Comments on: 2010 Restricted free agent tags

By: Pockets Straight

Pockets Straight — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:44:06 +0000

@Setobakura the price tags are the 2010 salary. Usually this is what would count against the cap, but this year it is just what the team has to pay out.

By: Pockets Straight

Pockets Straight — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:42:23 +0000

@TheRealARod — yes, in theory…. But the player can request that his RFA is upped to 110% of his current salary. So that makes that option not really applicable.
For Example, Jason Campbell was a 1st rounder. So they could tender him at $1.226M. But Campbell can then just request 110% which would put him at $3.144M (salary source: http://www.thewarpath.net/WarpathRedskinsCap.htm).
So at that point, why wouldn’t you just tender him at $3.268M and get a first and a third.
Very few first rounders are going to be making less than $2.6M, so the original round thing doesn’t really apply.
Does that make sense?

By: Setobakura

Setobakura — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:37:24 +0000

What do the price tags next to the tender mean?

By: birdmancometh

birdmancometh — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:50:06 +0000

Wow, I like that ARod. I’m sure you can’t but I hope someone answers this question.

By: EDM

EDM — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:25:26 +0000

What about RFAs with 3 seasons of experience? Are they no longer restricted?

By: KingKunal

KingKunal — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:23:46 +0000

So if a player was drafted in the first round can a team use the original draft compensation and not the first round tender to recieve a first back for the player?
YES.

By: TheRealARod

TheRealARod — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:54:55 +0000

So if a player was drafted in the first round can a team use the original draft compensation and not the first round tender to recieve a first back for the player?

By: tinshaker

tinshaker — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:12:26 +0000

Thanks for the info, but perhaps a little narrative could help here?
These are approx. 13% increases over last year….is it normal to go up by that much?