Would this be a good idea instead of the draft to make things fair?

[cardsunsfan]

I've been thinking about whether the draft is fair or not and if it is fair that first round picks are getting so much money before they even set foot on the field I'm not so sure... Also it sometimes seems wrong to me that the worst team has to spend so much more money on their pick than others do...

How about this idea, instead of having a draft you give each team a certain amount of money to bid on the players of their chosing. The worse your team the more money you have to bid on the players. The overall money that is given to bid is also less than the overall money being spent on draft picks today. I think its gotten way out of hand. Does anybody like this idea?

 

[AntSports Steve]

Wow, would that be exciting to watch. It would also make the teams do their homework. It would also be cool, if somehow the value of the players contract was in relation to how much was bid on them.

That also means that teams can get the players they need easier. And, what games it would introduce as it would be your job as a divisional rival to try to boost up the prices of the players your rival wants without getting stuck with them.

 

[cardsunsfan]

Wow, would that be exciting to watch. It would also make the teams do their homework. It would also be cool, if somehow the value of the players contract was in relation to how much was bid on them.

That also means that teams can get the players they need easier. And, what games it would introduce as it would be your job as a divisional rival to try to boost up the prices of the players your rival wants without getting stuck with them.

yeah although it would possibly be a blind auction where you don't see what bids are like they do for the government and such..you wouldn't want people to be driving up the price for the hell of it... but that could pose its only problems..would have to think of this a while..but I like the general idea of it!

 

[cardsunsfan]

anybody else? or is this just a stupid idea?

 

[azdad1978]

anybody else? or is this just a stupid idea?

Its a good idea but the Players Association won't allow it though.

 

[cardsunsfan]

Its a good idea but the Players Association won't allow it though.

Why not..I bet some veteran players are pissed at the contracts these guys are getting. The players association is comprised of players that are already in the NFL. It would leave more money for them....

 

[redbirdofwar]

Bad Idea. The problem with that is let's say each team gets a certain dollar amount for their position in the draft. Teams like the Cards, Niners, Dolphins etc with many holes to fill will be looking to spread the money out to get the most bang for the buck. Teams that feel they are only one player away would throw all allotted money at the one top player knowing their 7 rounds of cash will probably be higher than anything the bottom teams are willing to spend. The Eagles would then be able to outbid the Dolphins for Ronnie Brown.

If you want to curb these out of control salaries for rookies, the best way would be to tag each draft spot with a dollar amount regardless of position played. The dollar amount would increase by a certain percentage each year, and you would no longer worry about holdouts or greedy agents looking out for themselves over their clients well being.

 

[WisconsinCard]

Bad Idea. The problem with that is let's say each team gets a certain dollar amount for their position in the draft. Teams like the Cards, Niners, Dolphins etc with many holes to fill will be looking to spread the money out to get the most bang for the buck. Teams that feel they are only one player away would throw all allotted money at the one top player knowing their 7 rounds of cash will probably be higher than anything the bottom teams are willing to spend. The Eagles would then be able to outbid the Dolphins for Ronnie Brown.

If you want to curb these out of control salaries for rookies, the best way would be to tag each draft spot with a dollar amount regardless of position played. The dollar amount would increase by a certain percentage each year, and you would no longer worry about holdouts or greedy agents looking out for themselves over their clients well being.

Kinda like the NBA. Also it would take the word "TRADE" out of the NFL. There are very few player for player trades anymore.

 

[NFL_FAN]

I've been thinking about whether the draft is fair or not and if it is fair that first round picks are getting so much money before they even set foot on the field I'm not so sure... Also it sometimes seems wrong to me that the worst team has to spend so much more money on their pick than others do...

How about this idea, instead of having a draft you give each team a certain amount of money to bid on the players of their chosing. The worse your team the more money you have to bid on the players. The overall money that is given to bid is also less than the overall money being spent on draft picks today. I think its gotten way out of hand. Does anybody like this idea?

I like it, instead of Draft day it would be Auction day. Opening bids for Cadillac Williams, Cardinals 2 Million going once, twice, sold!!!!

 

[redbirdofwar]

Kinda like the NBA. Also it would take the word "TRADE" out of the NFL. There are very few player for player trades anymore.

I love the way the NBA does it. You never hear about a guy holding out the first 4 weeks of training camp because he feels he's being "disrespected" only being offered 12 million guaranteed instead of the 16 million he rightfully deserves. Whata-crock. I would think the NFLPA would love a system like this. It would help keep the younger salaries down leaving more mony for the veterans.

 

[AntSports Steve]

I don't think this idea was to keep salaries down for rookies. The idea was to let teams be able to easily maunover to get the players they actually need for a reasonable value.

I see nothing wrong with a team like the Cards spreading their money around and getting more mid level players. I see nothing wrong with the Eagles spending all to get one very good player. It's the same as now if the Eagles traded most of their draft choices for a top 3 pick. See Ricky Williams draft day trade.

But, the realality is some very smart auctioneers would domaniate the NFL and it would be very complicated.

I'm all for slotting rookies based on their draft position. Leave more money for the Vets as that's where it really should go.

 

[AzCards21]

It would also be cool, if somehow the value of the players contract was in relation to how much was bid on them.

How about the bid amount is for that much money for four years, 20% of the four years is bonused and the rest is your salary spread out. Every player should be signed by that evening with a system like this.

Bid- $1 million
Total Contract- $4 million
Bonus- $800,000
Yearly salary- $800,000

Man that would simplify things.