League Integrity?

[JagFan 191]

I’ve read story’s like this on here for years, and it’s fascinating to read the opinions.  My first experience, and I’m curious…

 $100 buy in, 12 team redraft start up, invited by a friend.

Manager drops Lamar last night.  A few ???’s immediately went in the league thread.  10 minutes later the commish puts Lamar back on his roster.  When asked what’s up, a clear fabrication of “he accidentally dropped Lamar when attempting to put Dak into his starting lineup”.  Dropping a player is a deliberate action on CBS…

I would’ve been okay with an oops, and do the right thing after an explanation.  But I can’t tolerate a commish blatantly lying when money is invested.

My team is 4-0 with a wide margin lead.  I doubt my decision would be popular, so I’ll not share that.  
 Curious on the opinions here.

[plasma george 63]

As a 25 year commissioner in a $200 league  with friends and family

Id ask the owner WTF ?  But someone like lamaar would never be dropped
Why would any FF owner drop Lamar ?

seems odd

[jpcdds 26]

What was lost in the drop and the add? Was it because Lamar was now on waivers and no one could pick him up right away? I assume the commish was the manager who dropped Lamar? 
 

Did either of those actions cause the manager to “cheat to win a game”? 

[WhiteWonder 2,892]

Sounds like a nothing burger and an inexperienced owner.  Assuming the commish is not the same owner who dropped Lamar (because I think you would have highlighted that and I also don't think anyone running a league would make this mistake), just because dropping a player is a separate action on CBS doesn't mean it can't accidentally be done. Let's say newbie owner has had Lamar in as his starting QB ever since the draft, when sites auto generate your initial starting lineup post draft. Perhaps he thought he had to "DROP" lamar from his starting lineup in order to replace him with Dak. 

It may sound like a long shot and crazy that someone could make that mistake but it could happen, especially when people are doing things quickly on their phones. 

I commish a relatively new league where my cousin plays and last year was his first time ever playing fantasy. I've had to walk him through how waivers work a few times and he is 3-1 and leading the league in points so far this season.

 

Main questions to ask are

1. Was the drop done on its own or part of an add/drop?  If done on it's own, 100% believable that it was accidental. 

2. Is there any legit reason to believe he was dropping Lamar so that a buddy could pick him up (collusion)? 

 

In the end, nothing really came of it. Lamar being put back on his roster is the most palatable outcome regardless of the intentions behind the drop. Only reason to be miffed about it at all is if you thought you were going to get Lamar based on having the top Waiver priority. 

[rotisserieking 59]

3 hours ago, WhiteWonder said:

It may sound like a long shot and crazy that someone could make that mistake but it could happen, especially when people are doing things quickly on their phones. 

100% agreed on the phone apps being a potential issue. The Yahoo app often acts oddly as compared to desktop.

[Showboat 272]

Agree with others - you seem to be making a mountain out of a mole hill.  The commish acted quickly an appropriately.  Maybe it was a white lie to cover for suspected collusion and save face for the culprit.  Seems appropriate for a first offense (if this is a chronic issue, the owner should be dis-invited from the league).   

[Ray_T 780]

6 hours ago, WhiteWonder said:

Sounds like a nothing burger and an inexperienced owner.  Assuming the commish is not the same owner who dropped Lamar (because I think you would have highlighted that and I also don't think anyone running a league would make this mistake), just because dropping a player is a separate action on CBS doesn't mean it can't accidentally be done. Let's say newbie owner has had Lamar in as his starting QB ever since the draft, when sites auto generate your initial starting lineup post draft. Perhaps he thought he had to "DROP" lamar from his starting lineup in order to replace him with Dak. 

It may sound like a long shot and crazy that someone could make that mistake but it could happen, especially when people are doing things quickly on their phones. 

I commish a relatively new league where my cousin plays and last year was his first time ever playing fantasy. I've had to walk him through how waivers work a few times and he is 3-1 and leading the league in points so far this season.

 

Main questions to ask are

1. Was the drop done on its own or part of an add/drop?  If done on it's own, 100% believable that it was accidental. 

2. Is there any legit reason to believe he was dropping Lamar so that a buddy could pick him up (collusion)? 

 

In the end, nothing really came of it. Lamar being put back on his roster is the most palatable outcome regardless of the intentions behind the drop. Only reason to be miffed about it at all is if you thought you were going to get Lamar based on having the top Waiver priority. 

100%.

if it was a case where he dropped lamar and his buddy picked him up and suddenly has a stacked team, that would be one issue.

in general when a top notch player like Lamar is dropped the only plausable explanation is it must have been done by accident because nobody who knows anything about fantasy football would drop him onto the wire intentionally.

I'd be inclined to take him at his word.    if Lamar somehow got dropped a second time, then maybe I'd have concerns.

it doesnt feel like this is a shady move.  its restoring what should have been.   I wouldnt make a fuss over something like this.

[crackills 25]

I agree with everyone else.. this sounds like a mistake and the commish acted appropriately.

You left a lot pertinent info out, like:

was the owner that dropped him an experienced player?

how big are your benches

Did the team have an available IR spot

etc

 

 

[Dashow28 9]

Yea, everything seems like it was handled properly, not sure what the issue is

Edited October 2 by Dashow28
Left out a word

[Law 243]

As the commish in 4 of my 5 leagues, across different platforms, I have seen top players, even just good players, dropped and I ask the manager if that is what they intended or was it a mistake. The vast majority of the time, it was a mistake. Most often an app on their phone. 

