S40 DSFL Contraction

[negs]

Incoming players not being able to get starting spots on DSFL teams. DSFL locker rooms in general from what I've seen have solid activity. The whole point of the DSFL is to get new users excited about the next level. We're going to inevitably have an influx of positions and players aren't going to be seeing playing time as much as they can be now.

[negs]

Also #ReleaseTheData

[LeatherneckMike]

Any chance we see the data? What statistics are there? Would be cool to see the data.

I know PBE has been debating doing the same thing for a long time and this really sucks as a long time minors GM that a couple teams get killed and no one said anything specific. (Ex: Here is this graph of all these teams, or here are these numbers).

That being said, RIP pythons. Loved playing for them so long ago

[Gadget]

I'll summarize my (complex) thoughts shortly. While I am pro-contraction I think this is terrible timing with the S41 class being from R/NFL. In addition I'm also upset that the two teams I actually played on (even if BBB was just for 1 post TDL game!) are the ones getting contracted. That being said the numbers don't lie, and contraction felt impossible to avoid, so I can understand ripping off the band-aid. to conclude, Fire Glims.

[g2019]

As a DSFL HO Intern, I can confidently tell you that the metrics were all over the place, including some surprising results. Discussion was had about every team, and every team had areas where data showed they were at or near the bottom of the league. If anyone thinks a team was chosen because of some vendetta against them and without careful consideration, they are sorely mistaken.

What does releasing the data do? Allow a billion users to second-guess the decision even more so than they already are? Add fuel to the fire? Add more animosity between teams, because 'they should have been contracted and not us'? Doesn't sound like a positive to me.

Additionally, to those saying teams should have had a warning, including specific ways to improve their odds, that just isn't feasible. It might be feasible if HO had voted for these teams at the beginning of the season or something, but how is HO expected to tell a team something like that when they themselves haven't made the decision yet and are only analyzing the data?

To summarize, ALL teams were on the chopping block, and I don't believe this was a popularity contest.

[MikeWhiskey]

I'm here for the drama. Show the votes!

[Greenbaynathan]

Incoming players not being able to get starting spots on DSFL teams. DSFL locker rooms in general from what I've seen have solid activity. The whole point of the DSFL is to get new users excited about the next level. We're going to inevitably have an influx of positions and players aren't going to be seeing playing time as much as they can be now.

This, i get why it had to be done, but if we get a 100 person plus class we could be looking at too many players right after contracting because we didnt have enough

[Akoustique]

Hate that I had to be a part of this in my first season, and I understand that the situation called for it to happen but it doesn't make this gut-wrenching feeling hurt any less. This is not a decision I think the HO took lightly, and criticism is likely to fly their way regardless of any justification, but it is what it is. Appreciate the hard work, just sucks that it had to happen in the first place.

Is there any ETA on the contraction draft date? I'm sure I'm not alone as a player when I say I don't exactly like floating in limbo. Will it be before or after this season's ISFL draft?

[nunccoepi]

Incoming players not being able to get starting spots on DSFL teams. DSFL locker rooms in general from what I've seen have solid activity. The whole point of the DSFL is to get new users excited about the next level. We're going to inevitably have an influx of positions and players aren't going to be seeing playing time as much as they can be now.

This, i get why it had to be done, but if we get a 100 person plus class we could be looking at too many players right after contracting because we didnt have enough

This would be a great problem to have! And it wouldn't really be a problem because the "work" of contraction won't start in earnest until after we have a good idea of how many new recruits we have. So it will be an easy pivot if we get lucky with such a big class.

[SwankyPants31]

Incoming players not being able to get starting spots on DSFL teams. DSFL locker rooms in general from what I've seen have solid activity. The whole point of the DSFL is to get new users excited about the next level. We're going to inevitably have an influx of positions and players aren't going to be seeing playing time as much as they can be now.

This, i get why it had to be done, but if we get a 100 person plus class we could be looking at too many players right after contracting because we didnt have enough

They said that if there is a strong showing in the upcoming recruitment they may reconsider contraction, so you're right.