Free Agent Bidding

So if I get the format right, 24 teams put out 5 initial players to bid on, then all of those threads are open for all of us to "slow auction bid" until no upgrade in bid for 12 hours, then team with final bid gets player...so like a slow auction, but many,many simultaneous "items" for bid...I like this!

How are you going to keep track of the no more than 5 per/24 hours rule? Honor system? Seems very tough to monitor...

I would suggest you assign a co-commish or helpers: 1 to track the max# of bids/day per owner, 1 to track and "close out" threads with no bid for 12 hours, 1 person responsible for moving secured players into the roster spreadsheet to verify correct salary, position, etc...so 24 people aren't all doing it in a different way.

You have probably already thought of all of that though...so no worries...

I think you will find that big chunks of players being done simultaneously will go pretty quick. For players you really want, and big names, they will close out faster than you think without dragging on. The fact that you have to officially post a FA calculator improved bid will make people come pretty close to what they are willing to pay very quickly. You will also find that when you post a small time player, there will not be a lot of action on it and it will close out pretty quick. I like this method simply because it eliminates trying to figure out when to get everyone online at the same time.

For keeping track, I think that since the name of the player will be it's own thread until the player is done, you are just scanning to bid on those you have interest in and ignoring the rest.

Is there a deadline for setting keepers? Or some sort of "no later than" date for when the initial free agency begins?