Who says we're here to chill?
Its actually funny how often I get turned down by open level players when I ask them to join. Last season I asked zanda, jert, pandoo, and bigwhitedelight to play with me. They all said no. I typically get 2-3 people (per off season) who ask to join but more often than not they would prefer a team that plays regularly. FYI I turned down catface last off season because he was too good for open.
bark, kvn, and grimm shifted to backup on their own accord. None of those three could play the entire season and wished to just backup. I've never cut anyone or benched someone for a better player (unless you count myself).
"but I am saying you know full well you and JM have enough talent to pick up a couple high open/low IM players looking for a team and make an IM team."
this is an empty statement. We have tried two seasons in a row to build an IM team and have been turned down by players. Players in that skill bracket want to play more than twice a week (so they can improve).