During the two seasons of the USFL/WFL, I have only needed to do a few "interventions" -- that is, where I remove a coach, take over a team, get its roster back up to a competitive level, then turn it over to a new coach. In nearly every case, the team was simply being ignored by the old coach and had fallen into disrepair (hence the "new puppy" blog post).
I am considering interventions for two of our teams, the New York Stars and Memphis Showboats. I would like some feedback from our league members as to whether I should.
The Stars are the worst team in the league, and getting worse. They have made very few roster moves. Some of the moves are regrettable at best -- for instance, signing much-maligned OL Dave Lapham to a six-year contract. I am afraid that, if I don't do an intervention, no coach is his right mind will want to take over this team after thomas_m finally leaves. I have sent several PMs to him (thomas_m, not Dave Lapham), with no response.
As for Memphis, MGRIFFIN1 has responded to trade requests, but very little else. He has not responded to any of my PMs. He now runs 27 teams in different leagues. And, in the Arena League, a "new" coach named MGRIFFIN3 just took over a team, which certainly arouses suspicion. I am afraid that, with 27 teams (plus maybe some others under different user names), Memphis will also fall into disrepair.
I don't mind taking over one of these franchises. The Georgia Force seems to be in pretty good shape to turn over to the next guy. To date, we have been able to attract replacement owners pretty quickly. But, given the state of MFN these days, there are no guarantees that trend will continue.
They say a chain is only as strong as its weakest link and I am trying to prevent our league from having weak links/franchises that no coach will ever want to deal with. Am I jumping the gun or being proactive?
Last edited at 11/06/2017 1:43 pm