Clearing cap penalites

[niftyjets]

I am playing an online CFM with my buddy. Can we clear cap penalties?

[niftyjets]

Re: Clearing cap penalites

any help guys

[Unsnuffable]

Re: Clearing cap penalites

You are supposed to be able to clear cap penalties under the 'user teams' section of the League Settings. Although every time I have tried, it does not save the cap wipe and nothing happens. Hopefully this is fixed with the incoming patch.

[niftyjets]

Re: Clearing cap penalites

how come nothing works? so you have cap penalties and when you try and clear them they are still there?

how long do cap penalties last?

[niftyjets]

if a player has no signing bonus

if a player has no signing bonus and i trade him do i get a cap penalty?

[SA1NT401]

Re: Clearing cap penalites

Til the remaining years of the contract expire. Releasing a player with 4 yrs left and a 2 mil penalty stays for the remaining years.

[theapex]

Re: Clearing cap penalites

Actually the cap penalty is split across 2years. Current year and the next year

[sirkicley]

Re: if a player has no signing bonus

if a player has no signing bonus and i trade him do i get a cap penalty?

Correct. If there is no signing bonus, there is no penalty.

For this reason it is a good tactic to resign at the end of the year (provided you have the room) some of your back-ups (low OVR) to a couple/three years w/ no signing bonus in cases where you're not sure if you're going to find a better replacement in draft, or preseason free agency.

That way you can cut them if you don't need them without accruing penalties.

[ajk49er]

Re: Clearing cap penalites

I often do this, especially when rebuilding, you often have extra cap space anyway, and I find it more useful to just use up some of that money by paying my players with a higher salary, and taking away their bonus money.

this is especially important when you move. really its best to just avoid penalties, if you don't plan to keep a guy, don't hand him bonus money, he better be worth it If you do. I had a choice, do I keep my 2nd year 81 overall center for 4 years 10 mil where he wants like 250k in bonus, or do I just draft his replacement in the top of the third rd? I saved a lot of money, and helped my entire franchise by just taking his replacement in rd 3.

[heime2003]

Re: Clearing cap penalites

how does salary cap penality work?
i trade/ cut a player who has 3 yrs contract remaining ( he was scheduled to be payed 5 mil per yrs with 7 mil bonus money)
and i lost salary cap space too much
now im afraid to cut or trade a player