Looking at Free Agents in a generated file.

[Easy Mac]

Just posting this so it doesn't get lost in all the other discussions. I created a league using HR's generation utility. This is what I've seen after 2 years. More will come after work and some studying. (1. is season 1, 2. is season 2...) Note: I have turned off inflation to see if that matters.

1.
Pre FA
18 players over 60. (non-kickers)
6 want $10 million at some point.
5 teams have 30+ players on roster.
0 making $10 million.

Post FA
8 players over 60
2 want $10 million at some point.
17 teams have 30+ players
Most cap room is 14 million. (11 million after picks are signed)

Post last FA Round
5 players over 60.
0 want over $10 million.
19 teams have 30+ players, 8 teams have 40+ players, 1 team has 50+ players (27 teams total).
4 teams have $10-11 million cap space, 8 have $8-9, 7 have $5-7, 9 have $1-4, and 4 have $0.
12 teams would lose a 3rd round pick.
4 players over 60 left after training camp.

2.
Pre FA
25 teams have at least $10 million in cap space, of those 4 have $20 million, of those 1 has $30 million. 1 team has no cap space.
29 players rated over 60 (non-kickers)
6 players asking for $10 million at some point
3 teams have 30+ players on their roster.

Post FA
19 players rated over 60.
12 teams have $6-9 million in cap space, 1 has 0, 1 has over $20, 18 have $10-19. After the draft, 5 teams have more than 10 million in cap space.
3 player want more than $10 million at some point.
14 teams have 30 player and 4 more have 40 players.

Post last FA Round
13 players rated over 60.
1 player asking for $10 million at some point.
18 teams have 30 players signed, another 13 have 40 players signed and 1 more have 50 signed.
0 players making $10 million.
1 team (mine, where I have scouts do it all) has over $10 million cap space, 8 have $7-8, 16 have $5-6, 6 have $2-4, and 1 has $0.
9 teams would lose a draft pick.
After camp, no players (non-kickers) rated over 60 are left in FA pool.
Only 1 team (mine) has more than 4 million, and 1 other has above 2.5 million after Training Camp.

So far, I'm not really seeing what I would call an epidemic...

[Easy Mac]

Things I've noticed:
The same players are the high rated players in the FA pool. They end up signing a 1 year deal because no one can afford them.
QB's and O-lineman are the only ones asking for $10 million in a year.


3.
Pre FA
3 teams have at least $30 million in cap space, 16 others have at least $20, 12 others have at least $10 million, and 1 has under $10.

56 nonkicker/non-injured players rated over 60, of those 21 are rated in the 70's, 11 in the 80's.

8 players are asking for $10 million at some point.

1 team has 30 players, the rest are in the 20's.

2 players are making at least $10 million

Post FA
9 players rated over 60 in FA pool. 4 of those are in the 70's, 2 in the 80's

1 player is asking ofr $10 million at some point.

1 team has more than 15 million in cap space (me), 9 are between $13-15, 10 are $11-12, 9 have $10, and 3 have $9.

21 teams have 30 players, another 6 have 40, the other 5 have 20.

Post Late FA
9 players rated over 60 left.

0 asking for $10 million.

12 teams have 30 players, 20 have 40 players.

11 teams have $10-13 million in cap space, 15 have $7-9, and 6 have $5-6.

After training camp, 0 players are left rated higher than 60.

3 teams lost a draft pick.

27 teams have under $5 million in cap space.