Does A Rookie Salary Change The Trade Value Chart?

[Hoofbite]

I think it does.

I think the biggest downer of trading up right now is guaranteeing the extra money involved.

Slotting the salary could really make draft day trades go berserk.

 

[speedkilz88]

There is going to be a rookie cap on first round picks. That's something the nflpa was for, the nfl wanted slotting but think a cap is better than nothing. So the money will be a lot closer top to bottom in the first round.

 

[Hoofbite]

There is going to be a rookie cap on first round picks. That's something the nflpa was for, the nfl wanted slotting but think a cap is better than nothing. So the money will be a lot closer top to bottom in the first round.

I know. Instead of paying 60 Bazillion guaranteed, if you know that you can get the top pick for the slotted 20 million (or whatever it would be) contract, do you think it changes the value placed on the picks according to that standard trade chart?

 

[AbeBeta]

Not really -- the cap is going to impact up front bonus money ... but those guys at the top are going to sweet, creatively packaged deals that won't be offered to guys near the bottom. And you can bet that the "cap" is going to be relatively high anyway

 

[Picksix]

I doubt the point scale idea changes. I just think more teams will be inclined to want to trade into the top 10 because now the money won't be a deterrent.

Of course, you could argue that, with theoretically more teams wanting a certain pick, there could be a greater inequality in the points exchanged. For instance, if four teams want to trade up to get a pick worth 1500 points, one team may be willing to give up picks that add up to considerably more than 1500 in order to outbid the other three teams.

 

[speedkilz88]

I know. Instead of paying 60 Bazillion guaranteed, if you know that you can get the top pick for the slotted 20 million (or whatever it would be) contract, do you think it changes the value placed on the picks according to that standard trade chart?

It certainly won't scare off teams from moving up as in years past. So possibly increased interest/bidding would make the pick more valuable.

 

[UnoDallas]

what chart ????????????

you mean they still use that 20 year old thing

don't thing so

 

[Pabst]

The short answer is.. maybe.

The original Jimmy Johnson chart didn't really take into consideration the ballooning contracts the top prospects would get. As such, when those contracts did increase, substantially, the top picks lost some value, as teams had to debate between the luxury of getting "their guy" versus the insane price the contract for that player would dictate.

If we assume this theory is correct, it can be reasoned that the Trade Value Chart had already changed; to what degree of significance being up for debate.

If you throw out the absurd contract numbers, it's possible that the Chart returns back to the values it had when Jimmy first conceived it, when contracts for rookies were not so exorbitant.

It all really depends on how you look at it, and more importantly, how teams have looked at the chart in the past decade.

 

[TheCount]

I think the cap would make the top picks even more valuable.

 

[Rogah]

I think it does.

I think the biggest downer of trading up right now is guaranteeing the extra money involved.

Slotting the salary could really make draft day trades go berserk.

I doubt there will be significantly more draft day trades. Yes, teams would probably be more interested in trading up if salaries are much more under control. Of course the teams that have the high picks (say top 10) would be much less interested in trading down. So the net effect will pretty much balance out.

 

[Longboysfan]

I think the cap would make the top picks even more valuable.

Something like a curve for the value not a straighe line.

Top few would get higher numbers where the bottom rounds about the same.