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I don't think that will happen for more than a few reasons. First off, we didn't see any outrageous spending this offseason. Now granted, part of that is because the most desirable free agents were restricted another year, from five years to six years of service. But we didn't really see teams blowing money on their existing players, either. Chris Johnson got an extension but it wasn't much money at all.
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Good point, and teams didn't let a lot of really good free agents hit the market. Mostly Kendrell Bells out there.
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Secondly, the main difference between MLB and the NFL is the TV contract. The Yankees have their own network, which generates hundreds of millions of dollars for the Yankees only. They're not required to share their TV revenue with any other team. In the NFL, the it's a collective television contract that's share equally by all NFL teams.
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That and the excise tax, is just a tax, not a penalty like draft picks or such, and there is no limit.
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And to further that notion, buying high priced free agents have never been the solution to a Super Bowl title. Building through the draft has been the key this past decade.
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I agree, and think it is because owners have not allowed many really good players to hit free agency, they get traded instead, if they can't keep them.
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I doubt the other owners will agree to those demands but IMO, Jerry & Daniel already believe they're the most important owners in the league. But their organizations this year resemble the Royals and Blue Jays more than the Yankees and Red Sox.
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Good point, funny isn't it? But now the Redskins look like they may be headed in the right direction. If those two smell blood, and there is no salary cap, don't you think they could entice players to leave teams that can't pay them as much? (Johnny Damon, Carlos Beltran etc. )
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Yes, there is currently no cap in the provision, so it will continue until a new CBA is in place and even then, it may not return. I don't think it's as dire a situation as it would have been a decade ago, due to the escalating salaries that have pretty much driven the sport to it's brink.
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So you think the owners are being truthful about their situation? I kind of do also, but have a tendency to lean towards ownership.