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Originally Posted by Nittany Dodgers
Since you specifically requested a response, here it is. The initial system was no compensation for losing an RFA. If that were the system today, then I'd feel much better about wheeling and dealing for the matches. In that system, you'd have a mirror of what the NFL does, with the team stealing another teams player having to send compensation. However, what we saw was that not as many players were moving, so we tried to come up with an incentive to let players move. It wasn't about giving equal compensation, it was about getting player movement. Now that system is, in my mind, being exploited. Not only are tendering teams getting compensation from the league (a system who's Achilles heel is devaluing the rest of the draft) but they are muscling more compensation out of other teams. We agree to disagree whether or not that is acceptable. Bottom line, if we got rid of the comp, I'd feel great about wheeling and dealing. If we're going to give free picks, then I don't like the wheeling and dealing. It hurts the league.
2nd round and later picks are worthless? Lets set up two pools of players. Tell me which group you want:
Group 1
Chris Perry
REggie Williams
Justin Fargas
Taylor Jacobs
William Green
Joey Harrington
Group 2
Keary Colbert
JP Losman
Jason Witten
Nate Burleson
Brian Westbrook
Patrick Ramsey
The first group is of course the oh so valuable first rounders. The second group is of course the oh so worthless later rounders. Is there a higher percentage of success in the first round? Of course. Are there players to get in the later rounds? Definitely.
As far as Bulger, if Jim doesn't want to pay the market value for a player he tendered, why does he deserve anything at all? Isn't the main benefit of the RFA tool the ability to match the high bid? Isn't that the purpose of the whole thing? That to me is far more important and basic than the whole compensation issue.
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Agreed. The compensation system devalue the lower picks.
Agreed. You can find players in the 2nd round. I can just as easily list 5 studs in the first round and 5 bust in the second. Also please list those taken with the 2nd Round COMPENSATION picks, b/c that's what JIm gets when letting Bulger go.
Agreed. If Jim doesn't want to pay market value he can do two things: let him go or try and strike a deal. If no deal is reached, then he'll obvioulsy let him go. Where's the harm?
Agreed. Right to match is the main purpose. But I what's to stop teams from getting more value if they can?
Also wouldn't the decline to match and other trades INCREASE player movement?
LAST AND MOST IIMPORTANT THING! PLEASE ADDRESS THIS!
Doesn't it take two teams to strike a deal?