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Ok all this may have been brought up before but I have been thinking can the the nfl regulate the free agent market? Meaning could they do what they do with rookies like a slotting format ? And would it make the nfl more competitive?
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Ok all this may have been brought up before but I have been thinking can the the nfl regulate the free agent market? Meaning could they do what they do with rookies like a slotting format ? And would it make the nfl more competitive?
Your basically talking about eliminating true free agency. I don't believe that would ever happen. It would have to be part of the CBA negotiations and the NFLPA would NEVER agree to that.
still wish they could do something about the big cap hit your best player incurs. I think that if a player is on his third contract with the same team that the cap hit should be lessened somehow.
Your basically talking about eliminating true free agency. I don't believe that would ever happen. It would have to be part of the CBA negotiations and the NFLPA would NEVER agree to that.
Like a Larry Bird rule in the NBA?
No not eliminating it but making free agency more competitive between all teams not just one or two
It is competitive already because of the salary cap.
Guess what I'm getting at is that would it not help teams get outta cap hell would it not?
They got themselves into it. They can get themselves out. Also the owners would never agree to an NBA style "soft" cap system.
Yes they did but would it prevent teams from getting to that point again?
I wouldn't mind if they had an amnesty rule, where you can amnesty one player every three years without incurring dead cap space. It would give teams some cap relief and not be hamstrung with bad/regretful contracts like Jairus Byrd or Junior Gallette.
And that would give the team the opportunity to voluntarily put more money into the NFLPAs pocket if they so choose. Seems like a win-win for both sides.