Revise Restricted Free Agent Rules!

[Coach Ellis]

Yeah, defensive end especially is probably another one.

Best CB's aren't 1st roudners though.

Sherman

Again, agree to disagree. All-Pro cornerbacks for the past 3 years. . .

Charles Woodson (1st)
Darrelle Revis (1st)
Patrick Peterson (1st)
Aqib Talib (1st)
Joe Haden (1st)
Champ Bailey (1st)
Johnathan Joseph (1st)
Carlos Rodgers (1st)
Charles Tillman (2nd)
Tim Jennings (2nd)
Alterraun Verner (4th)
Richard Sherman (5th)

The top cornerbacks are usually high draft picks. Sherman is an exception - not the rule.

 

[Jeffrey32]

Really? QB and WR are the only position off the top of my head where the stars are an overwhelming majority 1st rounders.

Also, offensive tackles to protect that 1st round quarterback are usually 1st round picks and the highest or second highest paid on every team.

 

[Jeffrey32]

How many 2nd round "stars" (using that term very loosely) are there in the NBA right now?

Millsap
Parsons
Ginobili
Matthews

Struggling to think of names past that. There are players who are the best at their position in the entire NFL who aren't 1st round picks. You can't say that about any 2nd round pick in the NBA right now.

Boozer: No longer all star, but still a double-digit machine. Would be more highly regarding in Chicago if not for his contract.

 

[silesian]

I don't get it

Had an idea, inspired by the NFL, for restricted free agent rules and further the equity balance between teams. In addition to being able to match and offer an additional season to RFA, if a another team successfully signs a RFA they must surrender a draft pick to the original team. Not sure if it should be a second or a first ( probably protected), but this model would further add balance to small market teams, like the Jazz, and teams wouldn't lose RFAs for nothing or feel obligated to overpay as much. The Pelicans/Hornets wouldn't have felt as obligated to match the Suns offer for Eric Gordon and saddle themselves with his huge deal if the Suns had to surrender a pick to them. If the Celts or suns go after Hayward hard, I wouldnt mind getting a pick from them rather than have to pay Hayward max to keep him.

This cuts both ways against the Jazz and small market teams. Why do you believe it helps small market teams and adds to balance?

 

[Coach Ellis]

For the record, I don't like the idea of forcing teams to give up compensation to sign RFAs. It would likely make teams think twice about matching contracts they don't like if a pick was coming back to them.