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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 419219" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">As a Packers fan I understand the sentiment, but I disagree with it. I think the current system strikes a good balance between teams and players. Teams can bargain with players with contracts about to expire – or even with players with two or more years left on their contracts. And players are free to negotiate with their current teams and agree to a “home-team discount” or a block buster deal or something in between. Or, they are free to gamble on themselves (and that they won’t get injured) and wait for unrestricted free-agency. Even then, teams have an “ace in the hole”; the franchise tag. For the average pay of the top 5 players at whatever position the player plays, the team can keep that player. The team gets to keep the player and the player gets a guaranteed multi-million dollar paycheck for one season. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">And teams are free to trade players under contract. Thompson had the option to trade Flynn anytime before the trading deadline. He opted to keep the valuable insurance Flynn provided rather than trading him away for a second rounder, or higher if he could get it. Yesterday's game makes that decision look better in my eyes: Flynn turned out to be cheap insurance and the Packers would not have been subjected to the fate of the Colts if their franchise QB were injured for a number of games. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Should compensation picks be awarded before the end of the third round? I don’t think so because the draft is designed to achieve as much of a competitive balance as possible. If teams at the top like the Packers are awarded with earlier picks – particularly for losing backups – it would tend to contradict the stated purpose of the draft. And keep in mind the reason there isn't perfect competitive balance in the league: Some organizations are much better run than others. For example, a comp pick at the end of the third round in Ted Thompson's hands is more valuable than a second rounder in Jerry Angelo's. That should provide some comfort to Packers fans as they contemplate losing Flynn. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Of course I wish the Packers could get more for Flynn. In fact I wish they could keep him and he could simultaneously be satisfied as a backup. But those two things don’t go together: One of the main reasons Flynn is so good is he wants to start. Finally, look at this from Flynn’s point of view. He signed a seventh round deal with the Packers and has worked his *** off beating out a second rounder for the backup QB job. He is about to fulfill his end of a four year contract and now he deserves a chance to pick his destination and make as much as a team is willing to pay him. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #141414"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">The NFL is a multi-billion dollar business. IMO the benefits of that business should be shared by the players and teams alike. IMO the current free agency system leans a little in favor of the teams, but since players are well compensated in any event, not by that much. But IMO changing the free agency system to further benefit the teams would be wrong. Even if it means the Packers getting a comp pick at the end of round 3 for Matt Flynn. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 419219, member: 4300"] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Georgia] [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#141414][FONT=Tahoma]As a Packers fan I understand the sentiment, but I disagree with it. I think the current system strikes a good balance between teams and players. Teams can bargain with players with contracts about to expire – or even with players with two or more years left on their contracts. And players are free to negotiate with their current teams and agree to a “home-team discount” or a block buster deal or something in between. Or, they are free to gamble on themselves (and that they won’t get injured) and wait for unrestricted free-agency. Even then, teams have an “ace in the hole”; the franchise tag. For the average pay of the top 5 players at whatever position the player plays, the team can keep that player. The team gets to keep the player and the player gets a guaranteed multi-million dollar paycheck for one season. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Tahoma]And teams are free to trade players under contract. Thompson had the option to trade Flynn anytime before the trading deadline. He opted to keep the valuable insurance Flynn provided rather than trading him away for a second rounder, or higher if he could get it. Yesterday's game makes that decision look better in my eyes: Flynn turned out to be cheap insurance and the Packers would not have been subjected to the fate of the Colts if their franchise QB were injured for a number of games. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Tahoma]Should compensation picks be awarded before the end of the third round? I don’t think so because the draft is designed to achieve as much of a competitive balance as possible. If teams at the top like the Packers are awarded with earlier picks – particularly for losing backups – it would tend to contradict the stated purpose of the draft. And keep in mind the reason there isn't perfect competitive balance in the league: Some organizations are much better run than others. For example, a comp pick at the end of the third round in Ted Thompson's hands is more valuable than a second rounder in Jerry Angelo's. That should provide some comfort to Packers fans as they contemplate losing Flynn. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Tahoma]Of course I wish the Packers could get more for Flynn. In fact I wish they could keep him and he could simultaneously be satisfied as a backup. But those two things don’t go together: One of the main reasons Flynn is so good is he wants to start. Finally, look at this from Flynn’s point of view. He signed a seventh round deal with the Packers and has worked his *** off beating out a second rounder for the backup QB job. He is about to fulfill his end of a four year contract and now he deserves a chance to pick his destination and make as much as a team is willing to pay him. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#141414][FONT=Tahoma]The NFL is a multi-billion dollar business. IMO the benefits of that business should be shared by the players and teams alike. IMO the current free agency system leans a little in favor of the teams, but since players are well compensated in any event, not by that much. But IMO changing the free agency system to further benefit the teams would be wrong. Even if it means the Packers getting a comp pick at the end of round 3 for Matt Flynn. [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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