2014 SOI Keeper Fantasy Football League

[Kid]

What do folks think of this idea for next year:  Have consolation games be for a better draft pick, not a worse draft pick.  For example, the #7-10 teams play in the consolation bracket.  Have that be a 4-team tournament for the #1 draft pick.  Do the same thing for the consolation games in the championship bracket.  The idea is to discourage tanking.  As 2 examples, Destined hasn't fielded a quarterback in at least a month.  Also, once I lost last week, there was no incentive for me to win this week.  There's no money for 3rd place, all winning this week would do is cost me a better draft pick.

 

If an owner doesn't manage his team and tanks, he could end up doing no better than the #4 draft pick the next year.

 

Here's what I'm envisioning:

 

Consolation Bracket

 

Week 15:

#7 vs. #10

#8 vs. #9

 

Week 16:

7/10 winner vs. 8/9 winner (7th place game) - Winner is #1 draft pick, loser is #2 draft pick

7/10 loser vs. 8/9 loser (9th place game) - Winner is #3 draft pick loser is #4 draft pick

 

Championship Bracket

 

Week 14:

#3 vs. #6

#4 vs. #5

 

Week 15:

3/6 loser vs. 4/5 loser (5th place game) - Winner is #5 draft pick, loser is #6 draft pick

#1 vs. 4/5 winner

#2 vs. 3/6 winner

 

Week 16:

3rd place game - Winner is #7 draft pick, loser is #8 draft pick

Championship game - Winner is #10 draft pick, loser is #9 draft pick (no need to create draft incentives for this game since money is on the line - whoever wins the league should get the last pick) 

 

The draft order would then be:

#1 - Winner of 7th place game

#2 - Loser of 7th place game

#3 - Winner of 9th place game

#4 - Loser of 9th place game

#5 - Winner of 5th place game

#6 - Loser of 5th place game

#7 - Winner of 3rd place game

#8 - Loser of 3rd place game

#9 - Loser of championship game

#10 - Winner of championship game