Some questions we've received through PMs in the past few years... Hopefully this will answer questions some of you may have.
Q. I got a question regarding free agency. Is it possible to do a sign and trade for restricted free agents? There are a lot of guys I like that are restricted. I'd like to do a couple of sign-and-trades to ensure I get the players I want before they hit the market.
A: Here's how we do that. If a team tenders an RFA then RFA remains tendered until free agency starts. 24 hours into restricted free agency, if the RFA hasn't received any bids he is officially signed by his original team for the tender amount. At that point he can be traded to any team. You can't trade for them before they are signed because you cannot trade free agents.
Q. What do I need to do (financially) to keep RFA's and ERFA's? I know that ERFA's don't negotiate with other teams...so all I need to do is tender them for $555,000? Is that right? And that keeps them on the team for one more year?
A: $555,000 for ERFAs and nobody can touch them. You may trade ERFAs after you tender them if you wish.
Q. Regarding RFA's, do I just tender them with the amount specified and THEN have to match any offer that comes in to keep them? And that keeps them on my team for the length of the other team's OFFERED contract?
A: Tender the RFAs and then match if someone bids on them. We don't do anything with contract length. We just do the amount as if they were all 1 year contracts.
Q. When will you need our list of RFA's and ERFA's that we want to keep?
A: You just need to have your tags/tenders worked out by the start of free agency. Which is normally around the middle of March.
Q. Is it (free agency) just first post gets the player or is there more to it?
A: Free agency is done in a bid format.
Q. So in free agency, we're just bidding for ONE year contracts then? Highest bid within 24 hours wins that player?
A: Yeah one year contracts. Everything resets next year so there isn't much point in doing anything longer. It's not quite the highest bid in 24 hours. Bidding could go on for a week for one player. Whenever a player goes 24 hours without receiving a bid, the bidding is over. So once you are outbid, you have 24 hours to get back on and bid again.
Q. Will there be a FA list or will we just have to work from each persons team page?
A: The "Free Agency" forum will have a thread for each position. The first post in the thread will have a list of players. The players will have the bid amount, time, and team next to them. Once a player is signed, he will be moved to the bottom of the listed under the "Signed" section.
Q. How is draft pick compensation going to work out? I know you have to be significantly under the cap to sign free agents. Lets say I get the winning bid. But if a team a tenders a guy with draft pick compensation, and you sign that guy but don't have the draft picks to give up, what will happen then? Is that team going to get a compensation pick or are you left with a bunch of cap space due to lack of draft picks?
A: You either have to give that team a higher pick or trade for a pick to give him before you can bid on the player. You cannot sign a tendered restricted free agent or a franchise player if you do not have the picks to give up.
Q. As we approach FA and our teams sign and cut players (for real) do we add and subtract those players from our rosters, and if so, how soon will the cap# be available. I'm sure that the [insert team] will be re-signing some of their FAs before March, and possibly cutting some for cap reasons.
A: None of that matters. The moment rosters were handed out, you took control of the team.
Q. What about compensatory draft picks?
A: There will be 32 compensatory draft picks that will be determined after the GM League free agency period by GridIronKing34 and Machiavelli.
Q. What is the final roster size? Can we have a practice squad on our team?
A: 53 men on a squad. There is no practice squad.
Q. Do all the rookie's we draft have to make the team? For example I have 16 draft picks, I have enough cap to sign them all but do they then all have to make my 53 man roster? Or can I just release some as teams often do in reality?
A: Yes, you may release players you drafted. You must have enough cap space at the beginning of the draft though.
Q. I didn't see this anywhere but what is the minimum bid on a player? I'm sure we can't go putting $1 bids on people. Also, when increasing a bid, is there a minimum amount we must bid?
A: The minimum bid on a non-rookie player is $480K. Undrafted rookies are $405K. When increasing a bid, you must increase that player's bid by at least $50K if the player is below one million. When the player is over one million, increments must be at least $100K. When the five million mark is reached, increments are a minimum $250K.
If you have any questions, please ask in this thread.
Player Salaries
Salaries for individual players will be taken from the Spotrac and Rotoworld salary databases. There is only one way a player’s salary changes. If he is released and then resigned via free agency within the GM League (not real NFL). Once a player is traded, his salary stays the same unless he is cut by the team in the GM league.
When Cutting A Player
There is no penalty for cutting a player. If a player has a cap value of 3 million and you release or trade him, the entire 3 million is subtracted off your cap.
