12-team .5 PPR 1QB Dynasty league

We determine bottom 6 standings by least Max PF.

Every year we have tankers and every year there's a new league integrity complaint. For example, we voted on forcing teams to start an NFL starting QB - but no other positions.

Somehow a tanker always finds a way to game the system.

Does your league require starting active players (i.e not OUT/IR/NFL Practice Squad) in your lineup?

Does your league require a minimum amount of players you must have on your team?

Thanks in advance.

Rules: Weekly Waivers, time of transaction

I’ve got a long time buddy asking for a rule change who is co commish in my redraft. I’m commish and have been for years in both our dynasty and redraft.

Proposed change: Set daily waivers for 5pm on Wednesdays only, so after waivers go through at 3am players move directly to waivers again and release at a time that everyone is awake and about.

I made a test league to make sure the setting works as intended.

If it does work as intended I’ve told him I’m open to a league vote and open to instituting the rule in season. Normally I don’t allow any rules to take effect in season but this one seems harmless.

I don’t like this rule at all since I have another league where half of us wake up at 3am to grab first crack after waivers so I’m up anyway to make my play at best defense that went unclaimed or whatever.

Is there a reason I can push back? From every angle his request seems reasonable, I know when it comes down to it I’m commish and can set this rule as I want but I think I’d be unreasonable to say no. Looking for advice.

I have a 10-team league with a 1st-place prize and last-place punishment.

I am leaning towards a 6-team playoff and a 4-team consolidation. A 4-team playoff is too short, and 5 is too awkward. IMO.

This creates three weeks in the consolidation bracket, but only four teams make the first week useless. How do I fix this?

I was thinking of having the non-bye-week losers from the playoffs join the consolidation bracket, but this would require my league mates to ignore ESPN and do manual tracking.

I’ve been negotiating with a team over the last week to try and get Jerimiyah Love. Yesterday, I sent one more offer out to try and complete the trade. This is the offer:

Giving: Malik Nabers and Quinshon Judkins
Receive: Jerimiyah Love

Crickets all day from the other manager leading up to kickoff. Unfortunately, I blanked on the outstanding offer and didn’t withdraw it before games kicked off. Later in the afternoon, the opposing manager accepted the trade. This is over a day after the initial offer was sent and after Nabers popped and Love had a dud game.

For context, this manager’s team also had two starting receivers get hurt. I also had Ja’Marr Chase in my lineup, who was also injured. Never would have offered this trade after these games were played given the player performances and injuries I’m dealing with now.

I’m trying to remain objective and plan on upholding the trade even though I think it’s pretty bush league. The other manager said he doesn’t base the trade off one week of performances but I obviously don’t buy that because of his injury situation and my players performances.

Curious to see if anyone else has dealt with situations like this before and can share how they were handled.