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Brain Dead Squirrel Chasers · January 21st, 2004, 12:08 PM

I would not like to see a minimum for UFA positions. I think that would severly limit teams that use up close to their cap space. Say you make UFA Ws minimum bid $250 and I've worked my cap space where I've used up all but $200 yet I need to add another WR for some reason or another. That means I cant bid on an UFA WR because I'm short? I should be able to buy whatever WR out there I can afford, even if he's a 4th stringer.

I've always felt the rookie salary scale was WAY too high (noticed I've freely traded my future picks for proven players). That's how I've operated my team in the past. A proposal that might help this is lower the rookie scale accross the board. Institute a max contract of 3 years for all rookies so even if the rookies are underpriced, they can only be signed for 3 years or less. Rookie QBs might fall in value according to these rules but it seems more than fair to me. I've never found value in rookies with the current setup.

January 21st, 2004, 12:08 PM	#6
Brain Dead Squirrel Chasers Feeding Frenzy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 946	I would not like to see a minimum for UFA positions. I think that would severly limit teams that use up close to their cap space. Say you make UFA Ws minimum bid $250 and I've worked my cap space where I've used up all but $200 yet I need to add another WR for some reason or another. That means I cant bid on an UFA WR because I'm short? I should be able to buy whatever WR out there I can afford, even if he's a 4th stringer. I've always felt the rookie salary scale was WAY too high (noticed I've freely traded my future picks for proven players). That's how I've operated my team in the past. A proposal that might help this is lower the rookie scale accross the board. Institute a max contract of 3 years for all rookies so even if the rookies are underpriced, they can only be signed for 3 years or less. Rookie QBs might fall in value according to these rules but it seems more than fair to me. I've never found value in rookies with the current setup.