[garry1221]

Quote: Originally Posted by oldman

This information has really helped me out a lot. Another question, I cannot get anyone to commit to anything below the fair value. They either want that as a minimum or want more than that. Is there anyway to get guys to take discounts? I know your stars you have to pay, but it seems like when it says 'fair value' that basically means start here and good luck. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk

I've never resigned anyone midseason for anything less than fair value. Frankly, its usually better to wait and sign em offseason for that kind of contract.

Generally speaking, I've taken a different approach to re-upping players. In years past, it was smarter to only re-up starters midseason and anyone else offseason. This year, I'll re-up anyone who a)won't turn 28 by contracts' end or b) won't regress past 75 OVR by contracts' end.

A depth FA will often sign if the total contract value exceeds fair value. Offseason: Instead of offering a depth guy $1.25 mil/1.0 mil bonus (2.25 total), offer 2.45/$0 bonus. It'll show up as ~ half likely (40ish pts), but FA weeks 2 and 3, you can generally fill out your 2nd string this way. If you draft like crap, you've got solid depth. If its a great draft, cut these players with no penalty.