Real NFL front offices don't fail for lack of talent evaluation — they fail because talent costs money and money runs out. This franchise simulator makes that the whole experience. No fog of menus: a priced market of real players across seven decades, a budget that cannot stretch, and a season that audits your choices in public.
▶ Run your franchise — freeThe market spans the whole history of the league — a 1970s pass rusher can share your payroll with a 2020s quarterback. Eras are normalized so a dollar buys the same level of dominance whether it's spent on a leather-helmet legend or last season's All-Pro. Franchise-building across time is the fantasy; the cap keeps it honest.
The daily market resets at midnight UTC and your streak only survives if you show up. Career stats track your seasons, best record and perfect runs. And because results are deterministic, your improvement is measurable: the GM who averaged 13 wins in week one and 17 in week four didn't get luckier — they got better at spending.
Yes — free in the browser with no account, on any device.
Two to three minutes: shop the market, sign six, watch twenty games resolve. Deep enough to obsess over, short enough for a coffee break.
Yes — pricing and ratings are era-normalized, so legends of the 1960s compete fairly with modern stars on the same payroll.
Knowing where a dollar buys the most wins. Quarterback play is weighted heaviest, but the great GMs win with the $1 and $2 picks everyone else scrolls past.