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• If anyone is looking for a QB, I’m looking to see what I can get for Josh Allen before the deadline.
  SundayInTheParkwithJeffGeorge at Nov 20, 2024 7:49 PM
• Pretty embarrassed to be the only team in my division to not be in the playoffs if they started today.
  SundayInTheParkwithJeffGeorge at Nov 5, 2024 12:18 PM
• I’m in the market for a QB if anyone is looking to deal.
  Sin Fransicko Forty Nightmares at Sep 12, 2024 10:24 PM
• 2nd highest score of the week with nothing but an L to show for it. Doh!
  Sin Fransicko Forty Nightmares at Sep 9, 2024 11:27 PM
• My receiving corps is off to a stellar start to the season.
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Sep 8, 2024 11:30 AM
• DRAFT REALLY DOES START IN 15 MINS
  
  Please get logged in- we'll have a reminder on how to nominate in the chat
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Aug 21, 2024 8:14 PM
• I've already turned the setting on, so we'll have it for this season. If we want an added incentive for that bracket, it would need to be discussed. Currently it's just a feature for teams that want to continue playing for pride at the end of the season.
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Aug 20, 2024 9:31 PM
• Yes I would like to have that consolation bracket. How do we opt in ?Can we discuss it tomorrow before draft?
  Neanderthal at Aug 20, 2024 8:40 PM
• As an aside, there is a new option for a consolation bracket. I've turned the option on so the teams not making the playoffs will have their own bracket. Not sure if this season or the future we want to add some sort of incentive for this, but it's out there. Nothing happens if you choose to check out once you miss the playoffs.
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Aug 20, 2024 8:22 PM
• **DRAFT STARTS IN 15 MINUTES**
  
  Now that you're heart is going 100mph- it's tomorrow the 21st. Reminder that it SHOWS 8pm but we'll be starting at about 830pm. Please make sure to be logged on and ready to go- you need to nominate a player regardless if you intend to bid on that player or it will lock you out of the draft. We can get you back in, just makes it a lot easier to have some nominees lined up. We'll go over the process for any newbies. You can access the draft room in the link at the top of the screen, just below where it says league/team name/players/etc.
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Aug 20, 2024 8:19 PM
• It’s on my calendar!
  Sin Fransicko Forty Nightmares at Aug 19, 2024 3:11 PM
• For some reason it's marked as complete- I'm reaching out to Niv to get corrected, but-
  
  **THE DRAFT IS WED 8/21 AT 830PM EASTERN**
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Aug 19, 2024 2:24 PM
• Yes- not sure why it's not showing up on the top, but we will also be pushing to 830pm EST-
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Aug 19, 2024 2:20 PM
• We still on for Wed 8/21 draft? Looks like it’s not scheduled on the site yet so just wanted to confirm.
  Bring Your Playbook at Aug 19, 2024 2:19 PM
• I’m fine pushing it back.
  SundayInTheParkwithJeffGeorge at Aug 13, 2024 6:03 PM
• I have no issue to move it back 30 minutes
  Neanderthal at Aug 12, 2024 10:29 PM
• The only issue I have is that I work until 5PM PST. If there is anyway to push it to 5:30 at least, that would make it work.
  Cali Doom Squad at Aug 12, 2024 9:21 PM
• Columbus Panhandle has been abandoned per their request- if you know anyone interested in taking over the team please recommend them.
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Aug 7, 2024 8:30 AM
• **I HAVE TENTATIVELY MARKED AUG 21ST AT 8PM AS THE DRAFT DATE TIME**
  
  That date is available for all respondents- if this is going to be an issue please say something ASAP.
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Aug 7, 2024 8:27 AM
• *BUMPING FOR VISIBILITY*
  
  Make sure to fill out the below form with your availability so we can schedule the draft!
  
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aDnUeW5yFvgZQugdi-bU0orOr2lZsXyaKGlHCmFNzgo/edit?usp=sharing
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Aug 5, 2024 8:31 AM
• I am leaving on an extended trip 8-22 and won't be back until the middle of Sept. hope we can do it before then.
  COLTS at Aug 1, 2024 3:53 PM
• Below link is to a sheet for draft availability- please mark yes or no as to being AVAILABLE that day for a draft. For now make the assumption that the draft will be 8pm EST- we can adjust the draft time around that window as needed to accommodate any scheduling conflicts or west coast folks. Please get this filled out as quickly as possible so if we run into scheduling issues we can see what options would be available.
  
  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aDnUeW5yFvgZQugdi-bU0orOr2lZsXyaKGlHCmFNzgo/edit?usp=sharing
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Aug 1, 2024 9:02 AM
• KEEPER DEADLINE IS TODAY- MAKE SURE TO GET ROSTERS COMPLIANT AND DUES PAID!!
  
