The NFL Has an Age Problem

[convertedpatsfan]

https://theringer.com/the-nfl-has-an-age-problem-7068825845e4#.d7er8l7pi

Interesting read about the salary cap making it harder to keep vets on the team. The league is trending younger, and younger comes with a lot of inexperience. With the wide-spread adoption of spread offenses as well, many players are not playing with proper technique, which makes draft projections incredibly tough for scouts and GMs as well.

 

[goheels22002]

It's more like the GMs have a control problem. As long as GMs succumb to the demands of veterans for cap-busting guaranteed salaries (Suh, Manning, Flacco, Revis, et al), they won't have the money to pay their veterans.

The Patriots are an exception and a welcome landing spot for guys like Long, Sheard, Mingo, Bennett, etc, etc.

 

[Tunescribe]

The NFL's "age problem" extends to its expanding casual fan base of flaky ADD twentysomething fantasy football twerps who drink light beer and whine about getting calloused thumbs from texting all day long on their smartphones.

 

[RobertWeathers]

It's more like the GMs have a control problem. As long as GMs succumb to the demands of veterans for cap-busting guaranteed salaries (Suh, Manning, Flacco, Revis, et al), they won't have the money to pay their veterans.

The Patriots are an exception and a welcome landing spot for guys like Long, Sheard, Mingo, Bennett, etc, etc.

I might have some time to dig into this over the weekend but I'm willing to bet that the Patriots' economic philosophy is different than the rest of the teams in the NFL. This is my theory (in white)

 

[Clonamery]

Are you saying today's youngsters spend too much time "Twerping" instead of doing their football studies?

 

[I.M. Fletcher]

really interesting read. A couple things.

1. I wonder how much the old bloated rookie deals forces teams to hold on to veterans longer, since there were higher cap penalties. Now, teams can swallow up just about any busted pick without long term penalties. If Sam Bradford gets drafted in 2012, is he even in the league anymore?

2. With the change in the game, qbs are becoming more and more important. It used to be that 3-5 guys would get paid and then there would be a 2nd tier and a third tier. Now, there is one shifting tier. The qb play hasn't improved (quite likely deteriorating) but more and more guys are being paid. That hurts every other position, especially running back since if you couldn't find a qb, you paid for a rb to lighten the load. Now, you spend a second rounder.

3. Why this is less of an issue for the Pats is Brady is the best teammate in the last twenty years and has consistently left money on the table for them. It's really that simple. Belichick is great at getting out earlier than later, but Brady's pay over the last 15 years has guaranteed at least one extra above average veteran on the team every year. That is such an incredible advantage for the team, and really unmatched elsewhere.

 

[ReverendMaynard]

Good. I hope they choke on it.

 

[IllegalContact]

Good. I hope they choke on it.

 

[Tunescribe]

Are you saying today's youngsters spend too much time "Twerping" instead of doing their football studies?

Something like that. In general, young people suck.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Something like that. In general, young people suck.

Yep. Unless they are your children. If they are responsible, respectful and get good grades they just drive you crazy instead.

 

[Clonamery]

Something like that. In general, young people suck.

Lol! Yeah, they're too tolerant...

 

[Tunescribe]

Lol! Yeah, they're too tolerant...

No, they intolerantly force tolerance on others.

 

[jah]

No, they intolerantly force tolerance on others.

You probably take that statement seriously.

 

[Froob]

Are you saying today's youngsters spend too much time "Twerping" instead of doing their football studies?

And snapfacing. Celtics Terry Rozier sent a snap of himself making it rain at a strip club lmao. He's lucky he isn't big enough for that to be news anyone cares about (I mean not that anyone should really care but, they will).

 

[Tunescribe]

You probably take that statement seriously.

One thing I don't take seriously: you.

 

[Adam Seward]

A lot of young people suck. It's hard to stack up to you old timers who had a lotta cool ****.



Yeah, it's a KFC light fixture.

 

[oldrover]

The NFL's "age problem" extends to its expanding casual fan base of flaky ADD twentysomething fantasy football twerps who drink light beer and whine about getting calloused thumbs from texting all day long on their smartphones.

 

[The Brandon Five]

I finally watched "Concussion" last night.

The NFL has more than an "age problem". My level of contempt for Goodell and the league is causing me to examine my love of the game.

 

[Dorito Dink]

Let's blame the generation that supposedly sucks and completely exonerate the generation that raised them

 

[Deus Irae]

You probably take that statement seriously.

Only a fool wouldn't.