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Brain Dead Squirrel Chasers · January 23rd, 2004, 02:08 PM

I am still against a rookie salary increase based on performance. Either you invest something in the rookie or you dont. I dont like the idea of being able to hedge your bet. The current rookie salary scale is not that far off. I think we're basing this on a couple of weak draft classes. It would be nice to see if anyone could do some case studies from pre 2000 and take a look at some of those rookies.

I feel the only thing that might need tweaking is that rookie QBs are still overpriced. RBs a little overpriced. I think WR arent too bad. I feel 700 for Donte Stallworth is a reasonable salary, especially given the talent he's shown. Again, I've always felt that a straight salary decline is not the way to go. In the 2nd and 3rd rounds where bargains should be available we rarely get any because of this salary structure. I would like to see a steeper decline from the top few picks to the later rounds. You always have to pay a premium for top talent but later on you should be able to find some value.

I am firmly against removing the DS contract year cap. I feel if we remove this then owners dont need to choose who they want to invest in. Everyone would just be signed to the max contract. What's the fun in that?

I want a league where its challenging to build a team. It seems we're making it very difficult to screw up your team. While I think the rookie salary scale needs some tweaks, I dont think it needs an overhaul. Have we even given the rookie system more than 2 years to work? We keep changing it. Also by continuing to change these rules we're playing with teams fortunes, especially those teams that have already traded away future picks. Also, I'm definitely less likely to keep trading future picks if we keep changing the rookie system. I dont want to end up getting screwed. As always my 2 cents.

January 23rd, 2004, 02:08 PM	#24
Brain Dead Squirrel Chasers Feeding Frenzy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 946	I am still against a rookie salary increase based on performance. Either you invest something in the rookie or you dont. I dont like the idea of being able to hedge your bet. The current rookie salary scale is not that far off. I think we're basing this on a couple of weak draft classes. It would be nice to see if anyone could do some case studies from pre 2000 and take a look at some of those rookies. I feel the only thing that might need tweaking is that rookie QBs are still overpriced. RBs a little overpriced. I think WR arent too bad. I feel 700 for Donte Stallworth is a reasonable salary, especially given the talent he's shown. Again, I've always felt that a straight salary decline is not the way to go. In the 2nd and 3rd rounds where bargains should be available we rarely get any because of this salary structure. I would like to see a steeper decline from the top few picks to the later rounds. You always have to pay a premium for top talent but later on you should be able to find some value. I am firmly against removing the DS contract year cap. I feel if we remove this then owners dont need to choose who they want to invest in. Everyone would just be signed to the max contract. What's the fun in that? I want a league where its challenging to build a team. It seems we're making it very difficult to screw up your team. While I think the rookie salary scale needs some tweaks, I dont think it needs an overhaul. Have we even given the rookie system more than 2 years to work? We keep changing it. Also by continuing to change these rules we're playing with teams fortunes, especially those teams that have already traded away future picks. Also, I'm definitely less likely to keep trading future picks if we keep changing the rookie system. I dont want to end up getting screwed. As always my 2 cents.