The new rule is better but not harsh enough. I would have to think of a better suggestion. A couple of seasons ago when I was tanking and i lost control of the schedule (this very league) I forfeited once or twice. I wanted #1 pick, which I got, but dropping me down to #2 nearly means nothing. Now think about dropping from 9-10, etc. If there were guaranteed good players coming, sure it would be a good penalty. Think ...Tim Duncan will be sitting there, etc ...but since the draft is a near crap shoot ....maybe something else can be done. Lose your first round pick perhaps? I am hoping this coincides with better drafting down the road (either easier to see top down players, or each league has an MVP+, etc). Just brainstorming as I type here ;)
My suggestion has always been that, for purposes of the draft, the number of forfeits by the manager should be the very first criteria, and then record and so on. So if you forfeit a game, you'll be picking 16th if nobody else does. It would need to reset when a team's manager changes, so as not to saddle a new player with harsh penalties for the predecessor's actions, but other than that it seems like it works.
Of course, or they could just fix lucky fan aggressiveness and then just force five lucky fans to play the game.