Draft first, then Free Agency?

[Roosevelt]

I think Mike Greenberg was making a case for this this morning although I have to admit that I didn't hear it.

Since most sound teams use the draft for value and FA for need, does it make sense for the NFL to have free agency after the draft?

[MattMeyerBud]

I think Mike Greenberg was making a case for this this morning although I have to admit that I didn't hear it.

Since most sound teams use the draft for value and FA for need, does it make sense for the NFL to have free agency after the draft?

i've always thought thats how it should be, but I think it would cost players alot of money on the open market so the players union would never allow it

[Carter.525]

it does make sense..

[ryan12]

it does make sense..

yes but wouldnt happen

[Roosevelt]

i've always thought thats how it should be, but I think it would cost players alot of money on the open market so the players union would never allow it

I guess we could argue also that FA's deserve consideration ahead of the draft class as well.

The only point I think that can be made is that it may lead to less guys getting cut leading up to the season. The Giants DT position is a perfect example of what might have been if the Giants had already drafted Hankins prior to FA. I don't imagine we'd have a stockpile of DT's.

[M00KIE]

Yep. FA pre-draft is silly. No way you can know who you will draft. Not to mention, it would be alot more interesting to follow poet-draft I think.

[M00KIE]

i've always thought thats how it should be, but I think it would cost players alot of money on the open market so the players union would never allow it

How would it cost them money? A need is a need.

[gumby74]

I prefer things the way are now. It actually makes it more interesting. Either you trust your abilities to draft, or you don't. Live and die by the draft.

[Drez]

i've always thought thats how it should be, but I think it would cost players alot of money on the open market so the players union would never allow it

I don't know that the NFLPA needs to sign off on something like that. I want to say the NFL can act unilaterally when constructing the offseason schedule.

[domsgiants]

If you put free agency after the draft could be a bad thing. You gotta think that if its after the draft that some free agents can hold it over a teams had and say well I know that you need this at this position so I'm going to ask for a crap load of money seeing that this player at this position. That was drafted first got this much.

The point is that it could be a bad thing because it could drive free agency prices way up knowing that a team needs that player that bad