FOF 4 Free Agency.

gklech · 05-23-2003, 07:00 AM

Hi,

Do any of the resident experts here have any tips for how to get players to sign for you in Free Agency if you don't have the funds to pay them $6M a season?

Thanks for any advice,

Giles Klech

Fritz · 05-23-2003, 09:00 AM

try to sign them later in FA. Sometimes their price wil drop some.

DolphinFan1 · 05-23-2003, 09:10 AM

Try to offer a higher bonus and drop the yearly salary. You can get your cap cost lower that way. Or try to renegotiate a few player contracts on your roster.

gklech · 05-23-2003, 09:57 AM

Is there any specific advice to follow as regards settings for Training Camp?

stkelly52 · 05-23-2003, 12:15 PM

The other think that I do to get players to sign is I rarely look for the best player available. I tend to look for the #3 or #4 player at a given position. this alows me to get several positions filled with quality players for a much lower price.

nilodor · 05-23-2003, 06:30 PM

I would say in regards to signing free agents, offer them an extra year on their contract. Make it a high number and renegotiate before they get there. This spreads the bonus over a longer time so each year is worth less than it would have been without the extra year.

strait8 · 05-23-2003, 08:29 PM

In Free agency i set my search as follows
Free Agents Future Potential 7 years or less experience. I will not pay more than 2.1 mill per year.

I look for positions I need. I always sign my QB's out of here some times I sign 3 of them and use one for trade bait.

After I reset search engine as follows current Value 10 years or less experience 2.1 million.

I look for players who fill positions I need and make offers.

go through 3-4 stages and repeat. Prices go down. I never bid for anyone from Stage 12 on. The odds are they will be their after the draft and you can hammer them down on the contract.

I go through my draft and then back to free agency and do it again. At thuiis point their are great bargains. I scale up each year as inflation hits salaries but I am always bottom fishing. Yiou can great players. I always have lots of cap money and after two to three years I trade these guys in their last year for draft choices. Thats where i get great players at cheaper prices for 4-6 yrs
Hope this helps.

05-23-2003, 09:00 AM	#2
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	try to sign them later in FA. Sometimes their price wil drop some. __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

05-23-2003, 12:15 PM	#5
stkelly52 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Seattle WA	The other think that I do to get players to sign is I rarely look for the best player available. I tend to look for the #3 or #4 player at a given position. this alows me to get several positions filled with quality players for a much lower price. __________________ Check out an undrafted free agent's attempt to make the Hall of Fame: Running to the Hall Now nominated for a Golden Scribe!

05-23-2003, 09:10 AM	#3
DolphinFan1 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Connecticut	Try to offer a higher bonus and drop the yearly salary. You can get your cap cost lower that way. Or try to renegotiate a few player contracts on your roster. __________________ GM of the Milwaukee Muscle Men of the ZFL. The 1st team in ZFL history to have a perfect losing season. I am on a quest to show that the Dolphins can win the Super Bowl. Or should I say Front Office Bowl, with FOF2K7. The revival of an old favorite, FOFC Wrestling Dynasty Last edited by DolphinFan1 : 05-23-2003 at 09:10 AM.

05-23-2003, 09:57 AM	#4
gklech n00b Join Date: May 2003 Location: London, England.	Thanks all! Is there any specific advice to follow as regards settings for Training Camp?

05-23-2003, 06:30 PM	#6
nilodor College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: calgary, AB	I would say in regards to signing free agents, offer them an extra year on their contract. Make it a high number and renegotiate before they get there. This spreads the bonus over a longer time so each year is worth less than it would have been without the extra year.

05-23-2003, 08:29 PM	#7
strait8 H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Vancouver BC	In Free agency i set my search as follows Free Agents Future Potential 7 years or less experience. I will not pay more than 2.1 mill per year. I look for positions I need. I always sign my QB's out of here some times I sign 3 of them and use one for trade bait. After I reset search engine as follows current Value 10 years or less experience 2.1 million. I look for players who fill positions I need and make offers. go through 3-4 stages and repeat. Prices go down. I never bid for anyone from Stage 12 on. The odds are they will be their after the draft and you can hammer them down on the contract. I go through my draft and then back to free agency and do it again. At thuiis point their are great bargains. I scale up each year as inflation hits salaries but I am always bottom fishing. Yiou can great players. I always have lots of cap money and after two to three years I trade these guys in their last year for draft choices. Thats where i get great players at cheaper prices for 4-6 yrs Hope this helps.

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