4 season enders in one game

[Tarlam!]

What happens to a player's salary when he goes on IR? Does he still get paid?

[Patler]

What happens to a player's salary when he goes on IR? Does he still get paid?

Yes, they get their full salary per their contract. However, some contracts have two tier salary systems based on availability, and the Packers have made extensive use of weekly bonuses tied to being on the game day active roster, so a player might not get as much as he would if he was playing. It all depends on his contract.

[Tarlam!]

Not to hijack the thread;

During the salary cap days, did those salaries count against the cap?

[Patler]

Not to hijack the thread;

During the salary cap days, did those salaries count against the cap?

Yes, as do practice squad salaries.

[swede]

Since I do like to argue, I will argue with myself:

But, Patler, recent history with the Packers has had Harris, Kampman and Tauscher all go out later in the season. Spitz, however, was early.

Patlurbation.

[denverYooper]

I would guess it looks a little like a u. Starts high, gets fewer in the middle of the season and then more again at the end when fatigue starts setting in.

No, a parabola!

I think he might be thinking of a bathtub curve:

[Patler]

Since I do like to argue, I will argue with myself:

But, Patler, recent history with the Packers has had Harris, Kampman and Tauscher all go out later in the season. Spitz, however, was early.

Patlurbation.

[ND72]

Lets play 18!

That has been my arguement forever about playing 18. You're going to have teams in the super bowl with no names having to play big roles.

[Patler]

Lets play 18!

That has been my arguement forever about playing 18. You're going to have teams in the super bowl with no names having to play big roles.

Couldn't the same arguments have been made when they went to 16 from 14, and to 14 from 12?

I don't see 16 as any kind of magical number that players bodies can withstand, whereas a 17th and 18th game will push them over the edge. Twelve teams already play 17 or more games, four teams play at least 18 and two teams play at least 19. Will it really hurt for the others to play an 18 game regular schedule?

I haven' noticed anything in the playoffs to indicate that all teams will be at significantly more risk for injuring by requiring all to play at least 18.

[Lurker64]

Lets play 18!

That has been my arguement forever about playing 18. You're going to have teams in the super bowl with no names having to play big roles.

Well, that would likely be the case if the rules for IR were unchanged. But if the league instituted a "Disabled List" system like they have in Baseball, where a player on the list doesn't count against your roster and cannot return for a set amount of time, you could avoid a lot of that.

The time periods would obviously have to be different than baseball, but I don't see anything inherently wrong with being able to put a guy on the shelf for 1, 2, or 3 months.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

Lets play 18!

That has been my arguement forever about playing 18. You're going to have teams in the super bowl with no names having to play big roles.

Well, that would likely be the case if the rules for IR were unchanged. But if the league instituted a "Disabled List" system like they have in Baseball, where a player on the list doesn't count against your roster and cannot return for a set amount of time, you could avoid a lot of that.

The time periods would obviously have to be different than baseball, but I don't see anything inherently wrong with being able to put a guy on the shelf for 1, 2, or 3 months.

I really like that idea alot. I don't understand why they don't have something like that in place for the 16 game schedule even.