Poll: Would you support a salary cap discount for teams to retain players?

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

I just don’t see how it would be feasible.

Cool. Nothing more to discuss then.

 

[TommyD4207]

Doesn’t really help. Look at the nba.

I dunno, the NBA has essentially slotted contracts at the top end, and lets you go over the cap to re-sign players you drafted.

If you've got money to spend, the NBA lets you spend it.

 

[Angelpats]

I dunno, the NBA has essentially slotted contracts at the top end, and lets you go over the cap to re-sign players you drafted.

If you've got money to spend, the NBA lets you spend it.

There’s still no loyalty.

 

[TommyD4207]

There’s still no loyalty.

Well, players are making enough that they can leave tens of millions on the table to go play with their buddies.

 

[Ivan]

So Brady would have had no cap hit for the last three years?

Yep, you go that long with the same team and that’s the reward.

 

[Ivan]

No I don't support any cap reduction for player retention. It runs counter to the whole point of free agency. If you don't want to allow free agency then you end it. If you want to allow it then you do. You can't allow free agency then put into place a program that deincentivizes it at the same time. Makes no sense.

Your argument makes no sense, teams would be spending more than the cap, not less.

 

[Ivan]

What you are essentially saying is raise the cap.

Nope, but I am saying that teams can spend beyond it by keeping their veterans who are past five years. It’s a simple formula, and it would be easy to implement.

 

[Ring 6]

Nope, but I am saying that teams can spend beyond it by keeping their veterans who are past five years. It’s a simple formula, and it would be easy to implement.

My point is that you are artificially increasing the cap, because the expense to owners, which they demand be capped is no longer capped at the amount they agreed to.