Auction No Bids

[Oregon Three Lions of Madison]

This is completely me. For some reason No Bids bug the heck out of me. I understand the need for them at the end of the auction, but when they happen early it really just gets to me for some reason. Mainly, I think, because if we all employed that strategy the auction would take 4 months to conclude because everyone would be looking for the bargain and shying away from putting out players they wanted. I don't expect you all to agree, but I would feel much better about it if I put it to the league...haha.

My thought is to limit no bids to those teams with only 2 remaining spots on their roster to fill.

I understand that if you start the auction needing say 7 guys and only have 8 mil to spend it would benefit you to use the no bid. My two arguments to that would be you can always throw out players that you know will be bid up, especially early in the draft. Secondly, you constructed your roster. If you are low on dough, it's really on you.

Again, it personally drives me nuts when I see a no bid from someone who has 30 mil in cap needing 7 guys. 

[San Fran Earthquakes]

I agree

[Deleted]

I vote to allow no bids

[Deleted]

Isn't the issue more about how many leading bids a team has out than how many open roster spots? I could have 5 open roster spots and 4 leading bids. I've been bidding on another player or two who I have an interest in. One of my nominated players is won. I now need to throw out a bid on a new nomination or forfeit my ability to continue bidding? And lose the opportunity to continue bidding on the fifth player I might really want.

Unlikely scenario, but zero bidding seems to be the simplest and less onerous solution. And hell, we love the auction so much that 4 months of it should be a feature not a bug!

Guess you know which way I'm leaning.

[Oregon Three Lions of Madison]

Not to try and change your mind Pete, but leading bids are considered won bids for all intents and purposes so you would be able to throw out a no bid in that situation.

[Deleted]

Haha, Andy. Your silence on the lovliness of a 4-month auction makes me believe you have hidden feelings for it also.

[Oregon Three Lions of Madison]

Haha...It would be nice to have a bit more info, but I would love to start the auction tomorrow. Can we make that happen?