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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.From 2005 to 2009, the cap went from $80M to $128M. That kind of increase is not sustainable.
Didn't want to start another thread, but this article over on NFP sheds some more insight on what the new landscape the Patriots are approaching conservatively may look like. Lower caps and small increases going forward. Teams who spend freely or have over the last couple of seasons anticipating the cap would continue to expand sufficiently could well end up in the kind of crunch/hell Tennessee was in several years ago. And that's true if owners just get half of what they are seeking.
Owners seek double-digit cut in player salaries | National Football Post
Also think what Condon said about the number of competing teams being severely limited by design or choice doesn't bode well for a guy like Vince hoping to parlay his body of work into a lucrative long term deal any time soon... As teams assess need they may find themselves choosing between adding A big time FA or several mid range guys, some of whom may be available as floorless or capless casualties. And while Vince can spin it any way he chooses, it would be worse to be a RFA...at least he's a franchise tag candidate.
I wonder if the Pats would write into, and wonder if Wilfork would accept, language in his contract that says he gets a certain percentage of the salary cap for that year.
From 2005 to 2009, the cap went from $80M to $128M. That kind of increase is not sustainable.
the rate of increase is tied to the rate of increase in league-wide revenues.....the cap went up in proportion to the league revenues.
the rate of increase is tied to the rate of increase in league-wide revenues.....the cap went up in proportion to the league revenues.
This system is now irrelevant since teams are having trouble spending the minimum without charity from the successful owners.