  As of right now, looks like almost all rosters are compliant- a first in my history of Ottoneu so congrats and thanks!
  We'll get a Google form created to get an idea on dates for the draft. Make sure to get paid up as well- the new Paydala system they implemented seems to be working ok now- if any issues please let us (and especially Niv) know ASAP
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Jul 31, 2024 12:03 PM
• It won't let me pay???
  COLTS at Jul 27, 2024 12:56 PM
• *1 WEEK TO KEEPER DEADLINE*
  
  Also- a reminder that August 1st is the last day to renew your team if you haven't done so already. Teams not renewed after August 1st are then eligible to be grabbed by anyone. Make sure to get rosters compliant and dues renewed by the end of the month!
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Jul 24, 2024 9:22 AM
• *2 WEEKS TO KEEPER DEADLINE*
  
  All teams must be at or under $400 salary and 20 spots. Any cuts made after midnight will result in cap penalties for the balance of the 24-25 season. Trades can be accepted until that July 31 midnight cut off and will process as normal- but note that if someone in that trade is someone you plan to cut, cutting them will incur the penalty if it's after July 31. Finalize your trade block, get your cuts in, and please let us know if you plan on dropping out this season so we can fill the spots. We'll create a draft date/time form in early August to see what works best for everyone.
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Jul 17, 2024 12:26 PM
• **REMINDER TO GET ARBITRATION IN**
  
  This Sunday is the last day to add arbitration dollars to teams. Make sure all money is allocated and at least one dollar is given to every team! We have half the league needing to add money- make sure to get this done by end of month!
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Mar 26, 2024 9:41 AM
• A little over 2 weeks left for arbitration- make sure to get the allocations in!
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Mar 14, 2024 1:35 PM
• **ARBITRATION IS OFFICIALLY OPEN**
  
  For those new to Ottoneu arbitration- arbitration is a necessary function of the salary leagues to ensure yearly competitive balance. You will need to assign at least $1-$8 to every team, but no player can receive more than $4 per team (capping $44 as the most a player can go up in one season). If you fail to allocate at least $1 to just one team, NONE of your allocations will go through. Make sure to hit the save button at the bottom of each team! If anyone has any questions on arbitration or how to do it, feel free to message or post on here.
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Feb 16, 2024 1:07 PM
• Players selected have been moved- teams that lost a player if you want that guy post below and I'll add him to your team. Otherwise I'll just keep them in the FA pool for now.
  
  Next step is Arbitration- this begins Feb 15 so there is time before that. For those who are new to Ottoneu- you are giving a set amount of money to add to players on another team. Rules are at below link at the bottom if you need further info- I'll send reminders out when we get to that point. Once arbitration is done, then trading and drops will be allowed.
  
  https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/football/help/rules
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Jan 8, 2024 10:48 AM
• I was hoping I wouldn’t lost Warren…
  
  Welcome to the squad, Kendrick Bourne! lol
  Sin Fransicko Forty Nightmares at Jan 8, 2024 10:25 AM
• Rashee Rice for Tucker Kraft
  Brandon Clay All Stars at Jan 8, 2024 10:21 AM
• I’ll go Zay Flowers from RZF for Tim Patrick
  And Jaylen Warren from SFFN for Kendrick Bourne
  SundayInTheParkwithJeffGeorge at Jan 8, 2024 10:12 AM
• Jordan Love in exchange for Arch Manning
  Malik Nabers in exchange for Trevor Etienne
  Brandon Clay All Stars at Jan 8, 2024 9:43 AM
• Since it doesn’t look like Doomsday submitted any keepers, I’m going to rush to the podium and take RB Bijan Robinson and drop RB Isaiah Spiller.
  SundayInTheParkwithJeffGeorge at Jan 8, 2024 9:18 AM
• TMNT with the sales pitch for a kicker LMAO
  Sin Fransicko Forty Nightmares at Jan 7, 2024 5:48 PM
• Two teams left to make selections- I've shot messages as reminders to them so they should be in tonight.
  
