Post by Tampa Bay Titans GM (Reid) on May 1, 2008 22:55:59 GMT -5
These will take place once our Off-Season Rookie draft is complete and our own Free Agent re-signings are done so that we know our needs as well as the whole FA pool of talent. You must have open roster spots to be able to bid on players, meaning if you bid on 2 players you need to have 2 open spots prior to bidding.
This will take place beginning in mid-June usually and will continue for most of the off-season. This process will be done in similar fashion to our draft in which we will bid on players here at the forum, and after a 24 hour period of no other bids on a player he then is won to bidding team. If a new team bids on the same player and ups the offer, then the 24 hour clock restarts for the new bid , until when over a 24 hour period no bids have been made, then the players will be awarded to winning bidder and at that time a contract will be set in place in terms of years as assigned by the winning bidder.
Free Agents not on a team, bought out players, and rookies not drafted are all eligible to be bid on. Each follows the same rules.
Then, the franchise with the winning bid may put him on their vet roster or taxi squad. Make sure you have enough roster space and/or cap space for your winning bid(s).
Once the 24 hours is up and your team has the winning bid, please adhere to the contract rules as follows if applicable:
Any player who is bid on for a dollar amount 5 or higher has some contract responsibilies that go along with that . They are as follows:
$5 bid has a minimum of 3 yr deal
$6 bid has a minimum of 4 yr deal
$7 bid has a minimum of 5 yr deal
Any bid that is over $8 dollars will be assigned a 6 yr deal, so you better really love the guy and willing to take that cap hit for 6 years of a contract! These dollar bids with minimum year deal restrictions have been in place since Day 1.
If the winning bid was $4 or below then the winning franchise may sign him to a contract of up to 5 years or as low as 1 year. Please indicate whether that player will be on your team's vet roster or taxi squad, so I may update the sheet as needed.
If the team with a winning bid does not post the contract years either by the above rules if applicable again or by the team's choice AND the roster designation within 48 hours of the bid being won, then the player that was bid on will be put back into Free Agency. Thus, the player will be eligible to be bid on again by the entire league except the franchise that originally bid on him.
This will take place beginning in mid-June usually and will continue for most of the off-season. This process will be done in similar fashion to our draft in which we will bid on players here at the forum, and after a 24 hour period of no other bids on a player he then is won to bidding team. If a new team bids on the same player and ups the offer, then the 24 hour clock restarts for the new bid , until when over a 24 hour period no bids have been made, then the players will be awarded to winning bidder and at that time a contract will be set in place in terms of years as assigned by the winning bidder.
Free Agents not on a team, bought out players, and rookies not drafted are all eligible to be bid on. Each follows the same rules.
Then, the franchise with the winning bid may put him on their vet roster or taxi squad. Make sure you have enough roster space and/or cap space for your winning bid(s).
Once the 24 hours is up and your team has the winning bid, please adhere to the contract rules as follows if applicable:
Any player who is bid on for a dollar amount 5 or higher has some contract responsibilies that go along with that . They are as follows:
$5 bid has a minimum of 3 yr deal
$6 bid has a minimum of 4 yr deal
$7 bid has a minimum of 5 yr deal
Any bid that is over $8 dollars will be assigned a 6 yr deal, so you better really love the guy and willing to take that cap hit for 6 years of a contract! These dollar bids with minimum year deal restrictions have been in place since Day 1.
If the winning bid was $4 or below then the winning franchise may sign him to a contract of up to 5 years or as low as 1 year. Please indicate whether that player will be on your team's vet roster or taxi squad, so I may update the sheet as needed.
If the team with a winning bid does not post the contract years either by the above rules if applicable again or by the team's choice AND the roster designation within 48 hours of the bid being won, then the player that was bid on will be put back into Free Agency. Thus, the player will be eligible to be bid on again by the entire league except the franchise that originally bid on him.
