The truth about free agency

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(03-24-2019, 01:43 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: I was responding to this post by Fred:



"Yes it does. Players are not cut if they are earning their pay."

Sorry, you seemed to be saying that players never get cut if they're earning their pay, so I just provided you with a slew of examples to disprove that statement. Do either of you guys have stats to back up this notion that the "overwhelming majority" of cuts are specifically due to underperforming the contract? Not the various reasons I listed?

And no, a player being cut for salary cap purposes doesn't prove that player is overpaid. There's a lot to consider when making a trade. Namely, is the player/agent even open to being traded? Perhaps other teams don't like the structure or length of the contract. 

You are making claims that you can't possibly prove. 

And at time players just don't fit the culture.

Sometimes, the coach and the GM are in conflict and the player gets stuck in the middle.

Sometimes, the Team and the player agree on a one year contract, but the Team draws a two or three year deal, to spread the bonus. Cap purposes.

Lastly, a Team's vision for the player doesn't match the player. Teams will sign a player and hope to get something out of them that they haven't shown in the league. They base it on their college scouting. But once the player is signed, they just don't deliver.

The last example occurs when a Team misses out on the player during the draft, and hope they can get it right the second time around.