Some of you guys are forgetting that if an agreement isn't made on the CBA then a lockout is very likely so all you fans dreaming about endless spending for your teams can forget about it. The owners need to give the players their due because the players have the leverage whether they like it or not. No one is going to pay to see scab players. The NFL will not survive a hit like this if they don't strike a deal. The cap is a good thing - the reason teams like the Saints and Cardinals continue to suck is because they make bad moves --- but the Rams, Steelers, & Patriots are examples that the cap is a success. Those teams built thru drafts & made all the right offseason moves. A cap-less NFL would suck anyway - teams would try to buy championships instead of earn them.
They're wont be any strike, because the players union has about 200 million dollars waiting for some johnny cochran type lawyer to fight the NFL& its owners if they try to lock them out. Why do you think the owners called the players association back to the bargaining table? Seems to me it's the owners who are blinking not the players. They're more than willing to go to an uncapped system because the owners will pay.
You're telling me teams like the giants, cowboys, and forty whiners 10- 15 years ago bought championships? T hey built them thru the draft, just like the pats, and steelers. No matter what system is put into place good drafting, scouting, and good personnel decisions are the blueprint for success.
I'm tired of wacthing dynasties being stripped apart. Why should a team who drafts well, and develops talent be raped by the system.
In addition the the quality of play stinks compared to 10 years ago. For instance this years super bowl was unwacthable. T eams are to dependent on young players at certain position's who arent ready, but are forced to play because of cap. Also what kind of league is it when one injury can damage the rest of your season. It's a total joke.
These low market teams need to stop crying wolf. What's bill bidwell doing to create new revenue streams? I'll tell you nothing. He rather sit on his ass and do nothing while jerry jones, and dan synder line his pockets. Arizona. minnesota are consistently under the cap.
Again no cap makes for a better product on the field, and for all who bitch about baseball being unbalanced, in the last 6 years they're have been 6 different world series champions, while in football they're has only been 3 different champions. So spending like GEORGE dosent gurantee you a title.
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