Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Contracts
I would like to bring up the issue of awarding contracts to players. I would like to be able to give contracts to players that I traded for and did not draft. In the NFL when a team trades for a player they can give a contract to the new player even though they did not origianlly draft them. I would like to bring this item to vote.
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I vote against. That leaves the issue of the person who drafted the player not to be able to sign them, two people fighting over a player could happen, which isn't good for league moral. Also how would your draft round work for a traded player? you lose the round that someone else drafted them in? contracts are about the rights of owning that player, if a player was traded away that means someone already "owned" him in order to do it so they should be the only person able to sign them.
If the person who drafted the player really wanted him, they would not have traded him away in the first place. In a trade a person trades because they feel they are getting a better player for what they are trading away. I guess that I would be okay with losing the other person's draft pick because if I was signing one of my original players I would lose a draft pick anyways.
what if a player was on 3 different teams or more throughout the season, then 3 players should fight over who can sign him? its a totally flawed system then, and a lot of people trade when injuries and things happen, that doesn't mean that should hurt them that year and this one. Are you proposing first come first serve then? if so and this passes, I call dibs on Westbrook
plus since these rules were put into place last year, everyone drafted to prepare for being able to sign certain players. I say if you want a certain player you didn't draft, then trade for him and pay what he's worth.
Just so everyone knows I'm putting up possible arguements for my side, I'm not attacking Angie.
i agree that there is no way this could work. what if you wanted to keep a player that you drafted in the 2nd round, and you also wanted to keep someone you traded for who was also drafted in the 2nd round??? it would be total anarchy.
I think that you could maybe work out a system that you can trade the rights to the contract to someone if you wanted. That way there is nobody getting the shaft when the draft begins. Plus maybe you can free up a contract than if you really don't want the player anymore. Just a tought. I would vote for it if we worked out some of the bugs.
there is no way this could work without messing up the draft.
I vote no. It's a good idea, but there are way to many holes in it currently to implement it.
I agree with that, its kinda a cool idea but way to many issues to work out on it, if it's even possible.
It's possible we just need more time. Maybe next year.
I vote yes, with the idea being fleshed out a little more. I say you can only sign a player to a contract when they are currently on your team. If the player trades away before you make a contract, then sucks to be you.
We could go with losing the draft pick for the round the player was originally drafted. If you already have a contract set up for another player in the same round, then you can't sign the new player.
the one thing i would like to change is you can only offer contracts to people that you drafted and were still on your team at the end of the season. like branden said, if you traded or cut somebody and then he got good that should be your loss, and they should re-enter the draft.
as far as signing people you didn't draft, i think that is just to messy to deal with.
We all played last season with the impression that we would get to sign our drafted players. Some trades would have never been made if we could contract guys on our roster at the end of the season. I wouldn't trade Romo away if that were the case. Yes, it was my "fault" for trading him during the season, but I did so believing I could sign him at the end. I don't see how you can change this now, it's too late. Surely I'm not the only one who wouldn't have made a trade if the rules were different.
I believe this issue will have to be a year long talk. We all drafted last year thinking this is how my contract works. People would NOT have done some trades if they knew they couldn't sign them or someone else could, this is not a rule can be worked out before we draft. So if we work something out with it then it can maybe work next year.
Also Schaef, keeping someone on your roster all year isn't a good idea either, what if they are on IR, you have to cart them around all year in order to sign them at the end? gayness
it's called making a tough decision. moving to canada has made you a sissy. i think if you didn't keep 'em they should re-enter the draft. it makes sense. i totally thought anybody i dropped last year was no longer mine, that is just a weird concept to have them come back to your team magically.
No one should have to keep someone on IR, you're talking like an idiot, this isn't a full on dynasty league, if it was then those rules would apply.
FYI: I'm moving back this year so I can "get tough"
I am sure that nothing is going to get changed for this year, but i just think that you should only be able to sign players that were on your final roster.
also trust me, that we have plenty of bench room to hold somebody that you really really want. i held onto reggie busch all year never starting him after the beginning of the season hoping he would get good. never happened, but it didn't effect my bench at all. just have to be a little creative.
You had NO major injuries to deal with at all, you could afford you bench spots. You're not in the same boat you silly silly man.
people should stop assuming that i am making statements because i had a good year last year. i think the weekly decision making is the best part of fantasy football. i think by allowing 8 people into the playoffs makes you have to make less hard decisions, and i think that if you trade somebody away knowing that you can still have him for next year does the same.
you trade somebody or cut 'em they should re-enter the draft the following year. i could easily get hit by injuries this year, peyton could go down in the 5th week for the rest of the season, but there is no way i would cut him, because i have him for 2 more years. there is so much room on the bench that people usually waste on an extra defense or kicker. i don't know i guess i just enjoy a challenge.
I don't assume your topics are because you had a good year, but holding Bush all year is because you had the room due to lack of injuries and consistant play from all your other players.
So now you're saying that not only can you only sign draft picks you held on to all year but if you cut a signed player then he's gone too? If that's your position then we DO need the extra bench spot
why would you need the extra bench? you are over thinking this. you only get to re-sign 2 people, so if you wanna keep somebody you better hold on to him and not trade or cut them. it's really not that hard to hold onto to 2 players. i think it is crazy to trade or cut somebody and then expect it to be ok to re-sign them. look, you get hit by a ton of injuries sacrifices might have to be made...that is suppose to be part of the enjoyment.
I think we should iron out contract stuff before voting on other things, so we know what is the solid rules for them
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