Battle-Tested 0 Posted January 3, 2005 Our current rule stipulates that the waiver wire (Free Agency) closes every Saturday at 1159 pm (EST)........... This should be a simple vote so here are some options: Option #1 Rule stays the same.......no waiver wire moves after 1159 pm (EST) on Saturdays; with one exception....early game players are exempt until the following week's waiver wire. Meaning once a player "plays" either on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday, they are untouchable until next week's waiver wire. Option #2 We use a 12:00 pm (EST) on Sunday as our deadline; with one exception....early game players are exempt until the following week's waiver wire. Meaning once a player "plays" either on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday, they are untouchable until next week's waiver wire. Option #3 We use a 1:00 pm (EST) on Sunday as our deadline; with one exception....early game players are exempt until the following week's waiver wire. Meaning once a player "plays" either on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday, they are untouchable until next week's waiver wire. Let's vote.................. Side note..................I know I said we would only do one at a time but some of these are very cut and dry so I decided we are intelligent enough (except maybe for Miller ) to debate/vote two at a time. Cool......? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Battle-Tested 0 Posted January 3, 2005 Official tally: Option #1 Option #2 Patriot Missiles Hammerheads Option #3 S&S Express Ugly Stick Serbian Assassin No Talent Ass Clowns Big Tuna Horsmen JetDoc's Schmeg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Battle-Tested 0 Posted January 3, 2005 As an owner...........it really doesn't matter to me so I will vote. Option #3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrJ 0 Posted January 3, 2005 I'm going with #3 - kickoff of the games is the deadline. #2 is cool with me too, but I just like #3 a little better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krispykleen 0 Posted January 3, 2005 My vote is for option #2. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miller_Time_21 0 Posted January 3, 2005 I vote #3, but I hate to be the difficult one, but should it lock waivers at gametime of the first game of the week? Reason for this is, say you have a Thursday game. Someone comes out of nowhere in that game, or a stud gets hurt, locking them at Sunday will allow FCFS on these players instead of making them available for the weekly waivers after all games are played. Thoughts? This would appear to be an oversight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dragan187 7 Posted January 3, 2005 I like #3 as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hellothere 1 Posted January 3, 2005 i like option two as well. something i would like to point out is the thursday night games, and the idea that the nfl may try and make more of them in the future, in that case would the wire need to be closed down then? example, thursday night game and stud rb goes down and his backup wows the world and becomes the hottest pickup, what then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrJ 0 Posted January 3, 2005 Not sure, but maybe there is a way to lock down the players for the early games so they couldn't be picked up until the following week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Battle-Tested 0 Posted January 3, 2005 Reread the options.................it is back to just a time choice. I took care of the early game players as you can read. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrJ 0 Posted January 3, 2005 What exactly does it mean that the players in the early games are "exempt until the following week"? Is that after the early game has kicked off or you just can't pick up guys if they play in an early game? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Battle-Tested 0 Posted January 4, 2005 What exactly does it mean that the players in the early games are "exempt until the following week"? Is that after the early game has kicked off or you just can't pick up guys if they play in an early game? Let's say the Titans played the Eagles on a Thursday night......... You would not be able to pick any Titan or Eagle through the waiver wire on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. You will have to wait until the next week..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrJ 0 Posted January 4, 2005 What exactly does it mean that the players in the early games are "exempt until the following week"? Is that after the early game has kicked off or you just can't pick up guys if they play in an early game? Let's say the Titans played the Eagles on a Thursday night......... You would not be able to pick any Titan or Eagle through the waiver wire on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. You will have to wait until the next week..... We should probably make that a bit more specific, like exact deadlines. Are all players in early games locked when the first early game of the week starts, are they locked indivindually when the kickoff of the game they play in starts. Or are they locked at midnight on the day that the early games take place and just can't be picked up the following day? I understand the intent here, but it shouldn't be open to interpretation IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jetdoc 20 Posted January 4, 2005 Option #3 is fine with me as well. Also, to DrJ's point, I think that the early game players should be allowed to be picked up until kickoff of their respective games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Battle-Tested 0 Posted January 4, 2005 It's official........... Option #3 wins..................rule are changed. I will lock this thread for now just so I know we are done here. On to the next one............. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