When Trading A Player
Once a player is traded his entire salary is transferred to the acquiring team.
2013 Salary Cap
The salary cap for the 2013 GM League will be roughly $121,000,000. You will need to be under this number before the start of free agency and stay under for the remainder of the year. This is taken from the actual cap number used for the NFL.
Franchise/Transition Tags
All tags and tenders must be submitted before the start of free agency (sometime in March).
Exclusive Rights Franchise Tag
A new addition this year will be teams may make use the exclusive-rights franchise tag. An exclusive-rights franchise tag will cost more than a tradition non-exclusive franchise tag however it will allow teams to make sure they get their target without any disturbances. An exclusive-rights franchise tagged player can be added to the team's roster as soon as the deadline to tag/tender players passes.
Non Exclusive Rights Franchise Tag
A non-exclusive franchise tag will cost a little less than the tag mentioned above however other teams will have a 24 hour window during free agency to make a bid on the tagged player. If a bid is made on a non-exclusive rights tagged player, you have the option to match the bid or accept compensation from the bidding team. If you accept compensation, you will receive two first round picks from the bidding team.
Transition Tag
A transition tag is even less than the two tags mentioned above and teams will also have the 24 hour window during free agency to make a bid on the tagged player. However if a bid is made on a transition tagged player, you will only have the option to match the bid. You will receive no compensation from the bidding team if you do not match the bid.
Amount of Tags Per Team
Teams have a choice of using either the Exclusive Rights Franchise Tag OR the Non-Exclusive Rights Franchise Tag OR the Transition Tag. Which means if you tag a player with any of the tags, then you cannot tag any other players at all. This is only for UFAs. ERFAs and RFAs do not count for this.
RFAs/ERFAs
You must place a tender on all the RFA's and ERFA's you have that you plan to keep. Remember you get right to match the salary of what teams offer your players. If you do not, you get compensation based on the tender. ERFA's (Exclusive Rights) will be given a base salary and if they are tendered, no team will have an opportunity to offer that player a contract. Therefore these players can be added to your roster right away if tendered. However, RFA's cannot be added to your roster right away as teams may offer them contracts in the first 24 hours of free agency.
Trading A Tagged or Tendered Player
You may trade tagged or tendered players when said player is officially on your roster. However the player cannot be cut. This includes if the player is traded to a new team, he still cannot be cut.
Free Agency
To acquire free agents, we will use a bid format here on the forums.
All the bids will be able to be seen as it stands and the highest bid that goes 24 hours without being matched wins.
You can cut a player you signed in free agency only if you signed him to less than $550K
Teams cannot bid on more than 5 players at a time, nor go over the salary cap. Meaning do not bid more money than you have. If we catch anyone doing this, all bids will be forfeited.
2013 GM League NFL Draft
The 2013 GM League Draft will be held at a date and time to be determined. We will do a full 7 round draft. Time limits and such will be discussed days before the draft.
If you are going to miss your draft slot send a bullpen list to either the three GM League Moderators (GridIronKing34, Machiavelli, or Saint Greg) or one of the Draft Committee members to automatically make your pick.
A bullpen list will look like this:
Team A
1. Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford (if not available, go to pick 2)
2. Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State (if not available, go to pick 3)
3. Matt Kalil, OT, USC
You get the general idea...
From the second round on, the picks will be done as soon as possible in the same format as the first round. If you are not available leave a
bullpen list to choose from.
Draft Pick Salaries
We will have draft pick salaries. You will need to keep track of your picks and what they will cost to ensure you do not go over the cap on draft day. Rookie salaries will be determined by where they are drafted:
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Timeline of Events
Very rough right now and will change, but a basic idea of what's to come.
January 28th Teams will retain, hire, and fire coaches
February 4th Rosters will be posted
February ?? Teams can cut and trade players
February 26th, 12:01AM EST Teams can bid on cut players
March 9th, 10:00PM EST Tags/Tenders are due
March 10th, 12:01AM EST Bidding on tagged/tendered players begins
March 11th, 12:01AM EST Bidding on tagged/tendered players ends; teams have right of first refusal/compensation
March 12th, 12:01AM EST Free Agency begins
March 29th, 12:00PM EST GM League Draft Begins
April 18th, 11:59PM EST Rosters are frozen (No more signings/trades)
May 3rd, 11:59PM EST Final Rosters are due (write-ups are optional)
May 4th, 12:01AM EST "Best Of" Nominations Begin
May 6th, 12:01AM EST Final Voting Begins
May 12th, 5:00PM EST Winners Announced
This timeline is subject to change and very likely will.
