Who can explain 2010 cap/CBA/draft implications? (1 Viewer)

[Weapon of Mass Instruction]

Like...teams will have multiple franchise tags...or no cap...or no minimum cap...or that we'll have 2x the amount of underclassmen entering so it changes the draft values and increases the UFA... How does this change the FA and RFA status?

 

[Weapon of Mass Instruction]

Now, come on. FBGs know everything or, at the very least, act like they do.

 

[vandyt]

Like...teams will have multiple franchise tags...or no cap...or no minimum cap...or that we'll have 2x the amount of underclassmen entering so it changes the draft values and increases the UFA... How does this change the FA and RFA status?

No cap, no salary floor.This year will likely be the last year without some sort of rookie wage scale, so we should see a record # of underclassmen declare.RFA now lasts through year 6. Anyone who has not accrued 6 full seasons in the NFL will be an unrestricted FA if their contract is up. RFA tenders can still be made by teams as normal.UFA will work basically the same, assuming a player has 6 years experience. There will likely be very few big contracts, and we'll likely see overall total team spending go down with no salary cap/floor.The UNION would have to be stupid not to get the CBA renegotiated.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

Like...teams will have multiple franchise tags...or no cap...or no minimum cap...or that we'll have 2x the amount of underclassmen entering so it changes the draft values and increases the UFA... How does this change the FA and RFA status?

No cap, no salary floor.This year will likely be the last year without some sort of rookie wage scale, so we should see a record # of underclassmen declare.

RFA now lasts through year 6. Anyone who has not accrued 6 full seasons in the NFL will be an unrestricted FA if their contract is up. RFA tenders can still be made by teams as normal.

UFA will work basically the same, assuming a player has 6 years experience.

There will likely be very few big contracts, and we'll likely see overall total team spending go down with no salary cap/floor.

The UNION would have to be stupid not to get the CBA renegotiated.

fixed.also, there are restrictions on signing free agents depending on where you finish (playoff team, final four, superbowl, etc).

 

[vandyt]

Like...teams will have multiple franchise tags...or no cap...or no minimum cap...or that we'll have 2x the amount of underclassmen entering so it changes the draft values and increases the UFA... How does this change the FA and RFA status?

No cap, no salary floor.This year will likely be the last year without some sort of rookie wage scale, so we should see a record # of underclassmen declare.

RFA now lasts through year 6. Anyone who has not accrued 6 full seasons in the NFL will be A Restricted FA if their contract is up. RFA tenders can still be made by teams as normal.

UFA will work basically the same, assuming a player has 6 years experience.

There will likely be very few big contracts, and we'll likely see overall total team spending go down with no salary cap/floor.

The UNION would have to be stupid not to get the CBA renegotiated.

fixed.also, there are restrictions on signing free agents depending on where you finish (playoff team, final four, superbowl, etc).

Sorry, lost my train of thought there.

 

[loose circuits]

why would a record number of juniors declare because of a potential rookie wage scale? Wouldn't that only impact the top half of the 1st round (since they are the guys that get ridiculous contracts)

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

why would a record number of juniors declare because of a potential rookie wage scale? Wouldn't that only impact the top half of the 1st round (since they are the guys that get ridiculous contracts)

and what happens to these 2010 juniors who declare early if they wait 'til 2011 and there's a lockout?

 

[loose circuits]

why would a record number of juniors declare because of a potential rookie wage scale? Wouldn't that only impact the top half of the 1st round (since they are the guys that get ridiculous contracts)

and what happens to these 2010 juniors who declare early if they wait 'til 2011 and there's a lockout?

great question...that could definitely be a reason to declare

 

[encaitar]

Will we see massive amounts of renegotiated contracts? What's to stop an owner with deep pockets like Snyder from renegotiating all of his big time players to give them HUGE roster bonuses for next year that cut their cap numbers in half thereafter? He could fix the cap hell they're in in one year.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

because there are rules that govern that --- they thought this through pretty thoroughly.

you could do it, but not nearly to the extent you're imagining.