2038 Off-season

[Guest]

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.)

[Guest]

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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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?

[Guest]

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.

[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.

[FrozenFlame]

Thanks for the info!!

[Sharkn20]

Steve Worsham goes to Portland for a $5.220.000 contract with $3.000.000 guaranteed.... I still wondering why you didn´t 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

[Guest]

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.

[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. :)

[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 :)

[Guest]

I guess we will see at the end of the season. One mans junk is another mans treasure

[Sharkn20]

I guess we will see at the end of the season. One mans junk is another mans treasure 😊

Haha good philosophy.

By the way. Do you know players in the OSFL that weren't great in their former teams and they turned around with another?? I bet there is some pass rushers playing 4-3 and later playing in a 3-4... Quinn Smith is 3.5 sacks shy to be the best all-time sack-er for the Sharks! When he was barely noticiable in his previous team Anchorage...
That's the reason because I still keeping him. Just to break the record. Afterwards his high salary can go somewhere else!