Post by Rams GM (Frank) on Apr 9, 2017 13:40:54 GMT -5
I would like the league to consider a review of the contract extension prices. It appears to me that some of the extensions are far too low for certain positions.
This is where the current rule stands as of now:
Contract Extension
Instead of Transition Tags we are going to allow every GM to offer an EXTENSION CONTRACT to ONE player each season who has at least ONE YEAR left on their contract. If a player is a UFA then that player may not be resigned, they must have at least ONE year left on their contract. The Extension contract may add up to 3 YEARS on a players current contract and will cost 150% PER YEAR of the players HIGHEST PAID YEAR on their REMAINING contract. A player may not ever exceed a 6 YEARS contract. If a player is under a $5 MIL Salary during time of first extension, those additional extension years must be at a minimum of $5 Mil on the players first extension, and a minimum of $10 Mil on that players 2nd extension.
We have amended this to have a tiered contract extension rule based on position:
Contract option A: 150% or 5M for these positions (QB,RB,WR,TE,LB) --- (10M minimum for 2nd extension)
Contract option B: 150% or 4M for these positions (DE,K,S) --- (8M minimum for 2nd extension)
Contract option C: 150% or 3M for these positions (DT,CB) ---(6M minimum for 2nd extension)
Starting in 2017, we will be raising the QB extension price to better reflect market value, as per 2016 Proposition 8 vote.
Here is how the graduated increase will take place:
2016: No Changes
2017: 6M and 11M
2018: 7M and 12M
2019: 8M and 14M
While we are on track to raise the QB contract extension up to 8M by the year 2019, I think in terms of market value, that extension is still too low. We have seen QB's in the past 2 offseasons go for 11-19m in free agency, with the 11M being a low end QB in Sam Bradford.
Also, the prices of RB's and WR's may be low as well, as we have seen top end WR's go in the 10-18M range the last coupe of offseasons.
Im not suggesting that we raise prices any where near what the free agent market produces, as we know some GM's have not made the wisest choices in free agency, but I think we may be a bit off with these prices for those 3 position.
I was thinking that maybe a million dollar bump, from 5 to 6 would be a fair and modest increase for WR's and RB's, and maybe a 2M bump up to a total of 10M for the QB position.
I dont might doing a gradual increase, maybe meet these requirements a few years down the line, but I think its something we might want to consider.
This is where the current rule stands as of now:
Contract Extension
Instead of Transition Tags we are going to allow every GM to offer an EXTENSION CONTRACT to ONE player each season who has at least ONE YEAR left on their contract. If a player is a UFA then that player may not be resigned, they must have at least ONE year left on their contract. The Extension contract may add up to 3 YEARS on a players current contract and will cost 150% PER YEAR of the players HIGHEST PAID YEAR on their REMAINING contract. A player may not ever exceed a 6 YEARS contract. If a player is under a $5 MIL Salary during time of first extension, those additional extension years must be at a minimum of $5 Mil on the players first extension, and a minimum of $10 Mil on that players 2nd extension.
We have amended this to have a tiered contract extension rule based on position:
Contract option A: 150% or 5M for these positions (QB,RB,WR,TE,LB) --- (10M minimum for 2nd extension)
Contract option B: 150% or 4M for these positions (DE,K,S) --- (8M minimum for 2nd extension)
Contract option C: 150% or 3M for these positions (DT,CB) ---(6M minimum for 2nd extension)
Starting in 2017, we will be raising the QB extension price to better reflect market value, as per 2016 Proposition 8 vote.
Here is how the graduated increase will take place:
2016: No Changes
2017: 6M and 11M
2018: 7M and 12M
2019: 8M and 14M
While we are on track to raise the QB contract extension up to 8M by the year 2019, I think in terms of market value, that extension is still too low. We have seen QB's in the past 2 offseasons go for 11-19m in free agency, with the 11M being a low end QB in Sam Bradford.
Also, the prices of RB's and WR's may be low as well, as we have seen top end WR's go in the 10-18M range the last coupe of offseasons.
Im not suggesting that we raise prices any where near what the free agent market produces, as we know some GM's have not made the wisest choices in free agency, but I think we may be a bit off with these prices for those 3 position.
I was thinking that maybe a million dollar bump, from 5 to 6 would be a fair and modest increase for WR's and RB's, and maybe a 2M bump up to a total of 10M for the QB position.
I dont might doing a gradual increase, maybe meet these requirements a few years down the line, but I think its something we might want to consider.
