Tanking in ur dynasty league?

[Horn1]

Bush league? Or legit draft strategy?

I'm 1-7 thanks to injuries & bad fantasy luck.

Our league has no rules against tanking & no mention of tanking has ever been brought up.

Bush league? Or tank away?

[Trevormortis]

I don't really care if the league has specifics or not about tanking... Always start both a full line up and your best line up. You don't have to pick up good defenses or kickers every week (your're not actually trying to win), but you need to start a full line up every week.

If you don't do this, it can affect other teams chances to make (or miss) the playoffs, and that can cause serious league issues. Other than that caveat, anything else is fair game.

For a rebuild, I like to get rid of all players that don't help my rebuild. This alone will weaken your team and allow you to "tank" in a proper way.

[Dr.Graffin]

Bush league? Or legit draft strategy?

I'm 1-7 thanks to injuries & bad fantasy luck.

Our league has no rules against tanking & no mention of tanking has ever been brought up.

Bush league? Or tank away?

You shouldn't tank in the sense if you have decent starting options, but you choose not to play them. That is destructive to a league. But natural tanking I'm okay with. If you blow it up, send out all your assets for picks or developmental players, you aren't left with much for this year, it's not your fault if you're left with Sony Michel and McKissic as your starting RBs...

[Gator Sens]

I think rebuilding is fine as long as you can start a legit lineup. The lineup needs to be your best possible lineup weekly and should be within reason in my opinion. If you are in a start 2 RB format, I don't think you should roll out two fourth string RBs but if that is your best lineup and you have tore your build down to rock gut, it's still your best lineup. I would try to move as many pieces as possible in a rebuild but still keep a legit lineup at the same time within reason. Kind of a fine line/unspoken rule depending on league. Very league dependent on an answer here. Start your best possible lineup every week. That does not have to be protection based but you know what that means overall.

[trying_2B_good]

I'll pile on and say set your best lineup to avoid setting a precedent in your league. Mine is going through this now (teams purposefully setting terrible lineups) and its really making the game unfun.

[saw061600]

Set best lineup but trade away all the vets you can. Usually results in a tank (although a team not in my sig has managed 4 and 4 so far but got to set the lineup best you can).

[Shortie]

Like others have said: Let’s define tanking…

1. If you’re rebuilding you want the worst record, you’re 100% allowed to blow up your team to get it. Trade away all of your good players leaving you garbage to start? Sure. Totally fine and that owner is gonna have to live with that team’s shallowness for years potentially.

2. Sitting Waddle for DJ Chark? No… thats bad and against the rules.

3. The gray area is waivers: I traded all my QBs but Carson Wentz is in the free agent pool? Not a fan of being *forced* to pick him up and waive a player I want to keep but make sure the rules are clear there on “start the best lineup” means, and you don’t have that problem.

[Gator Sens]

I'll pile on and say set your best lineup to avoid setting a precedent in your league. Mine is going through this now (teams purposefully setting terrible lineups) and its really making the game unfun.

Not good for any league, that could really crush a league. Sorry to hear.

[WOATjohn]

To prevent any tanking in the two leagues I commission, I use POSSIBLE POINTS to determine picks 1-6. It rewards the truly bad teams

[Shortie]

To prevent any tanking in the two leagues I commission, I use POSSIBLE POINTS to determine picks 1-6. It rewards the truly bad teams

Yeah potential points is the great equalizer. Not as much fun as making the 1.01 in play for some bad luck teams but no one ever tanking again.

[WOATjohn]

To prevent any tanking in the two leagues I commission, I use POSSIBLE POINTS to determine picks 1-6. It rewards the truly bad teams

Yeah potential points is the great equalizer. Not as much fun as making the 1.01 in play for some bad luck teams but no one ever tanking again.

I’m tanking in a league that uses possible points and I just trade for injured players and my QBs are Winston, Mayfield and Zappe. Looking at the 1.01 right now lol

[Shortie]

I’m tanking in a league that uses possible points and I just trade for injured players and my QBs are Winston, Mayfield and Zappe. Looking at the 1.01 right now lol

Yes.. and therefore you have the worst team. The point more here are those that do not have bad players and still sit their good players to improve position.

[WOATjohn]

I’m tanking in a league that uses possible points and I just trade for injured players and my QBs are Winston, Mayfield and Zappe. Looking at the 1.01 right now lol

Yes.. and therefore you have the worst team. The point more here are those that do not have bad players and still sit their good players to improve position.

Most definitely. The leagues I commission I wouldn’t allow blatant tanking, but it’s in the bylaws and I was PP. but if someone was still tanking, they’d be talked to.

[Pix]

We had no real tanking problems in my main league but still we decided to set draft order (for non-playoff teams) based on potential points.
It eliminates all suspicion of tanking while still allowing "punting" (ethical tanking). The worst teams gets the best picks, end of.
It's the way to go, get the discussion started.

[MacDaddy123]

Tanking is unsportsmanlike, though I know that it is done.

Max PF hopefully will change all of that eventually. Most of my dynasty leagues switched to Max PF this year, and it is an effective deterrent to tanking. Max PF counts your teams best players at each position for the week's output, like Best Ball.
It doesn't matter if the player is in your lineup, on your bench, on IR, or on Taxi, it takes the 10-12 best position players score for that week.

So anyone trying to bench their better players, it doesn't matter. If they score more points on the bench, it still counts towards your Max PF for the week.