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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
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.
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That's great to hear, especially on the rookie contract front. I also agree with what you say later that not having a salary cap shouldn't be a huge issue because of revenue sharing. Also, I hate when owners act like they're not making enough money. What a crock of shit. I know a lot of people disagree with me here, but I buy tickets, merchandise and parking because I want to see Eric Berry, not because I want to see Scott Pioli and Clark Hunt.
The only thing that concerns me is the way bullshit spenders could make the market. We saw that the CB market got blown to all hell and the Jets got screwed on Revis (and quite possibly, the Chiefs could get screwed with Flowers) because some dumbass team, the Raiders, decided to way overspend for their guy, Asomugha. I could see the Redskins being that team, but don't think that will make them a winner. You still build your team through the draft, not loading your team with highly paid superstars.