From the constitution:

- FREE AGENCY

Any free agent asking for 3 or more years MUST be offered a contract for at least 3 years for the duration of the first (pre-draft) 12 stage free agency period. In the second (post-draft) free agency period, any contract may be offered.

Any GM violating this rule will have the player immediately cut (thus penalizing with bonus payment) and will also lose a draft pick at the Commissioner's discretion.


-ROSTERS

1. A team may never have more than 70 players under contract at any one time.

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Thank you for these rule reminders; as an new GM they are beyond helpful.

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Helpful for an oldtimer as me too - with four leagues running I have a hard time remembering which rules goes where.

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[quote74b4465="3ric"]Helpful for an oldtimer as me too - with four leagues running I have a hard time remembering which rules goes where.[/quote74b4465]

I agree with Oldie McFarterson.

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[quoted0dc4fe="Fonzie"][quoted0dc4fe="3ric"]Helpful for an oldtimer as me too - with four leagues running I have a hard time remembering which rules goes where.[/quoted0dc4fe]

I agree with Oldie McFarterson.[/quoted0dc4fe]

Considering it's 3ric we're talking about here, you should have used the name Oldie F

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just a reminder...

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FB Mark Reed, WR Tony Oaks, OG Richard Johnson, DT Herb Handy, OLB Alfonso Levine, SS Elijah Roy

I need to remember this rule...

I need to remember this rule...

I need to remember this rule...

[id0c48a1]ad nauseum[/id0c48a1]

please remember this....


or your 1st round pick goes to the Flats

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Early bump...

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The Cleveland Flats Ring of Honor:
FB Mark Reed, WR Tony Oaks, OG Richard Johnson, DT Herb Handy, OLB Alfonso Levine, SS Elijah Roy

Must remember this rule...

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The Cleveland Flats Ring of Honor:
FB Mark Reed, WR Tony Oaks, OG Richard Johnson, DT Herb Handy, OLB Alfonso Levine, SS Elijah Roy

bump

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The Cleveland Flats Ring of Honor:
FB Mark Reed, WR Tony Oaks, OG Richard Johnson, DT Herb Handy, OLB Alfonso Levine, SS Elijah Roy

bump

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Hartford Attack

There's a shitload of illegal contracts in the last FA stage, from AI teams (a problem we did not anticipate back then) but also human GMs: Omaha, Hartford, Tucson, New Orleans, Seattle, Denver, Brookly, Vegas...

What's the plan?

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[quote590bca3="fantastic flying froggies"]There's a shitload of illegal contracts in the last FA stage, from AI teams (a problem we did not anticipate back then) but also human GMs: Omaha, Hartford, Tucson, New Orleans, Seattle, Denver, Brookly, Vegas...

What's the plan?[/quote590bca3]

I made an illegal offer? I thought I was very careful.

Which offer is illegal?


Based on precedence from last season, the penalty would start with any signed player being released and the team would forfeit at least a 7th round pick. Obviously, I don't get much of a vote if I'm the one in trouble.

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Hartford Attack

fff, I think you might have misread the rule. The rule simply says that if a player is asking for 3 or more years, then they must be offered a deal of at least 3 years.

I just double checked all of the offers in the current sim and none of them are illegal. For reference, here is the list of players that need offers of at least 3 years:

Scott, D.J. 65 LT 2018 UFA 5 $124,440,000 6 years
Dehaven, Toby 73 NT 2017 UFA 6 $35,270,000 6 years
Hinds, Reggie 30 SS 2019 UFA 5 $21,410,000 5 years
Farrell, Jerome 33 RB 2018 UFA 5 $80,820,000 5 years
Gaines, Spencer 34 FS 2018 UFA 5 $22,090,000 5 years
Harden, Marco 60 RT 2018 UFA 5 $25,270,000 5 years
Kellett, Brian 95 RDT 2017 UFA 6 $64,550,000 5 years
Banner, Derrick 11 QB 2013 UFA 10 $69,350,000 4 years
Escamilla, J.C. 38 LCB 2021 UFA 7 $21,880,000 4 years
Baron, R.J. 58 SLB 2018 UFA 5 $35,550,000 4 years
Sorota, Amos 65 RG 2018 UFA 5 $25,300,000 4 years
Gragg, J.B. 0 LG ---- UFA 9 $6,840,000 3 years
Devine, Kent 0 LT ---- UFA 7 $8,420,000 3 years
Gillespie, Lincoln 3 K 2017 UFA 9 $8,540,000 3 years
Novack, Brady 8 QB 2021 UFA 7 $10,430,000 3 years
Greene, Leo 12 QB 2021 UFA 7 $8,980,000 3 years
Butler, K.C. 13 QB 2017 UFA 6 $10,170,000 3 years

