Off Season Schedule

SantryRed

Lads, I've decided to stop everything being rushed, and since we have the time, the draft will now go ahead on the following Wednesday, 16th January at 8:30.

It will go as follows:

Advancement from Superbowl: Monday 11:30pm
Resignings: Monday 11:30pm-Wednesday 11pm
FA Signings 1: Wednesday 11pm-Friday 11pm
FA Signings 2: Friday 11pm-Sunday 11pm
FA Signings 3: Sunday 11pm-Tuesday 6pm
Final Scouting: Tuesday 6pm-Wednesday 8:30pm
Draft: Wednesday 8:30pm

EDIT: Pre Season will then run:

Week 1: Thursday
Week 2: Friday
Week 3: Saturday
Week 4: Sunday

Then the regular season starts back on the Monday 21st January.

The reason for this is that it is unlikely the Superbowl can be played by Friday, and as the timeline was already rushed as it was, this gives people the time to have an opportunity at every stage of the off season.


Obviously the date for the draft isn't going to suit everyone but it is going to be that way regardless of a date picked.
Is this okay with everyone?

PADRAIC.M

Sounds good

linebacker52

sounds good to me

helimachoptor

My wife has agreed to do FA bidding 1 for me! Get in! Going to be a big phone bill!

madalig12

helimachoptor wrote: »

My wife has agreed to do FA bidding 1 for me! Get in! Going to be a big phone bill!

This will be fun! I don't think my Mrs know how to use the controller!

helimachoptor

I am going to educate her at the weekend..

Pudsy33

helimachoptor wrote: »

My wife has agreed to do FA bidding 1 for me! Get in! Going to be a big phone bill!

You got yourself a keeper there Heli!

helimachoptor

Pudsy33 wrote: »

You got yourself a keeper there Heli!

I'll wait til I see what FAs she signs first!

Big Daddy Cool

21st january, thats ages away :eek:. i cant contain my colts team any longer, they are straining at the bit to get going, well the ones who are staying with me are anyway

BigBadRob83

Sounds good Ben.

Berty44

Thats an excellent schedule Ben. Lots of notice to everyone, no rushing through it and will make it less of a panic for those involved in the off season for the first time.

Nelbert

At what stage can you begin resigning your players that will move into their final year after the Superbowl? Could free up some cap space by doing the resignings early and rear loading a couple of contracts.

etloveslsd

Nelbert wrote: »

At what stage can you begin resigning your players that will move into their final year after the Superbowl? Could free up some cap space by doing the resignings early and rear loading a couple of contracts.

Not until the start of next season.

Raoul

I think I am going to miss the draft . Couldn't post my availability cos I don't know but I think its one day I can't do. Ohwell. Will just have to do lots of work in FA.

helimachoptor

Raoul.. if you arent around, happy to do something for your picks

Raoul

helimachoptor wrote: »

Raoul.. if you arent around, happy to do something for your picks

Yeah, we shall see. I sort of draft on the fly though. Take the best of what I can get. Might have to make a change this year.

helimachoptor

Lads a stupid question but i presume we cant sign FAs before the FA Signings 1 window below?

adrian522

No. Free Agency is locked until after re-signings, then 3 stages of free agent biding, then the draft, then free agency opens as normal where you can sign players to a 1 year deal with a predetermined amount for each player (same as at the start of this season).

BigBadRob83

Tried it on XBL, but couldn't figure out exactly when we can apply the franchise tag, anyone done this?
Cheers

adrian522

You apply the tag at the resignings stage. After the superbowl but before free agency.

Big Daddy Cool

can somebody explain what a franchise tag is, have never done this resigning players or draft before

adrian522

Basically if a player wont sign for you you can aply the franchise tag and you get to keep him for 1 year. You need to pay him a certain amount which varies by position, so for QB's its 12m for CB 10m etc.

You can only apply the tag to one player and if you want to apply it to the same player the next year the cost is +20%.

More info here

Guffy

So you don't know if the player will actually sign before you apply the tag?

adrian522

you do, you find out if he accepted your offer right away

matthew8

Gee, ESPN just had a blog post and the real life Panthers are 16 million over the cap. Yikes. Worst part is my worst contracts (RBs) are so bad that cutting them won't do much for cap space. Hope my in game cap situation isn't as bad. Anywhere to find this out without having to wait?

Guffy

matthew8 wrote: »

Gee, ESPN just had a blog post and the real life Panthers are 16 million over the cap. Yikes. Worst part is my worst contracts (RBs) are so bad that cutting them won't do much for cap space. Hope my in game cap situation isn't as bad. Anywhere to find this out without having to wait?

Strategy contracts I reckon man.

Berty44

Yep don't not underestimate the effect the cap can have on your team. I am Jets in another franchise. I traded away Tebow for a draft pick early on and only signed 3 crucial players before I got to end of season resignings. I had 15 players to resign at that stage, two of them vital I resign ( my SS and HB and a few others ). I could only sign the SS and had to let 14 players go to free agency as I had no cap room to sign them. I was forced to trade away one of my best players, a top CB who luckily had a cap friendly contract ( no bonus ) for picks ( Helimachoptor stole him off me !! ) and the had enough funds to resign some of the players in FA.

So be careful, particularly with regards to trading and the effect it can have on your cap space.

Pudsy33

Quick question, when can we put trades through? I ask because I am working on a deal involving picks. I may not be around on draft night so I have to make sure the other player has my picks.

etloveslsd

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Quick question, when can we put trades through? I ask because I am working on a deal involving picks. I may not be around on draft night so I have to make sure the other player has my picks.

after advancing past the superbowl

adrian522

etloveslsd wrote: »

after advancing past the superbowl

Can you trade during re-siginings? I'm not sure but definitely during FA periods you can.

etloveslsd

adrian522 wrote: »

Can you trade during re-siginings? I'm not sure but definitely during FA periods you can.

Your right about FA, I've never tried to trade during re-signings. Its only another day or so either way