[gstelmack]

As others are saying, most of Free Agency is fine, with maybe some tweaks for playing time promises and the like. But renegotiations are where the issues lie, as it allows GMs to "correct" those big giant 1-year contracts into something more managable and clear lots of cap room for future big giant 1-year deals. What I see as problems with renegotiations are:

- Players don't value their CURRENT contract enough when renegotiating. They look at the new offer in isolation vs their skills, playing time, and the other misc bits (play for winner, loyalty, etc). This makes it too easy to tag a guy and lowball him, when he'd be better off sticking with the franchise offer, or even the left-over bonus and salary he already had.

- Players don't appear to look at what others on their team are making when valuing an offer. When Ben makes a ridiculous offer for a WR because he has cap room, why don't the other WRs on the team immediately hold out for more money, or at the least get disgruntled?

I think you could make a self-correcting system if players were not just valuing their contract in isolation vs the cap, but rather also comparing to franchise salaries, top salaries, etc, with extra weightings vs what players on the same team are making, especially during renegotiations.