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i hear you RE sometimes teams are so bad...

but tracing back to this Panthers team, they apparently did OK last season finishing something like Top10, lost its' manager, added a temp mgr for 3wks and now there's zero trace of assets left on the team and some really questionable + bad contracts added (perhaps I'm unique in that I've never seen someone trade for Dipietro even in deep contract leagues)

in this case, it would've been better to pause league activities instead of allowing temp managers to gut a viable team, turning it into a 1-2 yrs rebuild.

in the end, by pausing league activities during manager searches - it helps create more league parity which is more exciting and competitive vs powerhouses plowin' though weak teams for seasons on end.

a 2nd suggestion, dispersal draft for new incoming managers to allow for assets to be recalibrated.

1 major thing that will lead to parity and more competitive play... reduce # of teams OR pause league activities while replacing team managers.

Otherwise, the existing teams will poach all the talent before new managers arrive.
it simply doesn't create a competitive league, instead it penalized new managers.

Reason:
if the league continues to function at 100%, trades, temp managers, FA signings, etc. before the league is 100% filled/vacated teams replaced, the level of play will be completely skewed to the teams that are here longest.

Example:
as much as I love a good challenge, the Panthers team I've inherited was purged, all the point producing/value players traded off + for some reason the temp manager accepted bad contracts like Gervais $4m+, Dipietro lifetime contract at $4.5m

Thinking about pausing activities, especially since there's lots of "down time" during the Summer months.

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