Post by CapitalsGM (kurnit) on Sept 17, 2013 20:18:06 GMT -7
I am a member of the trade committee and actually voiced my displeasure to Akash yesterday. In my opinion, the trade committee should not be nitpicking potential deals and forcing owners to slightly tweak trades by upping draft picks or player OVR ratings. In my opinion, each owner has a different motivation for making a trade. Perhaps an owner is looking to dump salary or is trading an expiring contract for a worse player that is locked up for longer. While many trades may look "unfair" on their surface ( I.e. trading an 82 OVR for a 73 OVR and fourth rounder), each owner obviously consented to the deal and believes it puts their franchise in a better position. Lets be realistic, for some people, being a GM is more fun than playing the games. I think I speak for everyone on the trade committee when I say no one is trying to ruin anyone's enjoyment and rejecting deals is done with the best interest of the league in mind.
For better or worse, the trade committee is a necessary evil. It is there to ensure the viability and relative consistency across the league. There have been issues in previous seasons where inexperienced GMs repeatedly made poor trades and ultimately fielded such an uncompetitive team that they became disinterested in staying at the league. Then, future GMs don't take operating that depleted team seriously and it is left as a graveyard of mediocre players under computer control. In that regard, the trade committee is protecting the league.
Realizing that the trade committee needs to do a better job of being lenient, while also balancing the importance of safeguarding the league for all teams for future seasons, I propose we implement a set
of boundaries under which a trade can be approved by the trade committee without restriction. These guidelines should be the result of a league-wide vote but can be something of the following: teams are allowed to acquire up to 5 greater OVR points per transaction with assigned values to draft picks and a premium placed on green and red stars. Any trade that does not fit this pattern will have to be justified to the trade committee by both owners. If these owners make compelling arguments, the trade committee can vote to approve the deal. If the deal is rejected, the owners have the ability to rework the deal.
I hope each GM continues to be active in the trade market. An active league makes it all the more enjoyable and I wholeheartedly agree that the present system of scrutinizing each deal for 100% fairness is not working and is holding the league back from reaching its full potential.
Here's to hoping for change.
For better or worse, the trade committee is a necessary evil. It is there to ensure the viability and relative consistency across the league. There have been issues in previous seasons where inexperienced GMs repeatedly made poor trades and ultimately fielded such an uncompetitive team that they became disinterested in staying at the league. Then, future GMs don't take operating that depleted team seriously and it is left as a graveyard of mediocre players under computer control. In that regard, the trade committee is protecting the league.
Realizing that the trade committee needs to do a better job of being lenient, while also balancing the importance of safeguarding the league for all teams for future seasons, I propose we implement a set
of boundaries under which a trade can be approved by the trade committee without restriction. These guidelines should be the result of a league-wide vote but can be something of the following: teams are allowed to acquire up to 5 greater OVR points per transaction with assigned values to draft picks and a premium placed on green and red stars. Any trade that does not fit this pattern will have to be justified to the trade committee by both owners. If these owners make compelling arguments, the trade committee can vote to approve the deal. If the deal is rejected, the owners have the ability to rework the deal.
I hope each GM continues to be active in the trade market. An active league makes it all the more enjoyable and I wholeheartedly agree that the present system of scrutinizing each deal for 100% fairness is not working and is holding the league back from reaching its full potential.
Here's to hoping for change.
