2008 Rule Change Proposals
Commissioner Mandated Changes
·
The one year contract penalty for releasing a player has been
removed.
·
The RFA Period has changed to a FA Auction.
o
There is no right to match.
o
Rookie and FA Draft becomes a Rookie Draft, and will be only 2
rounds in 2009 and beyond.
o
Proxy bidding will be allowed.
o
Bids will expire after four (4) days.
o
The FAA will start immediately following the Rookie Draft.
o
The FAA will end approximately one (1) week prior to the start of
the NFL season.
o
FA Compensation (form RFA Compensation) will remain in effect.
New Proposals
·
First Come First Served (FCFS) Free Agency
PASSED 13-3
Following Wednesday’s Blind Bidding FA (BBFA) period, a FCFS FA period
will run weekly from midnight ET Thursday through 1:00pm ET Sunday.
Released players will be locked until then next BBFA period begins.
·
Offseason Roster Limit
FAILED 5-11
The offseason Roster Limit shall be 18 total players.
·
Blind Bid Tiebreaker PASSED
14-2
The tiebreaker shall be total points, not record or standings.
·
Salary Cap FAILED 1-15
o
Existing contracts increase 10-25% annually.
o
Release players’ salaries count 10-25% against the cap.
o
IR players count 10-25% against the cap.
o
Salaries TBD (likely based on RFA/FA bids)
o
Contracts
§
Option #1 – No contract cap, but every player receives a standard
3 or 4 year (TBD) contract when signed.
§
Option #2 – Manage a contract cap and salary cap.
New Proposals, Round 2
· Blind
Bidding FA PASSED
12-4
Following Wednesday’s Blind Bidding FA (BBFA) period, a second BBFA
will run weekly from midnight ET Thursday through 8:00pm ET Saturday.
Released players will be locked until Monday. (Yes, this would change
the FCFS rule that just passed.)
·
Cyberbuck Allotment Increase PASSED
14-2
The cyberbuck allotment shall increase 5 cb per franchise. The
16th place team shall receive 35 cb, and the champion shall receive 20cb,
with a 1 cb increment for each place in between. (This is to
compensate for the loss of ability to draft FA's.)
Carryover Proposals
·
Dues / League Competitiveness II
FAILED 9-7 (2007,
9-7)
Dues shall be $150 per franchise, $2,400 total, with the following
payout structure:
|
Payout Milestone |
Payment |
# |
Total |
|
Win, Weeks 1-9 |
$5 |
72 |
$360 |
|
Win, Weeks 10-13 |
$15 |
32 |
$480 |
|
Division Champs |
$50 |
4 |
$200 |
|
Round 1 Win |
$100 |
4 |
$400 |
|
Conference Champs |
$200 |
2 |
$400 |
|
Cyber Bowl Champ |
$560* |
1 |
$560 |
|
*less cost of software (usually $60) |
$2,400 |
·
Yardage Failed
9-7 (1999, 11-5; 2005, 11-5; 2006,
9-7; 2007, 10-6)
1 point for every 20 yards of rushing and receiving combined.
(Currently 1 point for every 20 yards rushing, 1 point for every 20 yards
receiving).
·
Cyberbuck Allotment
FAILED 9-7 (2007, 9-7; 2006,
11-5)
New yearly allocation to begin after the upcoming season. This
changes the increment of the non-playoff teams from 1cb to 2cb.
|
Place |
CB’s |
|
Place |
CB’s |
|
1 |
16 |
|
9 |
25 |
|
2 |
17 |
|
10 |
27 |
|
3 |
18 |
|
11 |
29 |
|
4 |
19 |
|
12 |
31 |
|
5 |
20 |
|
13 |
33 |
|
6 |
21 |
|
14 |
35 |
|
7 |
22 |
|
15 |
37 |
|
8 |
23 |
|
16 |
39 |
|
