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SBXVII · 03-02-2010, 12:34 PM

I think we all are on the same page saying kinda the same stuff but here's mine....

1) A Rookie CAP. Let the Rookie prove himself for 2-3 yrs before giving him so much $$.

2) Some sort of soft salary CAP, meaning if a team goes over the limit they pay a monitary fine (like baseball) which goes into the kitty to be distributed to the smaller market teams.

I know the players want more of the pie which I'm not sure how you adjust for that but in the end it's a business and the owners are trying to make money not just provide entertainment. I mean what if you owned a business and all your workers said we are going to stop working unless you pay us more. I know many of bosses that would say "don't let the good door hit you where the good lord split you". However the players are Unionized so who knows. I just think with out the hard CAP teams will be able to sign or give better value to their players instead of having to tell a player they are not going to pay them and lose them to another team.

Plus prior to the CAP players were team players not money players. The Darrel Green's out there played cause they loved the team and the team was able to keep them. Then the CAP came along and players started jumping all over the place looking for the money or anyone who could pay them. The "Team" mentality is lost to the money.

03-02-2010, 12:34 PM	#15
SBXVII Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 7,766	Re: What do you want to see in a new CBA? I think we all are on the same page saying kinda the same stuff but here's mine.... 1) A Rookie CAP. Let the Rookie prove himself for 2-3 yrs before giving him so much $$. 2) Some sort of soft salary CAP, meaning if a team goes over the limit they pay a monitary fine (like baseball) which goes into the kitty to be distributed to the smaller market teams. I know the players want more of the pie which I'm not sure how you adjust for that but in the end it's a business and the owners are trying to make money not just provide entertainment. I mean what if you owned a business and all your workers said we are going to stop working unless you pay us more. I know many of bosses that would say "don't let the good door hit you where the good lord split you". However the players are Unionized so who knows. I just think with out the hard CAP teams will be able to sign or give better value to their players instead of having to tell a player they are not going to pay them and lose them to another team. Plus prior to the CAP players were team players not money players. The Darrel Green's out there played cause they loved the team and the team was able to keep them. Then the CAP came along and players started jumping all over the place looking for the money or anyone who could pay them. The "Team" mentality is lost to the money.