May 21, 200818 yr If a new agreement hasn't been reached by March 2009 the NFL 2010 season will not have a salary cap. This outta be fun.
May 21, 200818 yr This would be extremely bad for many NFL franchises. No way can teams like Cincinnati and Buffalo compete with the Dallas' and the other large revenue teams.
May 21, 200818 yr Author The salary cap is one of the things that makes the NFL great! Unlike baseball. Baseball may not have a salary cap but the one thing about that, that is better than the NFL is at least in baseball the #1 pick doesn't get 50+ million without ever having played a game yet. That is just ridiculous.
May 21, 200818 yr Baseball may not have a salary cap but the one thing about that, that is better than the NFL is at least in baseball the #1 pick doesn't get 50+ million without ever having played a game yet. That is just ridiculous. I agree, it is really stupid. But, the root of this problem is a lot more than just the guaranteed money to newly signed rookies.
May 21, 200818 yr I think it'd be good to have for a few years. Can you imagine some of the talent that would be on one team? If there's no salary cap, I think we just may see a perfect season... something the Patriots couldn't do. :sssh:
May 21, 200818 yr Bits and pieces from the enquirer: "That would leave the smaller revenue teams such as the Bengals at a competitive disadvantage," ESPN.com senior NFL writer John Clayton said. "The Bengals could not make a profit by not spending, but they could be outspent by bigger-revenue teams. The salary cap gives every franchise a chance. The Bengals need it. The NFL needs it." Gene Upshaw, executive director of the NFL Players Association, has said that once the cap goes away, the players won't allow it to come back. He said if a new CBA is not reached by 2010, then "we go into no-man's land in 2011, when we have no rules." Peter King, senior NFL writer for Sports Illustrated, said the Bengals would not be able to retain all of their top players if there is no cap. "Let's say Cincinnati has six valued veterans of at least six years of experience (that) are unsigned in an uncapped year," King said. "The Bengals (would be able to keep two), but four players would be free to go to the highest bidder - and I wouldn't like the Bengals' chances to keep them." Small-market teams - such as the Bengals, Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars - say they have to spend significantly higher percentages of their revenue (70 percent compared to 40 percent) on player costs than big-market teams and that the highest-revenue clubs continue to push up player costs for the whole league. These twin factors - the potential of no salary cap and the increasing disparity in unshared revenue - should make Bengals fans nervous. In previous interviews with The Enquirer, Brown pointed to a grim future if the NFL lost the salary cap and its revenue sharing pillar. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080521/SPT02/805210350/1062/SPT
May 21, 200818 yr No salary cap would be a very bad thing for the NFL. The NFL is the best professional organization going right now.
May 21, 200818 yr No salary cap would be a very bad thing for the NFL. The NFL is the best professional organization going right now. By far.
May 21, 200818 yr I'd say if this happens, the cap will probably never return. And neither will the NFL.
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