After spending almost five seasons being closely involved in the workings of the DSFL, it is my strong belief that we need some big changes to the current senddown situation. Why? It is causing the DSFL to 'clog up' so to say, and make it harder for a rookie to hold a good roster spot. And that causes the retention rate for said rookies to drop, which kinda makes the whole point of DSFL moot.
Currently, senddowns occupy about 1/3 of DSFL starting spots. And they're taking the most inportant spots, as well. Primary receiver, CB1, etc. The fact that quite a few of those senddowns have been there for multiple seasons is even more concerning. So under this situation, rookies can only occupy lesser spots, like WR2, RB2 or a rotational starter in defense, barring special circumstances. And this overpresence of senddowns caused the DSFL competition to turn into 'who got most mediocre earners' (most senddowns are mediocre to low earners) from 'who has the most active young roster' which is the way the DSFL should aim for, in my opinion.
So, how do we fix it? I suggest an increase to the salary cap. Under current cap situation, a team can only call up the bare minimum of the players they need from the DSFL, as they also need to pay current players and OL bots. A slifht increase of the cap space- 5 to 10 million or so- will alleviate those concerns and therefore will encourage the GMs to call up young players aggressively instead of stashing them down in the DSFL. (266)
Currently, senddowns occupy about 1/3 of DSFL starting spots. And they're taking the most inportant spots, as well. Primary receiver, CB1, etc. The fact that quite a few of those senddowns have been there for multiple seasons is even more concerning. So under this situation, rookies can only occupy lesser spots, like WR2, RB2 or a rotational starter in defense, barring special circumstances. And this overpresence of senddowns caused the DSFL competition to turn into 'who got most mediocre earners' (most senddowns are mediocre to low earners) from 'who has the most active young roster' which is the way the DSFL should aim for, in my opinion.
So, how do we fix it? I suggest an increase to the salary cap. Under current cap situation, a team can only call up the bare minimum of the players they need from the DSFL, as they also need to pay current players and OL bots. A slifht increase of the cap space- 5 to 10 million or so- will alleviate those concerns and therefore will encourage the GMs to call up young players aggressively instead of stashing them down in the DSFL. (266)