Revenue Sharing

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It can't be denied that teams in bigger market have an clear and present advantage. I mean, can the Packers or Bengals ever generate as much money as the Redskins with their tri-fecta market of DC, Maryland, and Virginia?

In terms of a club generated revenue sharing I personally think it is necessary to share that revenue but only to the extent that every club shares a percentage of it not the entirety of it. That way teams that generate more revenue have an incentive to generate more money and keep more of it.

Bengals , you generate $150 million? Well, 50% of that goes into the pot. Redskins, you generate $300 million, we'll take $150 million of that. The Bengals will be left with $75 million and the Redskins $150 million. There should also be remedies to make sure teams are maximizing how much they earn (ala annual analysis of what teams are/aren't doing to make more money and penalize those teams that aren't doing enough).

Remember folks, the league is only as strong as it's weakest link.