Henson, Hugh 18 QB 2021 UFA 6 $9,630,000 3 years
Quinn, Leroy 56 C 2012 UFA 11 $21,820,000 3 years
Harden, Leonard 56 C 2021 UFA 9 $7,270,000 3 years
Kubus, Neal 64 LG 2019 UFA 8 $17,390,000 3 years
Hammond, Nolan 66 LT 2019 UFA 7 $8,620,000 3 years
Fredrickson, Bernard 67 RG 2021 UFA 8 $7,940,000 3 years
Mills, Brady 67 LG 2015 UFA 8 $8,280,000 3 years
Montgomery, Jason 68 LG 2020 UFA 8 $8,080,000 3 years
Brock, Kenneth 69 RT 2021 UFA 8 $8,080,000 3 years
Donovan, J.B. 70 RT 2018 UFA 5 $7,870,000 3 years
Jarvis, Bryant 71 RG 2021 UFA 9 $6,840,000 3 years
Kirk, Jimmie 71 LG 2021 UFA 8 $7,940,000 3 years
Mongeon, Lawrence 74 LT 2020 UFA 10 $7,960,000 3 years
Harvey, Gene 79 C 2014 UFA 9 $7,420,000 3 years
Talley, Ellis 80 TE 2014 UFA 9 $8,410,000 3 years
Newton, Rod 92 SLB 2016 UFA 7 $13,260,000 3 years
Landon, Levon 97 SLB 2021 UFA 9 $12,650,000 3 years
Kaplan, Jorge 97 SILB 2018 UFA 5 $22,420,000 3 years
Clark, Brock 98 WLB 2014 UFA 9 $12,830,000 3 years

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ooops, sorry my bad

I am tired tonight and did indeed misread the rule.

Sorry about the mess.

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[quotee36251f="fantastic flying froggies"]ooops, sorry my bad

I am tired tonight and did indeed misread the rule.

Sorry about the mess.[/quotee36251f]

No problem. I've been plenty tired lately (damned jetlag seems to take forever to get past!), so I know where you're coming from.

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I got confused and mixed up our rule with the one in WOOF where every free agent must be offered at least a 3 year contract...

It did strike me as odd that so many people would suddenly forget about the rule, including Masked who had just bumped it...

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Rules are made to be broken, baby!

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That's a dumb rule. Why would someone offer a 3 year deal to a 12-year vet that is only asking for a 1-year contract?

That doesn't even begin to make sense...

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[quote59454d3="Masked"][quote59454d3="fantastic flying froggies"]There's a shitload of illegal contracts in the last FA stage, from AI teams (a problem we did not anticipate back then) but also human GMs: Omaha, Hartford, Tucson, New Orleans, Seattle, Denver, Brookly, Vegas...

What's the plan?[/quote59454d3]

I made an illegal offer? I thought I was very careful.

Which offer is illegal?[/quote59454d3]


First of all you said human GM's and then lumped Vegas in that group. I am also curious to what offers were illegal?

Meat

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[quote7979bc4="Meatholes"][quote7979bc4="Masked"][quote7979bc4="fantastic flying froggies"]There's a shitload of illegal contracts in the last FA stage, from AI teams (a problem we did not anticipate back then) but also human GMs: Omaha, Hartford, Tucson, New Orleans, Seattle, Denver, Brookly, Vegas...

What's the plan?[/quote7979bc4]

I made an illegal offer? I thought I was very careful.

Which offer is illegal?[/quote7979bc4]


First of all you said human GM's and then lumped Vegas in that group. I am also curious to what offers were illegal?

Meat[/quote7979bc4]

There were no illegal offers. fff simply confused the FA rules from this league with another.

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[quotebedd52e="Meatholes"][quotebedd52e="Masked"][quotebedd52e="fantastic flying froggies"]There's a shitload of illegal contracts in the last FA stage, from AI teams (a problem we did not anticipate back then) but also human GMs: Omaha, Hartford, Tucson, New Orleans, Seattle, Denver, Brookly, Vegas...

What's the plan?[/quotebedd52e]

I made an illegal offer? I thought I was very careful.

Which offer is illegal?[/quotebedd52e]


[bbedd52e]First of all you said human GM's and then lumped Vegas in that group[/bbedd52e]. I am also curious to what offers were illegal?

Meat[/quotebedd52e]

Yes, what an insult. I prefer superhuman or stud, whichever is easier for you to remember.

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[quote671be6b="TurfToe"][quote671be6b="Meatholes"][quote671be6b="Masked"][quote671be6b="fantastic flying froggies"]There's a shitload of illegal contracts in the last FA stage, from AI teams (a problem we did not anticipate back then) but also human GMs: Omaha, Hartford, Tucson, New Orleans, Seattle, Denver, Brookly, Vegas...

What's the plan?[/quote671be6b]

I made an illegal offer? I thought I was very careful.

Which offer is illegal?[/quote671be6b]

[b671be6b]First of all you said human GM's and then lumped Vegas in that group[/b671be6b]. I am also curious to what offers were illegal?

Meat[/quote671be6b]

Yes, what an insult. I prefer superhuman or stud, whichever is easier for you to remember.[/quote671be6b]

In that case delusional is pretty easy to remember

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[quote2bcf264="Meatholes"][quote2bcf264="TurfToe"][quote2bcf264="Meatholes"][quote2bcf264="Masked"][quote2bcf264="fantastic flying froggies"]There's a shitload of illegal contracts in the last FA stage, from AI teams (a problem we did not anticipate back then) but also human GMs: Omaha, Hartford, Tucson, New Orleans, Seattle, Denver, Brookly, Vegas...

What's the plan?[/quote2bcf264]

I made an illegal offer? I thought I was very careful.

Which offer is illegal?[/quote2bcf264]

[b2bcf264]First of all you said human GM's and then lumped Vegas in that group[/b2bcf264]. I am also curious to what offers were illegal?

Meat[/quote2bcf264]

Yes, what an insult. I prefer superhuman or stud, whichever is easier for you to remember.[/quote2bcf264]

In that case delusional is pretty easy to remember [/quote2bcf264]

Well said [irony]Meat[/irony].

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