Taxi Squads

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Taxi Squads

Postby bmeintz » Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:47 am

I just switched our league over to myfantasyleague.com (and absolutely love it) and saw they have taxi squads available. I love this idea and have opened it up for league vote as to wether we add it or not. Just wanted to get some input from some of you that have played in leagues that have it and see what you think. Do your leagues allow any player to be places on the taxi squad or what. Basically I need help how to manage it and how to sell it to my league. How large a squad and who is eligible mainly.

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Re: Taxi Squads

Postby jd5016 » Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:50 am

I am in the same boat as you!

I wonder, since I am in a salary capped dynasty, do the taxi squad players have contracts that count against your cap? Or do they only count against the cap if they are activated?

Once activated can they be placed back on the taxi squad?

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Re: Taxi Squads

Postby Spinkso » Fri Feb 10, 2012 1:08 pm

In my leagues that utilize the TS, the player has to be a rookie that has never been on a contract. He doesn't count towards any salary/years until activated. At the time he's brought up he has to be given a contract and is no longer able to go on the TS.

In my local we went from not having a TS to having one. We decided that in the first year of the TS that rookies, or second year guys would be eligible, the following year only rookies go forward. We have a 3 years of service limit, meaning players going into their fourth year must be activated, or dropped.

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Postby Steelersfan » Fri Feb 10, 2012 1:14 pm

In a salary/contract league that I was in we used the taxi squad for rookies only. 50% of their salary went against the cap but they did not have any contract years until promoted. In a non-salary/contract league we simply used the taxi squad for rookies only.

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Re: Taxi Squads

Postby general mills » Fri Feb 10, 2012 3:21 pm

In a non conteact IDP league we have a 5 man TS. Rookies and college players only. Rookies have 3 years to make it to the active roster. College players can sit on there till they reach the NFL then have 3 years once that happens.

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Re: Taxi Squads

Postby meineymoe » Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:18 pm

we use the taxi squad on MFL, allowing two players to be placed on it, whether rookie, veteran, or to stash IR players. Also, we do not allow players to be promoted during the season. This is not a salary league, so not sure how to handle that.

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Re: Taxi Squads

Postby xGUACAMOLEx » Sun Feb 12, 2012 3:49 pm

our taxi squad is limited to 3 players, must be under 25. players can be taken on/off the taxi squad at will during the offseason, but during the regular season if you promote them, they cannot go back on the taxi squad. noncontract league however.

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Re: Taxi Squads

Postby JockPostDT » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:22 am

bmeintz wrote:I just switched our league over to myfantasyleague.com (and absolutely love it) and saw they have taxi squads available. I love this idea and have opened it up for league vote as to wether we add it or not. Just wanted to get some input from some of you that have played in leagues that have it and see what you think. Do your leagues allow any player to be places on the taxi squad or what. Basically I need help how to manage it and how to sell it to my league. How large a squad and who is eligible mainly.

Thanks
We use 10 taxi squad spots, must be used by either rookies or second year players. Taxi squad player's salaries don't count toward your cap, and they cannot be activated until after the year is over. (So if you started Cam on taxi squad last year, you didn't get to reap his benefits)

Also, if a taxi squad player is signed to a 3 year deal, the years he spends on the taxi squad don't count towards his contract.
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