Redskins, Cowboys could go “nuclear” over cap mess

[FRPLG]

Actually there was a CBA in place technically...just no cap as part of the CBA. This mechanism was intended to motivate both sides to negotiate a new CBA prior to a last year lame-duck CBA situation. Instead the owners decided that that CBA was not to their benefit and opted out, via a provision of the CBA, thus fast-forwarding the last year into 2010.

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

Actually there was a CBA in place technically...just no cap as part of the CBA. This mechanism was intended to motivate both sides to negotiate a new CBA prior to a last year lame-duck CBA situation. Instead the owners decided that that CBA was not to their benefit and opted out, via a provision of the CBA, thus fast-forwarding the last year into 2010.

OK, that part I wasn't quite sure on. I was assuming the owners had let the CBA expire making 2010 an uncapped year without a CBA, but you're probably right.

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

OK, that part I wasn't quite sure on. I was assuming the owners had let the CBA expire making 2010 an uncapped year without a CBA, but you're probably right.

Probably saying the same thing but wasn't 2009 the last yr of the CBA (through extentions)? and due to a rule in the last CBA that kept the rules in place for 1 yr after the CBA then tech. clubs and players were to follow the old CBA rules. (I kept thinking it was done but wasn't). 2011 was tech. a yr with out a CBA and because the player and owners could not come to an agreement the owners locked out the players to force an agreement which really didn't work, but in the end an the new CBA was formed.

[biffle]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

Probably saying the same thing but wasn't 2009 the last yr of the CBA (through extentions)? and due to a rule in the last CBA that kept the rules in place for 1 yr after the CBA then tech. clubs and players were to follow the old CBA rules. (I kept thinking it was done but wasn't). 2011 was tech. a yr with out a CBA and because the player and owners could not come to an agreement the owners locked out the players to force an agreement which really didn't work, but in the end an the new CBA was formed.

No, the uncapped year was part of the CBA. The last year in all recent CBAs have always been uncapped as an incentive to get a deal done before an uncapped year happened.

Not much of an incentive, since apparently Goodell has the power to implement a de facto cap anyway.