Preseason Depth Charts for Nodes

[Bowtothebill23]

Right now, we run Preseason on recommended about 2 days after TC and 3 days before the regular season.

Proposal: Allow people to input their depth charts on nodes for the preseason.

It's a pretty big hassle for inputters to input all of the DC's for a meaningless preseason sim and then change it when it actually matters. But, if my understanding is correct, it's not a big deal for Wig (or whoever's simming) to pull in DC's from the nodes. If it's not trouble, I don't see the harm in allowing people to set their own depth chart, especially since it seems like we have 5-6 days each offseason without much to do between TC and regular season. For those who have nodes, they can use that first day or 2 to set a lineup for Preseason. For those who don't use nodes, nothing changes, and their team is run recommended for Preseason.

The only downside I could see being argued is that some people aren't able to set their DC while others are. However, everyone has the opportunity (and is encouraged) to use nodes to input as much as possible throughout the season.

The deadline doesn't even have to be hard. Right now, Wig runs preseason "between 9 am and noon" on the Friday before the regular season starts. If people have their DC's in on the nodes by that time, great: they get to use their gameplan as a test. If they miss the deadline/don't use nodes, it's really no harm since it's a meaningless preseason sim.

A potential side effect is that more people start using the nodes since that's the only way you can have your Preseason DC input, and we're always looking for ways to encourage more people to use the nodes as opposed to typing over the forum.

[TheSyndicate]

I’ve had this thought a few times. Thanks for suggesting. Totally agree.

[RPF]

i like this idea

[digiskunk]

Also enjoy this idea