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Okay, all of you have helped us shave the list of possibilities for FAAB in Weeks 2-13 for 2012 and beyond to six possibilities. Let's look at those possibilities here and do a process of elimination. I know that we all have our personal preferences, but let's debate the merits of each and then whittle down the list until we can make a good, educated decision together.

Here is the list of options that I see (and if I missed any let me know)

a) Wednesday late night only FAAB deadline Weeks 2-13

b) Keep our current structure of Friday only FAAB Weeks 2-9 with nobody having access to the Thursday Night players the week of that game and then move to Wednesday only FAAB on Thanksgiving and keep that for Weeks 10-13

c) Friday late night only FAAB deadline Weeks 2-13; Thursday Night Players would have to be picked up the week before

d) 2 FAAB periods: full FAAB late Wednesday night; a second FAAB on Friday night of all remaining free agents who weren't picked up on Wednesday. No cut players from Wednesday can re-enter the free agent pool for Friday

e) 2 FAAB periods: Wednesday night for just the players on both Thursday Night teams; then a full Friday night FAAB for players on the remaining 30 teams. No cut players from Wednesday can re-enter the free agent pool for Friday

f) 1 FAAB period: Thursday afternoon only FAAB before the Thursday Night Game; no other FAAB after the game

Those are the five viable options I foresee. From a technology standpoint, we can do all of these so debate accordingly. Let's keep this debate clean and informative; all opinions count here. The idea of this thread is to get the best of this situation; NOTHING is perfect here anymore, but the NFL has made their decision and there will now be Thursday Night Football FOREVER MORE!! We have to deal with it and make the rules fair for everyone who wants to play NFFC games going forward. Thanks all.

[ February 09, 2012, 11:36 AM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

I vote for "D".

I think it gives every participant the best chance to field a competitive team each week.

At the HS level and for these entry fees, I think that should be the #1 priority.

Edited to include: I would prefer the second deadline be on Saturday.

[ February 09, 2012, 10:38 AM: Message edited by: Silver and Black ]

My vote is option E with with players picked up on Wednesday are locked in your roster until the following Wednesday free agent bidding.

Also, remember that we will be able to allow viewing of all free agents in the next week's FAAB shortly after it's run on Friday night. This has always been there, but is even more important now if a Wednesday night FAAB is part of the equation every week going forward. Also, we can move up the bidding time of the next FAAB to Saturday if needed. No problem there, so take all of that into account as you look at the options.

A and D are my favorite choices.

My first choice would be E. A close second would be D.

D

Reasons given in previous thread.

To me, this comes down to choosing what is most important of the following:

1) Having access to players from all 32 teams the week following their previous game

2) Having ample time to (a) make informed decisions (correct dollar value and playing status) about the players you are picking up and (b) know the injury status of your own players

3) The work involved in dealing with multiple FAAB deadlines, be they partial (Thursday-only) or complete. Need to keep in mind that two full pickup periods is really going to be just one, as almost all desired free agents would get selected on Wednesday

From the 5 options that Greg listed, none of them are perfect. However, Option E seems to come closest to providing a compromise. I just don't think there will be too many players that are selected -- or even considered -- for the "supplemental" Wednesday pickup. Owners will then be able to gather much more data for the full pickup on Friday, or even better, Saturday.

A, then D way ahead of anything else with E bringing up the rear by a lot.

A and D are my two likes.