daily maybe like 1 time a week

[Cmcm2297]

It took a little longer for everyone to agree to do it. I'm guessing some don't check daily maybe like 1 time a week

[Rampage965]

19 actives is still way better than virtually any other league. Even our competitive dolphins1

[JackCarsten]

So we are at 20. I’m guess based on activity Kevin hasn’t signed up yet.
Replacements
Longhorns#1 makes 22. If we can get wind from the west that’s 23. Then we’d be a person short.

[tcavity4566]

I signed up...Just waiting on 4 to sign up

[eaglesphan79]

Sorry guys, after more consideration I'm going to pass on the league.

[JackCarsten]

Sorry guys, after more consideration I'm going to pass on the league.

Thanks for heads up eaglesphan79. CDCOX, I believe Longhorns#1 said he'd be interested in the other thread unless you think you can move a new member from the 49ers league that hasn't started over to this league to take eaglesphan spot.
Do you know if Kevin has signed up? Think he might be one of the other teams not signed up.

[CincyDan]

I think I would be willing to sign up if you still have a spot available.

[JackCarsten]

I think I would be willing to sign up if you still have a spot available.

Perfect. CDCOX let CincyDan be next team in.

[cdcox]

Update.

1. Kevin has joined as number 21
2, I issued an invitation to Longhorns#1 to join yesterday, but he has not yet taken advantage of that.
3. I just now activated CincyDan to join according to the instructions in the IP.
4. I'm asking Kevin to reach out to people in 49ers1 to join.

[CincyDan]

I just signed up in the league. Says we currently have 22 teams now, so only two to go.

[PaperLions]

Thanks Cincy!

[513Tyler]

I would be interested if a spot is left

[JackCarsten]

I would be interested if a spot is left

CDCOX we have member 23

[cdcox]

I would be interested if a spot is left

I have given you access. Please create a team according to the instructions in the OP of this thread.

[JackCarsten]

Longhorns#1 hasn’t responded anybody else interested?