can someone explain to me what this means? does it mean teams can spend whatever they want? want happens if they put a cap back in 2008, does this mean teams have to cut what they signed in 07' or just sign people for 1 year in 07? so if this is the case, it makes sense for the jets to keep chad around this year, as it will create more room this year and we might not have a cap next year so we can cut him. unless i am missing something
I don't know what it means either, but I would prefer to keep Chad, have him succeed this year, and bring us back to the Super Bowl in 2007.
They will work it out just like the NBA did....they are all making too much money to let it slip away..... Billionaires are negoitaiting with millionaires.......and unfortunately the money they are arguing about is coming from us.......
Seriously. They're talking about an uncapped year in 07 and no draft in 08. They'll work out a deal before then. These deadlines are meaningless. It's all positioning for the bargaining table.
I think an uncapped year would suck real bad for teams over the cap, and would be awesome for teams under the cap. If we get under the cap it would be great.
It's not as "uncapped" as it seems. Sure, there is not a cap, but there are TONS of rules. 1) Unrestricted Free Agents now much have 6 yrs in the league instead of 4. 2) Teams can use 2 tags instead of just one 3) Players can only get a 30% raise over 2006. This emans, for rookies, usually they get a big signing bonus (1st rounders) and a 230K minimum salary to keep the cap hit as low as possible. This may not be doable anymore, since in 2007, their raise can only be 30% of the 230K!! That includes roster bonuses. So, their max salary could only be around 300K! What will happen? Players will get bigger bases in 2006, meaning more cap space neeed 4) Depending on a team's finish in 2006, they will be alloted X # of free agent signings for 2007. Yes, it's restricted. You can't make the playoffs and then go through and sign everyone in 2007 because you are rich. Here are some details: Section 2. Top Four Teams: Each of the four Clubs that participated in the NFC and AFC Championship games the Prior League Year shall not be permitted to negotiate and sign any Unrestricted Free Agent to a Player Contract, except: (a) any Unrestricted Free Agent who acquired that status as a result of the NFL waiver system; (b) any Unrestricted Free Agent who was under contract to such Club on the last date of the last League Year of the player?s most recent Player Contract; and (c) any Unrestricted Free Agent signed pursuant to Section 4 below. Section 3. Next Four Teams: Each of the four playoff Clubs that lost in the immediately preceding playoff games to the four Clubs that participated in the NFC and AFC Championship games the Prior League Year shall not be permitted to negotiate and sign any Unrestricted Free Agent to a Player contract, except: (a) any Unrestricted Free Agent who acquired that status as a result of the NFL waiver system; (b) any Unrestricted Free Agent who was under contract to such Club on the last date of the last League Year of the player?s most recent Player contract; (c) any Unrestricted Free Agent signed pursuant to Section 4 below; and (d) any Unrestricted Free Agent as follows: One such player for a Player Contract that has a first year Salary of $1,500,000 or more; and (ii) Any number of such players for a Player Contract that has a first year Salary of no more than $1,000,000 and an annual increase in any future contract years of no more than 30% of the first contract year Salary, not including any amount attributed to any signing bonus. In addition, each such Club and each such player entering into a Player Contract pursuant to this subsection may not renegotiate to increase the amount of Salary to be paid during the term of the Player Contract for a period of one year after the signing date of such contract. Section 4. Replacement of Free Agents Signed by Other Club: Each of the eight Clubs subject to the provisions of this Article shall be permitted to negotiate and sign one Unrestricted Free Agent to a Player Contract (?New Player?) for each Unrestricted Free Agent who was under contract to such Club on the last date of the prior League Year, who has signed with another Club (?Previous Player?), so long as the Player Contract for the New Player shall have a first year Salary of no more than the first year Salary of the Player Contract signed by the Previous Player with the New Club, and an annual increase in any future contract years of no more than 30% of the first contract year Salary, excluding any amounts attributable to any signing bonus. In addition, each such Club and each such player entering into a Player Contract pursuant to this subsection may not renegotiate to increase the amount of Salary to be paid during the term of the Player Contract for a period of one year after the signing date of such contract. There is a lot more to this, but thereis more to it than it just becoming baseball.
