Nice one Spain - starting a Running Back (Ronnie Brown - Miami) who was placed on IR a few days ago.

I'm trying my hardest to chase the folks above me down and scrape into the play-offs but when some owners don't care or hand easy victories away to the teams above me it really kills me and any slim chance I may have been clinging to!

Hey Commish,

Here's the exact prob I was fearfull of - I was at work late tonight and with the Thursday night games despite being tired come on line now to set my team ready for Thursday night game incase that's when line-ups lock. I discovered all but one of my WR's are on a Bye this week - my bad planing but went to Add/Drop to make adjustments and it says it don't open to 9am - guessing that's US ET not my 9am... anyway if so I'll be at work - now if I have to work late tomorrow I won't get home before game start so in effect I have a player starting on a Bye as waviers is finished so can't use that to pick up anyone but Free Agency is not open yet.

So I am here and seems really bad (not to mention frustrating) I can't correct my team to give me a full and valid starting 13... I will try my best but if I get caught using a managers computer for no good work reason and especially for using internet I could be in trouble - so really not advisable but so like this game am half contemplating sneaking on while one I know goes for a coffee break but I should not have to be this James Bondie if the game would let me do what I need to do when I want to do it - I am here, game is under way, waivers are finished - why honestly as I said previously is this game created with a 6 hour (or what ever amount of time it is) closed gap between waivers being processed and the opening of free agency - not your fault but in a paid league why they don't allow you to go straight from waivers to open Free Agency if you want this (I do) is beyond me? :-(

Oh and you say you have not played many other games including the NFL.com / CBSsportsline one - well if you have time why not try a free league there to see how it works. :-)

Any way here's hoping I can finish work intime to get home before line-ups lock and sort something out. :-)

Really feels good to knock off the division leader - really needed that for a pick me up, not sure if there's enough weeke left for me to make a run and clinch a play off berth but sure as hell felt nice to beat Iceland.

Commissioner wrote:

England wrote:Why after waivers are processed is the add drop not open right away?

You don't come across as a moaner, you bring up things that are different from at least NFL.com, and therefore may be confusing to some. Personally I don't play at NFL.com, and have no relation to how it works over there.

As far as the waiver wire goes:

"Deadlines for waiver wire picks, beginning in Week 2.
Waiver period opens on Tuesdays at 7:00 a.m. ET, subsequent periods open 6 hours after previous deadline: Wednesdays at 1:00 pm"

Basic explanation: The waiver wire for the week starts sometime after the Monday night game (if I recall correctly I've set it to the earliest possible time after last week's league game in RTSports' setup), and is open until Wednesdays at 1:00 PM - in other words for more than a day. Free agency then opens a set number of hours after this. Whatever time that is (http://firstdown.rtsports.com/cgi-bin/display_rules?LN=36742&UID=tpaq5r5lla13mq7&X=1257697467135#RULES_FREE_AGENTS), will always be an advantage to some and disadvantage to others depending on real-life schedule. If I change it, it might be an advantage to you, but a disadvantage to someone else.

Of course, we could do it quite differently; for example to eliminate free agency and have a constant waiver wire setup. Or to not run a waiver wire, but have a first come first served setup (free agency...). Or we could suspend the waiver wire after week 5 (for example) and just have free agency after that. Personally I think the waiver wire + free agency is the best set up, and with more than a day's time to put in waiver wire picks...I think we've tried to accomodate everyone by that setup. Would an extra day of waiver wire be better?

Now you explain it, it sounds fair - I just have to get more used to the newoncies of this league and how it works. I feel a waiver wire for sure is needed as oposed to just open Free Agency.

Now I have a quiery - why in the league standings table does it have rwo seperate coloums - 1 for your in division record and the other for out of division record when you never play out of divison it seems in this league with the exception of those who make the play-offs in post season?

England wrote:Why after waivers are processed is the add drop not open right away?

You don't come across as a moaner, you bring up things that are different from at least NFL.com, and therefore may be confusing to some. Personally I don't play at NFL.com, and have no relation to how it works over there.

As far as the waiver wire goes:

"Deadlines for waiver wire picks, beginning in Week 2.
Waiver period opens on Tuesdays at 7:00 a.m. ET, subsequent periods open 6 hours after previous deadline: Wednesdays at 1:00 pm"

Basic explanation: The waiver wire for the week starts sometime after the Monday night game (if I recall correctly I've set it to the earliest possible time after last week's league game in RTSports' setup), and is open until Wednesdays at 1:00 PM - in other words for more than a day. Free agency then opens a set number of hours after this. Whatever time that is (http://firstdown.rtsports.com/cgi-bin/display_rules?LN=36742&UID=tpaq5r5lla13mq7&X=1257697467135#RULES_FREE_AGENTS), will always be an advantage to some and disadvantage to others depending on real-life schedule. If I change it, it might be an advantage to you, but a disadvantage to someone else.

