LogFAQs > #924469063

The vast majority of sign-and-trades have been players for draft picks, and these are almost always the better team giving up the player and the lesser giving up the pick(s). The evidence supports the claim that teams receiving the sign-and-trade players have not seen much of a positive impact on their unit, side of the ball, or what people are hoping for the most, the win column. The Bears, Lions, Pumpkins, Redskins, Titans, and Wildcats have been on the receiving end of multiple sign-and-trades in the past three seasons, and only the Titans have made the playoffs or produced a winning record during that span. The individual performances of said players have been a mixed bag with lots of injuries. With only few exceptions, the teams that received the picks or players already under contract have fared much better, including a plethora of winning records, playoff berths, Super Bowl championships, and new stars on their team.

It has also significantly weakened free agency, an integral part of the league and a vital avenue to acquire talent for teams, especially low-talent ones that can't really afford to part with what few valuable assets they may have. I said there's a healthy amount of quality free agents, but do not confuse that with saying that free agency has been healthy or close to being in an ideal state. The quality (using the standards of considering overall ratings only) players that I spoke of are typically concentrated in bloated or unsexy positions (QB, HB, FB, G, FS, K, P) and/or trigger our seemingly ageist userbase's sensibilities. Will these changes suddenly make free agency a rich and vibrant landscape? Of course not, but it will unquestionably improve, if gradually.

I want to reiterate that I am not blaming or shaming anyone but myself. There is no "witch hunt" unless I am hunting for myself. I think that all parties involved envisioned the sign and trade being a mutually beneficial aspect of the league, but that hasn't been close to being the case. I realize that this was a mistake, and I just needed someone else to bring it up for me to realize that I had erred. This is simply a problematic system without a point of existing. I originally thought that it could exist in a very limited capacity to lessen its impact. but it seems after reading what people have said, it should be an all or nothing affair, and I choose nothing without question. Out of fairness, things will operate normally (do not interpret that as an invitation for abuse) this season, but starting next season, sign-and-trades are eliminated. This does not apply to RFAs for what I hope are obvious reasons.
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