Auction Bidding on Tagged Players

[Cybergeek]

I posted this in the Tag Sniping thread, but I think that it deserves it's own thread.

I would like to see a 48 hour clock applied to all bids during the tagged free agency. I would also like to see the owner with the rights to match a winning bid placed on a 48 hour clock starting immediately after a bid has been won. I think that if we apply a 48 hour clock to the process, three things will happen;

1. Owners will be more engaged because they will be forced to keep track of the bidding so that they don't lose out on a free agent.

2. The fate of tagged players who were bid on would be decided quickly. Owners who miss out on their first choice of tagged players could then bid on other tagged free agents. Owners who lose a tagged player could immediately begin the process of replacing the player that they lost.

3. Last minute bidding could still take place, but the sniping bids would be eliminated as any last minute bid would still be under a 48 hour clock.

Something like this:

"Once a bid is made, it must remain the highest bid for a period of 48 hours. If a higher bid is received during this period, a new 48 hour period will begin. Teams holding the rights to a tagged player will have 48 hours following a winning bid to match the contract offered by the highest bidder."