Teams already send down rookies that aren't ready to start, so unless someone is walking into a starting (or at least a flex) position, they're going to get 2 years down there, anyway.
That said, if we were open to not counting the second year toward regression, this could function as a good catch-up mechanic for less active players down the road. Currently, some similar leagues like the SBA and the EFL use an NCAA development system. Players start with 30 TPE and have a 199 TPE cap, kind of like the DSFL where you start at 50 and cap at 250. The difference with NCAA is that you can stay down up to 4 years and you only move up when you choose to "uncap" and pass 199 TPE. Players that don't declare for the draft lose any unspent/banked TPE and players that have already spent 200+ are forced to move up, so you can't cheat the cap. This allows players to build up to 199 at their own pace and also lets them get to know their teammates better since people stay down longer. I think our league is still too young to utilize this as many teams still need year 2 players to stay up, but this could be something good for the league if it continues to grow to the point where teams have more actives and it becomes more difficult to start in the NSFL. (If growth/retention stays the way it has been lately, we may be able to utilize something like this soon enough.)
That said, if we were open to not counting the second year toward regression, this could function as a good catch-up mechanic for less active players down the road. Currently, some similar leagues like the SBA and the EFL use an NCAA development system. Players start with 30 TPE and have a 199 TPE cap, kind of like the DSFL where you start at 50 and cap at 250. The difference with NCAA is that you can stay down up to 4 years and you only move up when you choose to "uncap" and pass 199 TPE. Players that don't declare for the draft lose any unspent/banked TPE and players that have already spent 200+ are forced to move up, so you can't cheat the cap. This allows players to build up to 199 at their own pace and also lets them get to know their teammates better since people stay down longer. I think our league is still too young to utilize this as many teams still need year 2 players to stay up, but this could be something good for the league if it continues to grow to the point where teams have more actives and it becomes more difficult to start in the NSFL. (If growth/retention stays the way it has been lately, we may be able to utilize something like this soon enough.)
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