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Originally Posted by HemiEd
That is good to hear Dane, the thought of losing a few of those guys sucks.
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Plus, there isn't a salary cap in place and I've heard rumblings that there won't be a salary cap in the next CBA. Obviously, I don't know if that's true or not but it seems like the focus of the next CBA will be retired players, a rookie pay scale similar to the NBA's and no salary cap. The Union wants veterans to receive more compensation and the rookies less compensation.
The owners are claiming that salaries are through the roof and they can't afford to pay the current 64% of current revenues, yet they won't open the books to the union. Furthermore, there are owners like Jerry Jones and Daniel Snyder that want marketing revenues (jerseys, hats, etc.) to stay with the teams and not be a part of the total revenue pool, which will clearly hurt smaller market teams.
Since there are so many issues that the owners need to resolve amongst themselves before even solving issues with the players, I think it's a safe bet the NFL will continue to play under the current CBA rules for years to come.
With NFL football notching 12 out of the top 15 highest broadcasts this past week, the owners won't be foolish enough to lockout the players and anger the networks. I expect things to roll along as they have since the CBA expired after the 2009 season. So in short, let's not get worked up over something like salaries and losing players.
IF Clark Hunt's Chiefs evolve into a championship team the next year or two, I seriously doubt he'll let superstar players like Flowers (and presumably, Bowe, Hali, Charles, etc.) just walk away.