How to deal with an uncapped year
 

Mike Lombardi of SI.com has a great article on how he would deal with an ucapped year.

It is clear that he has worked with Belichick by some of his thoughts...

A certain, precious few players are untouchable.

The term "football-lifer" comes to mind.

BB's blueprint, be the best 1-53 in the league, not just 1-20.

Uh huh. I think we've seen this before.

True BB, only control what you can, do your best otherwise.



In short, if this is the best way to go, BB will have this team very competitive as he is likely already laying the groundwork for dealing with an uncapped situation.


I didn't see this posted already. If need be, please merge.

Re: How to deal with an uncapped year
 

Excellent article...Was unaware that there is a possiblity (however remote) that they lose the draft. That would be further idiocy, but is probably just another poison pill. Actually the lack of a draft would favor good teams. But either way, worth the read.

Re: How to deal with an uncapped year
 

Maybee we should ask booger head john clayton since he has all the awnsers on his column and how we will be not good in 2010

Re: How to deal with an uncapped year
 

where is this notion of no draft coming from? I don't see how that is connected to the salary structure. In many ways, the draft and the salaries of Reggie Bush, Matt Ryan and the Longs make the draft more of how it should be: draft the best player available in reverse order of how good you are without hamstringing the salary cap of your team for the next 5 years.

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That is lost as well in another year...NOT sure exactly when, but there are many poison pills in it all..which is WHY it will be solved way before that...

Re: How to deal with an uncapped year
 

Couldn't we be just like the sox/yankees/tigers and outspend other teams to get our guys?

Re: How to deal with an uncapped year
 

The owners already have figured out the best way to deal with an uncapped year - lock the players out. The owners can't let the "cap out of the bag" or it would risk being gone for good. To keep the cap, they'll either work out a new deal, or institute a lock out.

Re: How to deal with an uncapped year
 

The draft, like pooled revenue and revenue sharing and a salary cap, is only permissible under a league's anti-trust exemption because it is collectively bargained. The last scheduled draft is therefore 2011 under the expiring CBA. So unless they enter a new CBA that includes provisions for a college draft there would not be one. Obviously there will be a new CBA with some union at some point. The alternative would be the league no longer functioning as a collective and all teams on their own to sign any player not under contract to another team (which is what all college players would be - FA).

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While I had heard some pundits elude to that a while back, the CBA appears to preclude a work stoppage by either side prior to 2011.

Re: How to deal with an uncapped year
 

You called it!
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