[Alan T]

The option has been meaningless in this league up until now because of the amount of extra cash lying around. At the time that a team option comes up for decision, is the same exact time that you could just cut a player to hit the books on the previous year instead of the next year. And since a fully committed year is weighed heavier in a player's desirability than a team option, it didn't have as big of a usage as just outright offering them that year in full. End scenerio has always been that you could just flat out cut them if you didn't feel they were worth the amount for the next season. (Just like a team option basically).

With the restructured income figures, options likely will be more utilized I am pretty sure. I think you all are overstating the usage of options prior to now is all because our league's finances made them somewhat obsolete.