Free agents 2014

jeanpierre · 04-03-2014, 12:15 PM

Packers prefer compensatory picks over unrestricted free agents | ProFootballTalk

So teams are rewarded by not spending money on their free agents?!?

I can see if a team lost in a bidding battle, but to arbitrarily wait for high round draft picks?!?

TheOak · 04-03-2014, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Packers prefer compensatory picks over unrestricted free agents | ProFootballTalk

So teams are rewarded by not spending money on their free agents?!?

I can see if a team lost in a bidding battle, but to arbitrarily wait for high round draft picks?!?

Its a form of trading down to get more draft picks which can be used to trade up in the draft. With the Rookie wage ceiling in place it also guarantees there is not a lot of over spending to get new players.

The formula works for them although there is a bit of a gamble. There is no guarantee on how many, if any Compensatory picks they get, only the top 32 lost value FAs get the last team picks.

PFT is sort of recycling old articles from other news sources.
Compensatory picks have proved valuable to Packers

04-03-2014, 12:15 PM	#1
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Free agents 2014 Packers prefer compensatory picks over unrestricted free agents \| ProFootballTalk So teams are rewarded by not spending money on their free agents?!? I can see if a team lost in a bidding battle, but to arbitrarily wait for high round draft picks?!?

04-03-2014, 12:24 PM	#2
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,050	Re: Free agents 2014 Originally Posted by jeanpierre Packers prefer compensatory picks over unrestricted free agents \| ProFootballTalk So teams are rewarded by not spending money on their free agents?!? I can see if a team lost in a bidding battle, but to arbitrarily wait for high round draft picks?!? Its a form of trading down to get more draft picks which can be used to trade up in the draft. With the Rookie wage ceiling in place it also guarantees there is not a lot of over spending to get new players. The formula works for them although there is a bit of a gamble. There is no guarantee on how many, if any Compensatory picks they get, only the top 32 lost value FAs get the last team picks. PFT is sort of recycling old articles from other news sources. Compensatory picks have proved valuable to Packers

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