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I don't expect Miami to get any next year either. Right now Miami just doesn't have the prime free agent pieces worthy of any real compensation after you balance out the free agents signed.
 
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Comp picks are just another way the system is rigged against the players. It incentivizes teams to not pay their players. The NFLPA is really the weakest players union in professional sports.

(Gets off soapbox)
 
From two years ago....

Since compensatory selections came into existence in 1994, the Patriots have had the fourth-most of all-time with 39. They trail only the Ravens (50), Cowboys (42), and Packers (42), per Pro Football Talk's Charean Williams. Most notably, Tom Brady was selected with a compensatory pick in the 2000 NFL Draft (sixth round, 199th overall).

Those have been pretty successful teams over that stretch of time.
 
Football is THE best sport in America because of the hard salary cap, and the rest of the rules that support it-- like the compensatory system.
Fans understand that every team has an equal chance to succeed and that dynasties come from great coaching and drafting... and not just Yankees-like spending.
The players, for their part, get a straight % of all revenues, and the health of the league... makes them richer as shareholders.

It's a GREAT system for the fans, for the players, and for the owners.

The NFL Players Association is the best player's union in sports.

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Feverdream said:
Football is THE best sport in America because of the hard salary cap, and the rest of the rules that support it-- like the compensatory system.
Fans understand that every team has an equal chance to succeed and that dynasties come from great coaching and drafting... and not just Yankees-like spending.
The players, for their part, get a straight % of all revenues, and the health of the league... makes them richer as shareholders.

It's a GREAT system for the fans, for the players, and for the owners.

The NFL Players Association is the best player's union in sports.

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For the most part I agree. But I really don't see the need for compensatory picks.
 
SF Dolphin Fan said:
For the most part I agree. But I really don't see the need for compensatory picks.
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I like the system...

Teams get a bit of relief when they lose more players than they gain... and these aren't really high picks, since they only start after the third round.

My memory is a little fuzzy on this, but I think they were negotiated as part of a compromise to reducing the number of rounds in the draft.

It may have not been a direct trade off... but I do think it was mentioned. It's been awhile though and I may be incorrect on this.
 
to me that is a problem :

There were five special compensatory selections awarded at the end of the third round — one for the 49ers, one for the Rams, one for the Ravens, and one for the Saints. Those each stem from another team hiring a minority from their organization to be either a head coach or General Manager. The NFL initially announced an incorrect number for San Francisco’s special selections with two this year instead of one. With Robert Saleh becoming the Jets head coach and Martin Mayhew becoming Washington’s G.M., San Francisco will receive a special compensatory selection for each of the next three years.
 
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