  JeffGeorge you can make your first pick tomorrow AM on this message board, call it anytime after 9am EST. All Stars can make his two selections after that and so on-
  
  REMINDER- pick a player from your team to "trade" when you make your pick. So if you pick Tyler Bass off my team (a great kicker and a steal of deal with all that surplus), also pick someone from your team to swap with. This is being done so roster limits stay balanced.
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Jan 7, 2024 5:39 PM
• Olave bowers stroud
  Stoolblasters at Jan 6, 2024 10:09 PM
• My protected players are:
  
  AJ Brown
  Breece Hall
  Rachaad White
  Sin Fransicko Forty Nightmares at Jan 6, 2024 1:47 PM
• I’ll go 1-4-5.
  SundayInTheParkwithJeffGeorge at Jan 4, 2024 3:02 PM
• One point of order brought up to me by All Stars is the draft order- what is the snake draft order. JeffGeorge, since you have the first pick via worse record- do you have a preference on being 1st, 4th, 5th or going 2nd, 3rd, 6th?
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Jan 4, 2024 9:40 AM
• I will protect CMC, Jahmyr Gibbs, and Garrett Wilson
  Columbus Panhandles at Jan 4, 2024 9:29 AM
• My protected players are Achane, Pacheco, and Aiyuk.
  Cali Doom Squad at Jan 4, 2024 9:24 AM
• My protected players are CeeDee Lamb, Kenneth Walker III and Sam LaPorta
  Bring Your Playbook at Jan 4, 2024 6:49 AM
• Mine are L. Jackson, C. Williams and J Cook
  Neanderthal at Jan 3, 2024 11:44 PM
• MY THREE ARE: J HURTS, K ALLEN, AND A ST. BROWN
  COLTS at Jan 3, 2024 7:39 PM
• Yes I did say that about offering to pay entry fees for new teams but am against giving up players on my original roster as opposed to draftees . I see no inconsistency in that that money or the fee is less valuable than the players I might have on my roster( non draftees) that I acquired at a discount earlier bc maybe I saw something that others did not. Now I have to potentially give up that player. So of course I would rather have given up money at the time than players now.
  Neanderthal at Jan 3, 2024 10:54 AM
• With all that being said, my protected players are-
  JSN
  Marvin Harrison
  Nico Collins
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Jan 3, 2024 8:38 AM
• I don't want to play Caesar but we're going to stick with the original plan of 3 protected players, all players eligible for the expansion draft. The point of this draft was to give owners an incentive to claim and pay for these teams. Without them, this league would have reverted to a $20 league with no prize money and likely folds up with 2 teams not owned and no players on it, or it likely results in this expansion draft anyways. I hope this decision doesn't cause anyone ill will going forward, but it's a necessary decision that will only affect six teams and one player from each.
  
  Concerning the 2023 Auction draft imbalance, nothing is going to fix that outside of those players being drafted onto another team. As a big benefactor of that draft and in a show of good faith, I will not protect any of my 2023 draftees. No one else has to follow suit on that.
  
  The 2023 rosters have been locked per Ottoneu. Tomorrow on the 4th, automatic salary increases will be added. Please list on the message board what 3 players you intend to protect by Sunday PM.
  
  **If you do not announce any protected players by Sunday, none of your players will be protected.**
  
  Starting next week on Monday, JeffGeorge will be able to select a non-protected player from a team as well as choose a player from his team to "trade" to the team losing their player. This is to keep roster limits in tact and not have the two expansion teams have additional potential tradeable assets on roster. All Stars will go next and alternate until each team picks three players.
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Jan 3, 2024 8:37 AM
• Has anyone actually taken a look at what the draft pool would be if it was just '23 draftees? As I noted previously, only 7 out of 10 teams would be contributing much of anything to the draft pool (since 2 teams drafted nobody and 1 team spent $11 on the draft). Additionally, a massive amount of the "surplus" is on one team, Njigba Turtles (and congrats man, you absolutely crushed that draft...I wish that had been me). For the sake of argument, if you go to our draft history and define surplus as Ottoneu Average Value less draft cost, Njigba Turtles has nearly 40% of the surplus acquired in that draft. That is an impressive showing, but my point is this: what happened in the draft cannot be undone by taking one player off the roster of teams that drafted. What's done is done. The point should not be to somehow reverse or mitigate the results of the draft, because not only is it not the primary issue, it's simply not practical. The point should be to hold up our end of the bargain by giving the two new teams the opportunity to get on a more level playing field since they held up their end of the bargain by paying for a season they couldn't possibly earn prize money from.
  
  It seemed to me that people were on the same page on this at the beginning of the season - recognizing that the league was in a bind and that it was going to require a bit of sacrifice from everyone to keep it going. I'm not sure what changed between September and January. Just to take one example, Neanderthal wrote in September that he would be willing to cover entry fees for the new teams ("I think we should cover the fee. It is only $20 per team and I am ready to pay it"), but in January he is not willing to sacrifice a non-draftee player. I just don't understand why we're trying to complicate an expansion draft that should be pretty straightforward.
  Bring Your Playbook at Jan 3, 2024 7:44 AM