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Reputation:98
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Since:Sep 15, 2007
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Why in the world would the owners opt out of this contract?
- Can you imagine the players salaries without a cap?
- Doesn't the cap create equality between the teams?
- Won't the large market teams like New York, New England (Boston), and Dallas have an big time advantage - See the New York Yankees and MLB
- Can you see free agent spending going through the roof? You think Oakland went on a spending spree, imaging if the Cowboys or Giants could have matched those offers without consequence?
- Aren't the owners making a pretty good profit right now because of the cap?
- Won't this affect the rookie cap. What would the #1 pick in the draft want?
The main problems I see with the existing cap is the "hard" cap. If they could institute a "Bird rule" like the NBA has, where a team can re-sign its own free agents it would help. It is silly that a team can't re-sign with their own team because the team can't afford them.
But hey - as a Cowboys fan... if they want to throw the cap out the window, I'm all for it!
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Reputation:88
Level:All-Star
Since:Aug 27, 2006
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It is silly that a PLAYER? can't re-sign with their own team because the team can't afford them.
that was a small thing...but to my point. if a player really likes a team they're on, they don't HAVE to take more money, just keep their already rediculous salary with the team you enjoy playing for. i mean really...say you make 5 mil a year...your team wants to keep you and you want to stay but they can only afford 5.5 mil and annother team will give you 7 mil a year. what the hell is the difference? i know for me...if i loved the team i was on and my teammates, its worth trading a rich salary for a rich salary and happiness. like players that bolt for oakland for a million more if they have a great team their on...y take a 4-12 season when u could win the SB making 1 million less???? what matters more? making history or 1 more million a year?! easy choice for me.
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Since:Jan 24, 2008
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As a Cowboys fan I would say yeah as well... But still that's what makes the nfl fun, is that teams come from no where and start winning. It keeps you excited every year.
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Reputation:99
Level:Superstar
Since:Aug 18, 2006
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As much as Spygate is the #1 story, I think this is far more important. I know that Spygate has a ton of people that emotionally attached to it and it delves into the realm of integrity within the sport, but the labor agreement has tons of serious pitfalls when there isn't harmony between the owners and the players.
I remember this being said back in '06 when they hastily made that agreement, there were owners that thought it was a mistake because it was too one sided and that the issue would resurface. Ther agreement was built hastily because they were trying to avoid the uncapped year and they've said this time and time again, that if there was an uncapped year, the players would resist going back.
Think about what this means to the sport we so enjoy. The talent is nicely spread over 32 teams. The smart, functional teams has proven that they can win year in and year out and that smaller market teams can still compete with them. At the beginning of every year, almost every fan believes that their team has a chance to compete for and make the playoffs. I can't say that about many other sports.
This *could* vanish without a trace if they lose the cap, if teams stockpile on talent and become the Yankees/Red Sox of baseball. Anyone who thinks for a second that teams like the Dallas Cowboys and my Washington Redskins would do this are out of their mind insane. I know we'd do it in a heartbeat.
But I don't want to see us buy up the league. I like the way it is now. I like knowing that a team like Tampa Bay could be great one year and suck the next with essentially the same roster. I like having the feeling like I don't already have a good idea of what's going to happen once the season begins.
They need to fix this problem fast or else... well, who knows what would happen if they lost the cap, had a lockout or a player's strike. I just don't think that many of those options would be good.
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Reputation:76
Level:Pro
Since:Sep 13, 2006
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Ummm, it's uncapped for one year. It's not saying they want to sign an agreement to replace this one with no salary cap.
The sky is falling...the sky is falling...
You catch my drift.
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Reputation:99
Level:Superstar
Since:Aug 18, 2006
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It's not uncapped for one year, it's uncapped for the final year of the agreement. If the owners decide to opt out of the agreement, then two years from now, that will be the uncapped year, also the final year of the agreement. And as I mentioned, if the players get an uncapped year, the union is highly unlikely to go back to a capped salary.
So, I'm not crying Chicken Little here man, I'm saying that it's a cause for concern if you like the NFL the way it is now, and I do. I know that just because you feel a few raindrops on your head doesn't mean it's going to storm and hail. On the other hand, it's a pretty clear sign that it might rain harder than it is now.
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Reputation:96
Level:Superstar
Since:Dec 13, 2007
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The NFL was still fun to watch before they put a cap in. I like what someone said earlier about still having a cap but not having resigning your own players back count against you. It's nice to see the players you pull for stay on your team. The stars on the team should be able to retire on the team they started off with if they want. Sucks buying a jersey of your favorite player when they go elsewhere the next year. I do wish they'd put some kind of flat salary for rookies. Doesn't make sense to me that someone who hasn't played a down in the NFL makes more than a deserving vet. Make the rookies earn their way to the top.
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Reputation:99
Level:Superstar
Since:May 6, 2007
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All i know is I'm a Minnesota team fan. I see my twins trade players or let them go all the time due to money only to watch other owners with more money profit cause of it. The twins end up being a farm team wich is why I no longer watch baseball. If the NFL ends up with no salary cap also then I guess I will be left with only the NBA to watch then. Dallas and a few other teams would end up with all the best talent due to huge contracts that teams like the Vikes couldn't match. I really don't want to see the vikes turned into a farm team also. If that happens then all I can say is Go Timberwolves!
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Reputation:86
Level:All-Star
Since:Jun 12, 2007
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This is what your missing about the current CBA:
1. Yes, the best players salaries would skyrocket without a cap. But since they've signed this deal, unproven rookies have been drawing larger deals than some of the best players in the league due to how much cap space is out there right now. Without a new deal, it forces the teams to put too much money in unproven talent.
2. The cap creates some parity between teams. But there are certain ways to cheat the cap, like pushing out money by giving signing bonuses instead of paying yearly salaries. This is how teams like the Redskins have managed to continually throw money away at free agents despite the fact that they are flush with the cap heading into free agency every year.
3. Yes, the large market teams with endless supplies of money would have a major advantage to pull in free agents over the small market teams. However, the small market teams are already suffering. The current CBA requires that teams pay a minimum amount of money every year, with only 40% of the profits that their team draws in... Which, by the way, is 40% of their teams profits and not a share of the entire leagues profits.
4. Free agent spending is already through the roof. With the new deal, the cap has been inflated too much to possibly limit teams from actually signing a deal if they have the money. The best football teams in the league over the last few years have been the teams that build through the draft and sign their players to extensions before they ever hit free agency. If you look at teams like Oakland or Washington who continuously dive into free agency head first, you really can't find the significant improvement because in most cases there is a reason that players hit free agency... And they aren't good reasons, either.
5. No, the owners aren't making a pretty good profit right now. Right now a lot of the small market teams are barely breaking even and have even been forced to reduce the number of home games that they have (see Buffalo going to Toronto) in order to increase ticket demand. Once these large market teams like Dalls get their new stadiums, it will have a ripple effect that will increase the cap, and t | |
