without being him, i can sortof answer this question.
For whatever reason at the current time, may teams have decided not only to devalue 33+ year old players, but to treat them as trash. What once looked to cost over 150k to grab a guy with sensational inside skills at age 34 now costs about 50-60k, and gets to be a good starter for another 16-20 weeks and eventually take a reduce role. Additionally, they are cap friendly.
additionally, his particular league requires about 2 wins for 7th place and 3 to perhaps 4 for 6th place on his side of the relegation. the 6th place team ironically has the easier team to match up against with just a few veteran purchases.
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On the flipside, if it were me and i had lost all interest in this game, I think i'd want to just push the reset button and reinvest with a new group. Get's kinda stale if you have a group in place that you're trying to climb with and aren't making any progress, so starting over and hoping for higher ground can have it's own payoff. So it really does depend on the person.