The new user interface is in preview!

Want to check it out? Click here! (If you don't like it, you can still switch back)

League Forums

Main - League News/General Discussion

Please don’t bid on Gardener

By billyvan1989
10/26/2021 10:00 am
I am trying to get gardener back from stupid ai cut him due to five million negative budget.

Re: Please don’t bid on Gardener

By Waitwut
10/26/2021 10:18 am
You're still negative at this time. You won't get him on waivers if over on cap so space will need to be cleared. If he clears waiver wire he won't resign with you.

I assume you have no idea.

Re: Please don’t bid on Gardener

By billyvan1989
10/26/2021 11:39 am
Don’t worry I will get it fix. Just don’t bid on him.

Re: Please don’t bid on Gardener

By norm - League Admin
10/26/2021 2:03 pm
Hi everyone, it's up to you whether to bid on Gardener or not. We are not applying a "this was a mistake" rule to this transaction or any other AI drops to billy's team from this last sim. In the past, we have worked to get players dropped by AI back to the right team when there was an honest mistake. Like someone signing someone during the playoffs and not realizing being over the cap mattered then seeing all their players cut. And yes, often times it happens to newer owners, who we are more forgiving with.

We are NOT giving billy the same pass. Billy knew about his cap problem. He posted a lot about it in the chat. Numerous people gave him suggestions of how to fix it. Instead, he said he would try to trade his way out of the problem. He wasn't able to execute his trade, his players got cut. What's more... it looks like despite facing all these cap problems, billy actually was bidding on players and signing free agents too! And he's being advised by GrandadB on his moves 90% of the time, so there really is no excuse for "I didn't realize this cap issue."

So while billy is allowed to ask nicely for you to not bid on his players, we will not institute a league mandate requiring so. Feel free to bid on Gardener if you want.

Re: Please don’t bid on Gardener

By billyvan1989
10/26/2021 4:38 pm
Come on that cut not even grandad advice. The ai cut my players automatic. It not fair to me.
Last edited at 10/26/2021 4:38 pm

Re: Please don’t bid on Gardener

By norm - League Admin
10/26/2021 4:44 pm
How is it not fair? You knew you were over the cap. Everyone was telling you to cut the DL. You said you were going to and then you changed your mind. But there's no doubt you knew you were over. And then you did nothing. In fact, you made it worse by signing more players. It is not a rookie mistake.

That said, I will honor your request and not bid on Gardener. But if someone else does, that's a consequence of your mismanagement.

Note that we also didn't say "no bids" on CB Osvaldo Costales when the AI cut him for London. Of course, everyone was nice and let him get him back. You are in the same boat as dangalanti was. Good luck!
Last edited at 10/26/2021 4:45 pm

Re: Please don’t bid on Gardener

By billyvan1989
10/26/2021 4:51 pm
Look ai ruin my strategy by cutting gardener. I was planning to cut cummngham and waited for grandad next suggestion. To cut cummngham.

Re: Please don’t bid on Gardener

By billyvan1989
10/26/2021 4:53 pm
So you telling me not to sign anymore players? How that fair to my team?

Re: Please don’t bid on Gardener

By norm - League Admin
10/26/2021 4:57 pm
You can sign whoever you want. I'm just warning you to stay under the cap if you don't want the AI to cut more of your players.

The salary cap is not some new exotic mystical feature that no one knew about. It's a basic part of the game that hasn't changed in all the time we have been playing.

And sorry, "I was waiting for Grandad" is not a legitimate excuse. What's next? "We have to undo the simulation because Grandad didn't help me game plan, so the game shouldn't count." "I drafted the wrong guy because I didn't get Grandad's opinion yet." You are the owner, so the burden is on you to make the tough calls regarding cuts. I think most people will be nice and not bid, just like they did for dangalanti. But just telling you, you are subject to all the same game rules everyone else is, and just because Grandad is advising you doesn't make you exempt.
Last edited at 10/26/2021 4:59 pm

Re: Please don’t bid on Gardener

By billyvan1989
10/26/2021 5:14 pm
you know what norm. I will see you in the football battlefield at the superbowl after I finish learning from the wise sage grandad. I want that revenge from that year 1 we first compete on here.