'15 GML Discussion

[Mach]

correct

[NFLRA]

Remember, you can only sign players to one year contracts.

[Witlon]

Yes, yes, and for now. We bump up the cap in tune with real numbers. The same thing occurs with tags and tenders too, so the numbers that have been seen are not final.

I wanted to reiterate this. I saw someone already added their tags to their team page. While I appreciate the idea, we do have to wait until numbers are finalized on tagged players.

[NFLRA]

I wanted to reiterate this. I saw someone already added their tags to their team page. While I appreciate the idea, we do have to wait until numbers are finalized on tagged players.

Damn - that is me you're referring to...

[Witlon]

Damn - that is me you're referring to...

Yeah, it was. I forgot which team, so you were going to get a PM right about now. (Just got done with dinner.)

[305]

Yeah, it was. I forgot which team, so you were going to get a PM right about now. (Just got done with dinner.)

[Mach]

[Kingdom]

Mach is the new Pyrnce

[Witlon]

Another reminder: Your team page must be up before you make trades or cuts.

Transactions open at midnight EST. (And yes, the draft order is done. It'll be moved over shortly.)

[natewheel]

Generally what we do with restructures currently is they have to happen in real life. In game for cap strapped teams, usually someone has to trade or cut someone. The restructures were often A) abused to the point of killed activity and B) inflated and distorted a few other things and they greatly removed strategy from playing a one year league.

Extensions obviously fell under the same umbrella. So you're kind of "stuck" with them (barring cut or trade). Obviously someone like Roethlisberger will likely restructure, so you can keep that in mind, whereas Lance Moore would more likely to be cut and not help at all

Understood, makes sense. Since this is a 1-year exercise, a player could restructure everyone to the maximum without any regard to future consequences. That's going to make things a little more difficult, but some teams are worse off than me (ahem..Saints...cough cough) so I can deal with it.

[Witlon]

You don't have to use the real restructures if you don't want to, though. Some players' contracts do get worse, so we leave the choice up to you.

[Zeon]

Just a few quick questions:

(1) Is there any rough estimate of what draft pick salaries will be? I just want to have some idea of how much cap space I'll need.
(2) We cannot offer current free agents on our teams contracts until they're nominated in the free agency period, correct? I just wanted to make sure we didn't have some priority over other teams to re-sign them.
(3) I can cut a player originally on my team at any time during the offseason and only the dead money charge will hit the cap, correct?

Thanks!

[Witlon]

1. Last year's would be a good starting point for draft pick prices.

2. Correct. Unless you tag someone, they're fair game when FA starts.

3. Yup.

[Mach]

1. this is even better as this is where they'll come from Draft - Over the Cap

[Witlon]

Trading and cuts may now begin.