If it takes a GM to challenge the proposal as unconstitutional then I will do so.
I understand that we no longer have a summer meeting get together, but the principal behind the purpose of the summer meeting remains. Any changes to the constitution have always and should always take place during the offseason so as to not affect play.
Chris, you wrote:
In my mind, this proposal does NOT drastically change the competition....it simply provides teams with a deeper bench without elongating the Entry Draft.
How does that NOT change the competition this season? You are proposing a free pass to any GM who failed to build a proper roster. That WILL affect me and all other GMs who did draft knowing we had to have enough players at all positions to dress Major and Minor teams. We will be losing our advantage when we go up against those GMs who didn't prepare accordingly.
Not to mention anyone who has traded away their waiver drafts prior to this proposal. How is it fair to them? I'm sure much more consideration would have been given if they had known their waiver drafts could be used to acquire a new player without having to drop someone from their roster.
I like the idea for next year. I would also like to discuss it in more detail and fine tune it if needed. I propose we table this idea until next summer when we can give it the proper attention it deserves.
Sorry, Chris. I understand you have a lot on your plate. I don't mean to give you a hard time. I just strongly believe we are going about this the wrong way.