Post by RADL Commissioner on Mar 27, 2014 2:42:31 GMT -5
I will answer specific questions if you like before you vote. (Simple majority 8 minimum votes)
I have read through the ideas thread again and hope to present a proposal that is fair, easy to understand, and addresses what we all agree, is a unrealistic contract extension format.
There were some good ideas presented but if MFL can’t track it automatically, it really needs to be simple to keep track of.
It probably isn’t perfect but having looked at every position and the 2013 scoring this isn’t going to affect a ton of players each year. The law of averages should keep it spread out amongst all the teams.
Below the proposal are some numbers and examples of what owners might do with various players.
I’m endorsing a 25/15/25 rule with a one time only, April 1-7th, option for owners to negotiate a raise with up to 4 current players under contract for salary only, not term. The raises come from owners current cap space.
Meaning, any vested veteran (4 years in NFL), with one year remaining on his RADL contract, who an owner decides to offer a contract extension to, must be paid the average of the top 25 players at his position. If they finished the previous year in the top 15 in scoring AND make $25 or less.
Owners may find it useful to negotiate a player’s salary to $26 thereby avoiding the threshold for contract extensions. If you have a young, great player, with years of potential, you might be inclined to pay them a smaller amount sooner to avoid a bigger hit later. Insurance of sorts.
As you may see later, owners might be less inclined to give these raises to defensive players. Their salaries AND averages are mostly below the $25 threshold anyway.
Using the popular Jamaal Charles example:
The Pugs currently have Charles at $6 for 3 years. Their options are these…(if this passes)
1. Do nothing and Charles plays out his deal
2014 - $6/3
2015 - $7/2
2016 - $8/1
In 2016 Charles would be eligible for a contract extension AND IF in 2015 he was in the top 15 in RB scoring Charles would earn $176 for 4-6 years. (The true number will change depending on salaries in 2015)
2. Negotiate a raise with Charles right now of $19
2014 - $26/3
2015 - $28/2
2016 - $30/1
In 2016 he is still eligible for an extension, however, he is payed above the $25 threshold and his extension would be $37 for 4-6 years.
3. Do nothing at all and wait to see if Charles is worthy of a franchise tag under the 2016 numbers.
The Pugs must decide if they want to spend extra money now to avoid the big jump later and staying in the realism vein, Charles would be happy to take guaranteed money knowing he might not even be playing in 2016. As always I try to have our rules mimic a negotiation of sorts between owners and players. We give and get and so do they.
Here are the top 25 averages for each position and what you’d need to pay that player if you gave them a contract extension and they were top 15 in scoring AND make $25 or less.
Some positions, kicker and DT for example average less than $25 and that’s fine. The goal isn’t big salaries, it’s fair market value.
QB: $124
RB: $176
WR: $160
TE: $38
K: $5
DE: $16
DT: $12
LB: $37
CB: $22
I have read through the ideas thread again and hope to present a proposal that is fair, easy to understand, and addresses what we all agree, is a unrealistic contract extension format.
There were some good ideas presented but if MFL can’t track it automatically, it really needs to be simple to keep track of.
It probably isn’t perfect but having looked at every position and the 2013 scoring this isn’t going to affect a ton of players each year. The law of averages should keep it spread out amongst all the teams.
Below the proposal are some numbers and examples of what owners might do with various players.
I’m endorsing a 25/15/25 rule with a one time only, April 1-7th, option for owners to negotiate a raise with up to 4 current players under contract for salary only, not term. The raises come from owners current cap space.
Meaning, any vested veteran (4 years in NFL), with one year remaining on his RADL contract, who an owner decides to offer a contract extension to, must be paid the average of the top 25 players at his position. If they finished the previous year in the top 15 in scoring AND make $25 or less.
Owners may find it useful to negotiate a player’s salary to $26 thereby avoiding the threshold for contract extensions. If you have a young, great player, with years of potential, you might be inclined to pay them a smaller amount sooner to avoid a bigger hit later. Insurance of sorts.
As you may see later, owners might be less inclined to give these raises to defensive players. Their salaries AND averages are mostly below the $25 threshold anyway.
Using the popular Jamaal Charles example:
The Pugs currently have Charles at $6 for 3 years. Their options are these…(if this passes)
1. Do nothing and Charles plays out his deal
2014 - $6/3
2015 - $7/2
2016 - $8/1
In 2016 Charles would be eligible for a contract extension AND IF in 2015 he was in the top 15 in RB scoring Charles would earn $176 for 4-6 years. (The true number will change depending on salaries in 2015)
2. Negotiate a raise with Charles right now of $19
2014 - $26/3
2015 - $28/2
2016 - $30/1
In 2016 he is still eligible for an extension, however, he is payed above the $25 threshold and his extension would be $37 for 4-6 years.
3. Do nothing at all and wait to see if Charles is worthy of a franchise tag under the 2016 numbers.
The Pugs must decide if they want to spend extra money now to avoid the big jump later and staying in the realism vein, Charles would be happy to take guaranteed money knowing he might not even be playing in 2016. As always I try to have our rules mimic a negotiation of sorts between owners and players. We give and get and so do they.
Here are the top 25 averages for each position and what you’d need to pay that player if you gave them a contract extension and they were top 15 in scoring AND make $25 or less.
Some positions, kicker and DT for example average less than $25 and that’s fine. The goal isn’t big salaries, it’s fair market value.
QB: $124
RB: $176
WR: $160
TE: $38
K: $5
DE: $16
DT: $12
LB: $37
CB: $22