It's the Dolphins.

**** y'all.

 

Oh that's right... no it's not.

I gotchya! :up:

 

Probably.

 

By free agents (not cut players) who receive the highest contracts not with their original teams.

 

No thanks. Can't wait until you cut him.

 

He'd either tag or not tag Jackson.

 

Last years list for compensatory picks:

3A. New Orleans Saints - Marques Colston - $16.0M
3B. Arizona Cardinals - Calais Campbell - $16.0M
3C. Tennessee Titans - Cortland Finnegan - $15.5M
4A. New Orleans Saints - Carl Nicks - $11.3M
4B. Indianapolis Colts - Robert Mathis - $11.0M
4C. Atlanta Falcons - Brent Grimes - $10.3M
4D. Buffalo Bills - Demetrius Bell - $10.0M
5A. Atlanta Falcons - John Abraham - $10.0M
5B. Baltimore Ravens - Ben Grubbs - $9.5M
5C. Washington Redskins - LaRon Landry - $9.0M
5D. Jacksonville Jaguars - Jeremy Mincey - $9.0M
5E. San Francisco 49ers - Carlos Rogers - $8.5M
6A. Dallas Cowboys - Anthony Spencer - $8.5M
6B. New England Patriots - Mark Anderson - $7.5M
6C. New York Giants - Mario Manningham - $7.5M
6D. Green Bay Packers - Matt Flynn - $7.5M
6E. Philadelphia Eagles - Evan Mathis - $7.0M
7A. Atlanta Falcons - Thomas DeCoud - $7.0M
7B. Tennessee Titans - Michael Griffin - $7.0M
7C. Dallas Cowboys - Laurent Robinson - $6.75M
7D. Cincinnati Bengals - Reggie Nelson - $6.5M
7E. Houston Texans - Chris Myers - $6.0M
7F. Green Bay Packers - Scott Wells - $6.0M
7G. New Orleans Saints - Robert Meachem - $6.0M
7H. Minnesota Vikings - EJ Henderson - $5.5M
7I. Denver Broncos - Broderick Bunkley - $5.5M
7J. Seattle Seahawks - Leroy Hill - $5.5M
7K. Arizona Cardinals - Early Doucet - $5.5M
7L. Seattle Seahawks - Marshawn Lynch - $5.4M
7M. Buffalo Bills - Chad Rinehart - $5.25M
7N. Baltimore Ravens - Jarrett Johnson - $5.0M
7O. Washington Redskins - London Fletcher - $4.6M

 

Those numbers will get slaughtered this year. I fully expect levitre to get me a 3rd and Rinehart a 6 or 7.

 

If you lose a transitioned tagged player, do they count towards compensatory picks?

 

I guess Laron Landry, Yeremiah Bell and Shonn Greene are my best bets to try and net me something.

 

I don't think so as tags have their own rules.

I am thinking of leaving Byrd as a 2 1sts tag. I would be happy either way.

Or I might go the sign and trade route.

 

well technically you are still losing a FA, you just happen to not want to pay him the extra 1-2 million as a franchised player and other teams still have to outbid others for their services. I think it would be a way to get some kind of compensation that wouldn't be 2 1sts.

 

I also have Tashard Choice and Leodis McKelvin....outside shots though.

 

Levitre's not gonna get a 3rd.

Transition and franchise players signed to new deals by other teams count.

 

I concur. It could end up being 2 1sts and then a 3rd. Crazy.

 

Mach is on drugs... franchise + transition tag players don't receive any compensatory picks.

 

You have 2 OL at the 4th last year. People are flush with cash and Levitre is arguably better then both those guys (#1 pff pass blocker at guard). I say 50/50 chance. Especially once the tags come in and take most of the prime guys off the board.

 

You fell right into my trap.

*ahem*

Calm down.

 

This part I was serious about. There's likely 1 3rd rounder, 1. There's no way the highest paid FA is going to be a frickin guard.

 

Quiet, Koch lover.

But yes, tagged players are no longer considered UFAs once they are tagged, thus are no longer part of the UFA compensatory process.

 

Shut up, Chris Kanyon.

 

So how many comp picks are there this year?

 

So what you're saying is... Since I traded Mike Vick who will go for 21mil in FA, I will get a 2nd round comp pick

 

32.

 

nope, he wasn't a UFA to start off with. Just a player that got cut. See the master free agent list.

 

back under the bridge, troll.

 

Not the highest but within that group. Yup. Look at the deals negative rated OL got from the cut list. $4 mill plus. Teams have been neglecting their OL for a while now. I know of 2 guys right now who are prepared to spend big. If it weren't for the fact its cheaper to franchise Byrd and that I plan to spend at RT....I'd have franchised him.

 

Just kiddin man

 

It is a small group of FA for that position so its possible he gets Nicks money, but then again people may have spent a good portion now during cut in terms of their set expenditures for guards. The Offensive tackles will bring in more money and push him down, especially with some of the names there. Throw in some possible WRs and CBs he could be 13-16th highest signed FA, I figure for his lowest comp pick value.

 

Real question.. And it's probably somewhere out there but I'm lazy. When do the comp picks count against your salary cap? As soon as their released?

 

As soon as they're assigned to your team is my guess.

 

*they're

 

That's fine, but that won't get you a 3rd, which is where this discussion started, topic changer!

 

What topic changer? You do realize there is more then 1 3rd right? I said WITHIN that group. Up to 4 3rds can be issued in any comp year. I could see him being in range. If I even let him get on the market. I may franchise him over Byrd.

Seriously look at that list and tell me 3 guys who will get more cash? Once those tags are in.....OL is where the money will be spent.

 

So, um, no. also, *than