LogFAQs > #912721573

When I go into the re-signing menu in the game, I am presented with three categories with increase/decrease arrows. As you may have guessed, they are the components of the slash line.

The deal that I give for each player is what I call the base deal. It is the exact deal that I see when I go into the re-signing menu. It also is the default deal for however many years that I listed.

Using my own player as an example, SS Antoine Bethea wants 2 / $6.20 mil / $640k. That is both his base deal and default 2 year deal. By using the aforementioned increase/decrease arrows, I can change his years and get the default contract for the new length. For Bethea, three years now produces a slash line of 3 / $9.48 mil / $1.02 mil. Pretending someone else was in charge of the Dolphins, if someone asked to sign Bethea to default 3 years, that new contract is what he would be signed to.

As you may have surmised from my example, the original base deal that I list is typically, but far from always, the most cost-effective contract. Increasing or decreasing contract length can cause the annual cap hit and bonus to increase, but usually not by much (rookie signing is a completely different animal).

Of course, there are different factors to consider. Signing everyone to their base deals, usually 2-4 seasons in length, can easily cause future roster and cap space issues, but I hope that you get the gist.
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