What about limiting the trade period to weeks 2-5 and keeping the 3 trade cap? This leaves the system mostly as it is but requires teams to actually maintain their drafted roster from the start or potentially risk losing a game if they try and screw around with their roster. In theory, it would promote drafting a top squad from the get-go as no post-draft trades would be guaranteed. It would also allow teams to still make valuable trades early in the season (after having at least one opportunity to see their drafted roster in action). <br /><br />A very real counterpoint however is that you might have players purposely under-perform in week 1 to force a captain&#039;s hand at trading them. I wouldn&#039;t expect this to become a normal behavior, but I&#039;m sure that most of us can use our heads and envision at least one or two players in the league&#039;s recent history that would attempt something like this.<br /><br />Also, can anyone explain the new rule that limits dropped players from being picked up within 48 hours of their release? How is this different from current waiver wire rules, how does it affect current waiver wire rules, and what is its purpose?