King predicts Haynesworth to Redskins

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Originally Posted by hooskins

Is it worth taking the risk, what if the salary does reemerge? Wouldn't we be screwed then if we throw big bucks?

Yes, which is why we have to be careful about acting unilaterally this offseason in terms of spending.

Understand that the speculation about the salary cap has little to do with fear of the large market teams buying up all the talent and a lot to do with the small market teams not wanting to be forced to throw their revenue back at the players when the bottom line is so tight. Having a salary cap and revenue sharing necessitates the salary floor, which means no one can be the Marlins and try to play a season on a $20 million payroll.

Which is likely what Buffalo and Cincinnati will try to do in the future.

A football team can still be very competitive on a minuscule payroll, but they have to be able to draft well, or they have no other way of sustaining winning ball.