Of course, we could do it quite differently; for example to eliminate free agency and have a constant waiver wire setup. Or to not run a waiver wire, but have a first come first served setup (free agency...). Or we could suspend the waiver wire after week 5 (for example) and just have free agency after that. Personally I think the waiver wire + free agency is the best set up, and with more than a day's time to put in waiver wire picks...I think we've tried to accomodate everyone by that setup. Would an extra day of waiver wire be better?

Commissioner wrote:

Hi!

The waiver wire period goes over several days. I honestly do not understand how that does not take into consideration anyone's schedule unless you have several days where you don't have internet access...?

How does everyone else feel about what England/Noel brings up here?

 I am confussed - maybe I am doing something wrong but I find when I go to the wavier wire on say Sunday night when I am off work and watching games it says the wavier wire is not open - where as say on NFL.com I can put in for people and it is processed on Wednesday morning at like 0:06am ET or something odd like that... but point is I can put in for them anytime to suit me but they not processed till then.

Now here waiver wire opens at I think 9am ET on Monday or Tuesday which for me is 2pm UK time and I am at work. I may have to go out straight from work and by time I get home or if 'on the road' don't get on before they are processed which is like on a Wednesday I think (but not sure). Sometimes I just to tired to get on when I come in at say 2am my time and by time I wake up they are done/processed. 

I work a late shift - also when I do come back on I find I hit it right between when waivers is passed - done but the Add/Drop is not open again till like 9am next day - which for me is 2pm and I am in same merry go round.. so why is there a closed time between waviers and add/drop?

Why after waivers are processed is the add drop not open right away?

So I loose out again as it opens when I am at work and by the time I get home (like now) and come online - guys I was interested in are quite often already snaffled up - example Ryan Moats I missed out not getting to put in waivers for as missed deadline and now he's already gone to Germany as this morning before I went to work checked the Add/Drop and it was not open - get home now and to late! I am way lower in league table than Germany so if I could of got on when waivers had ended should of been able to pick him up if Add/Drop opened straight after then I would have beat Germany to him or if waviers was still open as I am higher up waiver order would of beat Germany to player that way.

 All I am saying is like on NFL.com is it possible to put in requests anytime and then still process as you do on waiver order and can Add/Drop be open as soon as waiverwires are done as the closed time between the two is my prefered time to be online. It's kinda strange that it says go to waivers when you go to Add / Drop at this time but when you do it says waivers is now closed / done - it's like a dead time in between the two and I get this on no other fantsy NFL games online and just my bad luck it's the times I find I can get on line most convienently.

I know I seem like a moaner and its' a fair comment but in my defense I am competitive and hate losing - used to it being a Lions fan but it's more fun to win and just trying to get game more fun for me and give me best chance to improve - I am doing nothing this season (can't seem to buy a win) but using this year as more practice for next year - hoping I can make live draft as thats only way to have a shot in this league realisticly and trying to offer feedback on my game experiences to make it more fun...

Any way I appreicate your hard work commish and will play hard till end win or lose. Also unless asked not to return will continue to manage England as long as the IFF runs.

Like you said, a waiver claim could be made anytime up until when processed. The 9am first come first serve period is a different matter in which could be an advantage to certain time zones.

England wrote:Dear Commish,

I missed the waiver wire this week as I could not get on when it was open - with so many nations in your leagues and the differing time zones and our commitments (such as work/family life) is there no way you can - like other games do - have a queuing system and allow requests anytime and just process them at the deadline(s). I wanted to do some moves and not only did I miss out on the waiver wire I cant even do add/drops yet as again it's not open yet - makes no sense what so ever - these timings don't make for a competitive and fair league, as they give massive advantages to those who the open times fit well with while making others like me who want to do well and ty my best to play but cant get on at those times often so get very frustrated as my bad league position would give me dibs over those doing well!

I love the concept of this international league but feel you could perhaps do it on say NFL.com or somewhere that works better?

Hi!

The waiver wire period goes over several days. I honestly do not understand how that does not take into consideration anyone's schedule unless you have several days where you don't have internet access...?

How does everyone else feel about what England/Noel brings up here?

Dear Commish,

I missed the waiver wire this week as I could not get on when it was open - with so many nations in your leagues and the differing time zones and our commitments (such as work/family life) is there no way you can - like other games do - have a queuing system and allow requests anytime and just process them at the deadline(s). I wanted to do some moves and not only did I miss out on the waiver wire I cant even do add/drops yet as again it's not open yet - makes no sense what so ever - these timings don't make for a competitive and fair league, as they give massive advantages to those who the open times fit well with while making others like me who want to do well and ty my best to play but cant get on at those times often so get very frustrated as my bad league position would give me dibs over those doing well!

I love the concept of this international league but feel you could perhaps do it on say NFL.com or somewhere that works better?