To get this rolling, so we know how to get a hold of each other through MSN, AIM, PMs on here or however you stay connected, just list it below and I'll compile it here.
Team - GM - Contact Information
AFC EAST
Bills - VanDolPhan - Private Message
Dolphins - GridIronKing34 - Private Message
Jets - schisno - Private Message, maybe
Patriots - Ophinerated - Private Message
AFC NORTH
Bengals - UCFinFan86 - Private Message
Browns - Conuficus - Carrier Pigeon or Private Message
Ravens - Silverphin - Private Message only
Steelers - JMHPhin - Private Message only
AFC SOUTH
Colts -
Jaguars - Bdogtitan11
Texans - sports24/7 - Private Message, or page beeper, or email: avaccaro23@gmail.com
Titans - Die_Nasty - grosenz1@gmail.com (email) or Private Message
AFC WEST
Broncos -
Chargers -
Chiefs - Tractor Traylor - nizolekz@yahoo.com (email) or Private Message
Raiders - Machiavelli - PM here or at my site (Stadium Rejects)
NFC EAST
Cowboys -
Eagles - 305 - Private Message or email... eagles.gmleague@gmail.com
Giants -
Redskins - Stringer Bell - Private Message
NFC NORTH
Bears - Nappy Roots - Private Message or text. Private Message for #
Lions -
Packers - PSG - Private Message or pigskinguy013 on AIM
Vikings - Vengeful Odin - VengefulOdin (AIM) / vengeful.odin@gmail.com (email) / Private Message
NFC SOUTH
Buccaneers -
Falcons -
Panthers - SICK - Private Message, or Twitter @chrisc561, or AIM: blitznlb33
Saints - Saint Greg - Benjamin4820 (AIM) or Saints_fan_2000 (Yahoo!) or Benjamin4820@aol.com/Saints_fan_2000@yahoo.com (email) or Private Message
NFC WEST
Cardinals - Buckeyeking - Private Message
49ers - Toddsphinsational - Private Message
Rams - Paul 13 - Private Message
Seahawks - Boik14 - Private Message or AIM: boik14
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Vikings - Vengeful Odin - VengefulOdin (AIM) / vengeful.odin@gmail.com (email) / Private Message
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Carrier pigeon required for me thanks.
Pony up boys!!!! We're in the big time now. Got a foreigner on board. :shifty:ToddPhin, Vengeful Odin, Ophinerated and 1 other person like this. -
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PM me works best
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Pm me or email... eagles.gmleague@gmail.com
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2013 GML Rules, FAQ, Timeline, & Contact Info
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Email too... easier to get messages on my phone
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You can PM me or you can page me on my beeper. Your choice.
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How did the GM league contort itself into training Gerbils to smuggle drugs via ultralight across the Atlantic ocean?
Should we set up a separate 'Gerbil Smuggling' forum and try in vain to have every other poster around believe its not a homosexually charged scene reminiscent of the Blue Oyster Bar? -
PM for now. I'd put my e-mail up but I don't want bots grabbing it ;p
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Just create one on GMail and have it link to your phones mailbox.. at least that's what I did.
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Titans - Die_Nasty - grosenz1@gmail.com (email) / Private Message
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Haha, do I have a beeper? Somewhere I'm sure. Do I even remember what the number was? No.
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PM me here or pigskinguy013 on AIM
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I here ya! I had one of those old acoustic couplers back in the day but I don't remember what phone number I had at the time. At the time, it was state of the art and the ****... Then I got my first lug-able cell phone that doubled as a brief case and a weapon. You pulled the antenna and you had yourself a certified, approved foil for the Olympics. Retracted you had a brick to bludgeon an adversary with.Paul 13 likes this.
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This is par for the course here. A thread can be sidetracked at any moment.
Also, where you reside isn't exactly across the Atlantic Ocean. You have something in common with Sarah Palin. You each can see another country from your backyard. -
The closest point is in North Carolina, 751 nautical miles I believe, even on a good day and a telescope shoved up my *** I ain't seeing that far. And that's a serious low blow comparing me to Sarah Palin, come on, nobody else came to mind but her?
Sarah ****ing Palin. :nutkicker:
P.S. It's on now.........uh.........uh............Cher. Thats right I called you Cher.Paul 13 likes this. -
PM me by the way guys.
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