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Originally Posted by satchel
One of the main keys is that you have to give it time. I find that I can usually start winning, in an online league, within about four seasons or so. But that means sticking to a plan and staying persistant for four seasons.
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Yeah, I think it's definitely a "five-year plan" scenario, especially if you're already inheriting a crappy team (see my online league in my sig).
As already stated, the #1 rule? Defense. Defense. Defense. I learned the very hard way that if you don't have defense, you WILL fail. Badly.
I'm also a fan of the acquiring as many draft picks as possible. At one point in our current draft, I had SIX 3rd round picks. I tried (but failed) to parlay them into a 1st round pick. So I had seven picks in the first three rounds this year. I like to "throw stuff at the wall and see what sticks", or to put it simply, I'd rather almost have 4 good prospects that are one bump from stardom to one "stud" prospect that can only go down. Maybe that's just me.