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Post by Rams GM (Frank) on Sept 4, 2018 17:04:43 GMT -5
DOT Members,
I received an inquiry from the Falcons GM on the condition of his Mychal Kendricks contract as his legal situation may have ended his career. My take on that is that if we negotiated real contracts with stipulations, real NFL teams Im sure protect themselves from strange occurrences like this. I would like some advice on what we can do with this specific situation, on whether we can allow a forfeit of the cap hit either in part or as a whole, or whether the Falcons should be on the hook for the entire contract.
Any thoughts?
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Post by Rams GM (Frank) on Sept 4, 2018 17:12:24 GMT -5
Just as a measure of presidence, I believe in strange situations like this in the past we have kind of split the burden down the middle. And I believe a middle approach here would probably be fair, Mychal Kendricks is on a 3 year deal at 5M per year. My recommendation would be for the Falcons to pay the full cap hit on the current year, but forgive all of the cap hit for the 2019 and 2020 season.
But that's my recommendation... if anybody else feels that the entire cap hit be maintained or forgiven, please feel free to express your ideas.
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Post by Lions GM on Sept 4, 2018 17:29:10 GMT -5
I agree with your recommendation to pay the cap hit this year and forgive the final 2 years but for some reason he is able to play in those final 2 years,falcons should not be able to bid to acquire him as a free agent.
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Post by Colts GM (Darryl) on Sept 4, 2018 17:38:44 GMT -5
Personally I believe (which is contrary to what I feel) the full cap hit should be maintained.
While I feel we should, whenever possible, seek to administer as much "fairness" as is possible in any given situation, I am also reminded that we have, for the most part, remained pat on adhering to the Rules. That said, I'm not quite sure Kendrick's situation is quite as unique as it appears on the face. What I'm saying is that although his "legal" issues are at the forefront, I really can't see the difference between that situation and a player choosing to, or being forced to resign/retire or choosing to be suspended through illegal drug/alcohol abuse (which is also itself a legal issue). In either of those situations the GM is still on the hook for the full waiver price of the player in question should he/she choose to waive them.
Of course, a GM could also choose to hold onto the player with hopes of a return - we've had a couple of those type of experiences as well. Just my take.
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Post by Bills GM (Anthony) on Sept 4, 2018 21:47:29 GMT -5
I agree with colts
It’s a very unfortunate situation, and likely we never see it happen again but we have a rule and I don’t think there’s any reason why we should change it.
If we do change it for this particular case, we will come across another unique situation in the future and that team would also be entitled to a modification of the rule. I think we keep these very simple and let the rule in place handle this station. Who knows he could be found not guilt andbe back on the field soon
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Post by Titans GM (Ricky) on Sept 5, 2018 5:59:19 GMT -5
I'm more with the Colts and Giants on this one. Overall I think every player comes with the risk of not exactly knowing what goes on in their personal life. Some players that's easier to evaluate than others. Falcons still have options in either keeping til Kendricks legal situation is resolved, waiving, getting creative with a trade partner or possibly buying out next year.
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Post by Titans GM (Ricky) on Sept 5, 2018 6:30:15 GMT -5
When reading this thread one of the things I thought of was what Legacy did with the Aaron Hernandez legal situation. While the crimes are different the possibility of no longer being in league because of the legal situation is the same. Ironically enough Falcons owned him during that time period. You can search to see the thread but here is the Bills response at that time about the situation. I'm thinking untradable comp picks at the end of the vet 12th rd, end of the 2nd rook draft, end of the 4th rook and pay 20% of his contract this yr as a cap hit. this will grant you some stability and should at the very least find you a replacement TE... The high point here will be rook 2.33 which should net a starter at a position somewhere if you play your cards right, a flier at the 4th rook, and a nice veteran piece at the end of the 12th (Still plenty available). I don't think this is equal to the 2nd that you spent on Hernandez, but instead of leaving you high and dry it is at least something that will help and should compensate that loss... People may complain, but like I said nobody would legitimately trade a 2nd vet for where these comp picks are so they should have nothing to complain about... I think this will help the Falcons stay competitive and I totally understand the Hernandez situation is shitty. If we were already all drafted however I would have said tough luck on this one... |
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Post by Falcons GM (Andy) on Sept 5, 2018 10:58:34 GMT -5
I can buy him out next year, good point and I see the argument for doing nothing. I just thought since his real team gets an exemption it was worth a shot.
10M to the face (over 2 years) and a hit at my defense, that’d I’d spent all offseason bolstering, all because of something non-football related just stings.
It’s crappy but could be a lot worse, if something else breaks my way down the line I can still compete in a weak division this season.
Thanks!
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