(03-25-2019, 12:13 PM)Mikey Wrote:

(03-22-2019, 11:01 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: Not really the perfect place for this , but relevant:

https://twitter.com/JoeBanner13/status/1...6579942401


I think this will be a major topic in 2021 when we anticipate a work stoppage / new CBA.

I have never ever heard a team justify letting a guy test FA because they valued getting a comp pick in return.

If you want to argue that it punishes teams that do not draft well in the first place and have to glean talent from other teams' rosters at inflated prices, we can do that. But calling out a team that doesn't find a guy worth a fortune is misguided. Part of the comp pick formula is incoming FA signings too, so either the team getting picks is playing it cheap and not acquiring other players, or they have been wise and previously acquired guys to absorb the loss.

I'm not being clear with my interest in the tweet.

What I'm sympathizing with is the players that do everything right to earn a second contract and are still allowed to walk, not because the team would rather have the comp pick necessarily, but because the team (and league as a whole) recognizes how easy it is to replace talent through the draft at certain positions - and they weigh that over the market value of the second contract. 

It's not uniformly common right now - but I see plenty of teams doing it with a number of positions regularly.

It's the smart play for the franchise, but it makes maximizing a second contract very difficult for RBs, Safeties, most non-elite receivers, and a fair percentage of LBs depending on scheme. 
Many teams just recycle the position every 3 or 4 years rather than award second contracts and I can see why the players would have a gripe. 

It's all legal and not even really unethical given the construct, but I can see the players' side of the argument.

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