help needed to mange raider cap

[southraider]

hey all, I would really appreciate some help if anyone knows a solution or two to my problem.

I am playing offline franchise mode and seem to have an unmanagable cap siuation. Crazy Al Davis has given out so many stupid contracts that, now I have got to the end of season 1, I dont seem to be able to resign a full roster or sign my draft picks.

Is there a way to restructure contracts and minimise damage to cap?

Is the end of season 1 too late to do it?

Woul really appreciate any advice (other than pick a different team:wink shoudl anyone be able to help.

I have looked through the forum for similar threads and wil continue but havent found anything that helps with this specific problem.

Thanks in advance

Matt

[Antwuan]

Re: help needed to mange raider cap

I roll with the raiders too, and I have been through year 1, and the bottom line is that you are going to have to cut or trade some of those big contracts. Either that, or you can't sign the draft picks.

For instance, Justin Fargas might be trade bait (maybe for a late draft pick). Michael has a big contract that could be dropped, perhaps (if I remember correctly) and of course, the shammockery that is Russell (probably wouln't be realistic to trade him, so you might just have to eat some of that contract.

Say more about your sitch, tho' and I can try to help. Love helping fellow Raider owners.

[xanmank]

Re: help needed to mange raider cap

Okay this is totally cheating, but if you are in a total bind and salary cap hell is going to ruin your franchise anyway- desprate times call for desprate measures:




For guys who are about to become free agents at the end of the year, change their position to Kicker so they are like a 14 overall, then you can sign them for cheap.


For guys that have an ungodly contract like Russell or walker, just before the off season, you can sign them to a 1 year deal (unfortunately you need some cap space to do this), then they will become free agents in the off season and you are off the hook.


On a side note for draft picks- it's not worth it to me to sign first round players to huge contracts. I would trade out of the 1st to the beginning of the 2nd- you can still find value because of the late round gems (also avoid overpaying a bust like Al always does)- plus the difference between late 1st rounders and early 2nd rounders can be as high as $3-4 million a year.

[riznaiders]

Re: help needed to mange raider cap

do it like this and you feel like your cheating. during the offseason the raiders restructured a few contracts that madden is not taking in to account. they are gallery- warren- walker-and i also think huff. release these players in the main rosters before you start your season. start season and sign the players off the fee agent market before your first preseason games! there salaries will come to about what they are in real life now. trade fargas! but be careful. fad gets injured alot.

[billyboy316]

Re: help needed to mange raider cap

Well if you went and released a lot of the "dead weight" (Walker, Warren etc) then you will experience a cap situation because of penalties.

You might just have to sign the worst of the worst to get by this season and start your rebuilding next offseason.

Oh also trade all your high picks for 5th, 6th, and 7th rounders and sign those guys to long term deals. That way if they turn out to be sleepers, you can keep them without paying them a lot of money. If they turn out to be duds you can release them without penalty since they don't have a signing bonus.

[swivel63]

Re: help needed to mange raider cap

For guys who are about to become free agents at the end of the year, change their position to Kicker so they are like a 14 overall, then you can sign them for cheap.

this is what i did at the end of my first year, i had like 100 k left over, lol.

i couldn't wait to get rid of walker, warren and kelly. hell, kelly isn't even starting anymore and walker was the 4th guy on the depth chart.

[filtertmp]

Re: help needed to mange raider cap

Take a long hard look at warren, walker, huff, gallery and to a lesser degree russell, mcfadden and tommy kelly. Let seymour walk without compensation.

I personally would get out the scalpel and then play with a JV squad for a few years.. at least you can try to keep some core players (kirk morrison comes to mind) if you start the surgery early.

heyward-bey ftw.

[wkedklwnz]

Re: help needed to mange raider cap

Well if you went and released a lot of the "dead weight" (Walker, Warren etc) then you will experience a cap situation because of penalties.

You might just have to sign the worst of the worst to get by this season and start your rebuilding next offseason.

Thats exactly what I did, I cut the dead weight took about $76 million in cap hits, signed the cheapest players I could find to fill the roster and simmed year 1 and 2, after year 2 is when I began rebuilding. Unfortunately after offseason of the 2nd year I lost interest, so I never was able to complete the rebuild.

[Bballplaya72]

Re: help needed to mange raider cap

Take a long hard look at warren, walker, huff, gallery and to a lesser degree russell, mcfadden and tommy kelly. Let seymour walk without compensation.

I personally would get out the scalpel and then play with a JV squad for a few years.. at least you can try to keep some core players (kirk morrison comes to mind) if you start the surgery early.

heyward-bey ftw.

I like doing it that way instead of instantly winning.

It feels more earned, and you get to have your players whether it be through trading or the draft you get who you want.

I'm in a Bengals franchise in year 7 or 8, and after about year 3 I had about 7 core guys from the original team, but the rest were my guys that I went out and got.

[MiWolves]

Re: help needed to mange raider cap

The raiders' cap is always a challenge to get normal with their crappy contracts. I always traded the players with 1 year left in their contract away for draft picks. It took me a total of 4 years of simming to get them to a .500 team and with cap space of 35M. I did trade asomugha in his last year. but in return i got calvin johnson and a 2nd rounder.

[SCOTTFREE226]

Re: help needed to mange raider cap

I traded Russell for Vick, traded Mcfadden for J.Stewart. Still need to get rid of Huff..

[riznaiders]

Re: help needed to mange raider cap

ALL OF THOSE CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN RESTRUCTURED! RELEASE them before you start your season. then sign them before your first pre season game. there contracts will be much lower! and by the way gallery is a beast. do you guys even see raider games!

[riznaiders]

Re: help needed to mange raider cap

I traded Russell for Vick, traded Mcfadden for J.Stewart. Still need to get rid of Huff..

really! vick! hahahahahahahahahahahaha! wow!

[SCOTTFREE226]

Re: help needed to mange raider cap

really! vick! hahahahahahahahahahahaha! wow!

yeah, i got soooooo sick of Russell overthrowing or totally missing wr's..i rarely scramble with vick tho

[southraider]

Re: help needed to mange raider cap

ALL OF THOSE CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN RESTRUCTURED! RELEASE them before you start your season. then sign them before your first pre season game. there contracts will be much lower! and by the way gallery is a beast. do you guys even see raider games!

Nation, thanks for all the advice. Really appreciate you taking time to help!!

I unfortunatley didnt do any of this before I started the franchise and got into it. I had traded a few peeps but hadnt shifted huff, russ or gallery who (long with the amazing and would never trde #21) are the main salary culprits.

I am just about to hit the draft and all ths trading down talk is really useful. As i wil have to refil my depth chart (and a few starting spots) with rookies.

BUT - I admit I am torn between starting again with restructuring deals (as advised on the thread by a few of y'all) and continuing with my franchise.