[LaChup 252]

I think the biggest question in this story is.....why Dak? Is he trying to lose games or something?

[Ray_T 780]

2 hours ago, LaChup said:

I think the biggest question in this story is.....why Dak?   Lamar Is he trying to lose games or something?

fixed that for ya.

[LunaTick 30]

As a Commish.

I would say this is an ADD and expect fee to be assessed.

Question, what is your leagues rule on drops?
Is there any limitation or restriction from this owner being able to imediately picking them back up?
If they would not otherwise be able to reaquire, then Lamar should be on the wire.

Otherwise, fatten up the coffers please.

that stated, his type of injury may likely be a 4 week out kind/or high likelihood of re injury. 

[JagFan 191]

I wish I could say I’m surprised by most of these responses, but this seems to be the world we live in now.  So, no you can’t pick the player back up.  They go to waivers.  The friend, aka commish, put him back on his buddy’s roster and then took the time to mansplain it to him.  Lied in the moment, but retracted with sarcasm when replied 24 hours later and had to admit he lied.  I graciously took my $100 entry fee back and excused myself from the league.  I really can’t believe so many people are okay with such a lack of integrity.  I’d have been okay with the whole thing if they’d admitted the guy dropped Lamar because he didn’t know what he was doing because he’s new to the game.  When you clearly lie, and don’t consult the group with money invested..that’s a no for me.  Thanks to all for your thoughts!

[LaChup 252]

Is Womsplaining a thing? 

[Ray_T 780]

On 10/13/2025 at 7:29 PM, JagFan said:

I wish I could say I’m surprised by most of these responses, but this seems to be the world we live in now.  So, no you can’t pick the player back up.  They go to waivers.  The friend, aka commish, put him back on his buddy’s roster and then took the time to mansplain it to him.  Lied in the moment, but retracted with sarcasm when replied 24 hours later and had to admit he lied.  I graciously took my $100 entry fee back and excused myself from the league.  I really can’t believe so many people are okay with such a lack of integrity.  I’d have been okay with the whole thing if they’d admitted the guy dropped Lamar because he didn’t know what he was doing because he’s new to the game.  When you clearly lie, and don’t consult the group with money invested..that’s a no for me.  Thanks to all for your thoughts!

you gotta do what you feel is right.

and sometimes when you explain things its hard to fully capture the situation when typing out an explanation.

perhaps we misunderstood you.   but normally when I see a big name player on waivers (and it has happened a couple of times) my first thought is.... this has to be a mistake.

then buddy says it was a mistake and commish puts him back on his roster.   I do think thats the right thing to do.

if a guy like Lamar goes on waivers, whoever gets him is admittedly getting a big boost and that sort of thing also upsets the integrity of the league.   so I dont know what you want the commish to do.   I think he did the right thing.

if I misunderstood your explanation, thats fine.  but I dont think the action on the part of the commish was wrong.

but it is your money.  so do as you please.  

[TBayXXXVII 2,649]

On 10/13/2025 at 9:29 PM, JagFan said:

I wish I could say I’m surprised by most of these responses, but this seems to be the world we live in now.  So, no you can’t pick the player back up.  They go to waivers.  The friend, aka commish, put him back on his buddy’s roster and then took the time to mansplain it to him.  Lied in the moment, but retracted with sarcasm when replied 24 hours later and had to admit he lied.  I graciously took my $100 entry fee back and excused myself from the league.  I really can’t believe so many people are okay with such a lack of integrity.  I’d have been okay with the whole thing if they’d admitted the guy dropped Lamar because he didn’t know what he was doing because he’s new to the game.  When you clearly lie, and don’t consult the group with money invested..that’s a no for me.  Thanks to all for your thoughts!

FAAB or FCFS?  I'm guessing FAAB

[Dashow28 9]

Care to tell us what the lies were and why we all aren’t understanding?  Tough to know all the details…when you don’t tell us all the details.

[WhiteWonder 2,892]

Sounds to me like OP was first on waiver priority and is just crying because he would have had Lamar. 
lies? Sounds like it was “he dropped him accidentally while trying to make Dak his starter” and “he dropped him because he’s new and ignorant”. Those can be one and the same. 
as someone else mentioned, an owner getting Lamar because another owner is new and made a mistake is just as bad for league integrity. In my opinion, worse. 

[LaChup 252]

If I had to bet money, the OP isn't a "he". Guys don't use the word "mansplaining" to describe a normal conversation that involves a man. 

[Ray_T 780]

5 hours ago, WhiteWonder said:

Sounds to me like OP was first on waiver priority and is just crying because he would have had Lamar. 
lies? Sounds like it was “he dropped him accidentally while trying to make Dak his starter” and “he dropped him because he’s new and ignorant”. Those can be one and the same. 
as someone else mentioned, an owner getting Lamar because another owner is new and made a mistake is just as bad for league integrity. In my opinion, worse. 

possible.  or the guy dropping him was hot on his heels in the standings. (he said he was 4-0)

either way,  not my clowns and not my circus.    its not really my concern what kind of stake he had in the situation.   we were asked to give an opinion and everyone mostly agreed except for him.   no surprise really.  sometimes people see and hear what they want to see and hear.    That doesnt make it right.