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For what it is worth here are my 2 cents on the advantages.

Originally Posted by Mutts

The advantages?

1. You get to evaluate multiple players through training camps before choosing the player you want to dump.

Since the players that are going for over inflated values are studs and have a proven track record don't see how this is a benefit to the owners of those players. If anything it is those that are fiscally more responsible and are getting numerous players, can evaluate players in training camps before deciding who to dump. Also, when higher priced players are dumped it is an advantage to those who have cap space as they will get them on the cheap.

2. Inflation will cause a shaking out "adjustment" period extending into the start of the season as the market adjusts back to normal when roster minimums kick in - the large amount of player movement will allow those that dump stashed players access to quality FAs to fill their empty slots.

??? ... considering the cap hit they will be taking by dumping high price players, owners who have been more fiscally responsible will still have more $$ available to bid on those quality FAs. Also, as mentioned before, those dumped players are now going to go for bargain prices, if you had to dump them you obviously can't afford to pick them again.

I suppose you could free up a ton of cap space if you had a 3000 CB player get injured in training camp but is this really going to help since you no longer have that player and if you had a surplus at that position in the 1st place you had to have taken some hits at other positions.

3. You help to create an inflated market that will screw up strategies of owners you know to be more fiscally conservative.

In every auction and every draft there are teams with different strategies. There are those that like high price players (a studs and duds theory) and there are those who look for bargains. Knowing this is always the case how does it affect your strategy ... you are upset that you didn't get some guys at prices you wanted them at?

4. You create a general confusion about prices that allows experienced IDP owners an advantage over newbies in the first few years.

So do you feel that IDP prices are inflated or deflated? In general it seems like the issue surrounds IOP players, not IDP players as some people are not happy that they didn't get the RBs they wanted at bargain prices.

The simple fact is we are working with a skewed market because we are not requiring teams to meet roster minimums during our inaugural auction. I only see an issue because this is the inaugural auction, I don't think there is any reason to change this rule for the future. The market will adjust itself back in a couple of years, there is no doubt. We just could have come alot closer to establishing realistic salary figures in the beginning if we would have required teams to meet minimums during this initial auction.

In the end we have to meet a roster minimum of 13 IOPs and 9 IDPs, if teams have to cut players to meet those requirements that is to the benefit to those teams that have cap room available.