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Trade Canceled because of Cap Space

By Beercloud
12/04/2019 5:35 pm
I jumped on a team that has serious cap problems. Have to get the current year in order first so everyone is on the block to help clear the space now, then was gonna start working on the future years.(which being able to see your cap 6 yrs in advance would be a good thing)

The game canceled a trade that involved one of this teams players for future picks, saying it was 'canceled due to cap room". Understand that this team is over the cap the next year as well which is why Im guessing that it canceled the trade as draft picks will cost cap money eventually.

My question is that shouldn't the game only cancel trades because of cap in the current year and not future years? Reason Im stating this is because a GM would still have time in the current year and up until the next years draft to parlay those picks for other picks further in the future again, thus being able to work on the cap situation but still give that franchise a chance to compete in the near future.

With the way the logic is set now I have to out right release everybody with nothing in return which will set that franchise in the hole much longer otherwise.

Can you guys give me your take on this as I might be missing something with the big picture sort of speak.

Re: Trade Canceled because of Cap Space

By punisher
12/04/2019 11:14 pm
Augusta Green Jackets = https://paydirt-b-league.myfootballnow.com/team/29

Re: Trade Canceled because of Cap Space

By raymattison21
12/05/2019 9:47 am
Financially cuts are the same as trades, but maybe there's no block if the cut puts you over the cap this year and or the dead cap next year. But there one for a trade idk? If you click on the cut button does it give you some numbers to why it might put you over r the cap this year or next? I wonder if you had more than 500000 in cap space it would work? But how much more?

Re: Trade Canceled because of Cap Space

By Lucky
12/05/2019 9:47 am
Just kinda looking at that, if this league is 2 seasons old, then I think it needs to be pointed out how its not a good allocation strategy for the first 15 picks to be under 4 years exp, you're gonna run into cap issues immediately.. you really need some big contracts retiring in the first few years.

Re: Trade Canceled because of Cap Space

By Beercloud
12/05/2019 10:35 am
Well didnt have time last night sign players to get the roster to the min 46 players(was @ 33) and ai took over and just killed the team and it's cap for the following year. It got the team under for this season but added 101m of dead cap for next season and put it over by 23m next year as well. The leagues cap is at 132m. So the OP is moot.