Post by Raiders GM (Chief) on Feb 20, 2023 16:57:24 GMT -5
My proposal is that the Legacy Cap be equal to 87% of the NFL actual salary cap.
In 2022 this would have been $180M. In 2023 this number would be $195M.
How I got to 87%
-This league doesn't use OL, P, or LS positions.
-The NFL average spent on those entire position groups per team is approx $27M, or about 13%.
-NFL Salary Cap minus the 13% on positions not used = ~87%
Pros:
-Determining the Legacy Cap would always be a simple percentage calculational constant, never needing to update or post about it for each year or upcoming years.
-Gives teams more flexibility with spending and dead cap numbers which are on all contracts in this league, as opposed to the NFL which has many non-gauranteed and varying degrees of guaranteed money.
-Teams can have more than one huge contract player and still field a competitive team. If the goal is to have teams competitive then teams shouldn't be forced to blow up or rebuild their team because one player has a huge contract.
-Player salaries in Legacy would likely align more with their real NFL salaries, creating more parity and realism with the NFL.
Cons:
-We would need to increase all current players salaries to align with the new cap. This would simply mean multiplying their current cap hit by the percentage increased in the new cap amount.
-If you are against teams who want to keep "their guys" then a con would be that maybe a couple players don't hit FA or may not be available for trade yet.
In 2022 this would have been $180M. In 2023 this number would be $195M.
How I got to 87%
-This league doesn't use OL, P, or LS positions.
-The NFL average spent on those entire position groups per team is approx $27M, or about 13%.
-NFL Salary Cap minus the 13% on positions not used = ~87%
Pros:
-Determining the Legacy Cap would always be a simple percentage calculational constant, never needing to update or post about it for each year or upcoming years.
-Gives teams more flexibility with spending and dead cap numbers which are on all contracts in this league, as opposed to the NFL which has many non-gauranteed and varying degrees of guaranteed money.
-Teams can have more than one huge contract player and still field a competitive team. If the goal is to have teams competitive then teams shouldn't be forced to blow up or rebuild their team because one player has a huge contract.
-Player salaries in Legacy would likely align more with their real NFL salaries, creating more parity and realism with the NFL.
Cons:
-We would need to increase all current players salaries to align with the new cap. This would simply mean multiplying their current cap hit by the percentage increased in the new cap amount.
-If you are against teams who want to keep "their guys" then a con would be that maybe a couple players don't hit FA or may not be available for trade yet.
