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Originally Posted by SmootSmack
That's sort of true. It applies only to the eight teams that make the divisional playoffs the previous season. So if the uncapped year was this offseason it would apply to the teams that are playing this weekend. Other factors that are overlooked.
-Teams would be able to franchise or transition tag up to three players, as opposed to the current one
-Players would have to six years of NFL experience to make them eligible for free agency. Meaning that those of us who might have thought someone like a DeMeco Ryans could be a good 2010 target can forget about it.
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Smootsmack - you are dead on - here is a link that gives a nice little overview of what will happen if the NFL goes uncapped...
Uncapped years would actually limit free agency
Take a look at part 3 - here is a summary and my thinking on this...
[quote]Playoff restrictions
"If the league gets to the point of an uncapped year, people are afraid that deep-pocket owners such as Jerry Jones and Daniel Snyder will come in and buy a championship. If the aggressive owners already have playoff teams, there will be restrictions on how much money they can spend. The formula may slide with the number of players they lose in free agency, but the plan is designed to not let teams buy a championship.
The truth is, the first two triggers aren't going to leave too many players available to acquire anyway."
The interesting thing is if it goes to an uncapped method drafting will become even more important and trying to build a team via free agents will become even more obsolete because of the protections that this article is talking about - in other words Synder and Jerry Jones will have a very difficult time buying a championships and you better have some top quailty front office men that can put together good draft after good draft because that is the way it will go - Vinny and the rest of the stafff better be ready if it comes to this.