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Here's my problem. My trading is set to very hard and I have no problem with that. Anything else is too easy.
The problem (and I have no idea how to fix it or how to fix it) is free agency. I have free agency always on and if I have the cash, I get the players I want. If I have a good team, I will go for the best and lose my upcoming picks because having the 16th pick is no great thrill.
So, it's not trading that lets me win, but free agency. I started my current league in 1903 (with free agency on) and have finished 29 seasons. I've made the playoffs 21 times and won it all 16 times.
I have my owner set to cheap and meddling and yet my payroll is more than 2 times higher than anyone else's. All teams are in the black (or green in the game), so why aren't other teams fighting me for the free agents?
I don't use house rules because I buy the game to play the game. I have no idea how to get around this conundrum. If I turn free agency off and I start off with a crappy team, I'm going nowhere. I think the teams with money need to be competitve in free agency.
So I guess I answered my own question. The AI teams need to be more aggressive in free agency if they have the money.
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