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Hey my friends,

I would like to ask you for a favor. In the meantime, I became pretty good at the Football rules, but there is still a lot to learn for me.

I'd be very happy and would appreciate your support in explaining some things to me I don't understand so. If you could stop-by in this thread from time to time and check out my - hopefully not too stupid - questions, that'll be great!

In return, if you want to know anything about soccer or anything else concerning Germany, I would be more than happy to answer you!

Thanks a lot in advance!!! Looking forward to learn from your expertise :)

Yours Wilde18

Mods, not sure if this is the right place for my thread...

My first question is how the picks for player transfers work. As far as I have heard, the worse teams get to pick new players first. Is that right?

Second question is when players can go to another team? To they have to fullfill their contract, like i.e. Drew Brees has signed for 5 years. Can another team buy him out of the current contract for a certain amount?

If so, can a player change the team during the runnng season or does he have to wait until SB is played or could he change after the regular season?

I am asking this because in soccer a team can make an offer for a player from another team. His current team either says no or yes. Depending on the money the new team wants to pay for him. There is also a list of all players showing his current worth on the market based on his performance. It also plays a role if the club and the player agree in keep working together. These transfers are made during summe break, in May when the season is over, and during winter break from 01 January until 30 January. This is bad, because the rich clubs can easily buy a player from poorer clubs. Because these clubs are short on money they cannot disagree in making extra money.

The clubs run themselves, and many have problems making enough money. There are no owners like in the NFL i.e. They are more run like companies. Clubs do also move up and down between leagues. Moving down means less TV money and loosing sponsors, the biggest money sources.

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Hey buddy!

You are correct on your first question, worst picks first in the draft.

Players can be traded up to the deadline, which is Week 8.

Maybe this will help:

NFL.com Rulebook




NFL.com Rulebook

Good link! I sure will find a lot of answers there! Thanks for your help,man!

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Wilde, what does Ooonten, Gleetin, Glouvin, Globin mean?

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A Def Leopard reference!!

I have wondered that as well!

@skymike:: ????????????

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Maybe this will help

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Who's your favorite Bundesliga team? I follow the English Premier league mostly, but, used to watch the Bundesliga a bit and enjoyed it. Didn't watch long enough to have a favorite team though.

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Their are no stupid questions. Ask away

It us the soccer club from my hometown, where I live. I can see the stadium from my bedroom :)

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1._FC_Kaiserslautern

@QBrees: will do ;)

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.......only Atlanta fans

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Why is Goodell trying to take away kickoffs and the fun of the game? :confused:

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Hey Wilde, where you living? I'm in Wiesbaden.

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Nevermind, just noticed. Ktown.

Eeeeexactly! Guess you are stationned there?

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Heidelberg. I was there once - for two days - with a drum and bugle corp...but I don't remember much. I'm pretty sure I was drunk. :-)

Ah, good 'ol 1985.

So you probably know my work place: Ramstein Air Base

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Spent '05-'09 in K-town.

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The thing to remember is the Cowboys and Falcons suck no matter what the record is for the season, and you'll be a fine WHoDatarian.

Damn, a lot of people here who know my city!

Choupou, enough said! You are so right! LOL

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Yep, I was stationed at Ramstein AB back then. Loved it. Not the base, the location. :)

The base is busy, ktown is fun :P

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Gotta start 'em young!!

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Yeah, I work in Heidelberg now, but will be working in Wiesbaden next month. I know Ramstein pretty well. You must work with the AF?

Yes, I do. I am Fire Inspector. Let me know when you come to Ktown!!!

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have you ever seen eidelweiss? is is hallucinogenic?

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A player can't move to another team while he's under contract. Also another team can only acquire a player under contract through a trade with the team he is under contract with.

This is the Edelweiss I know about: http://www.edelweisslodgeandresort.com/

Boutte, thanks for the info. Do if I understand you right it is a question of money uf a player changes to another team while being under contract. Right?

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He can't change teams while under contract. The only way a player can go to another team while he's under contract is if his team trades him. A team can cut a contracted player whenever it wants to but if his contract includes any guaranteed money such as signing bonus they have to pay him in full and that amount applies against the salary cap. That's why teams won't cut players who aren't living up to their contract.

What is the salary cap??

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Every team has a set amount they can spend each year on salary.
Its around $123ml this year,so that is the maximum each team can spend on players.The idea is to create a level playing field so all teams can be competitive.

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Every players salary makes up this 123 million e.g brees is scheduled to make 17.4 mil this year i believe, that means that the rest of the players make up the remaining 106 mil

Just means that no team can have all the superstars and pay them all the money in the world, as lee909 said it makes it fair for every team

Do this help at all?

Oh yes! Makes sense! We do not have those limits for football players...unfortunately!

Thanks for explaining! :)

Who's your team?
I'm from England and a Liverpool fan.

Your task: teach your German Who Dat member, please!
 

1.FC Kaiserslautern! German Champion 1951, 1953, 1991 and 1998. 1998 was a special one, because we had to move down to the second league in 1996, won the Cup one week after moving down, promoted back the following season and made Champion. We are the only team who ever made that as a 'newcomer'. Times are hard now, no money. In Germany, teams run themselves. No owner or so. We are third in the second division right now and hope to move up again this year.

In England I was always for Liverpool. The best singers of the league! AND YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE!!!

This is KTOWN FCK: