2022 FA 1.4 SIM Complete - Next SIM Sunday 12/11

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yup, appreciate the head's up. if you want any interview data don't hesitate to ask!

I feel like the 3-year rule is restrictive, but is it a bad way? I am not sure yet. I'm not able to go nuts and sign every FA I see anymore, but that's probably a good thing.

Those older players - maybe you get away with waiting til FA2, or maybe some team hoarding cap space decides it's OK to pay a player $6 mil after retirement. Or maybe you get away with a minimum, 30k bonus deal

In general, I feel: overall volume gets throttled back, but each offer is more high stakes. You have to pick and choose your fights. That's both an interesting new twist that is good for the league, and I can also see it as an annoyance.

Food for thought: once FA2 comes, there is nothing preventing anyone from seeing a stud come off of RFA and plopping down a 1 year, $26 million deal.

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In general, I feel: overall volume gets throttled back, but each offer is more high stakes. You have to pick and choose your fights. That's both an interesting new twist that is good for the league, and I can also see it as an annoyance.

Is that why I'm winning most of my bids if FA1? Cause more people can't get in on it? Well then

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Anyway, if it's unwise to offer an older player a 3-year deal, they will be available for 1-year offers in FA2. But realistically, I've signed plenty of 13-year guys in FA1 to no-risk 3-year deals (little or no bonus money).

I've never operated with the "Grey Sheet" rule before, so I don't want to dog it out, but it seems like a pain to have to verify which guys are on that list and which aren't. I wonder how that's policed? It just seems like a pain for everybody involved.

i dont recall policing being an issue it was usually pointed out by fellow players and the offending player fixed it.

i only recall 1 instance where the commish had to step in and void a deal.