Would Dunta Robinson & Darren Sproles be 'business as usual'?

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

I don't know that this is true or not, but it makes sense in my mind. If Danny opens the checkbook wide as DN suggests, his expectations may go to high and thus his patience may shrink.

I think the best thing BA/MS can do is approach this offseason with an aggressive, but not blank check, mentality. Get players who are team oriented, doesn't have to be the biggest name (but can be) and demonstrate a long term commitment to growing players here, not scooping off the marquise names.

You make an excellent argument.

I would add that when there is a new CBA there likely will be some salary maximum mechanism. There will be a salary cap or some other regime to keep salaries in check. If we go wild in an uncapped year, the chickens will come home to roost when the new CBA kicks in, and we may have to gut our team for salary reasons AGAIN.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by Lotus

You make an excellent argument.

I would add that when there is a new CBA there likely will be some salary maximum mechanism. There will be a salary cap or some other regime to keep salaries in check. If we go wild in an uncapped year, the chickens will come home to roost when the new CBA kicks in, and we may have to gut our team for salary reasons AGAIN.

I'm not sure but from what I've read, the way teams are able to restructure contracts this wouldn't be a significant problem. Can't remember where I read it. Might have been MAD Magazine.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

I'm not sure but from what I've read, the way teams are able to restructure contracts this wouldn't be a significant problem. Can't remember where I read it. Might have been MAD Magazine.

Well you have the 30% rule currently, and one article, possibly that same MAD magazine, speculated that IF a new CBA included a salary cap, there would be a pro-rated scale to "punish" those teams that over-indulged this year.

But I think that same magazine had a lockout followed by the end of the world in 2012, so this could conceivably be the last season of NFL caliber professional football.