2026 FA 1.5 SIM Complete - Next SIM Sunday 10/07

[Nemesis]

I'm ok with a 40% cap reduction. Crazy yes, but that's how I see it. Knowing that it won't happen, I'll just say that it would be nice to have. It'll likely keep cohesion down, boost Free Agency, and balance the league. BUT, and it's a HUGE BUT, only for teams that understand how you have to play under a cap reduced league, and part of it, is using the capout ALOT. If you have GM's who don't understand how to play under that scenario, you do nothing for the balance, except feed talent to the people who do understand it, thus creating a balance disparity, but in another direction.

Now, regarding these ghost contracts (if you really want the player). Personally, I find them damaging to the bidders. And to me, the ONLY reason I find it damaging is because if most of what a player wants is big bucks in year one of the contract, what good does it do you to backload the fuck outta these contracts, forcing other GM's to raise their bids (which most likely will cause their offers to increase overall, causing the money earned in year 1 to increase, causing you to potentially lose out on the deal. Why do that to yourself? Me personally, I want to keep the bid as low as possible overall, while maximizing my payout in year 1, and keeping it slightly higher than everyone else.

Maybe I'm wrong...

[kingfc22]

I'm all for a cap reduction. I know there is a FOFC league that incorporates this already.

Since there is no cap reduction in the OSFL and I have cap space I'm going to spend it. Will Sinclair get released before his last season, probably, but if I can get two years out of him it's a good deal IMO. Sinclair is not an impact WR per se, but is better than rolling the dice in the draft without a top 5 pick where I can get a guaranteed stud at the position.

Unfortunately, Jim's design for FOF has made it so that defense barely matters and the running game matters somewhat. You need receivers to compete and if you can't draft you better buy them.

[Guest]

King, I'm curious why you offered such high salaries in years 1 and 2, since it seems like you were making a serious bid with that bonus, and year 2 and 3 base salaries aren't considered much by the players if at all.

[kingfc22]

King, I'm curious why you offered such high salaries in years 1 and 2, since it seems like you were making a serious bid with that bonus, and year 2 and 3 base salaries aren't considered much by the players if at all.

Based on past FOF experiences, the top FA WR is often overpaid and I didn't want to miss out on the chance to sign him.

If it was a situation where I had a top 5 pick and I knew I had a likely chance at a stud WR, then I likely don't spend as much on Sinclair.