2021 Off-Season Address

## The Introduction Section

LOC, what it do baby?

Really wanted to do a video for you guys but time is tight these days and I feel like I need to do an information dump ASAP to make sure everyone is on the same page for the upcoming LOC season.

## The Info Dump Section

* **DRAFT DATE: Sunday, August 22nd, 2021, 8pm Eastern**
	+ Yes, it's early. Final preseason game is 8/29. But that's also my wedding date, and after that I'm on my honeymoon until the day after Bucs vs. Cowboys. The draft is 8/22 and it ain't changing.

* **Keeper Deadline: Friday, August 13th, 2021**
	+ You must have your keepers submitted by Friday, August 13th, so that I can have the draft finalized by Sunday, August 15th (a week beforehand).
	+ *IN THE EVENT OF A KEEPER SUFFERING A SERIOUS INJURY between 8/13 and 8/22, I will let you change your keeper.* HOWEVER, that is the only exception. If you change your mind after 8/13, that is unacceptable. Your keepers are final, barring injury. I'm trying to be fair but don't be a dick. The deadline is the deadline. And I do mean serious injury. Not a guy sitting out for soreness and you're using that as an excuse to flip-flop.
* **OFF-SEASON TRADES ARE ALLOWED**
	+ We have some buzz about trading picks and keepers before the draft. This has never been done before but I see no issue here. All of your final rosters from last season are fair game, you can trade any players on that roster and you can trade any of your picks.
	+ The rule remains that we each get two keepers and they cost a round higher than their value for last season. Free agents are a 7th.
	+ In the even of a trade, you must present the trade in the league thread or to me via text, at which point I will announce it in the league thread. As Commish I will either approve or deny, and the general population will have 24 hours to debate if they have any issues. After that time, the trade is final.
	+ **ONCE A TRADE IS FINAL (24 HOURS AFTER ANNOUNCEMENT), it cannot be cancelled in the event of an injury** unless both parties agree to a reverse trade or if there is a trade takesies backsies clause included in the trade (which I will also allow).
	+ I'll take this time to let everyone know that I currently have FIVE top-15 picks eligible for keepers on my roster, including Saquon Barkley because he falls into the Four-for-4 rule of 1st round picks being eligible if they suffer a season-ending injury within the first four weeks. Add him to Jonathan Taylor, Alvin Kamara, Michael Thomas, and Justin Jefferson. What a damn 3-13 roster, huh? Send me offers baby.
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* **The Season will be 14-games!**
	+ I didn't want this. I had our double-headers mapped out through 2025. We have all our regular season stat records that will surely fall. But there are week 14 byes so I couldn't possibly let teams head into the playoffs with guys resting. I re-vamped the whole schedule, added a bonus round of double-headers, and retooled the double-header charts for the next half decade. We are all set for an expanded regular season.
	+ The schedule currently in Yahoo is the actual league schedule. I imported it last weekend.
* **Buy in = $25**
	+ The buy-in is $25. People had issues with Yahoo last year so we can definitely do Venmo again for 2021 but let me tell you this: I'm not doing this shit anymore with hounding you for money. Your team is going to remain locked until I get the buy-in and if you don't get it to me by keeper deadline than you don't get your keepers. And if you don't get it to me by draft day than have fun with your auto-drafted team. I'm too old for this.

* **Headhunters**
	+ We're going to do Headhunters again and probably the same night as the LOC draft, similar to last year. I want to do a buy-in for that too. Let me know what you guys think for an amount. It's going to be probably 20 teams so I'm thinking if we each did $10 it may be enough for this year, but I'm open to suggestions. Same deal though, you're team is going to stay locked until I get the $. I'll flesh out HH in July.

## Current Traded Picks

Several picks were traded in 2020 and I want to outline here for the sake of those who are looking to make any trades or simply for educational purposes.

### 3rd Round

* No Picks - Paddock 9

* Two Picks - The Shotti Bunch

### 6th Round

* No Picks - Paddock 9

* Two Picks - The Shotti Bunch

### 8th Round

* No Picks - Garoppoblow Me
* Two Picks - Paddock 9

### 10th Round

* No Picks - The Shotti Bunch
* Two Picks - Paddock 9

### 13th Round

* No Picks - Sweet Dee, The Shotti Bunch
* Two Picks - Garoppoblow Me, RIPDab

### 14th Round

* No Picks - RIPDab
* Two Picks - Sweet Dee

## The Conclusion Section

I think that covers the basics. I'm sure I'll think of something when I hit send on this but whatever.