Some good suggestions and detail on the level descriptions there. That's somethat the general idea of the grades initially for different groupings but expanded upon nicely. There's a lot to think about from that front about independent grading so perhaps not ready to do that quite yet (as also effec...

So, the signing bonuses aren't figured into the yearly salary? So, they get paid more for longer deals and less for shorter deals? I'm not sure that's realistic either. The more guaranteed money, the less the yearly salary should be... That's the way franchise tags are almost always figured. I'm no...

Can we discuss the possibility of doing long-term contracts like this for restricted free agents as well? Yeah, I'm open to suggestions but at the very least RFAs who don't get bids who come back for 1 more year could be tagged the next season and have those possibilities a year later. But could th...

You used Cassel as an example.... "When talks do begin, Aaron Rodgers' six-year, $65M deal from last October will likely be the Chiefs' jumping-off point. Cassel's side may use Matt Ryan's six-year, $72 million deal. Negotiations should pick up after the draft." It appears he will be gett...

But, it does become an issue (especially w/ transition tags) that you have no idea of what kind of salary you'll be paying him. Plus, the team can't make an actual offer for the player... I understand what you mean though, I just don't think this is something that should be changed. In real life, a...

Just click the Draft link in the top nav bar (middle in green bar). Not all integrated yet, but My Team, Rosters, Free Agents, Draft (at least order calculator - full draft pages for real one upcoming) available now.

Notice that the avatars for posts in non-league threads will consist of the various teams and leagues a GM is in. As many GMs are in multiple leagues with multiple teams, posts in common areas outside of their league will show all the teams a GM runs. We can get fancier with that but you get the ide...