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[Alexander]

"Final Eight" plan doesn't apply to restricted free agents
Posted by Mike Florio on January 12, 2010 10:59 AM ET
Now that the final eight teams of the 2009 season have been set, we recently laid out the specific provisions that prevent the NFL's quarterfinalists from cornering the market on unrestricted free agents in the coming uncapped year.

But here's an important point to keep in mind -- the limitations of the "Final Eight" plan apply only to unrestricted free agents.

So when it comes to the men whose contracts have expired but who haven't finished six NFL seasons (up from four in capped years), the final eight teams may jump into the bidding, limited only by whether they have the draft picks available to compensate the teams that hold the rights to the restricted free agents under consideration.

So if, for example, the Colts win the Super Bowl and they want to pursue Cowboys receiver Miles Austin, the Colts will be able to do it without waiting for someone to sign one of their free agents. Though it might take a first-round pick and a third-round pick to get Austin, the Colts can break the bank, if they so choose, knowing that they'd be giving up only the 32nd and 96th picks in the draft to get him.

 

[Future]

Jerry knows that just signing big name FAs all the time won't work. Which is why he would never get in a bidding war ala yankees Sox...Danny boy would, Jerry is beyond that. Especially since he realizes how talented the team he currently has is.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Who cares. Let them spend tons of money in FA trying to fix their team. We're not going to be needing to spend tons of money to make this a good/great team. We can keep our guys and add some quality pieces and those added pieces could easily just come through the draft.

 

[fanfromvirginia]

That's a great theory if there were any true UFA worth a darn available. Most of the talent will switch from UFA to RFA.

Add that teams get an additional franchise and transition tag and it will be the worst year for free agents in history. It's like having a million dollars in your pocket and the store only has one loaf of stale bread left.

In other words, Moscow circa 1988.

 

[jterrell]

This is one of the goofier articles written since well the last Florio article.

Someone should really take away that guy's computer and spare us all.

Dallas hasn't been bidding against Washington for high-priced free agents in quite some time and will not start this off-season.

Washington needs to use that cap space to CUT over-priced aging players not add a bunch of older high-priced guys. Florio is more than mildly mentally-challenged.

Dallas wants what exactly in free agency? To resign their own guys!!!! Nothing in the contract will prevent that, and in fact, makes it much easier since Miles Austin is again restricted.

 

[Roadtrip635]

Here is a link to the 2010 list of free agents
http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d81423860&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true

As expected no real players that will turn a club around, but there are a few that could provide some of those "missing pieces" for some teams

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Florio would have a point if we weren't stacked beyond belief

 

[SLATEmosphere]

Meh, most of the UFA now will be RFA in an uncapped year so it's moot.


The leftovers that will still be UFA are mostly trash. Aside from Seymour, there's really not much out there.

This system rewards great drafting so you can sign and keep them for a very long time. i like that.

 

[Bluefin]

This system rewards great drafting so you can sign and keep them for a very long time. i like that.

So do I.

It's basically a finders, keepers system.

I always hated that the NFL didn't do more to reward teams for drafting well under the salary cap.

Teams should've been given a home town discount of some sort for finding, developing and then re-signing their own talent.

I don't want to cheer for another team's player on my team, I prefer drafting players rather than overpaying for all too often under performing talent.