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scottishbronco
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posted: 2012-03-12 19:46:25 (ID: 32246) Report Abuse |
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Thought this might be a good place to find out the ins and outs of salary cap management in real life. I have a couple of questions:
1. How do the teams establish their salary cap? Is it done by the NFL so all teams are even or based on franchise profits etc? 2. What does the franchise tag mean on a player. Thanks in advance for helping me understand a bit better  |
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Buffalo
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posted: 2012-03-12 20:17:51 (ID: 32256) Report Abuse |
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scottishbronco wrote:
Thought this might be a good place to find out the ins and outs of salary cap management in real life. I have a couple of questions: 1. How do the teams establish their salary cap? Is it done by the NFL so all teams are even or based on franchise profits etc? 2. What does the franchise tag mean on a player. Thanks in advance for helping me understand a bit better 1.) The salary cap is based on the gross income of the league in the last year. For this season it is 120,6 Mio$. It is the same for all teams. 2.)What determines a franchise player? A. The salary offer by a player's club determines what type of franchise player he is: exclusive or non-exclusive. An "exclusive" franchise player - - not free to sign with another club - - is offered the greater of (i) the average of the top five salaries at the player's position for the current year as of the end of the Restricted Free Agent Signing Period on April 20; or (ii) the amount of the Required Tender for a non exclusive franchise player, as explained below. The methodology for calculating the Required Tender for a non exclusive franchise player has changed. Formerly, such players were tendered a one year NFL Player Contract for the average of the five largest Prior Year Salaries for players at the position at which the Franchise Player played the most games during the prior League Year, or 120% of his Prior Year Salary, whichever is greater. Article 10, Section 2(a)(i) of the CBA sets forth the new methodology, known as the "Cap Percentage Average," for calculating the Required Tender for such a player: The Nonexclusive Franchise Tender shall be a one year NFL Player Contract for (A) the average of the five largest Prior Year Salaries for players at the position . . . at which the Franchise Player participated in the most plays [formerly, "games"] during the prior League Year, which average shall be calculated by: (1) summing the amounts of the Franchise Tags for players at that position for the five preceding League Years; (2) dividing the resulting amount by the sum of the Salary Caps for the five preceding League Years . . . ; and (3) multiplying the resulting percentage by the Salary Cap for the upcoming League Year . . . (the "Cap Percentage Average") . . . ; or (B) 120% of his Prior Year Salary, whichever is greater . . . . If a club extends a Required Tender to a non exclusive franchise player pursuant to this section, the player shall be permitted to negotiate a player contract with any club, except that draft choice compensation of two first-round draft selections shall be made in the event he signs with a new club. quote from NFL.com Questions and answers for 2012 free agency |
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scottishbronco
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posted: 2012-03-12 23:08:29 (ID: 32266) Report Abuse |
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Awesome Buffalo. Thankyou very much
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Buffalo
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posted: 2012-03-13 07:29:41 (ID: 32274) Report Abuse |
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28 teams get 1,6 Mio$ more capspace, because of violations of the Cowboys and Redskins in 2010. Both teams spend more money in 2011 with no salary cap, to save money in 2011 and 2012. The Capspace of the Boys and skinns will be reduced and the Saints and Raiders don't get the extra space.
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Tarjan
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posted: 2012-03-13 07:55:57 (ID: 32275) Report Abuse |
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If anybody could explain to me how i could spend to MUCH MONEY in a Salarycap FREE Season i would be glad...
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Buffalo
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posted: 2012-03-13 08:01:36 (ID: 32277) Report Abuse |
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Tarjan wrote:
If anybody could explain to me how i could spend to MUCH MONEY in a Salarycap FREE Season i would be glad... Prior to the uncapped year, the competition committee warned teams that punishment would be levied for taking advantage of the circumstances. The Redskins and Cowboys were the most egregious offenders, as they dumped huge base salaries to players such as DeAngelo Hall, Albert Haynesworth and Miles Austin into the 2010 season in order to get the big numbers in those deals off the books while there was no cap. |
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Tarjan
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posted: 2012-03-13 08:24:08 (ID: 32278) Report Abuse |
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So Cap Free doesn´t mean cap free, if i am a player in the nfl i would look at at this to see if this is within the "law".
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Buffalo
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posted: 2012-03-13 08:28:41 (ID: 32279) Report Abuse |
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Tarjan wrote:
So Cap Free doesn´t mean cap free, if i am a player in the nfl i would look at at this to see if this is within the "law". No. The players look only at the offered money. The teams must know, which deals are ok. There must be a reason, that only 2 teams throw their money out of the window in 2010. |
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Tarjan
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posted: 2012-03-13 08:36:50 (ID: 32280) Report Abuse |
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Don´t get me wrong i don´t have a problem with the decision, i have a problem with the "how do they do" things. Why are there some Teams who do not get the bonus of 1,6 mio when they were not over this "line", why declare a year "capfree" if you have to care about the cap and so on.
As a player i would care cause if there was a "real" cap free season every Team could have spend a lot of money, and that money would have gone towards the players pockets, so i would ask an lawyer to check the "CAPfree" phrase if it´s within the law... |
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