[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by mcaj22

you get comped if you dont sign FAs to replace the positions you let walk or to upgrade the team elsewhere

so if Bowe walks and we dont sign a Jennings, Welker or whoever (unless a guy gets cut like Stanford Routt last year, he is a fair game) and we draft a WR, we can still get a comp pick for Bowe next season

also I believe it goes by playing time

so I'm not totally sure if we even get a comp pick for Brandon Carr since Brady Quinn ended up playing a lot

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Compensatory picks cannot be traded, and the placement of the picks is determined by a proprietary formula based on the player's salary, playing time, and postseason honors with his new team, with salary being the primary factor. So, for example, a team that lost a linebacker who signed for $2.5 million per year in free agency might get a sixth-round compensatory pick, while a team that lost a wide receiver who signed for $5 million per year might receive a fourth-round pick. awarded at the ends of Rounds 3 through 7

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Newly acquired Dallas Cowboys cornerback Brandon Carr signed a five-year deal worth $50.1 million with the Cowboys on Wednesday.