Texans FA's

WMH · #1 03-14-2012, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Nconroe

If all these FA leave do we get compensatory draft picks like Patriots always did?

There is some goofy formula they use. No one has ever been able to explain it to me. As point of reference, I think we got a 7th for DRob. Mario "might" be a 4th, but as stated, depends on replacement signings.

HPF Bob · #2 03-14-2012, 11:54 PM

I don't know what the new CBA calls for but it would be just our luck if they made it harder to get comp picks just like the Astros got screwed by the new CBA on their draft picks now that they're drafting first overall.

Under the old system, Mario probably would get us a pick at the end of the third round and Meyers might get us a 6th rounder provided we didn't sign valuable FAs from other teams to offset our losses. But I have no idea if any of that is still relevant to the new CBA.

WMH · #3 03-15-2012, 03:18 PM

Might be able to scratch Myers off the Titans list. They just signed Hutchinson. Just don't see two "large" FA deals on interior OL if they want to stay in Peyton chase.

HPF Bob · #4 03-15-2012, 03:29 PM

I read that Hutchinson is a close friend of Manning's even though they have only been teammates at the Pro Bowl so the signing is actually Bud's way of going "all out" to get Peyton. I hope it works.

NBT · #5 03-15-2012, 03:42 PM

I'm not a CapO, but I think the cap last year was $121M, and we were $20M over that trying to add enough to get into a playoff spot. So even getting out from under Mario's salary cap figure ($18M) for last year, we are still up against it.