Dynasty Football League: Jon Legaspi & Glendale Chargers: Auction Draft, Contract Years

Auction Draft: Jon holds out until pick 34 to sign WR Larry Fitzgerald for $13! Jon's big splurge came at pick 59 when he signed last year's TE1 Travis Kelce at good value for $30. Having signed TE Greg Olsen at pick 37 for $17, the Glendale Chargers seek to become the first NYOFACE team to win a title with a 2-Tight End set. He did manage to get WR12 Demaryius Thomas and WR22 DeAndre Hopkins. After Kelce, RB19 Lamar Miller was next with a $28 salary. I love the $8 signing of QB9 Dak Prescott. Jon wasn't as cheap as Clemente, spending $121 on his starters (60.5% of $200).

Auction Draft: Jon holds out until pick 34 to sign WR Larry Fitzgerald for $13!

Jon, did you and Clemente have a bet to see who can last the longest without signing a player?! 😁

Starters

Jon's big splurge came at pick 59 when he signed last year's TE1 Travis Kelce at good value for $30. Having signed TE Greg Olsen at pick 37 for $17, the Glendale Chargers seek to become the first NYOFACE team to win a title with a 2-Tight End set.  He did manage to get WR12 Demaryius Thomas and WR22 DeAndre Hopkins.  After Kelce, RB19 Lamar Miller was next with a $28 salary.  I love the $8 signing of QB9 Dak Prescott.  Jon wasn't as cheap as Clemente, spending $121 on his starters (60.5% of $200).

Defense & Special Teams:  Jon was thinking "The Big Apple" as he signed the New York Giants (DEF11) and New York Jets defenses, both at $1.

No-Trade Clause: Jon has NO players with a No-Trade clause to placate TE Travis Kelce with his team-leading $30 salary.

Pick	Starting Lineup	Tm	Pos	Cost	Years		Category	Sub	% Cap	Breakdown	#
93	Dak Prescott (Dal - QB)	Dal	QB	$8	Default = 1 year		STARTERS	$121	60.5%	Salary >=50	0
58	DeAndre Hopkins (Hou - WR)	Hou	WR	$19	Max = 2 years		qb	$8	4.0%	Salary >=40	0
53	Demaryius Thomas (Den - WR)	Den	WR	$15			rb	$34	17.0%	Salary >=30	1
59	Travis Kelce (KC - TE)	KC	TE	$30	Submit		wr	$47	23.5%	Salary >=20	2
37	Greg Olsen (Car - TE)	Car	TE	$17	Contract Years		te	$28	14.0%	Salary >=10	5
45	Lamar Miller (Hou - RB)	Hou	RB	$28	in the		rb/wr/te	$109	54.5%
135	Matt Bryant (Atl - K)	Atl	K	$3	Comment Box		off	$120	60.0%
132	New York (NYJ - DEF)	NYJ	DEF	$1	below		def	$1	0.5%
				$121	60.5%

Bench

Jon loaded up on six running backs on his bench.  Vince, does Jon know we're now a PPR league?! He'll likely convert them to pass-catching tight ends now.  Matthew Stafford is a nice backup QB for $5.  KC RB Kareem Hunt for $8.  Nice.  With the Kelce and Hunt signings, it's obvious Jon loves doing the KC Chiefs "Tomahawk Chop." 😂

Pick	Bench	Tm	Pos	Cost	Years		BENCH	$64	32.0%	Breakdown	#
144	New York (NYG - DEF)	NYG	DEF	$1	Default = 1 year		qb	$6	3.0%	Salary >=50	0
160	Stephen Hauschka (Buf - K)	Buf	K	$2	Max = 2 years		rb	$28	14.0%	Salary >=40	0
101	Matthew Stafford (Det - QB)	Det	QB	$5			wr	$23	11.5%	Salary >=30	0
168	Mike Glennon (Chi - QB)	Chi	QB	$1	Submit		te	$4	2.0%	Salary >=20	0
76	Ty Montgomery (GB - RB)	GB	RB	$11	Contract Years		k	$1	0.5%	Salary >=10	2
67	LeGarrette Blount (Phi - RB)	Phi	RB	$9	in the		def	$2	1.0%
105	Kareem Hunt (KC - RB)	KC	RB	$8	Comment Box
122	Tevin Coleman (Atl - RB)	Atl	RB	$4	below
182	Duke Johnson Jr. (Cle - RB)	Cle	RB	$3
134	Theo Riddick (Det - RB)	Det	RB	$2
34	Larry Fitzgerald (Ari - WR)	Ari	WR	$13
108	Jamison Crowder (Was - WR)	Was	WR	$5
				$64	32.0%		Unused	$15	8%

Contract Years

Teams need to submit Contract Years (CY) for each of their players.  I will extend the deadline to this Sunday September 10, 11 PM PST.  If a team does not submit Contract Years for a player, that player receives the minimum 1-year contract.

Previously, our league had maximum 5-year contracts.  Starting this  year, NYOFACE has maximum 2-year contracts.  Players signed via FAAB during the regular season, by default, have 1-year contracts.

Owners need to submit their CYs in the 'Comments Box' on the post for his/her team.

2018 Free Agency

Players signed to 1-year contracts this year become Free Agents next offseason.  These players can be signed in the last day of NYOFACE's Free Agency Signing Period -- our Auction Draft.

At the beginning of the offseason, each team can use the following to sign its free agents:

When a contract expires, whether it's an individual player or DST, the player/DST becomes a UFA (Unrestricted Free Agent) available in the upcoming Auction Draft.  A team can only retain that UFA if it puts the Franchise or Transition Tag on that player/DST. 

In the NFL, a Franchise/Transition Tag results in a 1-year contract, giving the team and the player's agent time to negotiate a long term deal. In NYOFACE, we build into our tag the team-agent negotiation and long-term deal. August 30, 2008

Here's a quick description of the NFL's use of the Franchise & Transition Tags. 

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• Non-Exclusive Franchise Tag
• This is the most commonly used tag. When most people refer to the "franchise tag" it's generally the non-exclusive version to which they are discussing. It is a one-year tender offer to a player for an amount no less than the average of the top five salaries at the player's position over the last five years, or 120 percent of the player's previous salary, whichever is greater. The player can negotiate with other teams. The player's current team has the right to match any offer, or receive two first-round picks as compensation.
• Exclusive Franchise Tag
• A one-year tender offer to a player for an amount no less than the average of the top five salaries at the player's position for the current year, or 120 percent of the player's previous salary, whichever is greater. The player's team has all negotiating rights to the player. The bump in pay scale (current average salary versus averaging past five years of data) means only the crème de la crème get this tag (think: Drew Brees or Von Miller).
• Transition Tag
• Think of this as the "you are pretty good, and we might want to keep you, but aren't willing to put a ring on you ourselves" tag. The transition designation is a one-year tender offer to a player for an amount that is the average of the top 10 salaries at the position -- as opposed to top five. It guarantees the original club the right of first refusal to match any offer the player might receive from another team, but no compensation if the team chooses not to match.

NYOFACE teams can use one each of the Non-Exclusive Franchise Tag, Exclusive Franchise Tag, and the Transition Tag.  Below are the Franchise & Transition Tag salaries by position to be used for the 2018 Free Agency.  Remember: players are tendered the tag salary below or 120 percent of the player's previous salary, whichever is greater.

Tag	Franchise	Transition
Qb	$39	$29
Rb	$59	$49
Wr	$54	$45
Te	$25	$16
K	$3	$3
D	$11	$8

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