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Ekcut · 12-09-2008, 06:24 PM

Suggestion:
Option to have the salary cap hit equal the average yearly salary of the signed contract (including option years) plus bonuses. For example a Contract of $4mil for season 1, $5mil for season 2 and $6mil for season three with a $100,000 bonus for winning the MVP will count as a $5.1mil salary cap hit for each season. This is how the NHL has their salaary cap, and it works pretty well.

Reason: To prevent extreme front and rear loaded contracts or outrageous option year offers and bonuses while trying to attract FA's.
For example a the league I am in has a $65mil salary cap and we have had contracts signed for example a 38yr old to $9mil, $9mil, $15mil deal with the player being released before season 3 (due to the extreme surplus cash this was chump change to buyout the contract)
Or to prevent the abilty to offer a huge option year, with no intention of picking up the option.
Or to prevent offering an outrageous bonus for winning the MVP to a moderatly skilled player. These are 3 situations we've encountered that were "legal" manouvers, that we have had to create rules outside of the game (which takes times to enforce) to close the loopholes.

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Ekcut Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 70 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Suggestion: Option to have the salary cap hit equal the average yearly salary of the signed contract (including option years) plus bonuses. For example a Contract of $4mil for season 1, $5mil for season 2 and $6mil for season three with a $100,000 bonus for winning the MVP will count as a $5.1mil salary cap hit for each season. This is how the NHL has their salaary cap, and it works pretty well. Reason: To prevent extreme front and rear loaded contracts or outrageous option year offers and bonuses while trying to attract FA's. For example a the league I am in has a $65mil salary cap and we have had contracts signed for example a 38yr old to $9mil, $9mil, $15mil deal with the player being released before season 3 (due to the extreme surplus cash this was chump change to buyout the contract) Or to prevent the abilty to offer a huge option year, with no intention of picking up the option. Or to prevent offering an outrageous bonus for winning the MVP to a moderatly skilled player. These are 3 situations we've encountered that were "legal" manouvers, that we have had to create rules outside of the game (which takes times to enforce) to close the loopholes. Priority- Medium __________________ Everyday I break my own personal record for consecutive days without dying.