Comments on: The Game in Game Theory http://www.nerdsonsports.com/2007/08/28/the-game-in-game-theory/ Where nerds are talking about sports! Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:11:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Sean http://www.nerdsonsports.com/2007/08/28/the-game-in-game-theory/comment-page-1/#comment-397 Sean Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:15:53 +0000 http://www.NerdsOnSports.com/2007/08/28/the-game-in-game-theory/#comment-397 Basically, Samuel pussed out from his til week 10 holdout when he realized that while he was ready in theory to not accept checks, in practice it was far more difficult. Or, alternately, he planned to come all along but worried that an injury in the preseason would totally shoot his market value to hell come offseason. Basically, Samuel pussed out from his til week 10 holdout when he realized that while he was ready in theory to not accept checks, in practice it was far more difficult.

Or, alternately, he planned to come all along but worried that an injury in the preseason would totally shoot his market value to hell come offseason.

]]> By: Perich http://www.nerdsonsports.com/2007/08/28/the-game-in-game-theory/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Perich Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:51:27 +0000 http://www.NerdsOnSports.com/2007/08/28/the-game-in-game-theory/#comment-395 A good point, and thank you for the correction. A good point, and thank you for the correction.

]]> By: Tom D. http://www.nerdsonsports.com/2007/08/28/the-game-in-game-theory/comment-page-1/#comment-394 Tom D. Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:16:10 +0000 http://www.NerdsOnSports.com/2007/08/28/the-game-in-game-theory/#comment-394 One nitpick. You say: "A player who doesn’t sign his contract by the time regular season play starts becomes a free agent. However, if a player does not sign with a team by the Tuesday after the 10th week of the season, he must sit out the rest of the year. Few if any contract holdouts come to this point and are typically resolved before regular season play." What's happening with most of these cases is that the player is already under contract, so he doesn't become a free agent, but is rather in breach of his existing contract. The team could cut him, but would of course lose all its rights to him. (This is why the Falcons aren't cutting Mike Vick, 2011 Arena League MVP, by the way; to recover bonus money from a player, the team must still hold his rights.) After Week 10, the holdout no longer receives credit for a year served, which can in many cases be the difference between unrestricted and restricted free agent status. That's why Asante Samuel's original plan was to hold out until Week 10, then show up, play the tail end of the season, and become a UFA. However, this strategy would have cost him upwards of $4 million, so he wisely chose to report on schedule. One nitpick. You say:

“A player who doesn’t sign his contract by the time regular season play starts becomes a free agent. However, if a player does not sign with a team by the Tuesday after the 10th week of the season, he must sit out the rest of the year. Few if any contract holdouts come to this point and are typically resolved before regular season play.”

What’s happening with most of these cases is that the player is already under contract, so he doesn’t become a free agent, but is rather in breach of his existing contract. The team could cut him, but would of course lose all its rights to him. (This is why the Falcons aren’t cutting Mike Vick, 2011 Arena League MVP, by the way; to recover bonus money from a player, the team must still hold his rights.)

After Week 10, the holdout no longer receives credit for a year served, which can in many cases be the difference between unrestricted and restricted free agent status. That’s why Asante Samuel’s original plan was to hold out until Week 10, then show up, play the tail end of the season, and become a UFA. However, this strategy would have cost him upwards of $4 million, so he wisely chose to report on schedule.

]]> By: Serpico http://www.nerdsonsports.com/2007/08/28/the-game-in-game-theory/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Serpico Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:26:01 +0000 http://www.NerdsOnSports.com/2007/08/28/the-game-in-game-theory/#comment-393 Brinkmanship And The Nickel Package: A Study of the Football Holdout By John Perich Brinkmanship And The Nickel Package: A Study of the Football Holdout

By John Perich

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