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Unable to win FA signings...is there a trick to this

By Kosmic28
11/08/2024 12:14 pm
Hi, Free Agency is a rough time for me as I can't seem to win the very good players. Is there a trick in winning FA signings? Please advise. Thanks!!!

Re: Unable to win FA signings...is there a trick to this

By Mcbolt55
11/08/2024 1:42 pm
R u offering more money? Are we talking about competing maximum offers?

Re: Unable to win FA signings...is there a trick to this

By raidergreg69
11/08/2024 4:26 pm
Max out the bonus money

Re: Unable to win FA signings...is there a trick to this

By setherick - League Admin
11/08/2024 7:42 pm
Learn the secret of the max max contract

Re: Unable to win FA signings...is there a trick to this

By TheWitchHunter
11/08/2024 8:24 pm

the gist is 74.9% bonus in relation to the first year salary offered.
1 yr @ 1 million = 740ish thousand bonus.
,
74.9% bonus at 6 years of length is the "secret."
"Scoffs."

Resign players with 1-2 years remaining.
Do not go beyond 8 years for wr, rb, fb, db.
9 years is really risky for LB, TE.
11 max for the O and D lines, though getting away with 12 is i'd call a 50/50.
anything after 13 is risky for a QB /P/K.
Here's some other links I hope are of use.

https://paydirt.myfootballnow.com/community/3/7531?page=1#45397
https://paydirt.myfootballnow.com/community/3/5847?page=1#35389
https://paydirt.myfootballnow.com/community/3/7531?page=1#45398

hey found a jsids' link, no idea if it works.
tribewriter wrote:
I like jsid's contract extension spreadsheet. Download a copy, as some have had trouble running it off of Google Docs:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CmTtP5yJ2gzR7gaCdzSulvPna_9BgUszMKnYIZPn9PI/edit#gid=1238903267


i really hope this helps.
Have a day!
Last edited at 11/08/2024 8:25 pm

Re: Unable to win FA signings...is there a trick to this

By TheWitchHunter
11/08/2024 8:27 pm
it works!

Re: Unable to win FA signings...is there a trick to this

By setherick - League Admin
11/08/2024 11:21 pm
TheWitchHunter wrote:

the gist is 74.9% bonus in relation to the first year salary offered.
1 yr @ 1 million = 740ish thousand bonus.
,
74.9% bonus at 6 years of length is the "secret."
"Scoffs."

Resign players with 1-2 years remaining.
Do not go beyond 8 years for wr, rb, fb, db.
9 years is really risky for LB, TE.
11 max for the O and D lines, though getting away with 12 is i'd call a 50/50.
anything after 13 is risky for a QB /P/K.
Here's some other links I hope are of use.

https://paydirt.myfootballnow.com/community/3/7531?page=1#45397
https://paydirt.myfootballnow.com/community/3/5847?page=1#35389
https://paydirt.myfootballnow.com/community/3/7531?page=1#45398

hey found a jsids' link, no idea if it works.
tribewriter wrote:
I like jsid's contract extension spreadsheet. Download a copy, as some have had trouble running it off of Google Docs:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CmTtP5yJ2gzR7gaCdzSulvPna_9BgUszMKnYIZPn9PI/edit#gid=1238903267


i really hope this helps.
Have a day!


That's not what I was referring to. There is a way to manipulate the contract screen to go over the default maximum

Re: Unable to win FA signings...is there a trick to this

By martinwarnett
11/09/2024 10:32 am
setherick wrote:
Learn the secret of the max max contract


First rule of the max max contract is nobody talks about the max max contract...

Re: Unable to win FA signings...is there a trick to this

By TheWitchHunter
11/11/2024 12:58 pm
setherick wrote:


That's not what I was referring to. There is a way to manipulate the contract screen to go over the default maximum


Yup. ;)