In order to allow your owners to pick up (waivers) players, you must have the For Commissioners > Setup > Abilities Setup screen defined to allow at least one franchise the ability to 'Perform Add/Drops'.
Note: Unchecking these options will prevent owners from using the Add/Drop to acquire players.
STANDARD WAIVER OPTIONS:
Go to the Setup > General Add/Drop Setup
screen to enable your settings to acquire players.
If you have defined events on the Setup > Transaction Calendar Setup
you will need to choose an option: You Have Defined Custom Waiver Processing Events on the League Calendar Setup Page:
- Keep them as they are
- Delete them, I will set them via this page
If you wish to overwrite your waivers that you have defined to process on the Calendar or wish to define your seasonal waivers then choose to Delete them. If you are adjusting additional settings and do not wish to alter your calendar then select "Keep them as they are".
Note: If you wish to change your waiver type (say from Waiver Request to Blind Bidding) you will need to choose to "Delete" the current events and save the page. You can then re-access the page to select the other waiver type.
- What Type of Add/Drop System Does your League Use - Specify the type of add/drops you wish to run weekly. See the examples below for details.
Always First Come, First Served - Players are never on waivers (locked) and all players are simply FA. They are acquired on a FCFS basis at all times.
Always via Waiver Request - All Free Agents are considered to always be on waivers (locked) at all times and can only be acquired through waiver request, which will process at specific times each week.
Waiver Request for Locked Players, First Come/First Served for Rest - This option allows for a league to put all players on waivers (lock them) at the start of the week and require them to go through a waiver request period. These players then process and all players are then FA and available on a FCFS basis.
Always via Blind Bid Request - All Free Agents are considered on waivers (locked) at all times and can only be acquired through blind bid request, which will process at specific times each week.
Blind Bidding for Locked Players, First Come/First Served for Rest - This option allows for a league to put all players on waivers (lock them) at the start of the week and require them to go through a blind bid request period. These players then process and all players are then FA and available on a FCFS basis.
None of the Above - This option is used if you want the commissioner to make all the moves or you play in a draft-only league.
- Do You Want to Process Waivers Automatically? - Enable this option to use the Add/Drop Setup and have the system automatically process your waivers for locked players at the end of each specified time. The system will award the locked players based on the waiver criteria you have defined.
NOTE: If this option is turned off (No, the commissioner will process them manually), then event times are not defined and the commissioner can go to the For Commissioner > Manually Process Waivers to process these requests at their desired time.
- What Days Do You Want Automated Waiver Process to Run? - Check the corresponding boxes to have the waivers for locked players run on these days each week.
NOTE: Waivers will not process by the system on Sundays from 1:00 pm ET until 11:59pm ET and on Monday nights due to games.
- What Time Do You Want Automated Waiver Process to Run? - Set the time in which you wish to have the waivers for locked players run based on the dates selected.
NOTE: Waiver events only run on the hour.
- Dropped Players Are Locked Until: Choose how players that are dropped in a resulting add/drop move are handled for your league.
Players are not locked when dropped. They can be immediately picked up (subject to leagues waiver rules). This allows players to be immediately acquired via Add/Drop (when waiver events are not defined) when they are dropped from a Roster.
X day(s) later - This option locks a player that is dropped for a specific amount of time.
Example: Locked for 1 day. If this is enabled and a player is dropped at 3pm Wednesday they are locked until 3pm Thursday.
Until [Day], [Time] -- This option locks a dropped player until a specific day/time each week. Use this option if you wish to lock a player from being acquired for the remainder of the week.
Example: Locked until: Monday at 9pm ET. This would lock a player that is dropped on Wednesday at 3pm until the following week Monday at 9pm, where they could not be acquired via FCFS for that week. They would then be part of the add/drop rules for the following week.
The first waivers run after X days - This option is designed for leagues that run waivers daily. If a player is dropped, they can then go through the subsequent waiver period to be awarded.
Example: Locked Until - The first waivers run after 1 day. Your league is set up to run waivers daily at 10pm. A player is dropped on Wednesday at 3pm and will therefore be locked and placed on waivers until the following Thursday's waiver period at 10pm. At that time he is awarded/unlocked.
- Lock All Free Agents Each Week On - Set a specific date/time to lock the FA's each week. This is used typically to lock all players at the start of a week to then have them go on waivers.
Example: Lock All Free Agents Each Week: Sun @ 1pm. With this option set it will lock players from FCFS moves starting Sunday’s at 1pm. All players would then be subject to being claimed via waivers (waiver request or blind bidding) as set on the Setup > General Add/Drop Setup.
If you wish to allow FA moves until kickoff of each individual players game you will not set this to lock until Monday at 9pm ET. That will allow all players to be available in a FCFS manner until kickoff of their game when they are then locked (as set on the Setup > Waivers/FA Setup )
- Prevent Owners From Making ANY Roster Moves After Kickoff Of That Player's Game Until The End Of The Week? - Enable this option to disallow owners from making any FCFS Free Agent moves between kickoff of each player's game through the end of the last game of the week (usually the MNF game). This will also prevent the processing of any waiver request or blind bid waiver move of a player whose game has already kicked off. It also includes any IR moves and Taxi moves once a players game has kicked off.
Example: You choose to lock dropped players for 1 day after the waiver period and you run waiver request nightly. A player is dropped Thursday at 3pm. They are scheduled to play in the Thursday night game. Once their game kicks off they can no longer be added/dropped and therefore will not process on Friday night with the other waiver requests, but is subject to the following weeks waiver rules
- Don't Allow Add/Drops After Season Ends Starting On: - Set the date/time in which you no longer wish to allow add/drops for players at the end of your season.
