by GFDWARF07 » Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:52 pm
RJ-
Not trying to be a hardass here, but your earlier (pre-draft) question was interpreted to mean post-draft card. And my answer stands - after we run the TSN draft we can alter the roster any way we like, within the normal requirements of the '69 game, as long as you always have 12 of your franchise players. In retrospect I guess I should have clarified that more fully, but I honestly didn't think this was your intent, as clearly you cannot draft legally without a 25 man 80M roster.
But the issue is what Bill has pointed out. You will not be able to draft without being under the $80M cap.
The rest of the 11 owners are holding ourselves subject to the same standard and if Bill, for example, had been in your shoes he might have wanted Dooley Womack as bad as you do, but he would not have drafted him (or would have drafted differently to enable picking him). And you had a plan, I understand, but it could not have revolved around all your current picks, as you drafted Sparky Lyle in error to begin with....
So I would say the fairest thing is to pause the draft for a minute, let you go back and change any one player for any other available player (one not selected or reserved so far) to meet the requirement, then resume the draft.
Other opinions are welcome, just my thoughts on the matter.