First, the rule (from wikipedia): In addition to the 32 picks in each round, there are a total of 32 picks awarded at the ends of Rounds 3 through 7. These picks, known as "compensatory picks," are awarded to teams that have lost more qualifying free agents than they gained the previous year in free agency. Teams that gain and lose the same number of players but lose higher-valued players than they gain also can be awarded a pick, but only in the seventh round, after the other compensatory picks. Compensatory picks cannot be traded, and the placement of the picks is determined by a proprietary formula based on the player's salary, playing time, and postseason honors with his new team, with salary being the primary factor. So, for example, a team that lost a linebacker who signed for $2.5 million per year in free agency might get a sixth-round compensatory pick, while a team that lost a wide receiver who signed for $5 million per year might receive a fourth-round pick. If fewer than 32 such picks are awarded, the remaining picks are awarded in the order in which teams would pick in a hypothetical eighth round of the draft (These are known as "supplemental compensatory selections"). Compensatory picks are awarded each year at the NFL annual meeting which is held at the end of March; typically, about three or four weeks before the draft. Now, the math: Losses in FA -> 1) L. Coles to the Bengals. Nc: 4 year, 28 mill $ 2) C. Baker to the Pats. Nc: 5 year, 14.4 mill $ (does he count since we cut him?) 3) B. Favre to the Vikings. Nc: 2 years, 25 mill $ (does he count since he "retired"?) 4) C.J. Mosley to the Browns. Nc: 2 years, 5 mill $ 5) E. Barton to the Browns. Nc: Terms not disclosed 6) C. Spencer to the Lions. Nc: Tnd 7) D. Bownes to the Browns. Nc: 4 years, 7.2 mill $ 8) T. Law to the Broncos. Nc: Tnd (does he count since he joined them late in the season?) 9) H. Poteat to the Browns. Nc: Tnd 10) M. Nugent to Bucs and Cardinals. Nc: 1 year, ??? mill $ Acquisitions in FA -> 1) B. Scott from Ravens. Nc: 6 years, 48 mill $ 2) J. Leonhard from Ravens. Nc: 3 years, 6 mill $ 3) A. Allison from Vikings. Nc: 2 years, 1 mill $ 4) M. Douglas from Ravens. Nc: 1 year, 0.75 mill $ 5) H. Green from Seattle. Nc: 1 year, 0.75 mill $ 6) D. Strickland from 49ers. Nc: 3 years, 3 mill $ 7) L. Izzo from Patriots. Nc: 1 year, 0.85 mill $ 8) S. Weatherford from Jaguars. Nc: 2 years, 1.4 mill $ So what do you guys think, are we in a position to have at least 1 or 2 comp picks?
Trying to figure out Comp picks is like trying to get the secret formula for Coca-Cola. It's such a convulted process, I wait till the end of March when they're announced. If we get a comp pick great. I'm not keeping my fingers crossed...doubt we get any compensation. There is one guy who post s once a year on one ofthe Jet Forums that does a great job estimating comp picks.