Comments on: NFL owners approve moving trade deadline, allowing IR exemption

By: skinsrock

skinsrock — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:52:06 +0000

I don’t think the changes in the trade deadline are going to make much of a difference. The problem is… the prorate portion of the salary for salary cap purposes. MLB doesn’t have this & NBA just requires salaries to be close…. NFL… you have to consider the bonus & if there is say a $10 million roster bonus due or some other bonus… it counts against the cap for years of contract divided into $10 million. The NFL just has too many penalties built in to promote an open league that includes deadline trades… You better have a SB Team on September 1st.

By: racksie

racksie — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:20:33 +0000

The obvious problem with the plan for the trade deadline is it’s 8 weeks, not 8 games. I say week 9 is good. Maybe even week 10. But there is a system issue in the NFL that makes it a bit different. I never got the early trade dealin in the NFL. It was just too early for teams to bail on the season and make a move.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:04:39 +0000

The IR rule is great because now teams won’t waste a roster spot on someone they are hoping will be healthy. Trade deadline is a nice update, but I doubt it will have a major effect because teams don’t usually like to help one another out and players will still go threw waivers.

By: ravensfreak00

ravensfreak00 — Tue, 22 May 2012 23:49:01 +0000

I bet the NFLPA will fight this, too.

By: fsf7

fsf7 — Tue, 22 May 2012 23:43:46 +0000

Never thought the IR rule made sense, in particular when it was feasible for a player to make a comeback even if they did miss a good portion of the year.

The trade deadline has always been far too early. Trades are few and far between anyway, but it could mean a contending team (in particular one that is surprising in contending) could make a trade and a team that things aren’t going as well for (say like Tampa last year) could shake things up by trading a player with talent but perhaps setting a bad example in the locker room (Aquib Talib or Tanard Jackson come to mind).

By: beavertonsteve

beavertonsteve — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:55:38 +0000

I’m fine with one IR guy for 6 to 8 weeks, but when the IR gets too big and the timeframes get too short you end up with baseball, where it seems every strugging veteran has a timely tweak of his hammy right when they need help at other positions.

By: sportsmeccabi

sportsmeccabi — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:55:24 +0000

Why can’t they do the DL system like baseball?

By: nbaraie

nbaraie — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:46:03 +0000

One of the few things the NHL does right is their trade deadline. It is an all day event on deadline day.

I actually think it would be even better if the NFL pushed the trade deadline to Week 10. If the NFL could get this right, deadline day would be VERY exciting for fans of contending teams.

By: pittfan

pittfan — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:40:03 +0000

If a player is placed on this new IR rule, and a better player gets hurt and needs to be placed on the IR, can the previous player be placed on permanent IR?

For example. If the Broncos lose a running back, and he is going to be out for 8 weeks. They place him on this new IR list. 2 weeks later, Manning goes down for 8 weeks. Can they place Manning on this list instead?

By: thankheavenfornumberseven

thankheavenfornumberseven — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:38:01 +0000

There’s no reason why a player should have to sit out the whole season when he suffers an injury that won’t keep him out the whole season. This is a great rule change.

By: saintsfan26

saintsfan26 — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:37:38 +0000

This is good for player safety how?

By: heathshuler

heathshuler — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:33:20 +0000

I can dig it, wish it was for 2 players as opposed to 1.

By: baywatchboy

baywatchboy — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:19:15 +0000

They’re returning IR to what it used to be where you had to be on it a minimum of 4 weeks. I forget the max number of players who could be on it, but the Redskins used to take full advantage of it back in the day.

By: lostsok

lostsok — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:11:24 +0000

Man, this is a long time overdue. No teams wants to pull the plug after six weeks. Half a season is easier to justify. Watch for way more fire sales this year!

By: Mr. Wright 212

Mr. Wright 212 — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:07:42 +0000

Love the IR rule, needs to be for at least 3-5 players, though. Not just one.

By: firstroyal

firstroyal — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:05:16 +0000

Of course the union will have an objection- thats what they do

By: eastsideballa

eastsideballa — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:01:40 +0000

Out of all the professional leagues out there, the NFL probably has the most uneventful mid-season trades.