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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Thanks for posting what factors go in to receiving a compensatory pick; there's a lot of misinformation out there on the topic.Largely, but not entirely, correct.
Only certain UFAs count in the calculations. The short version is:
* The player must not have been waived by his old team.
* The player must sign a contract with his new team before a certain deadline, and must remain on the team for a certain length of time.
* The player must sign a contract worth at least slightly more than the vet minimum.
No team that has signed more qualifying FAs than it lost has ever gotten a comp pick.
When teams lose more than they sign, they try to "cancel out" contracts as best they can (i.e., a player with a $1M contract will cancel out a $2M contract instead of a $6M contract). [The primary determinant of what round a pick is slotted in is the average annual value of the contract.]
If a team loses as many as it signs, it may get a late comp 7 if the players lost are significantly better than the players signed.
I know this sounds like whining in regards to not getting a pick for losing Jarvis Green, but that was only borderline. A better example would be Tampa Bay losing Antonio Bryant to the Bengals, where he signed a $28 million contract with $8 million guaranteed. Because Bryant never played a down for Cincinnati the Bucs received nothing in return. In my opinion the $8 million that Bryant did receive should have been the biggest factor in the formula, rather than how many games he did or did not play. Once the player signs elsewhere anything else should be very minor in what that pick should be.
In addition, the rule stating compensatory picks cannot be traded should be done away with; there's no need for that.
The Patriots will get 1 or more 7th rounders before the draft is over via trades. The value of 7th rounders is greater this year with no UDFA's.
No one has any idea when they may be able to add UDFA's to the roster. The longer they can't practice with mini camps and training camp, the less of a chance they will have making a roster.
That is not fact just my opinion based on common sense.
Well, my idea was that if compensatory picks are supposed to be compensation for free agents lost to another team, simply tie the comp pick formula to what each player the team lost was signed for/made his first year; then adjust similarly for each free agent the team gained that qualified (had played out his contract rather than being cut, and that was signed prior to July 1). In my opinion what does or does not happen later (pro bowl, being cut before the season starts) should have very little or no impact on the compensatory pick formula.To be precise, it's not because he "never played a down," but because they waived him.
I understand your point, although I'm not sure it would improve the system.
Goodell is still commissioner right?
Yes?
Oh...well then I'm not surprised.
yep lots of hypocrites
every team's board has ******s who bash goodell for "being against their team"
bunch of morons lol
Its no big deal.
The Pats have enough picks this draft anyway.
CT - While you have been "saying this for awhile", it doesn't mean the Pats weren't hosed.
Ben Watson was signed for $4 million a year. Look at Watson's production in Cleveland.
68 Receptions - 763 Yards, 3 TDs.
Alge Crumpler was signed for under $2 million a year. Compare that to Crumpler's production:
6 Receptions - 52 Yards- 2 TDs
How anyone can say that the two were comparable and off-setting is just lunacy.