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Regressed Veterans "Coaching" Rookie Players - RobCubed - 08-19-2019
Just a thought, I'm not sure how realistic it would be in tracking:
Say a heavily regressed veteran (10 seasons maybe?) is on a team in a position, using QB as an example.
They draft a rookie QB from the NSFL draft, and for the first season, that rookie would would get a small TPE bonus to reflect the coaching a veteran QB would do in the locker room/in training.
Could be a one time bonus, assigned to one other player (at the same position), and would give teams a solid reason to hire a veteran on a one year deal to get their new franchise QB (or any other position) a bit of a boost, and it's fairly realistic - look at Josh McCown, seen as sort of a mentor and brought on to fill in as a backup and simultaneously mentor a rookie QB (ie. Darnold).
This would give an extra reason to sign a one year deal, make the player/user a bit of extra money, and give veterans a reason to realistically stick around one extra year instead of recreating as soon as regression hits too hard.
Example:
* Veteran QB John Elway enters his 10th season, is cut from his current team
* Outlaws draft a promising QB they plan to mold into a franchise QB
* Outlaws see an opportunity to cut Elway a one year deal to give the new QB some extra experience and mentoring
* For every week Elway is active (Active check) on that team, the rookie QB gets a set amount of TPE - Would keep people from just grabbing an IA veteran position for nearly free TPE
Edit: Another small bonus would be that for a dedicated player that a team is willing to put their faith in, this could be a way to accelerate their path to being an actual impact player. The team would pretty much be paying a premium on their cap to get a rookie trained up faster, and it might cost a decent amount because the user might prefer to just recreate once they've regressed.
Regressed Veterans "Coaching" Rookie Players - timeconsumer - 08-19-2019
Interesting concept. Not sure how much traction it would gain given that we're already a bit inflated on TPE in the league but others might disagree with me there.
Regressed Veterans "Coaching" Rookie Players - 37thchamber - 08-20-2019
Hmm... I see how there might be some perceived problems with this (dilutes DSFL talent pool; encourages players to recreate later, reducing starting spots for rookies/younger players; potential TPE inflation) but the idea itself isn't bad.
With some tweaks, I think this is workable though. There's gonna have to be some compromises made to appease some people, I reckon.
I kinda like this mainly for three reasons:
1 - it increases the value of aging players in trades
2 - it potentially makes rookies more viable more quickly
3 - the in-context RP opportunities are pretty fun
but yeah, not sure how it will balance.
Regressed Veterans "Coaching" Rookie Players - White Cornerback - 08-20-2019
10 seasons is prob a bit steep since very few will go that far. Maybe make it 8 seasons (just beginning regression). Again I don't know how you'd scale this but it would be a cool aspect to the league, reminds me of a similar idea @JKortesi81 had to give a randomiser to draft prospects for a possibility of bonus tpe.
Regressed Veterans "Coaching" Rookie Players - iseedoug - 08-20-2019
I think this is a really cool idea. If implemented right, it could give GMs a nice realistic choice: play the rookie now or bet on the improvement of him under a vet.
Edit: it would be cool if the bonus was randomly generated, so it is an actual risk reward situation (inspired by the comment above).