Managing The Salary Cap In Franchise Mode

[fahrenheit]

Quote: Originally Posted by SiMbEcK11

The only time you get penalized is if you release players with bonuses.

You also get penalized if you trade them, but the penalties are bugged in this game. I've released players with 30 mil+ left in their bonus and it didn't hurt my cap at all.

[AnthonyPhillips]

I'm in year 7 (simulating) and have over $100,000,000 in cap space. Once you find a draft steal (3-7th round) and you lock him up long term for no money at all that eliminates a huge amount of cash. I've got a stacked team with 90's at every position but its costing me nothing. My RBs are drafted so i pay each of them less than a million a year, same with 2-5 WRs, TEs, C, DEs, LOLB, 2-4 CB, SS, K and finally P. Also most of the backups are drafted so i pay them next to nothing. So i pay the true money to QB, FB, 1 WR, LT, LG, RG, RT, DT ROLB, MLB, 1 CB and FS.

[Cap]

I can't take credit, it was all Andre aka TeamBuilder in this thread's work.

You can check him, and his articles out in his signature links. He'll be doing this for us every week.

[Who Dey15]

nice article

[TeamBuilder]

Quote: Originally Posted by AnthonyPhillips

I'm in year 7 (simulating) and have over $100,000,000 in cap space. Once you find a draft steal (3-7th round) and you lock him up long term for no money at all that eliminates a huge amount of cash. I've got a stacked team with 90's at every position but its costing me nothing. My RBs are drafted so i pay each of them less than a million a year, same with 2-5 WRs, TEs, C, DEs, LOLB, 2-4 CB, SS, K and finally P. Also most of the backups are drafted so i pay them next to nothing. So i pay the true money to QB, FB, 1 WR, LT, LG, RG, RT, DT ROLB, MLB, 1 CB and FS.

Yea and this is especially easy if you use some of the spreadsheets floating around that show all the rookies with "A" and "B" potential you can draft in later rounds.

[Aso21Raiders]

Quote:

- Don’t be afraid to sign high rated players that will retire in a year or two to long term contracts. If 35 year old Ray Lewis (91 OVR) and you really want him, feel free to sign him to a 7 year deal because the first couple years will be the least expensive. Before he becomes really expensive he will retire.

You better not give him a large signing bonus though.

[ktipton87]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cap

Now I can resign Wilford, Ayodele, Torber, Anderson, and Culver to 1 year contracts. The amount of money I pay them goes up to about $21 million, but once I head into the off-season they will all be free agents, and that $21 million will be wiped clean. As the off-season begins I have about $70 million to resign players, sign free agents, and sign draft picks.

After resigning these players to one year deals could you just trade them for picks or other players and not get a cap penaltiy?

[IAHawks1903]

Does a player's remaining bonus leave a cap penalty for the next year if he retires?