(05-20-2024, 10:28 AM)HURRICANE!!! Wrote:

(05-17-2024, 07:32 PM)mikesez Wrote: I don't think that's a good idea.  But how about, every 200 carries is a year off of your rookie contract?

I like the idea, especially when Derek Henry is limited to 199 carries in his initial 4 years (as the Titans avoid an earlier 2nd contract) .... resulting in 0 carries vs the Jags in the last few weeks of the season.

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(05-17-2024, 11:21 PM)HardcoreMoJagFan Wrote: Take Running backs off the salary cap.  That'd solve the financials of it.

That would be quite interesting for cash strapped teams that spend excessive $$ on their QBs.  I could see KC, Baltimore, Dallas, and other teams potentially paying $15m+ on Saquon if there wasn't a cap hit.

The carries would have to roll over season to season for it to work.  The 200th carry is a year off, whether that occurs in year 1 of play or year 2.

But that gets complicated because how do you handle the last year of a contract, if the RB hits his 200th in the last year is he immediately a free agent, taken out of the game? Not great. I suppose the rule just wouldn't apply for the last year, which again creates an incentive for a team to get right to 199 and then shut a guy down in his second to last year.

Here's maybe a better idea.  Pay them per carry.  A player on a rookie deal gets whatever their initial contract says, or, $40,000 per carry, whichever is greater.  A guy with 250 carries automatically gets at least $10 million regardless of what round he was drafted in.

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