Post by Rams GM (Frank) on Dec 29, 2016 18:44:42 GMT -5
Up for vote will be a new free agent bidding system. While the current system has worked out well for Legacy NFL, the addition system we use is somewhat outdated, and a little ineffective. Its primary flaw comes in the notion that one year contract guaranteed money is equal to a multuply year contract offer. In the NFL the career span is very short, thus long term guaranteed money is the grand prize for any player. Thus a 4 year contract has greater weight in the Real life football bidding process. Using a multiplier factor, to give more leverage to long term contracts is a way we can help simulate a better league bidding system. What I am proposing is a boidding system that is very common now in most 32 team dynasty league.
We will be voting on either keeping the current bidding system, or voting in favor of adopting the new bidding system that has been proposed.
Current Bidding System
-To sign an UFA, first post the players name, position, AND current team in the designated section along with your bid. This player will now be open to bidding from any owner. Bids are flat annual salary figures, therefore you cannot backload or frontload a salary. There will not be a limit in UNRESTRICTED free agency on how many times a team can place a bid, however, a bid cannot be rescinded. A bid must stand without being challenged for 24 hours before a free agent is won. Bids must up the previous bid by at least 0.1 points. The maximum bid on a player INVALID BIDS WILL BE DELETED AND DO NOT COUNT AGAINST THE CLOCK.
Proper Contract Offer: 3 years/$3.2M = 6.2 points
Invalid Bids are bids that have a wrong # of years, put the team over cap, put the team over the roster max, or use the RFA distinction incorrectly. (This includes forgetting to include the RFA distinction in your bid)
The MAX someone can bid on a player for one year is $12M, anything from $12-$24M must be for a minimum of 3 years and any bids over $24M must be for a minimum of 4 years. This will hopefully keep prices and franchise tags down so we don't end up having contracts like $23M+ for one year to steal competition from other teams due to a high amount of cap space. Keep in mind this will be for UFA and RFA.
Here is an example of some valid/invalid bids..
1 year/$13.5M - INVALID
1 year/$12M - VALID
2 years/$25M - INVALID
2 years/$16M - VALID
3 years/$22M - VALID
3 years/$27M - -VALID
New Proposed System
-To sign an UFA, first post the players name, position, AND current team in the designated section along with your bid. This player will now be open to bidding from any owner. Bids are flat annual salary figures, therefore you cannot backload or frontload a salary. There will not be a limit in UNRESTRICTED free agency on how many times a team can place a bid, however, a bid cannot be rescinded. A bid must stand without being challenged for 24 hours before a free agent is won. Bids must up the previous bid by at least 0.1 points. INVALID BIDS WILL BE VOIDED AND DO NOT COUNT AGAINST THE CLOCK. (Up to commish discretion in special circumstances)
Contract years add value based on the following: $1M = 1 point
1 YR = 1X multiplier ---- 1YR/$5M = 5 X 1 = 5 pts
2 YR = 1.20X multiplier ---- 2YR/$5M = 5 X 1.20 = 6 pts
3 YR = 1.40X mulitplier ---- 3YR/$5M = 5 X 1.40 = 7 pts
4 YR = 1.60X multiplier ---- 4YR/$5M = 5 X 1.6= 8 pts
More Examples:
---- 1YR/$1M = 1 x 1 = 1 pt
---- 3YR/$1M = 1 X 1.4= 1.4 pts
---- 3YR/$1.3M = 1.3 X 1.4 = 2.2pts
Invalid Bids are bids that have a wrong # of years, have the wrong point total, put the team over cap, put the team over the roster max, or use the RFA distinction incorrectly. To sign a player as a RFA, you MUST include RFA in the contract offer.
The MAX someone can bid on a player for one year is $12M, anything from $12-$24M must be for a minimum of 2 years and any bids over $24M must be for a minimum of 3 years. This will hopefully keep prices and franchise tags down so we don't end up having contracts like Randall Cobb's $23M+ for one year in 2012. .
Here is an example of some valid/invalid bids..
1 year/$13.5M - INVALID
1 year/$12M - VALID
2 years/$25M - INVALID
2 years/$16M - VALID
3 years/$22M - VALID
3 years/$27M - -VALID
We will be voting on either keeping the current bidding system, or voting in favor of adopting the new bidding system that has been proposed.
Current Bidding System
-To sign an UFA, first post the players name, position, AND current team in the designated section along with your bid. This player will now be open to bidding from any owner. Bids are flat annual salary figures, therefore you cannot backload or frontload a salary. There will not be a limit in UNRESTRICTED free agency on how many times a team can place a bid, however, a bid cannot be rescinded. A bid must stand without being challenged for 24 hours before a free agent is won. Bids must up the previous bid by at least 0.1 points. The maximum bid on a player INVALID BIDS WILL BE DELETED AND DO NOT COUNT AGAINST THE CLOCK.
Proper Contract Offer: 3 years/$3.2M = 6.2 points
Invalid Bids are bids that have a wrong # of years, put the team over cap, put the team over the roster max, or use the RFA distinction incorrectly. (This includes forgetting to include the RFA distinction in your bid)
The MAX someone can bid on a player for one year is $12M, anything from $12-$24M must be for a minimum of 3 years and any bids over $24M must be for a minimum of 4 years. This will hopefully keep prices and franchise tags down so we don't end up having contracts like $23M+ for one year to steal competition from other teams due to a high amount of cap space. Keep in mind this will be for UFA and RFA.
Here is an example of some valid/invalid bids..
1 year/$13.5M - INVALID
1 year/$12M - VALID
2 years/$25M - INVALID
2 years/$16M - VALID
3 years/$22M - VALID
3 years/$27M - -VALID
New Proposed System
-To sign an UFA, first post the players name, position, AND current team in the designated section along with your bid. This player will now be open to bidding from any owner. Bids are flat annual salary figures, therefore you cannot backload or frontload a salary. There will not be a limit in UNRESTRICTED free agency on how many times a team can place a bid, however, a bid cannot be rescinded. A bid must stand without being challenged for 24 hours before a free agent is won. Bids must up the previous bid by at least 0.1 points. INVALID BIDS WILL BE VOIDED AND DO NOT COUNT AGAINST THE CLOCK. (Up to commish discretion in special circumstances)
Contract years add value based on the following: $1M = 1 point
1 YR = 1X multiplier ---- 1YR/$5M = 5 X 1 = 5 pts
2 YR = 1.20X multiplier ---- 2YR/$5M = 5 X 1.20 = 6 pts
3 YR = 1.40X mulitplier ---- 3YR/$5M = 5 X 1.40 = 7 pts
4 YR = 1.60X multiplier ---- 4YR/$5M = 5 X 1.6= 8 pts
More Examples:
---- 1YR/$1M = 1 x 1 = 1 pt
---- 3YR/$1M = 1 X 1.4= 1.4 pts
---- 3YR/$1.3M = 1.3 X 1.4 = 2.2pts
Invalid Bids are bids that have a wrong # of years, have the wrong point total, put the team over cap, put the team over the roster max, or use the RFA distinction incorrectly. To sign a player as a RFA, you MUST include RFA in the contract offer.
The MAX someone can bid on a player for one year is $12M, anything from $12-$24M must be for a minimum of 2 years and any bids over $24M must be for a minimum of 3 years. This will hopefully keep prices and franchise tags down so we don't end up having contracts like Randall Cobb's $23M+ for one year in 2012. .
Here is an example of some valid/invalid bids..
1 year/$13.5M - INVALID
1 year/$12M - VALID
2 years/$25M - INVALID
2 years/$16M - VALID
3 years/$22M - VALID
3 years/$27M - -VALID