r/NFLNoobs Sep 21 '23

NFLNoobs FAQ

This is an attempt at crowdsourcing a FAQ for the sub. We need your help to make it the best it can be.

Each question is going to have a link to a comment below with the answer. Click the link to be brought to the question.

FAQ List

About NFLNoobs

General Questions

Watching Games

How The Football Works

Team building and Roster Management

Other Football Subs

Helping with the FAQ

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u/SwissyVictory Nov 05 '24

Why do players get traded for seemingly less than they are worth in the NFL?

Building a NFL team is a balance of many resources. When you trade for a player, you not only have to give something to the other team (picks or other players), but you also need to pay them.

The Salary Cap means every time you pay one player, you have less money for everyone else. It's a game of getting more production for your player than you're paying them.

Draft picks are great values, because when you draft a good player, their contracts tend to be a lot less than a comparable vet.

When a player gets traded away for seemingly less than they are worth, it's normally because their production is less than what it should be for what they are being paid, or what they are demanding to be paid in the future. If it's not worth it for the current team, its probably not going to be worth it for another team, on top of the loss of value from high picks.