MBBRL IR Spot for 2018 discussion

[leftypower]

To be clear, ESPN "IR" means the following in standard leagues:
Why isn't my player IR eligible?
INJURY DESIGNATIONS
Our system uses the NFL's official disabled list to update players' injury status, so if the player in question on your team was recently put on IR then the system will register that change shortly. After the IR tag appears next to that player's name you'll be able to send him to an IR slot on your roster, but only if your league make use of that clutch feature.

In other words, they must be declared "OUT" for that game (or placed on IR offically). Once that designation is expired they will no longer be eligible. For week to week type 'injuries' where a player is not yet declared out the following week, you will not be able to make any roster moves until you remove them from the IR spot.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

I would have agreed before the NFL started using the new IR which allows team to place a player on IR who can come back later in the season.

Meh. You decide to stash or drop. Usually it's drop then decide how early you need to pick him back up. Usually two weeks prior works. All part of the strategy of redrafts.

 

[Yellow Fuzzies]

Meh. You decide to stash or drop. Usually it's drop then decide how early you need to pick him back up. Usually two weeks prior works. All part of the strategy of redrafts.

So my official position is I am not a fan of IR. If our bench is too thin then let's add another bench spot.

 

[Yellow Fuzzies]

Until it is you that has to do the cutting.....

Even then. Part of the stategy.

 

[bksballer89]

So my official position is I am not a fan of IR. If our bench is too thin then let's add another bench spot.

I like the way you think

 

[broncosmitty]

I do IDP in a league I'm in with Obx and I actually like it

This is the only league I'm in that isn't IDP.

 

[broncosmitty]

And Dynasty 1.

 

[bksballer89]

This is the only league I'm in that isn't IDP.

Yeah I love it. So much better than choosing a team defense IMO

 

[SmokingMonkey]

Also vote no IR in a redraft.

Stash or cut, make a choice, shit or get off the pot

 

[TREFF]

definitely would appear an official vote will be needed

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

On the fence about it, but if I had to vote now it would be a no. I like the volatility that it brings even if you are the victim of an injury plague. If you want to see a great example of that then look at my last season. Seriously I was doing damn near 3-4 add drops weekly just to field a lineup. It was ugly, but I managed!

I would be willing to vote yes if it was possible to only designate that IR spot for players on IR only.

 

[obxyankeefan]

Hardest most competitive league I am in. A lot of that is the simplicity of this league, so no to the IR.



Or I am just an old man that is afraid of change.

 

[TREFF]

Hardest most competitive league I am in. A lot of that is the simplicity of this league, so no to the IR.



Or I am just an old man that is afraid of change.

Amen

 

[Bandit]

You know it's very funny because I thought I was going to lean one way and then after reading comments, I'm actually leaning the other way. You guys are the only ones that could ever make me do that by the way. It seems that most people only want it to be used with guys that are actually on IR in the NFL, so only guys that are designated for return later in the season, but ESPN doesn't allow that setting for IR. The only setting you have is how many players can be designated for the IR, but there is no way to put in the restriction that those players must be on the actual NFL IR list. You will still be able to move guys there once they are declared out for the week. The only way (other than the honor system) to actually make sure that nobody has just a player that has been declared "out" illegally in an IR spot would fall on the commissioner and the only way he could possibly do that is to check all 23 lineups individually once they are set on Sunday or Monday to see if he can "catch" anybody doing this. It just seems like a logistical nightmare for the commissioner and/or co-commissioner. Therefore I think we should just stay without the IR spot. Adding another roster spot makes more sense logistically than adding the IR spot, but that would be for a different discussion. I really don't see there being that much to gain anyway. I seem to remember that in Odell Beckham's rookie year he started on PUP and came off and made a big impact the last 6 or 7 games of the fantasy season, but I honestly can't remember any other cases where that happened (either starting on PUP or coming off the IR designated to return list late and making an impact).

 

[Sam Sportboy]

Wouldn't be opposed to an IR spot.

 

[Stomp]

I wouldn't mind an IR spot(I like the ESPN setup OUT eligible)

 

[tlance]

I wouldn't mind an IR spot(I like the ESPN setup OUT eligible)

I agree.

IR only would barely have an impact. There are very few keepable players that go on IR designated to return each year.

 

[leftypower]

Discussion seems to be running about 50-50, with some only in favor if IR is limited to officially on IR (which is not possible on ESPN), others suggest just adding a bench spot. ..... Guess we could put it to a vote: (1) Add IR spot per ESPN designation, (2) Add but only allowed for official IR designation (Commish monitor), (3) Leave it the heck alone, (4) Add one bench spot.

Actually leaning towards #3 at this point, although #4 would seem to make things easier (cons; do we want to make this league easier?, waivers thinner).

 

[TREFF]

Id rather have a dozen IR spots than one more bench spot.

If The official IR designation isn't good to go on ESPN, than I'm officially joining the nays. Or, #3 i guess

 

[TKOSpikes]

For as often as this will be an advantage to someone, which is slim, I would say it's best to keep it as is.