Master_Chief Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 This is going to get ugly if they don't fix this today. If the CBA isn't agreed upon there will be no cap in the NFL salary. You will see guys getting cut left and right. The ESPN guys are saying if it isn't fixed there may never be a cap again and that will kill the NFL. Can't those greedy folks learn from baseball and hockey. Will be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest psejake16 Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap Me, Bill Polian and Boss Irsay will be praying that an agreement doesnt happen. We still might get EJ! "Lord, Help our Colts." - Duke Tomatoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap If you want James back then you want a deal to happen. No deal=No James. This is going to turn the NFL upside down. You should see the list of guys that are going to get cut in the next 2 days if they cant work something out. I also think that once they go to an uncapped year they wont ever go back, franchises will be destroyed and lost (jacksonville for example), and if it were to go on for a number of years the NFL would turn into MLB part II. Hopefully they pull out a miracle and get something signed or this league is in serious trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWiggely Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap The no cap year begins in 2007 they have a cap this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap [ QUOTE ] Can't those greedy folks learn from baseball and hockey. [/ QUOTE ] you would think so wouldn't you MC? I guess they're all just blinded by dollar signs. like I was telling BB11 via PM...I wouldn't start worrying just yet. Labor talks are always like this, they're just using the deadline to add pressure to the situation...trying to use that to their advantage. The NFL is so popular because of it's parody, they won't let anything change that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap [ QUOTE ] The no cap year begins in 2007 they have a cap this year. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah but no deal this year will affect 2006 too. If they were to get an extension on this deal the salary cap would rise up to around $107 million for 2006. As it stands right now its around $95 million. Most teams just figured that a new deal would get done so they have planned for the salary cap to be around that $107 million dollar mark. Thats why teams are going to be cutting guys like crazy if a new deal isnt going to be reached. A lot of teams have 10-12 million in cap they have to clear by March 3 when all NFL teams have to be under the cap. Thats why I mentioned in my first post that a guy like Edgerrin James is much more likely to stay with Indy only if a new deal is reached because there will be more cap room available for the Colts to sign him. They have almost no chance to sign him if there isnt a deal reached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap guys...don't let the media sway you. you'll never get the bird flu...you'll never get the West Nile Virus.... and the NFL would never mess up the good thing they have going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap Heres a pretty good article I just pulled off of Yahoo that explains it pretty well............... NFL labor talks break off on eve of free agency By DAVE GOLDBERG, AP Football Writer March 1, 2006 The sides have agreed on a number of issues. The biggest one is changing the formula for the amount of money to go to the players from "designated gross revenues" -- primarily television and ticket sales -- to "total gross revenues," which include almost every bit a money a a team generates. They differ, however, on the percentage of revenues to be allocated to the players -- the union is asking for 60 percent and the league's current offer is 56.2 percent. But there are also disputes among groups of owners on that issue, too. Tagliabue has called a league meeting in New York for Thursday. Teams with lower revenues -- mostly small-market clubs -- say that if the contributions to the players' fund are equally apportioned among 32 franchises, they will have to pay a substantially larger proportion of their nontelevision and ticket money because they have less. Owners of high-revenue teams, like Dallas' Jerry Jones, claim spreading the load equally would force some teams to work harder to generate new sources of money. Another high-revenue owner, New England's Robert Kraft, says the formula does not take stadium debt into account, as he has on Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said "internal revenue-sharing issues" would not be discussed at the meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest psejake16 Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap Its a lose lose situation. If an agreement is reached theres a "50-50" chance to sign James, according to Bill Polian. The negative side is Corey Simon and Ryan Diem will be over cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Chief Posted March 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap Thanks buckbuster. That was good reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap [ QUOTE ] guys...don't let the media sway you. you'll never get the bird flu...you'll never get the West Nile Virus.... and the NFL would never mess up the good thing they have going. [/ QUOTE ] And the Browns will never win a Super Bowl.........errr.....wait a second wrong thread........ This might be one of the few times I ever say this in my life but, muggs I hope you are right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap Would a salary cap really mean anything? There are so many shady deals being pulled now a cap wouldn't mean much. Signing bonuses are just one way around caps. There is a lot of creativity out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap A salary cap would mean that the NFL could go on being the best major sports organization and be by far the most popular. No salary cap could mean the sport turns into baseball. Same teams fighting for the championship every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okbowman Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap Either way my Cowboys are in pretty good shape as they are under the current cap, not over like a lot of other teams. I kind of hope a deal doesn't get done that way we can sign some of the guys that are cut. If a deal does get done, we will have even more cap room to go after some free agents, having just missed the playoffs last year we should be in pretty good shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllinoisArcher Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap So did it pass or no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtBowhunter Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap NO, they broke off talks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Chief Posted March 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap They extended the deadline to get something done but as VT said they broke talks off. Must be really tough deciding where to spend your Hundreds of Millions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtBowhunter Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap The problem is that the owners can't agree among themselves, so there's noway they'll agree with players. I saw an interview with the union lawyer, and he kept saying the players want a "fair deal".......I'ld like to choke him with his own tie if he thinks they aren't treated fairly.......how much more money could they want.......it's not like they can spend everything they have already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultratec1 Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap Mixed feelings on this issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckbuster11 Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap They are resuming talks again today...but the clock is ticking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtBowhunter Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap They bumped the deadline back from 6pm to 10pm. NFL Network is reporting that they are gaining ground on an agreement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Chief Posted March 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap I hope they work it out. Even though if they didn't it would benefit teams like the Browns but it is not what the league needs in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtBowhunter Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap [ QUOTE ] I hope they work it out. Even though if they didn't it would benefit teams like the Browns but it is not what the league needs in the long run. [/ QUOTE ] It would actually hurt teams like the browns in the long run, but I don't think you'll need to worry. Gene Upshaw has said they are almost there on a deal and it's just a matter of a few more points to clear up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Chief Posted March 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap Agreed it would hurt them in the long run. But a 1 year run would happen because they are under the cap. Hopefully we will hear something soon. If they don't get it worked out we will have to work on getting Sunday hunting here in Va. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Chief Posted March 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Re: NFL Salary Cap Talks just broke off again. Not good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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