26CornerBlitz Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) Comp. Committee recommends compensatory picks be tradable NFL clubs could soon be permitted to trade compensatory draft choices for the first time. The Competition Committee recommended that compensatory picks be tradeable, NFL spokesperson Michael Signora told NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport. NFL clubs would need to approve the change and it could be submitted for a vote on Dec. 2, Signora stated, noting that the impetus for the change is to give clubs more flexibility in draft preparation. Edited December 2, 2015 by 26CornerBlitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 Why not? I have always thought they should be just like any other draft pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 The rich will get richer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Why not? Because it will be an advantage to teams that have them.....not all teams will have extra picks to trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Because it will be an advantage to teams that have them.....not all teams will have extra picks to trade. Only be a real advantage if the picks they move up for end up being good starters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Only be a real advantage if the picks they move up for end up being good starters. True, but they have the opportunity to trade extra picks to move around the draft that others do not have.. Plus still keep all remaining picks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingon Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 True, but they have the opportunity to trade extra picks to move around the draft that others do not have.. Plus still keep all remaining picks Yeah, but the only way to get compensatory picks is to lose players to free agency. So presumably the teams that don't get the picks have the advantage of signing other team's players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Because it will be an advantage to teams that have them.....not all teams will have extra picks to trade.So? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 For the most part these picks are worthless so I would say make them tradeable. The only way making them tradeable would be bad is if they expand roster size. It might not make sense but having more flexibility to keep marginal players for depth would increase the value of the comp picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCity Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 For the most part these picks are worthless Yeah, that's just 100% wrong. One of these years Doug Whaley might just figure out the compensatory draft system, or even realize that it exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Yeah, that's just 100% wrong. One of these years Doug Whaley might just figure out the compensatory draft system, or even realize that it exists. Which specific transactions this offseason do you feel would have been better to forego in favor of a compensatory pick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCity Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Which specific transactions this offseason do you feel would have been better to forego in favor of a compensatory pick? We lost no high-dollar free agents this offseason. Why would we forego signings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 So? Very lucid, well thought out response. I have nothing to add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artmalibu Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I dont see the rich getting richer. To get the picks you must have gotten poorer to get them and a trade is a two way street that should benefit both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Very lucid, well thought out response. I have nothing to add. Nice snark. You lose a player you are weakened as a team. The pick is compensation for that loss. What advantage would a team that lost a productive player get by trading a pick for another pick or a player or some combination of players/picks? The draft is (in concept) set up to help poor teams get better. What about compensatory picks or trading those picks would upset the competitive balance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Nice snark. You lose a player you are weakened as a team. The pick is compensation for that loss. What advantage would a team that lost a productive player get by trading a pick for another pick or a player or some combination of players/picks? The draft is (in concept) set up to help poor teams get better. What about compensatory picks or trading those picks would upset the competitive balance? Yea I don't understand why it is fair to take 2 7th round picks but unfair to package them and trade up for a 6th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Billieve Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 You lose a player you are weakened as a team. The pick is compensation for that loss. What advantage would a team that lost a productive player get by trading a pick for another pick or a player or some combination of players/picks? The draft is (in concept) set up to help poor teams get better. What about compensatory picks or trading those picks would upset the competitive balance? Maybe you made me change my mind, at first I thought I didn't like them being tradeable. Do teams that do poorly get vastly more comp picks? It seems like the Pats* always have comp picks . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffalothruMyVeins Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Maybe you made me change my mind, at first I thought I didn't like them being tradeable. Do teams that do poorly get vastly more comp picks? It seems like the Pats* always have comp picks . . . Typically, no... Comp picks are tied exclusively on a balance of how many players you lost last season in FA vs how many you signed, and the higher the pick you get is decided by how much the player lost signed for. There are teams, such as the Pat's, who always seem to be getting several picks, but that's just calculated on their part, on their own management strategy, as they don't pay MOST of their great players a lot of money, so as they graduate from their rookie deals, they get compensated for these guys lost, PLUS the original 7 draft picks they were to be issued (granted they haven't cheated that year and lost another 1st round pick, again). All while remaining highly competitive, by having the constant of Brady and Belicheck there. It's actually a brilliant management strategy. Every year, you would get one or two extra picks, for free, which also keeps you in good salary cap shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantankerous Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I would be cool with it if the Bills were ever smart enough to get one. We're talking about the *Patriots, Ravens, Bengals, etc that always seem to be the ones getting them. It seems like a very flawed system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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