So let me give you a brief history of my team
(28206). I started partway through last season, in D.IV, IV.13 to be precise. All the other teams were way stronger and I got regularly destroyed. The one positive was I did end up the with the #2 pick in the draft, and I drafted the hopeful future of the franchise, a talented 7-footer with nice ability and upside in Herbert Jones
(22088501).
After that season I was unsurprisingly demoted and ended up in my current league, V.204, which is an all-bot league with no other human managers. Because of the lack of competition, I went 22-0 this season with ease, and was able to train up Herbert Jones somewhat. Late in the season I also picked up Abraham Florece
(22087968) to train alongside him. I've only had Florece for a short time, and he appears to only have received minimal training from his previous owner, so he's not nearly as improved as Jones. But still, he's got even better size and potential so I keep him around. Right now Florece is 7↑/4/3/4/5/1/9↑/7/8/3 and Jones is 8/6↑/4/1/6/3/9/9/8/7. Other than that, my team is exactly what their salaries look like.
So now to the point of this thread: I'm wondering if my team is ready to compete in D.IV at least somewhat, or if I should throw the Finals in order not to promote. Last time it was kind of discouraging to lose badly almost every game, and I really don't want to go through that again. Is that what would happen this time, or would my team be able to hold its own? If I'm not ready, should I forfeit in the Finals in order not to promote?