bishnykfan wrote:RULE CHANGE PROPOSAL
EXTENSIONS
Ok.. here goes,
Since last draft there has been a push for extensions to be brought into the game. Basically, something to make draft picks a little more valuable by giving a team more control over the players that have been drafted. Currently, BaF has four year (maximum) deals for first round draft picks and three year (max) deals for second rounders. IRL, teams can have control of their players for longer than that thanks to qualifying offers and restricted free agency which we don't have. So, extensions are a way that we can make up for this.
But extensions need to be fair to the player. It can not just be an extension on his rookie salary. If he is worthy of getting an extension and losing out on a few years on UFA, then he needs to be compensated for that. So, basically, my plan is the 90/60/30 plan... a probably way to complicated and impossible to explain plan to handle extensions.
90 plan- A team can extend a player on his rookie contract by three years (maxing out his rookie deal at seven years before UFA). But in order to do that, the team will need to pay. To "buyout" three years of free agency, a team will need to give the player a 90% raise after his rookie season. This raise will go into effect immediately and the player will be extended and now be under contract for six years at his new rate. A team will need to have the cap space in order to extend the player. At no time, will an extension be allowed to put you over the salary cap.
OR
60 plan- A team can extend a player on his rookie contract by two years (maxing out his rookie deal at six years before UFA). To "buyout" two years of free agency, a team will need to give the player a 60% raise after his second season. This raise will go into effect immediately and the player will be extended and now be under contract for four years at his new rate. A team will need to have the cap space in order to extend the player. At no time, will an extension be allowed to put you over the salary cap.
OR
30 plan- A team can extend a player on his rookie contract by one year (maxing out his rookie deal at five years before UFA). To "buyout" one year of free agency, a team will need to give the player a 30% raise after his third season. This raise will go into effect immediately and the player will be extended and now be under contract for two years at his new rate. A team will need to have the cap space in order to extend the player. At no time, will an extension be allowed to put you over the salary cap.
An example from last draft:
Ok...discussion...let me know what I'm missing, what your thoughts are and what can be done to make the proposal better.
Please vote on this proposal as soon as possible. Majority rules. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
YES-(17) ATL, BOS, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, HOU, IND, LAC, LAK, MIA, NO, ORL, SA, SAC, TOR, UTAH
NO-(3) CHA, MEM, POR
