2015 Season - Week 9

So we are now just days away from Trading Day 2 which is this Sunday at HQ starting at 4pm. If you want to trade but can’t get to HQ you can do so by email, online via the BUMS google sheet or by phone, just let me know how you are planning to cut your deadwood. If I don’t hear from you I’ll assume you are happy with your team. Attached are the initial player salaries plus the sheet of new players who are also now available. As always we cut in worst to first order (all cuts by an owner in one go) then draft one player at a time in worst to first owner order until all rosters are full. The full order is John, AP, Aaron, Craig, Mark, Daz, Cheryl, George, David S, Dave G, Marcus, Ron, Johnnie, Andy H, Wayne and Chief. With more and more people trading online around the globe we need to stick to the timetable, so each owner will cut their players at one minute intervals from 4pm UK time. The time slots will be on the google sheets, but for ease, whatever position you are trading in is the end of the minute past 4pm that you must release you players. If you are trading fifth your cuts should be made between four mins past and five past four, if you are picking tenth your cuts are between nine minutes and 10 minutes past 4pm. If you are concerned about making the deadline you can forward your cuts to Chief who will make them at the allotted time if you don’t make the internet by then. Should you miss your deadline you then can cut your players directly with Chief before 5:50pm on Sunday and select all your replacements after all other owners who have cut players have re-filled their rosters and prior to 6pm for the trades to count for week 10. If you have advised Chief you are trading but miss the whole trading 2 hour session (4pm til 6pm) you will have four days grace and can makes changes in time for week 11 by sending your cuts and replacements to Chief by 5pm on Thursday, November 19th. Remember if you cut a franchise player you have to pay him his salary until the end of the contract. George remains in a tough slot, electing not to cut his first year franchise man Jamaal Charles on TD 1 as he will cost him $3m both this year and next year, but as he slides further down the table does he need to make that change now or will some of his other underperforming players be for the chop. Note, if you cut or sign players from this Thursday night’s game, Buffalo (4-4) @ New York Jets (5-3) then your trade will not be actioned until week 10. From next week onwards if a player is put on IR you will be able to immediately replace him so keep an eye out for your player’s status on nfl.com/transactions BUMS on Seats After Trading Day from 6pm we will see the Dolphins (3-5) @ Philadelphia (4-4) followed by the (4-4) Raiders visit to Minnesota (6-2). We will be at Johnnies from 7pm on Monday to watch the key Sunday Night NFC West matchup as Seattle (4-4) host Arizona (6-2). Then we’re at H’s at 7pm to watch the Game Pass condensed version (all the plays, no adverts) of Monday Night Football as Cincinnati (8-0) entertain Houston (3-5). As always all are welcome, let the host know for catering purposes. Please let me know how you are trading as soon as possible and if it’s online make sure you have tested the google sheet by entering a message next to your name & be ready to trade on time!!