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Footballguy
Did the owners get the players to fall into their hands?
maybe my theory is crazy?
is drafting for free agency a good thing?
I doubt it is very helpful for free agent players and it would allow the owners to keep the costs down. They figure out what they need to do after knowing who they need to develop. Filling positions of need with rookies should present more opportunity for the young stars to arrive faster. It's always frustrating when a top rookie is held back because a team invested in an older veteran. The demand for openings isn't as high because rookies have already filled needs which will create an opportunity for them. I bet this keeps free agent contracts down as demand decreasing is not a good thing when it's your services.
If I was a owner my order would be to focus on signing as many UDFA's on Monday as possible. I'd be offering lower (150-190k) prove it contracts to as many prospects as I could find with no guaranteed money. I'd much rather have a 22-24 year old sleeper who slipped through the cracks than a 28 year old on his 3rd contract who I have to pay 10X as much money. Seems like a no brainer business plan. I'd start focusing on operations rather than the issues at hand. Seems to me that the owners may be publicly be losing the court battle, but I'd argue this environment the players pushed for is better than the previous CBA. No floor and I can sign UDFA's...don't even need to give them G-jack. I'd fill the back end of my roster with them. Spray and pray strategy could work. Get those guys in camp and find out who can work. Sign free agents as we weed out the pretenders.
Maybe i'm crazy, but I can't think of any downsides of operating this way. In the end, the owners and GM's control the money/contracts. Not sure why this current no salary floor draft before free agency is a bad thing from their perspective. Other than not having future planned out, I'd just say lets function this way until you decide to see our side. 4 and 5 year RFA tenders on players, that is insane value not to mention limited raises
maybe my theory is crazy?
is drafting for free agency a good thing?
I doubt it is very helpful for free agent players and it would allow the owners to keep the costs down. They figure out what they need to do after knowing who they need to develop. Filling positions of need with rookies should present more opportunity for the young stars to arrive faster. It's always frustrating when a top rookie is held back because a team invested in an older veteran. The demand for openings isn't as high because rookies have already filled needs which will create an opportunity for them. I bet this keeps free agent contracts down as demand decreasing is not a good thing when it's your services.
If I was a owner my order would be to focus on signing as many UDFA's on Monday as possible. I'd be offering lower (150-190k) prove it contracts to as many prospects as I could find with no guaranteed money. I'd much rather have a 22-24 year old sleeper who slipped through the cracks than a 28 year old on his 3rd contract who I have to pay 10X as much money. Seems like a no brainer business plan. I'd start focusing on operations rather than the issues at hand. Seems to me that the owners may be publicly be losing the court battle, but I'd argue this environment the players pushed for is better than the previous CBA. No floor and I can sign UDFA's...don't even need to give them G-jack. I'd fill the back end of my roster with them. Spray and pray strategy could work. Get those guys in camp and find out who can work. Sign free agents as we weed out the pretenders.
Maybe i'm crazy, but I can't think of any downsides of operating this way. In the end, the owners and GM's control the money/contracts. Not sure why this current no salary floor draft before free agency is a bad thing from their perspective. Other than not having future planned out, I'd just say lets function this way until you decide to see our side. 4 and 5 year RFA tenders on players, that is insane value not to mention limited raises
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