Salary Cap Analysis

[CrazyCanuck]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

I agree with your example regarding stadium naming rights and such. And I'd agree that revenue sharing should be limited to business activities common to every franchise. But that's already largely in place as it is; TV revenues make up for the largest portion of the shared revenue as it is now. The owners are certainly going to argue about stadium naming revenue and items like this, because a few extra million dollars means a lot to them. But it shouldn't mean a lot to us fans, because it doesn't have a big impact on the size of the salary cap. TV Revenues are what really drive the salary cap.

I agree that TV revenues drive the cap and we should all be thankful that the sharing of these funds is already in place. While the amounts the owners are arguing about are substantial, they still represent a small part of the total pie. That's why I think they should be able to come up with something that most owners can accept.

The NFL is lucky because they get to negotiate one major tv deal that covers all the clubs. This is why baseball is such a mess in my opinion. The MLB TV market is so fragmented. The Yanks have YES, the Braves have TBS, the Cubs have WGN, etc. The only way to clean up baseball's mess is to merge the tv contracts under one umbrella, so the league can split the revenues evenly.

The only solution I see is to sell the entire MLB package to Fox Sports. They already broadcast the games for many different teams, and they have enough regional networks to cover all the different markets (FSE, FSNW, etc.).

Of course this is a huge pipe dream and I'm not holding my breath. People don't like to share money unless they are forced to. The greater good is of little consequence. That's another reason why the NFL is lucky - they agreed to revenue sharing when there was no revenue.