2038 Off-season

[Sharkn20]

I thought this may come up! It's pretty simple, (for me anyway). I have the cap space, he immediately enters my depth chart as number 2 receiver and I didn't have to give up any draft picks.

Besides all this, I am new to MP leagues and am having to get used to the aggressive nature of Free Agency. He was available and improved my roster and $5m for this year didn't really hurt me.

If he gets 800+ yards this season, I will be happy.

He did never get, except one season, 800 yards :) Good luck if he catches nearly 500 yards it would be a great late free agency adquisition for you :)

[Aston]

Yeah, especially at this point, teams have a pretty clear picture of their cap this year. A 1-year deal they can afford under the cap is basically getting the player for free. And the late round pick, if it pans out, it's a sweet 4-year deal for the team. :)

I thought this may come up! It's pretty simple, (for me anyway). I have the cap space, he immediately enters my depth chart as number 2 receiver and I didn't have to give up any draft picks.

Besides all this, I am new to MP leagues and am having to get used to the aggressive nature of Free Agency. He was available and improved my roster and $5m for this year didn't really hurt me.

If he gets 800+ yards this season, I will be happy.

[Sharkn20]

Steve Worsham goes to Portland for a $5.220.000 contract with $3.000.000 guaranteed.... I still wondering why you didnīt trade for him for a low round pick and saved some cap room, and you could cut him without penalty if he fell like a monster in TC... Well things that I will never understand Good luck with him. Unfortunatly we will not play this year to kick his bottom

[FrozenFlame]

Thanks for the info!!

[Aston]

He wouldn't be able to gain weight anyway. Only players around average can gain/drop weight.

I thought it was short QBs / interceptions, and something about WR/DB height. Usually, skill makes a greater difference, though.

Not really. It's mostly important for moving positions as the player gains/loses ratings.

There's some evidence that short QBs will have more batted balls and taller WRs are better, but there's NO overwhelming evidence and any effect it has appears to be minimal.

I would imagine the same is true of other positions though I don't think anyone has bothered with OL and size.

[FrozenFlame]

I was wondering say you draft an offensive guard or center and he is way below average for weight..do you have to make him gain weight to reach his potential or play better?

[Nemesis]

One thing I am glad we don't have to deal with is bonus for X# TD's X# Games started X# Tackles etc etc. Now that would drive me insane lol. and I'd be broke very soon with my math skills.

Wait, I swear there was something similar in FOF2k7, but doesn't seem like it's there now.

EDIT: And yes, no more new rules. 1 year contract, into a franchise tag, resign. I'm ok with that. I'm also ok with allowing the player back into FA.

[irabowman]

One thing I am glad we don't have to deal with is bonus for X# TD's X# Games started X# Tackles etc etc. Now that would drive me insane lol. and I'd be broke very soon with my math skills.

[Aston]

Let's go with as few rules as possible.

In both FOF & the NFL, teams prefer to lock up a player for years if they can. This shouldn't be easy to do cheaply; FA competition stops that from happening.

In both FOF & the NFL, teams also prefer as brief a real commitment as possible in their contracts. The numbers agents throw around are always exaggerated, because in reality, only the first ___ year/s are guaranteed. If the guy isn't up to snuff, the team can usually cut ties very soon without being on the hook for lots of bonus in the final years.

This isn't possible in FOF, where contracts are simpler, but you can instead just use shorter deals to achieve the same thing. There's nothing very realistic about a 4-year contract with $5M of signing bonus in each year. In the NFL the guarantees would dissipate very quickly, and no GM would be going through all these mid-career average to solid players and guaranteeing significant money for 3 or 4 years down the line.

It's not perfect, and one suggestion I would make is maybe remove the franchise tag (something other leagues do adopt). People like the franchise tag, though. Personally, I don't use the tag here if I sign the player to a 1-year deal in FA. The whole idea of that is to let the player back into FA again. And more quality in the FA pool is a good thing.

his is just a idea to throw out also, what would happen if the rule was no 1 year offers allowed till FA RD 4 or 5?

I don't think this would work because different players prefer to sign in different stages.

You don't see this in the real NFL.

I may be wrong here but wasn't Revis' contract in New England last year basically a one-year bonus-laden deal? (I know there was some bogus 2nd year team option that the Patriots declined to exercise.)

[irabowman]

OK I am not the sharpest player, I understand though what some of you guys are saying about a 1 year contract and I also like what Rob had to say. Apparently there is never a perfect way to settle it for everyone.

This is just a idea to throw out also, what would happen if the rule was no 1 year offers allowed till FA RD 4 or 5? This would allow for the better player be locked up for longer time than 1yr. Then again would the same argument come up that a 2 year deal is unfair?

I sure am glad I am not the commish lmao.

[Sgran]

I know the reasoning behind it. I've done it myself. Ya know...if you can't beat 'em, blah blah blah.

I just think it takes the strategy out of creating a deal for a player. "Here. I have a ton of money. I'll throw it all at this guy and do it again next year." You don't see this in the real NFL. If I'm trying to build my team and see a guy in year 5, fresh off his rookie contract, and I think he can fit into my team's future. I'm going to offer him a 3/4 year deal. I want him for the future. I make a pretty good offer. Then in comes quick draw and offers a one year deal and there goes my future. Only to bid on him again the following year. It's just my opinion, but I think it's bogus.

I'm not saying to make any rules, even though I'd like to see one. I'm just expressing my feelings about the one hit wonders. Trust me. I'm not losing sleep over it.

I hear you.

On the other hand, you don't see many trades in the NFL of a 5th round pick for two tight ends. At some point you just have to accept that this isn't the NFL. This is how things work in the OSFL.