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good | 5 | 83.33% | |
bad | 1 | 16.67% | |
indifferent | 0 | 0% | |
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10-11-2004, 11:45 PM | Topic Starter |
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NFL free agency: good, bad or indifferent?
The Monday Night crew talking about league-wide parity and the end of dynasties got me thinking. Is free agency and the salary cap (and the subsecuent parity) overall good, bad, or indifferent?
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10-12-2004, 12:02 AM | #2 |
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Free agency was around long before parity... I think the salary cap single handedly ended dynasties... though it's kind of interesting watching what the Pats are doing. Maybe if they had a superstar on their team, more people might acknowledge that they are really damn close to being a dynasty...
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I can't possibly do justice to what actually transpired, so I'll leave you with this: http://www.nflpa.org/AboutUs/main.asp?subPage=History Use the dropdown to read the NFLPA version of what transpired - especially in the early 90's. Be careful, though. It reads very well. I've been lost on that site for up to 2 hours before and still can't explain it well. |
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10-12-2004, 01:05 AM | #7 | |
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The biggest coup for the players association was a 58% of the revenues agreement. This is what determines the salary cap. Take this year's salary cap x 32 and you can easily determine what the NFL's total revenues were for last year. |
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10-12-2004, 12:06 AM | #8 |
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Good for the league's main objective - parity. Dynasties breed ambivolence - see MLB.
But, Free Agency has inflated salaries beyond all reason. I don't mind seeing a man make a living for his family, but not while I'm paying $175 just to get in the door plus $7 beers, $300 jerseys, and all the other legalize extortion the NFL enjoys. Not to mention, I think there are many dynamics hurting the league where inflated salaries are concerned. You have highly drafted players cashing their first check and coasting because they've been paid. You have highly paid players who are pushing so many expensive performance drugs into their bodies that they can't even make it through training camp without a season ending injury. I could go on, but the point has been made. When a guy cashes a paycheck that is larger than the cumulative paycheck of a small city, it affects his ability to conduct himself in an appropriate manner. Put a check on salaries and keep the games affordable. The common fan is what grew the NFL to the giant it is today. Don't turn your backs on them, Tagliabue and the NFLPA. |
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1. I would imagine that atheletes will use preformance drugs irregardless of their salaries. 2. If there were a check on salaries in the NFL might not some of the better athletes choose to play another sport where there is no limit (such as baseball)? |
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2. This is not just a concern I have for the NFL. It is a problem for every league, IMO. Salaries are such a problem for me that I've struggled at times with supporting the NFL. The primadonnas really make it hard to enjoy the purity of the game sometimes. |
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10-12-2004, 12:35 AM | #11 |
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What could one possibly be taking that would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars?
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10-12-2004, 12:07 AM | #13 |
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Personally I hate it...It wouldn't be so bad if players were restricted from going to division rivals...I mean seeing Neil Smith have to wallow around in a Donkeys uniform was almost more than I could bear...
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If it wasn't for the salary cap, The NFL would be in the same situation as MLB. Dan Snyder might actually be able to buy a championship if it were not for the cap.
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I have to disagree. It is one thing to spend fortune and it is another to spend it wisely. Mark Brunell? Chad Morton? John Hall? Please. |
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