01-12-2020, 01:02 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-12-2020, 05:37 PM by JKortesi81.)
So it's been a while since I've written anything, but money is good so here it goes. Also, I don't intend to make anyone feel bad writing this. I'm just trying to observe some things I've seen since I joined the league in S4.
In some circles, I've been pretty vocal about how position change rules are killing strategy, drafting, and the free agent market. For the most part, position changes have calmed down a bit, but it still irks me when a DL changes to a QB. Imagine the drafting or the free agent drama that would be involved if two or three teams really needed a certain position. It would be fun. But people are too nice and will change positions willy nilly.
Which brings me to my bone to pick. People are too nice during contract negotiations. Recently we've seen some free agents command some big money. And I love it. Logan Uchicha grabbing 10 million dollars a year is awesome. It makes teams think about their future cap. It makes some interesting trades go down. It's fun.
Speaking of off season fun, what is everyone's fascination with taking minimum deals? What advantage does that give to anyone besides ruining league parity? There's all these really good players taking minimum contracts so they can go to (or stay on) a really good team. Now not to knock the Orange County Otters, they are the dynasty every other team wishes they could be, but do you think they have this many championships if their players were actually paid fairly? They have Defensive Player of the Year Lanzer Grievous (an over 1000 TPE LB) making 4 million dollars for the next couple of seasons. Most teams are paying their inactive OL bots more. But nobody thinks twice about it.
I shouldn't be super upset about it. I spent an entire Cameron Taylor career making close to minimum. But as I neared CT's retirement, all I could think of was the lack of championship rings and the lack of money. Off seasons were boring because my contract was almost pre-destined. So minimum contracts and OCO aren't necessarily the ultimate evil.
The contract that kind of prompted this media piece is Bex's contract. I really really disliked that contract for a couple reasons.
1) Minimum in their prime on their second team. If you're going to hit the free agent market, cool. Get paid for what you're worth. Bex is HO and a great LR presence. She should get paid for it. I get it, NOLA is cool and fun. But it's not helping the rest of the league when top S18 players (wink wink Ironside) are taking minimums so they can construct a super team.
2) My main bone to pick is opting out of a 5 million dollar contract to re-sign with the same team for a 3 million dollar minimum in her prime. No explanation needed.
There's been suspensions and fines recently for trying to circumvent cap and contract rules. Opting out of a rookie deal to sign an extension is a recent one (I think it was Thudd Kassel?). The NOLA Bex situation feels almost as dirty. There is no reason a player with an option would opt out for less money on the same team.
Again I don't mean to pick on anyone. This is just a recent example of how lax people have been on their contracts. I've seen it for 15 seasons now. Let's get greedy people. It will make the league more competitive.
Don't hate me Bex.
In some circles, I've been pretty vocal about how position change rules are killing strategy, drafting, and the free agent market. For the most part, position changes have calmed down a bit, but it still irks me when a DL changes to a QB. Imagine the drafting or the free agent drama that would be involved if two or three teams really needed a certain position. It would be fun. But people are too nice and will change positions willy nilly.
Which brings me to my bone to pick. People are too nice during contract negotiations. Recently we've seen some free agents command some big money. And I love it. Logan Uchicha grabbing 10 million dollars a year is awesome. It makes teams think about their future cap. It makes some interesting trades go down. It's fun.
Speaking of off season fun, what is everyone's fascination with taking minimum deals? What advantage does that give to anyone besides ruining league parity? There's all these really good players taking minimum contracts so they can go to (or stay on) a really good team. Now not to knock the Orange County Otters, they are the dynasty every other team wishes they could be, but do you think they have this many championships if their players were actually paid fairly? They have Defensive Player of the Year Lanzer Grievous (an over 1000 TPE LB) making 4 million dollars for the next couple of seasons. Most teams are paying their inactive OL bots more. But nobody thinks twice about it.
I shouldn't be super upset about it. I spent an entire Cameron Taylor career making close to minimum. But as I neared CT's retirement, all I could think of was the lack of championship rings and the lack of money. Off seasons were boring because my contract was almost pre-destined. So minimum contracts and OCO aren't necessarily the ultimate evil.
The contract that kind of prompted this media piece is Bex's contract. I really really disliked that contract for a couple reasons.
1) Minimum in their prime on their second team. If you're going to hit the free agent market, cool. Get paid for what you're worth. Bex is HO and a great LR presence. She should get paid for it. I get it, NOLA is cool and fun. But it's not helping the rest of the league when top S18 players (wink wink Ironside) are taking minimums so they can construct a super team.
2) My main bone to pick is opting out of a 5 million dollar contract to re-sign with the same team for a 3 million dollar minimum in her prime. No explanation needed.
There's been suspensions and fines recently for trying to circumvent cap and contract rules. Opting out of a rookie deal to sign an extension is a recent one (I think it was Thudd Kassel?). The NOLA Bex situation feels almost as dirty. There is no reason a player with an option would opt out for less money on the same team.
Again I don't mean to pick on anyone. This is just a recent example of how lax people have been on their contracts. I've seen it for 15 seasons now. Let's get greedy people. It will make the league more competitive.
Don't hate me Bex.
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