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Originally Posted by Flaxwless
I would like ot change my vote from "YES" to "NO" b/c after looking at the app I have realized why this rule was made in the 1st place.
If this rule is put into place teams would have to clear CAP SPACE and/or contract years to fit the IR players before the 2008 season. What this does is makes team cuts players that will affect cap space in both 2007 and 2008. Why is this unfair? B/c when you place a player on IR only half of their salary is counted BUT you only get 1 year to sign a FA player. If we implement this rule... we'd have to cut that 1 year replacement in order to bring the IR player back to active roster... which I believe is unfair as you would normally let that 1 year replacement expire but now owuld be forced to take a cap hit in 2008 for that replacement player.
I understand the intent of the rule and support it, but the contract year part is where it gets dicey.
I would be in favor of a rule that states....
Within 24 or 48 hours of the new year (April 1st or 2nd)... the IR must be cleared.
What this rule does is allows that replacement player contract year to expire (without taking any cap hits), yet still forces teams to clear cap space before RFA period begins. ALSO remeber that an RFAs tender value COUNTS against the cap.
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I like this idea by Frank.
The only thing I would say is make the date static like April 2nd. the IR must be cleared. In this way no bids on RFA's have expired and the IR is current for the year without allowing the advantage to the team to wait until the draft.
It saves a cut which I like.