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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
That might happen from time to time but for the most part, the market prices are set for "superstar" players and they'll likely go to the highest bidder, anyway.
And the for the record, I think you'll agree that this strategy hasn't been particularly successful for either team. Albert Haynesworth has been nothing short of a disaster and trading #1, #3, #6 & #7 for Roy Williams, then giving him a huge contract, has been folly as well.
IF they're being truthful, they've got nothing to lose and everything to gain (taking back a percentage point or two that's paid to the players), so their reluctance makes me very suspicious.
My guts tells me that the owners are NOT being truthful with the union or the players. Otherwise, they'd open up the books for the NFLPA to examine.
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I suspect the real problems are only with a few franchises. I think the biggest problem is many of the mid level owners aren't happy that they aren't making any more than some of the top players on an annual basis.
Which, btw, is bs, b/c owners have huge amounts of profit tied up in equity. Those teams always sell for more than their revenue streams would suggest in normal business, b/c there's huge cachet in being an NFL owner. Hell, most of these guys have other (much larger) business interests; and controlling the high roller parties that surround an NFL team has to have hidden economic value that shows up in other ventures.